When we grind, we always come across endless mistakes by beginners/recreational players. They are quite common and can be avoided with a little study of the game. In this article I'll mention some of them and try to explain why the move can be considered bad.
-Cleaning: Going "all in" during a tournament can cost you dearly. Firstly, by limping, you're giving other players room to enter the hand, and multiway, the chance of us taking the pot is greatly reduced. Secondly, by limping, you also give room for a player in position to raise and isolate the game only against you in a bigger pot, where he will C-BET and call most of the time.
-Call, call, call: Also known as a "calling station", this is the guy who can't let go of ANYTHING, who calls any bet in draws and with any pair. Before we call a bet, we should always define a range for our opponent, so we can get an idea of the strength of our hand in relation to his range. This will allow us to lose less and win more. When we have a draw (flush draw, straight draw) we should think about the most profitable move at the time according to the opponent, we can check-raise, lead, call or even fold. It's important to ask yourself before making the move: If I hit my draw, will I be able to extract a lot from my opponent? If I DON'T hit my draw, will I be able to steal the pot before the showdown?
-Defend the big one and always fold: Many players are always defending the BB and folding to a C-BET, and this can be very costly in the long run. Before defending the BB you must have a plan for your hand, and the plan can't just be to continue if you hit something and fold if you don't. You have to know who you're playing against, know how to exploit certain opponents to win a lot. You need to know who you're playing against, knowing how you can exploit certain opponents will win you a lot of chips.
-Do not apply 3-bet light: If you just call or fold weak or semi-value hands, you have a big leak. 3-Betting average hands even makes it easier for the hand to develop, an example being AJo and ATo. When you 3-bet, you're stealing the aggressiveness of the hand for yourself, so you'll be better able to decide what to do post-flop, rather than just calling. Find out which players at the table raise a lot pre-flop, and/or fold a lot to 3-bets, and apply 3-bets.
-Raise pre-flop with low pairs: Depending on our stack (and the overall stack at the table), we can raise with any pair. When we're deepstacked, this move is very profitable, because when we find a three-bet on the flop, we can win a lot of chips. However, when our stack is average (less than 30BBs), raising with small pairs in EP and MP is a serious mistake. First, because when we hit our three-bet, we won't extract enough for the play to become +EV. Secondly, small pairs are hands that don't develop well post-flop, so we're unlikely to hit a board where we can take 2 or 3 shots. And thirdly, we don't have blockers who can prevent a re-raise.
-Slowplay: Hit a three-bet on the flop and check the flop and turn, hit a straight and don't C-BET. Every day I see players hitting a monster on the flop and slowplaying non-stop. What happens is that these players hit excellent hands to capitalize on, but end up extracting as little as possible. Of course, there are situations in which slow play will be very good, but study the hand in question and see how you can extract the most chips, don't just slow play every time you hit a monster. Remember: Strong hand = big pot, weak hand = small pot.
This was the last article in the collection "The Journey of a Pro". Well, I think I've managed to convey a little of what I see on a daily basis, and I hope it helps those who are studying to become better players. Cheers!
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Great series of articles, I was able to learn a lot more from a Pro's Journey, thanks for the tips!!!
Thank you very much for the compliment, Ailton. We're glad you liked the articles. Abs!