[VARoadstter]

Managing pot sizes is the thing that I've come to understand of late which has turned my game around completely. Preflop, you can expect a lot of calls by people with suited connectors, Ax suited and any pocket pair if you both have significant money behind. They are looking to pick up trips, really strong draws, or well disguised big hands. If you are the type of player who can't smell danger when a limper raises you when you bet out with TPTK after a strong preflop bet, then you're going to lose some big pots while catching the occasional idiot who will just give their money to whoever sticks their hand out first. Obviously, anyone continuing after the flop with position on you should be watched like a hawk. Now do all of this and stay aggressive instead of looking for monsters under the bed all the time - that's the really tough part.