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Playing When There Is
No Raise Before the Flop

Suppose there has been no raise before the flop.

How should you play from the flop on? In many situations, you actually should play tighter since more possible hands may be out and you are getting smaller pot odds.

For example, suppose the flop comes with small pair.

If there was an early-position raiser and a couple of callers, you could be fairly sure that no one has a third card of the appropriate rank.

However, this would not necessarily be the case if there was no raise, especially if many players took the flop ( or if the raise came after many players had already called ).

A similar example is when three small cards flop such as that possibly could give someone a straight.

It is unlikely that an opponent would play a 52 or a 75 if the pot was raised preflop, especially if the raise came from an early position.

It becomes something to worry about, however, if there was no raise.

Also consider how well your opponents play.

as previously discussed, when good players have a big card they frequently raise or fold, depending on their holdem kicker. ( Staying with a draw.)

This means that if there was no raise before the flop and the high card on the flop is a jack or less, it is more likely that someone has made top pair.

However, if the high card on the flop is a queen or better, a bluff may be
the best play online poker,especially if you are against a small number of opponents. (The exception is when an ace flops and you are against a bad player who automatically will play any ace.)

Also, if one (or more) of your opponents is “weak tight” that is, he will release a poker hand that the board does not hit then a bluff is even more appropriate.