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Late Position
1. How should you play if the pot is stud poker short-handed ?
Aggressively unless the blinds and remaining players are loose.
2. What if the pot is already multiway ?
You should be less aggressive unless you hold a hand that plays well in multiway pots.
- What if you are the first player to enter the pot ?
Any hand that you play online poker is almost always worth a raise.
- What hands does this usually mean ?
Hands in Groups 1-7.
- What if there are already callers ?
Raise with Groups 1-3, and sometimes Group 4, and occasionally straight flush combinations from Group 5.
- What if you hold A♠ Q♦ and there are a lot of players in the pot ?
Only call.
- What if you have 8♥ 7♥ and several poker players are already in ?
Then raising is probably a good play.
- But what if you are against players who not only play too many hands, but also go too far with them ?
Then usually call with 8♥ 7♥.
- What is another reason to raise ?
If you think it may buy you the button.
- When is it correct to raise with weaker hands in late position ?
When you are against one or two callers who play poorly and did not enter the pot from an early position, and you have a playable hand that would prefer to play against a small number of opponents.
- Examples?
A7s, aJ, QJ, and even as weak as QT.
- What is one of the reasons for making this type of raise ?
Against weak opposition it allows you to “take control” of the pot.
- What does this mean ?
If your opponents do not flop a poker hand, a bet will often pick up the pot.
- What if you choose not to bet ?
Your raise may have gained you a free card.
- When deciding to make this type of play what else should you consider ?
What your opponent thinks of you.
- To call a raise cold, what kind of hand is needed ?
A very good hand, even in late position.
- If several people are already in, even though it has been raised, what other hands can you play ?
Hands like T♦ 9♦ or 8♣ 8♠.
- What about small poker pairs in this spot ?
You can play if you can anticipate five players.
- What hands do you reraise with ?
Any Group 1 hand.
- What if you are against a loose raiser ?
As before, be prepared to reraise with AQ, 99, or 88.
- When do you almost always reraise with weaker hands ?
When your opponent is first in with a raise from a late position.
- Should you ever call in this situation ?
It is almost never correct to just call.
- When would it be right to make the above play with pairs down through sixes and occasional as weak as fours ?
You need to be a against someone who will quickly release on the flop or who will check it down if they have any doubt over their hand.
- What if you hold a hand like KT, QT, or JT (all offsuit), and a couple of players have called from early or middle poker position ?
You should often throw it away.
- When is this particularly true ?
In one of the limpers plays well.
- What if you are against bad players who will come with many hands ?
They are definitely playable.
- If you are dead last and there are already callers, what hands can you call with ?
Those in Groups 1-7.
- What if you have a small pair and are against four or more callers ?
The correct pay is to sometimes raise.
- What does this raise do for you ?
It makes the pot larger so that if you hit your hand your opponents may be more inclined to call with just poker overcards. In addition, they may check to you giving you a free card.
- With what other hands is this type of play sometimes correct ?
Small suited connectors
- If you are on the button and there are many players, what additional hands can you call with if there was no raise ?
Those in Group 8 or worse, for example, Q♦ 5♦.
- Would you ever make this button call with a hand like 9♣ 6♦?
No, it is too weak.
- If no one has called, what you can raise the blind with from last position ?
Hands in Groups 1-8.
- What about a hand like A♦ 6♣?
You still should raise the blinds if they are either very tight or very weak.