For a new Poker player it will always be tempting to call even when he has mediocre hands. This is because some people view folding as surrendering. If a poker player has this view, then he should immediately change it, before he can even hope in winning a poker game. Folding should be viewed as a business move.
For example:
You sit on a 0.05/0.10$ NL table with 10$ and wait for the BB.
First hand someone raises to 0.30 and you don’t fold your K6 off.
Second hand and you complete the SB with your 43 suited.
Third hand and you raise 0.30 from the button with Q7 off.
Let’s imagine you don't hit anything special on these 3 flops and have to fold.
Fourth hand you hit a full house while your opponent makes a flush. Probably, all you chips (money) will go to the middle and you will get called. So, you could have won more 0,55$ on this hand.(0,7 (that you spent on the previous 3 hands) - 0,15$(BB+SB)= 0,55$) and you didn't because you wasted them with previous trash hands. 0,55$ may seem peanuts but it is 5,5 BBs !
First hand someone raises to 0.30 and you don’t fold your K6 off.
Second hand and you complete the SB with your 43 suited.
Third hand and you raise 0.30 from the button with Q7 off.
Let’s imagine you don't hit anything special on these 3 flops and have to fold.
Fourth hand you hit a full house while your opponent makes a flush. Probably, all you chips (money) will go to the middle and you will get called. So, you could have won more 0,55$ on this hand.(0,7 (that you spent on the previous 3 hands) - 0,15$(BB+SB)= 0,55$) and you didn't because you wasted them with previous trash hands. 0,55$ may seem peanuts but it is 5,5 BBs !
Folding is a tactical action which keeps our chips (or money) alive to fight for the next battle (hand). This next battle, if the cards are right, can be the winning hand, and we will win more because we saved our stack for these moments. Folding is a part of the control and discipline we must have in poker.
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