#1 newbie mistake - loving Axs and Kxs
#2 newbie mistake - playing junk because it's cheap
#3 newbie mistake - trying to figure out what junk they can "call" with. In other words Calling too much.
#4 is a lack of understanding/patience regarding the fact that poker is played over hundreds of THOUSANDS of hands, not 1 hour, 4 hours, 3 months. In other words - massive impatience (which makes you want to make mistake 1, 2, and 3).

Here's a rule for you that will help solve 2 and 3. If it's an unraised pot and you are holding less than premium cards and want to play (in late position) then raise it 10xBB and then bet 10XBB on the flop regardless of what it is. If you're willing to do that then at least you have a chance.

SOME people know how to play any 2 cards (or sub-premium cards) for geniune profits. But they have alot more experience that you. So You shouldn't. But if you feel froggy one day and want to play them in late position then do what I say.

Here's a funny story about that. When I was teaching a guy to play poker online (Mannerboy is his name) I was letting him play the begging of a tourney for me with my wife (because I had to run out for a bit). Anyway they were "practicing" with my account on a NL200 table. At this point Mannerboy had never played anything above about NL25 or NL50 maybe. He was watching the table, my wife was telling him what I had (he thought I had left already).

Anyway so I get 48 and my wife tells him 48 (i'm on the button) and a couple people limp. He jokingly tells my wife "Raise 20" knowing she would never do that. But I heard him so I reached over and rasied it up to $20. At this point he freaks out and starts yelling fold fold fold.

2 people called and the pot is about $65. He screaming fold. the other 2 people check I bet $50, they fold. I took the hand and told him to stop screwing around, and went to my appointment.

The point here is that if you're going to be an idiot, do it with a big raise, not a stupid call.

gl

btw Mannerboy is now a poker monster and makes his living with online poker