Whilst it\u2019s true that a small pre-flop mistake can often lead to larger more costlier post-flop mistakes, there\u2019s no denying that post-flop play, with up to three streets to negotiate, is more complex and trickier to master than pre-flop play. With that in mind here\u2019s five common post-flop mistakes that happen all the time at low stakes.<\/p>\n
1) Always firing a continuation bet<\/b> \u2013 Just because you\u2019re the pre-flop raiser it doesn\u2019t mean you have to always bet the flop. Not only will players cotton on if you do, but simple maths means it\u2019s impossible for you to have connected every time. However, it\u2019s important to have balance when checking the flop, you need to check both when you\u2019ve missed, when you\u2019ve hit and on those scary boards too when you have air and when you have a draw.<\/p>\n
2) Only leading into the pre-flop raiser with marginal hands<\/b> \u2013 If you only ever lead into the pre-flop raiser with marginal hands like second pair \u2013 say 8-7 on a Q-7-3 flop \u2013 you\u2019ll be incredibly easy to read. Leading into the pre-flop raiser is fine, just make sure you do it with strong hands like sets, semi-bluffs like flush draws, to represent hands that could\u2019ve hit your pre-flop calling range and with your marginal hands and bluffs too.<\/p>\n
3) Calling one street and then calling the next regardless when a blank card comes<\/b> \u2013 This is a pretty bad one because it\u2019s easy to file it away in the \u2018what else could I do\u2019 section. If you call a raise on the turn thinking you\u2019re good, a blank cards comes on the river and your opponent bets again, the right mentality is not to just call because you called the turn and the river hasn\u2019t changed anything. You now have one more street of information to go on. Don\u2019t just blindly click call.<\/p>\n
4) Not having a plan<\/b> \u2013 The flop, turn and river are not independent streets, they\u2019re connected. You need to plan all three post-flop streets on the flop. It can be as simple as, \u2018I have a really strong hand, I want to get three streets of value and be all-in on the river, how much do I need to bet on the flop to do that?\u2019 To the quite complicated \u2013 \u201cWhat do I do if he raises the flop, what do I do if the flush comes on the turn? Which turn cards are good\/bad\/neutral for me?<\/p>\n
5) Changing your bet size based on hand strength<\/b> \u2013 It is absolutely fine to change your bet size on the flop\/turn\/river but it should rarely be done based on the strength of your hand. What you should change it on is the texture of the board. For instance if you have A-K and the flop comes K-7-2 rainbow you can bet smaller than if it comes K-10-9 with two hearts. On the second board you need to charge draws more to continue, on the first board, well there are no draws. And on the first board you want the marginal hands like small pairs, weak sevens and so on to call you so you bet less to accomplish this.<\/p>\n The all new partypoker has introduced\u00a0a new Sunday tournament schedule<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0The key changes are the addition of an action-packed fun $10K Super Bounty and a wide range of new low buy-in tournaments featuring the best of the old but also new speed, rebuy, add-on and PLO tournaments \u2013 a great Sunday mix if you want to win top prizes and have fun playing tournament poker.<\/p>\n Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favorite social media outlets. You can\u00a0Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Like us on Facebook.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whilst it\u2019s true that a small pre-flop mistake can often lead to larger more costlier post-flop mistakes, there\u2019s no denying that post-flop play, with up to three streets to negotiate, is more complex and trickier to master than pre-flop play. With that in mind here\u2019s five common post-flop mistakes that happen all the time at<\/p>\nThe all new partypoker\u00a0Sunday tournament schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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