7 Common Poker Mistakes Fish ALWAYS Make

Don't make these 7 common mistakes at the poker table. Only fish make these 7 basic poker mistakes.

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The poker strategy advice in this video is for educational purposes only. If you choose to play poker for real money, always play responsibly and within your limits.

Please be aware that most people lose at poker in the long run. Only a small percentage of people actually make a significant profit from poker.

[nikolaisajlovic]

The disapointment after realising there is no D'Arby

[VarangianVIIX]

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[LinusK]

7) If you need to balance your range, it's better to bluff when you miss, than to check when you hit.
6) A small bet is still better than a check.
5) You must be willing to call any size bet on any street, against competent opponents.
2) The reason to show a hand is to create a friendly game. That's when and why you do it.

[michaelcoffey]

Great video. #5 came at a good time for me. I was playing 2/3 two nights ago and was card dead. So I called a raise from EP with JKo in the cutoff. My eyes lit up when Flop comes J34 rainbow. Then tilted LAG donk jams from UTG. I debated and folded. He showed J10. I was mad at myself in the moment, but one of my general rules is don’t go broke with one pair.

[willardkaderli]

I appreciate all of these videos. I just won my first casino tournament last weekend! Not a massive win but definitely big for me. I mixed up my play with a wide variance but wasn't trapping myself with just top pair. I love going to these videos especially when I'm in a rut. Thanks for all you do!

[jimmycain]

Been at it since 1977 and when players show their cards when they don’t have to it is 9 out of 10 times a sucker. The other 1 out of 10 is a good player with a reason.

[katewyldegal]

Great video ! Keep hammering us to improve our play!

[timosaareste]

Making it as a pro poker player is the same rate as becoming a professional athlete, musician, etc. Throw in the element of luck that comes with playing cards, and the odds are even more against you. Just enjoy it.

[dsabBMX]

Overall video improvements are excellent BR, keep it up. Thanks

[michaelemerson]

I know it's not the same thing but regarding point 2) I was in a big hand once on final table, I had pocket nines and there's two all ins before me, the first guy shows AK not realising I was still in - and the other guy holds up his cards to show the first player and smiles - so I knew they both had each other's outs! I make the easy call with my nines and take both of them out!

[zacharywarner]

This is a very solid video, great input! Thank-you for ur time. I want more

[whatthree]

#1: My only ever cash in a live tournament (6th place in a 300 person $1000+$60 tournament in 2008) was won by a 21 year old David Peters, one of the top grossing tournament players of all time. Got him good after going all-in after he raised my donk bet on the flop, so at least I can say I beat the best in 1 hand!

[TroyDowVanZandt]

Re Number 2 about not showing your cards, depending on the game, I sometimes show my cards when I have the stone-cold nuts. This reinforces a table image that most players--if they're paying any attention--already have of me as a tight-aggressive player. I am not likely to get marginal calls from those who know my style, so why not reinforce the image with a little advertising to be followed by some bulling and thieving? The reinforcement makes it more likely that my bluffs will succeed. " Lord, it's him again! He alway has it!" Or do I?

Sometimes, you can overcome your ferocious table image by introducing a little doubt. I was in an Omaha/8 game this morning and turned an ace-high straight with a nut redraw to clubs (and a royal). The river was a brick. I bet out, and my opponent remarks that I probably have the ace-ten. I reply, "Or I could have the nine-ten like you, and am simply trying to bluff you off your half of the pot." The introduction of even just a scintilla of doubt (no matter how obviously fictional) was enough to elicit the call.

As for not getting rich playing poker, how about the feeling of utility you get from simply being a winning player? How about the ability to supplement your income? How about having something to fall back on if things get tough? How about applying to other areas of your life the calmness, logic and unflappability you found within yourself to become a winning player?

[themystx]

Another tip: if you call a river bet, let the last aggressor show their cards. You don’t show until they show. If they don’t want to show, wait until they muck their hand. You paid to see their cards, let them show.

Only time I show my hand uncontested is in high hand scenarios where I have to show to get paid on some casino jackpot.

[rasserfrasser]

Thanks so much for these videos, BlackRain. Poker is a beautiful and chaotic game. The biggest problem I see with being a professional poker player is you can't forecast your income. I'm a creative freelance professional and circa 2023 I'd much rather have a steady gig for a figurative $6 a month, than a ghost income of $9. Freelancing 1099 with no support where you can work 12-hour days and end up billing 7.5 while juggling client calendars is tough enough. I can't imagine living week-to-week not knowing what my income is unless I was already wealthy. Forget gold, how much is an ounce of adrenaline worth on a weekly basis?

[Scrappyhoops]

I make the ace reg mistake and the top pair mistake

[krwada]

Great video. I would give this a 10+ thumbs up if I could.

[dre_der]

number two will be the hardest to get over, for me. i feel its a big part of my game when i show the bluff or the nuts, all in plan for future play in the same tourney or cash game, i must definitely learn to show a bit less going forward. HOWEVER. number one really hits hard, grasping that, i guess a lot of us play for the love of the game, but the money is the main upside to poker... i wouldnt be into poker as much if i have a slight doubt that i cannot make it. budget/bankroll is a big deal for me, im just grinding small tourneys and cash games for now while i only have online poker. working hard to get into live games again, which are few and far between in my country..

[gwoody]

A common mistake I see in my buddies is that they think there is some kind of pattern or universal correct play.
They think a positive outcome is going to occur every time. They won a big hand with 5-6 suited or bluffed with a certain bet pattern and won... so they expect it to happen every time.
I was guilty of this too. I always played a 7-8 or 6-7 because I thought they were most likely to make a straight, because several times they did 😂, and I put too much confidence in those hands and paid to see a flop far too often.

[philcummings]

Pricing them in to call is also strategy, like who wants to win a 100 dollar pot when you can win a 300 dollar pot with queens ? its risky but somepots are meant to be built up as well