Many free online poker players and way too many higher stake players have a bad habit called "chasing". A bad habit that you will recognise as having analogies in many human pursuits not just poker, especially money and relationship ones!
To 'chase' is to call the hand when they think that they are behind in the hope that they can stay in game and get a better hand later on.
I always say that I would chase down a parked car, just in the hopes I hit. This could be considered a negative thing, because people just think "Oh, they are just a bad player".
So a lot of people take advantage of the chaser by betting bigger trying to get them out of pot when they obviously see there is a possible hand the chaser is chasing. But if the chaser is bound and determined to chase he will call the hand.
Many players chase a hand because they are pot committed. This is when they have invested many chips into the hand and chase hoping to hit their prayer, regardless of the consequences.
They say people who do this have a lack of discipline, which means no patience, and in a rush to play the hand. It is true that chasing is truly a bad habit though now and again it can pay off which is why people continue do it rather than focus on consistent long term poker game skill. With that said I must say that playing a 4/6 versus an AK is thrilling especially when it hits.
If you are a self confessed chaser and find it difficult to stop, try to do it less often by knowing when its time to fold. By chasing too often you can put yourself in a vulnerable position and end up losing. Pick your chase carefully if you want to win.
Whether or not you are a chaser, you will need to learn as much as you can about pot odds when playing any type of poker. This is especially important if you want to move up in the poker world from free online poker to high stakes poker and start to win some big money.
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