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Superman2102
Enthusiast
Silver Level
So one of the biggest mistakes I see players make (myself included from time to time) is over confidence and over betting when they are dealt pocket anything whether it be pocket 2s or As. I don't understand why, but something about having a pair before the flop just makes you feel like you are heads and tails above the competition. However, in reality, those pocket 6s really aren't worth too much at all when you think about how easy it is for a higher pair to show up. But yet you still see people bet crazy amounts preflop with small pocket hands like that! That is usually how I see most people go out of tournaments! I guess my question is basically this: how high do your pocket cards have to be in your mind before you start to bet bigger preflop. I generally try not to call big bets unless I have 10s or higher, but I do often find myself paying a lot from time to time with lower pockets in the faint hope that I'll catch a third on the flop which we all know has pretty low odds. Thoughts?