Seduced by a Big Hand

Tunnel vision is a very, very dangerous thing. It is also to blame for a fair number of blunders at the poker table as well. Here is an example of what we mean. Let's say that you're holding an A-6. After the flop and the turn the cards showing on the board are 9-6-9-6. The good news is that you have a Full House. It would be easy to attach to this fact and start betting the mortgage. Take a second and think though, you have an opponent who isn't blinking and is throughout the hand has been following calling every bet and after the flop actually got more aggressive.