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One of the biggest mistakes that rookies make is folding their hand when even though everyone in front of them folds. Even seasoned veterans will do this out of frustration at getting rags hand after hand.

A few years ago I was at a home poker game and eventually the poker blinds came around to me. I was pretty disappointed to see that I was dealt a 2-3 off-suit, and I waited for someone to raise me so that I could toss away the garbage in my hand. To my surprise, everybody limped in and I got to see the flop for free. It was late, and I’d had a slow night, so I was getting ready to toss my cards anyway out of frustration, but I fought off the idiot instinct and watched the flop.

I was glad that I did, as I watched a 3-3-2 with a spade draw come out to give me a full house, I slow played, called the few raises that came out, checked through the turn and watched the final spade come out on the river. It was beautiful-two people went all in, and I gladly called.

One of the sweetest moments in poker online is when you’re in the big blind position with a low to marginal hand and no one raises. It gets even sweeter when you hit on the flop, because no one ever suspects the big blind. The full boat just about tripled my stack and put me in the money-all from a hand that I almost threw away.