Top 3 Mistakes LOSING Poker Players Make & HOW To AVOID Them

These are the 3 biggest things to avoid if you want to be a profiting poker player.

In this poker strategy segment we analyze the major mistakes that losing players are making and how to rectify these mistakes & maximize your win rate!

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[hugivachit]

It relates to the varience reason but trying to win every single hand. This was my biggest problem when I started winning. I never wanted to give up on a hand if I thought there was any possible way to win. Rather than just accepting a minimal loss and folding I would get "creative" and run huge bluffs all the time and make too many hero calls thinking it could be a missed draw rather then caring about the price and break even. Foxen said something like by doing this and trying to win every pot your not out playing anyone, you losing money from over and under folding. Pretty common sense yeah I know but I think a lot of us get too competitive and try to win every pot possible instead of playing a long term winning strat. I've gotten a lot better at this but I still do it on occasion lol

[niklas]

When I get drawn out I just try to remember what you said "I want to collect equity".
Even if I prefer money it has been helping me through downswings.
A problem I have which I think other players have aswell is that I think im entitled to the money when im a favourite.

[theedoobie]

I really appreciated that last segment. I have been very frustrated by a run of horrendous cards. I have been dialing my game in and feel like I’m playing easily the best poker I’ve ever played just the run has been rough the last 2 months. I started getting emotional and that definitely has not helped and I appreciate you reiterating the fact of variance. Just gotta keep plugging away. I think this string of run bad has truly taught me how to fold strong hands when I know I’m behind and that has been a valuable lesson. Again thank you for this. Keep up the great work.

[RaquelBaldelomar]

Love your videos Jonathan!! You are a wonderful poker teacher.

[travisthomassr.]

I appreciate your time sir. Thank you.

[robertanderson]

Great video Johnathan... Great advice as usual...

[WellFocused]

Great video! Helped me get back to the tables

[eddenton]

Thanks Jonathan. Just what I needed to hear :)

[againstdrivingdrunk]

good vid.... good tips even as simple as you think they are...

[charleswilliams]

This video was right on time. Had a bad session last night and this video showed me exactly why. I should have never went and played in the first place. Was on tilt from the start and a few races I lost put me deeper on tilt.

[tyrocksalot]

im crushing it. thanks, the membership helps. i tell bad players i play with IT IS bad luck!

[ironmonkey]

Would be interested on your take on how online play helps or not bringing volume to live play

[kevinbrown]

just wanted to say thank you for these videos. i really enjoy them.

[Solwa]

I'd love to see more "small stakes exploits" videos.

[dogperson]

Good lessons for me. All 3 apply to my recent games.

[ligafftheindifferent]

How to handle aggression in this kind of spot...

Playing 1-3. $300 stack
1 limper
I raise to 15 in mid position with KK. I get a button call and calls from the BB and the limper.

Flop comes 875 rainbow or two tone and it checks to me. It seems like c-betting is more or less obvious, but if I am raised, I am very much unhappy. I have a big range disadvantage against multiple players. Betting small seems bad, but so does betting big. In fact, I am probably facing a whole lot of 2 pair, sets, and OESD with a pair when I am raised. Folding seems brutally weak and exploitable, but then drawing dead and putting lots of money in the pot seems insane as well. It seems like almost all the check-raising hands have me crushed or have really good equity in the case of a hand like 76. Worse still, someone with A5 or worse could simply be making a move since my range is going to only hit this flop once in awhile.

[GLNDALE]

I love your common sense suggestions on playing live poker. You articulate things I try to tell myself. Q. = I have a friend who has told me he loses less in 1-3 than he does in 1-2, when he loses. Should I encourage him to play 1-3 more often, since he seems to be more disciplined at 1-3?

[hemantm]

Good video, quite helpful.
Have you made one for how to play against loose/ irrational player?

[johnnyordille]

One thing I notice when I have a weak player to my immediate right, everyone else knows that player is weak as well.

If the weak player opens to 15 or 20 and I three bet to 55 or 60 to isolate, very often I get re-raised to 150. I know the person who is four betting is often doing so lightly.

You’ve probably already put one out and I haven’t seen it, but i’d like to see your thoughts on that scenario in a video.