Beginners and poker pros alike are throwing money down the drain. Here is a very common mistake I see most beginners make (and many pros make). The mistake costs them the pot, don’t let it happen to you.
I was recently playing at a Limit Texas Hold ‘Em game when there were only three players in. The river card had just been displayed and one player bet. He had nothing and was trying to buy the pot.
The next player to act had made a pair of deuces, and he called the bettor. The third player had made a pair of sevens, and there was a Jack and a 10 on the board. He thought a moment and then called.
The bluffer showed his Ace high, whereupon the next player to show turned over the deuce in his hand that matched the deuce on the board. He then exclaimed, “I knew you were bluffing!” Well as we know the third player showed his middle pair and took the pot.
As we play poker our brain collects various bits of information that we observe or hear. The brain then processes and stores that information for us. In short, our brains work like computers. Soon you may get a “feeling” or “hunch”. This is your brain trying to tell you something. Just like your computer does when you try to save a file with the same name. A little “warning” pops up. Your brain is doing the same thing. Your brain is telling you, “I’ve seen this move before by this player and he was bluffing”.
So here is our big mistake: Not trusting your brain, your instincts, and your experience. You must trust these in poker to maximize profits.
Had the second player, who had correctly put his opponent on a bluff, RAISED instead of called, he would have won the pot. The middle pair could not call a bet and a raiser with two overcards on the board.
So here we had a case of a player who read his opponent correctly, but failed to make the proper play. All his skill and experience went to waste because this player failed to act on what his brain was telling him to do. Don’t let that happen to you.
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