I call too many times, even when I'm 98% sure I'm beat

_Anonymous_ · 2012-08-16T13:51:09Z

Example 1: SB: $5.01 - VPIP: 11, PFR: 11, 3B: 8, AF: 0,0, Hands: 35 BB: $2.44 - VPIP: 23, PFR: 23, 3B: 0, AF: 3,0, Hands: 13 UTG: $2.00 - VPIP: 20, PFR: 10, 3B: 0, AF: 0,0, Hands: 10 MP: $0.60 - VPIP: 69, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 2,5, Hands: 13 Hero (CO): $3.10 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 17, 3B: 6, AF: 2,5, Hands: 1785 BTN: $2.88 - VPIP: 36, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 1,0, Hands: 11 Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with A :heart: T :club: 1 fold, MP calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.09, BTN calls $0.09, 2 folds, MP calls $0.07 Flop: ($0.30) K :club: T :spade: T :diamond: (3 players) MP checks, Hero bets $0.20, BTN calls $0.20, MP folds Turn: ($0.70) 3 :club: (2 players) Hero bets $0.40, BTN calls $0.40 River: ($1.50) K :spade: (2 players) Hero checks, BTN bets $2.19, Hero calls $2.19 I put him on Kx hands, and VERY rarely QT, JT. I KNOW, that I'm beaten, and I know, I should fold. I know, it's +EV, but I still call. Final Pot: $5.88 Hero mucks A :heart: T :club: BTN shows J :club: K :diamond: BTN wins $5.67 (Rake: $0.21) Example 2: UTG: $2.64 - VPIP: 13, PFR: 9, 3B: 0, AF: 1,3, Hands: 75 MP: $2.07 - VPIP: 16, PFR: 15, 3B: 0, AF: 1,3, Hands: 82 CO: $0.74 - VPIP: 21, PFR: 0, 3B: 0, AF: 1,0, Hands: 24 BTN: $2.24 - VPIP: 45, PFR: 14, 3B: 25, AF: 1,9, Hands: 29 Hero (SB): $2.37 - VPIP: 22, PFR: 17, 3B: 6, AF: 2,5, Hands: 1785 BB: $2.90 - VPIP: 54, PFR: 6, 3B: 0, AF: 1,9, Hands: 82 Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is SB with K :club: Q :heart: 4 folds, Hero raises to $0.07, BB calls $0.05 Flop: ($0.14) 2 :spade: K :heart: 4 :heart: (2 players) Hero bets $0.11, BB calls $0.11 Turn: ($0.36) 9 :spade: (2 players) Hero bets $0.29, BB calls $0.29 River: ($0.94) J :heart: (2 players) Hero checks, BB bets $0.42, Hero calls $0.42 What would he donk here for less then 50%? It's not a bluff, I knew that I was beaten before I clicked ont he Call button. Final Pot: $1.78 Hero mucks K :club: Q :heart: BB shows A :heart: 7 :heart: BB wins $1.72 (Rake: $0.06) I have a very serious issue, a really huge leak, 80% of money I loose comes from this: Many times, even when I KNOW im beat, I can't click on the fold button! Really, I'm psichically unable to click on the FOLD button. Mentally, I KNOW that I'm beaten, but still, I just cant click on the fold button, hoping that he is doing a bluff or something tricky. At the first example, I thought like 30 sec, and got to the conclusion that I'm beat, but I still didnt fold. What is wrong with me? I try to put people on ranges, and I call many times even when the perceived range just crushes me. So it is mostly a mindset problem. Maybe I just really don't want to get bluffed, or I'm really really curious. I don't know, but I have to change this! Do you have any suggestions?

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Fagin

Joined: 06.05.2008

Posts: 827

30.08.2012, 23:57 0

Originally posted by Maloco87
I think my problem with nl5 is because im putting much more into the pot compared to nl2 I dont want to lose that money and i get to agressive trying win that pot. I need to just play the way i did at nl2 valuse bet my big hands and fold when i miss, just play to win at show down unless i find a good spot to bluff

I had similar issues moving from NL2 to NL5. What sorted it for me was finding NL4 and NL6.

NL4 was just double the bet sizes and the blinds were just double. This thinking helped me avoid the "thats $x to call" and let me look at "thats 8bb to call".

Going to NL6 was easier again as the blinds and therefore the bets didn't even double so the bets seemed reasonable.

"doesn't matter the limits u play at the cards are the same in the end-just bigger swings" vicadeboss

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jules97

Joined: 10.06.2012

Posts: 1,450

31.08.2012, 16:07 0

This problem is easily fixed.

You are choosing between:

1. Do you want to win the hand?

2. Do you want a a better win rate?

If you are doing something destructive, you are picking 1. Change it to 2. and find a way to remind yoruself in those destructive situations what you have chosen.

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