I was doing well, pushed my account up to $70 from the $50 start. Then something happened, and I'm not entirely sure what. more⇛

I made a terrible mistake relating to pot odds and what the pot was showing on Poker Stars. Cost me 25xBB, the rest of my stack. more⇛

Following the advice given in numerous poker books, when I fold my hand I watch the table to see what the others do. Sometimes strange things happen, and this time I'm not sure what happened: a shitty pocket ultimately costing the player 30xBB! more⇛

Watching the mistakes others make seems to be a valuable way to learn poker -- it is far less costly then making the same mistake yourself. This time however I couldn't quite understand what was happening. more⇛

I'm holding and I'm on the river comes . I'd limped in with 3 others. My bet of $0.10 on the flop was met with two calls. A followup of $0.15 on the turn got one fold and one call. more⇛