Many beginners make the mistake of getting too excited when they see pairs on the preflop. They would see a pair of 7’s, and then they get excited so they go aggressive on the bets before the flop. When the flop comes out with no 7’s, but see lots of face cards, that is when this person will start to sweat. What happens next? This person might start calling or checking, and the opponent will start raising on you.

Do not make that same mistake next time! When you see hands like this, you need to be one of the last to bet before the flop. You want to see how your opponents are betting first. If somebody goes crazy with high bets or all-in, then you need to fold it. You should just call it if the bet is quite low.

If you decide to play the hand, and you cannot catch triples on the flop, then you will have to see what the opponents are betting. If they are going aggressive here, then it is time to fold. Do not call on raises at this point.

If you do catch triples on the flop, do not get too excited yet. Simply do a small raise because if you go crazy, people will assume you have a very nice hand and they will just fold. You want everyone on the poker table to add some money in the pot. Poker has a lot to do with psychology so keep things subtle.