Weekend lessons learned

nice post man...
my next goal is ... when I'm beat , just fold lol

Originally Posted by micro4life

nice post man...
my next goal is ... when I'm beat , just fold lol

What if you have the correct pot-odds / implied odds to call?

There are situations in which your opponent could turn their hand face up, you could see that you were behind, and you would know that you would be throwing away money if you folded.

Opponent bets 1 BB into a pot of 60 BB. You can be pretty "beat" there and still be getting excellent odds to call if you have any draw at all.

I'm belaboring the point.

Try to set a more specific goal.
Like: When I think I might be beat, I will take a couple of deep breaths and I will try to put Villain on a range, and guess the equity I have. I will fold the hand. I will make a note of that hand and after the session, I will post the hand on FTR to ask for advice.

Do you see how that goal tells you exactly what to do? It gives you an immediate reward for doing measurable things. Even if your goal is merely to take those deep breaths, that's a measurable goal. You can easily do that. You can easily say, "Whether or not that particular fold was correct, in the long run, I am setting myself up to make smarter decisions."