chip leaking !!!

Heres how :)

Playing too many hands.


This one is elementary. The best statistic to view here is your flop percentage. If you are seeing 30% or higher flops over a large number of hands in a standard, full Texas Hold'em table, then you are playing way too many hands to be a profitable player. A good flop percentage is 20-30%, and most tight aggressive players are much closer to the 20%!

Folding is no fun, but neither is losing money.


Calling when you know you are way behind.


Also referred to as “chasing.“ Calling with bottom pair on the flop against a tight player who only bets top pair, for example. This leak is also very evident in 7 Card Stud. A player with an open pair of Aces will be called down by a player with a smaller pair. The hapless loser is chasing, hoping that he catches a second pair and the aces do not. In the long run he is just feeding his chips to the rest of the table!


Not paying attention to the game.


This one is most difficult, even for winning players. Even so, it is still a leak. You see those players who have a great connection but their “act“ timer almost always runs out? They may be multi-tabling, but most often they have three instant messaging chats going, are answering emails and watching Oprah at the same time. What they are not doing is playing poker!

Don't allow yourself to be too distracted. Fill your time between hands by watching the other players, noting patterns in their betting, attempt to put them on a hand and see if you were correct. Does Sue bet with 4 to a flush or does she always wait on a made flush to bet? What does Bill raise with? Call with? Does he always slowplay big hands to the Turn when bets are doubled?

Players would be amazed at how much information is there for the taking if they will just pay attention. The difference in your bankroll will be surprising as well!

Who the hell are Bill and Sue anyway?