Here me fellow poker players. I'm relatively new to NL, been playing the 10 NL tables for about a month now. And my initial investment has gone from $50 to $70 $36 to $80 and now down to $19. The reason? I am losing huge pots to the second best hand. I lost a $30 pot today with a ten to Ace straight which hit the turn, and I raised, got reraised, and raised again to an Ace high flush... bc a club hit the RIVER. Now how do I know in situ's like this to fold? Btw the pot was at $25 at the river and he went allin with his last $2.50 and I called him to make $30.

Another situation was a $14 where I had AQ and I hit an Ace on teh flop.... raised, reraise, etc. The guy ends up having AK. ARgh!

This is what's killing me. I chase too much and don't know when to lay down, or I don't know when I'm beat because in micro stakes people bluff SO MUCH

Any advice on knowing when you're beat would be great.. esp knowing when you're beat in situations where you have the best hand at like the flop or the turn in a big pot, and then a card hitting the turn or river makes you lose. Thanks.