Quote Originally Posted by sejje
I think you're losing because you don't want to play big pots.
With unimproved top pair, yes, you're right. With limit, I'd run this to the river. But I've been told a couple of things... 1) OP & TPTK are not especially strong hands in $10NL FR because a majority of hands are played to SD, 2) They become progressively weaker as you move through streets , 3) The more contested a pot becomes, the more likely OP/TPTK is no good, and 4) Repeatedly getting stacked and losing w/ only TP/OP is a big leak. (Yeah, I actually read everyone's posts and try to use the info!!! )

Quote Originally Posted by aokrongly
aok 90/10 rule - 90% of the money you win is with top 10% MADE hands (flushes, straights, sets, etc). And 90% of the money you lose will be lost to top 10% hands.

aok contested pot rule - the more contested the pot (meaning the more betting, calling raiseing and the higher the pot gets) the more likely it is that someone has a nut or near nut hand. If it isn't you with the monster hand then you're going to fall into the 90/10 rule and lose big. (QQ overpair to the board - with a pair on the board - aint no where near the nuts). someone has a top 10% hand if the pot is contested. learn to fold your big PP's when they run into resistance and you'll save a fortune!

For every time someon bluffs you out of 20BB worth of chips, there will be 3 player who have you crushed for 1/2 a buyin or more (if you stick around and let them). In other words - you'll lose a lot more trying to smoke out the one guy out of 3 who is bluffing, than you'll win by doing it. So, give the credit for the hand and fold. It's better to fold easy than it is to fall hard.
Also am trying to actually learn to use how much people bet back at me to determine whether my OP/PP is still good. Any suggestions on what aggression to believe (to avoid getting repeatedly stacked w/ AA-TT against sets & higher) and what to push over? I guess that's what's making my head hurt!!