Quote Originally Posted by sejje
Quote Originally Posted by pankfish
3) Due to bad beats I've been on the losing side of, I don't put a lot of confidence in my reads. If I raise 4-5x bb preflop or 3 bet 3x the original raiser, should I be scared of a straight draw when I flop a set?
Should any hand be "scared" of a straight draw? Stoopid question. But 4-5x is a standard raise, and lots of good players can play a TON of hands that flop a straight draw. Hopefully you can play your set well enough to win money from these hands, as it's extremely easy.


I'm just now starting to get poker a little bit from reading through these forums. My biggest problem probably isn't paying off people with better hands as much as it is getting paid off when I have the nuts. I rarely stack anyone because I try and slow play with the nuts hoping they can hit something on later streets that will make it worth it to them to go crazy betting. I need to make better bets when ahead to make it easier to get the stacks all in by the river if they make something. If they fold then so be it, but I'm definitely not getting max value on my big hands.

I've been playing a variety of games. I'm probably stronger compared to my competition in Omaha and stud right now, but I'll probably go back to full time hold em sometime this week and really work on my leaks.

Another reason I suck is because I can never bring myself to look at poker tracker after a losing session. This is something I'm going to start doing. I didn't pay 50 bucks or whatever to bask in my own glory after a decent session, I have to use it to get better.

Thanks for the replies guys.