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9. What about coming right out betting strategy with this hand when you have not paired?
--> It is certainly okay, especially if your opponent is aware of your trickiness.
10. What about check raising?
--> It is okay once in awhile.
11. What else about check raising?
--> Not only check-raise with a four-card six looking at a two-card seven, but occasionally, check-raise with a four-card eight in the same situation. This way your opponents cannot get a line on your play.
12. What if you pair up?
--> Usually check and occasionally call if there is a bet.
13. Why call?
--> You may get a free card because your opponent will be afraid that you are checking a good poker hand into him.
14. Should you ever bet into him if you pair?
--> Yes, but only once in awhile.
15. What if your opponent is first, has the lower board, comes out betting, and you haven’t paired?
--> You should usually call
16. Should you ever raise in this spot?
--> Yes, but only once in awhile.
17. Why might it be correct to raise?
--> To add some variety to your style of playing poker, or you think that your opponent may have paired, or your cards are exceptionally live even though you may not have the best hand.
18. Suppose your opponent bets and you have paired but it is hidden?
--> You should usually fold.
19. What if he bets and you catch a bad one, either an open pair or a high card?
--> Now it is worse so you should almost always fold.
20. Why is it worse?
--> Because in the first case, where your pair is hidden, if you call and catch good on fifth street and he catches bad, you may pick up the pot. Not so if you catch an obviously bad one on Fourth Street.
Case V. You did not start off with a good three-card hand.
1. If you now have the stronger board, what should you do?
--> Bet.
2. What may happen on fifth street?
--> If you catch good and he catches bad, the pot is yours.
3. What if your hands appear equal on fourth poker street, but you really do not have a three-card hand?
--> Just check and hope to get a free card.
4. What if your opponent now bets?
--> Usually throw your hand away.
5. What if your hand is marginal, such as a three-card ten to start, and you both catch babies?
--> Check hoping for a free card, but if your opponent bets, you have a marginal call.
Case VI. Your opponent may not have started with three good cards, but you did.
1. Should you call a bet if you catch bad and he catches good on Fourth Street?
--> Yes, especially if your cards are live.
2. Why should your call usually be automatic in this spot?
--> Because you should have already reraised him on third street, there is enough money in the pot to justify a call on fourth street.
Case VII. Multiway on fourth street.
1. What if one player catches bad and the other two catch good?
--> Try to put the bad hand in the middle, never stop raising, even if you have the second best hand by a little bit.
2. What is even better in this situation?
--> To get the player who has caught bad to fold.
3. How is this usually done?
--> Play the hand in such a way that he will usually have to call a double bet. Either try to check-raise or bet hoping to be raised. This all depends on the positions of the high card.
4. Suppose you catch the high card, when can you play on fourth street?
--> If one low poker hand has bet, and the other low hand has called, and you know that there will be no raisers behind you.
5. Is it always correct to call in this spot?
--> No. Even if you don’t fear a raise, only call if you have a very smooth and live three-card hand. (You can loosen up a little if there has been a double raise on fourth street).