Some Mistakes That You Should Avoid At Poker Tournaments:

Poker is purely a game of skill and not of luck. You have to be intelligent while playing poker. It is a popular casino game, which has even taken to online presence. Before you step into any poker tournament to try your luck, it is advisable that you are aware of the mistakes that you need to avoid. Avoiding such mistakes will help you to stay watchful and be confident while playing poker.

Mistakes to Avoid:

1. Never re-raise using wrong hands: Many poker players re-raise using hands such as AQ, JJ, AJ, 99 and TT. They mostly play small and medium pairs such as JJ-22 with a view to witness the flop reasonably and to obtain a concealed set. However, never use those hands to the 3-bet pre flop. Good hands for re-raising or re-stealing are the medium pairs as the semi bluff.

2. Calling a player who gives a shove: In no-limit Texas Hold’em, whichever action you do is bound by certain factors. Those factors are the player’s position included in the hand, sizes and stack and also in antes/blinds. In addition, always remember that there is no single way for playing the hand. However, some ways are certainly wrong. For instance, from an early position, any straightforward player might push all in. What you need to ask yourself here before deciding is whether your opponent is desperate owing to the fact that the blinds are drawing near. Besides, whether the player is a solid performer or an aggressive one. What would it cost your stack for calling that player?

3. Calling raise from blinds through marginal hands: Never mind if you lose on your blinds. You need not protect them systematically. In case, you possess high blinds and average stock, stay careful about those hands that you play with the blinds. A hand, for example A7 will lead to trouble, when an ace is visible on the flop. You may however defend through small connectors because the odds are normally good for playing such a deceptive hand. The moment you fall short-stacked, select a suitable time for shoving. A good move here would be pushing your stack using marginal hand, if you act first. However, never use average hand here, after you see a player or two in the pot.