Common Beginner Mistakes
When first starting to play poker the beginning players all tend to make some of the same mistakes. By eliminating these mistakes before they even happen the players can save themselves some serious money and headaches.
At the beginning of your poker career you must realize that your game is flawed. No one starts out playing perfect poker because the game is a learning process in which there is always more to learn.
The more you know about the game is directly related to how much money you make at the game. As long as you study more than your opponents you will always have an edge against them and win more money than they do in the long run.
Completing in the Small Blind
There are a lot of players that think it is alright or even correct to complete in the small blind just because it is just one more small blind. This is completely incorrect. You will ultimately lose money in the small blind because you are in the very worst position possible in the hand.
You have to play extremely tight from the small blind to negate your disadvantage of position. You only want to be calling with small pocket pairs looking to flop a set. If you don’t flop your set you are then done with the hand. Players tend to get caught up in the small blind with hands like QJ and KT. Even though you could raise with these in late position. You never want to complete with them or call a raise with them in the small blind. The small blind is the very worst position you can be in so it is vital that you play very tight from it.
Playing On Tilt
It is very easy for beginning players to experience tilt. Tilt is when you let your emotions do the thinking for you instead of logic. Playing on tilt can result in huge losses and could even cause you to go bust. It is very important that beginning players realize this and react accordingly to it by getting away from the tables.
There are multiple ways to recognize you are on tilt. If you start playing hands that you shouldn’t from any position you are on tilt and should leave the tables. If you experience a bad beat and are very upset about it then you should leave the tables. If there is something in your life that has you feeling any different than you normally feel when you play poker well then you are on tilt and should leave the tables.
Playing Multiple Tables Too Soon
A lot of players watch the pro level instructional videos and see that the pros are playing more than one table. They then try to apply this to their game immediately before they really learn everything involved in playing multiple tables. The more tables you play the harder it will be for you to pay attention to everything that is happening and will result in you playing worse than normal.
The best way to do this is to start with playing only one table and then increasing this to two tables once you feel comfortable. I recommend sticking with just two tables for a decent amount of time. This will help you learn all that is required to multitable naturally without forcing yourself to do so. As long as this transition is natural your game will adapt just like you want it to. After a while you will be able to play four to six tables with ease.
Avoid making the above mistakes when you start playing poker. This will save you a lot of money and also earn you a lot of money as well.
