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Posted in Poker June 1st, 2010

What are the most common mistakes novice Texas Hold’em poker players make

1. Call

That’s right. To call in poker can be a fatal error for the majority of the novice Texas Hold’em gamblers. Calling is a normal thing but most of the novice gamblers do it wrong. Most often they call because they are feeling insecure as they just don’t know what a hand the player who put the first bet has. If you are afraid in situations like that or if you feel like you have not that great chances then better fold or just don’t play Texas hold’em at all. To call is generally an unavailing approach. The most frequent actions you need to take is to either raise or to bet. Calling is generally used as a strategic approach in the cases when you want to save money, but not to call with the pure intention that you hope to make a better hand if some certain cards get dealt further in the turn. I.e. In case you have strong pair of cards and you are warrant you have good chances then you will want to raise or bet. Here are a few good reasons why you should proceed like that:

- In the cases when you aim to bluff so you can discomfit the other players.

- In the cases when you want to make sure there will be at least a few more players that will probably call or raise after you.

Don’t get used to call. Just play aggressively and instigate the other players all the time. That is the common way how the money gets earned in Texas Hold’em.

 

2. Place big wagers in the early rounds of the turns.

To play Poker with higher stakes may be very exciting and you can be able to feel the adrenalin. To get the pot in Poker with $5 or $10 bets is quite tempting in case you haven’t played that high bets before. To move to the higher stages of betting can be really exciting but may happen to be a very bad mistake in the same time. In case you rush in the game too fast then the expectance for you lose your money is quite high as Texas Hold’em is generally a game of abilities and consumes time to be learnt.

Playing a low level poker is quite tedious but if you see you hardly win even there then you don’t move to the higher level! I can assure you that if you aren’t able win in a low limit Texas Hold’em then it will be pretty hard for you to win in a game with high or no limits. Once you step on a $5/$10 table you will find yourself among a selected group of advanced players who have skills and aren’t playing just for fun. So my recommendation is that you gradually move from tables with low blinds to tables with higher ones. You don’t have to rush too much. Take your time and improve your skills. You will later have the opportunity to move to tables with higher bets when you will have better winning chances and feel the adrenalin of this magnificent poker game.

 

 

3. Bluffing

Bluffing is a tactics in Texas hold’em poker which the gamblers use to discomfit their opponents. The aim is of course to earn money but there is one problem with bluffing in low level Texas hold’em. There is no need to try to mislead your opponents as most of them are unsophisticated players and bluffing just doesn’t work well. Of course there might be some cases when bluffing can be an adequate approach but you have to mostly play aggressively and leave bluffing for now. Just set aggressive bets when you see you have strong cards and big winning chances. Bluffing is essential but mostly for higher level games. As more professional the tables become so more essential bluffing becomes. So begin on low limit tables and leave bluffing for later!

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