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Normal Third Street Play
19. What is another time to limp in with a decent hand in early poker position?
--> You have a good three-card eight with the right cards out and the 8 showing.
20. Should you ever throw away a three-card eight?
--> If you are in an early position and there are many low cards behind you, throw a three-card eight away unless the ante is high or your pair cards are showing .
21. If the 8 is not showing, and the decision to play is close, what do you do?
--> Raise if you are going to play.
22. What if someone has already raised?
--> To call you need a hand that is almost as good as the raiser.
23. What hands can you call a raise with?
--> Most three-card sevens unless the cards that are out are very disadvantageous to you. Also, three-card eights, especially if the 8 is in the hole card.
24. What if you were the initial raiser and have been reraised?
--> You should play as long as you wee not stealing.
25. What if the initial raiser was stealing and you have a playable hand?
--> You should reraise.
26. Why else may you want to reraise?
--> If you have an extremely good three-card hand where you know you will take another card off regardless of what you catch on Fourth Street of poker games.
27. What is another reason to reraise?
--> To get the pot down to just you and the initial raiser even if you know that he has a hand. This is especially correct when the ante is high.
28. But if your hand is only fair to good should you usually reraise?
--> No.
29. Why?
--> Because a double raise on third poker street forces an automatic call on fourth street. If there is only a single raise you would fold if you catch a bad one and he catches good but he might mistakenly call if it comes the other way.
30. What if an opponent has limped in and you now must act with a good hand?
--> You should sometimes raise.
31. When is it correct to also just call?
--> If there are no further low cards behind you, you can even limp without a hand in the hopes of out flopping him.
32. What if you have a hand in this situation?
--> By limping, you may be able to trap your opponent.
33. When else is it correct to limp?
--> If you think that the initial limper may be slow playing a big hand.
34. What if there are more low card behind you?
--> Usually raise to cut down the field.
35. What are more exceptions to this?
--> You should sometimes limp if you can get loose players to come in with all kinds of hands or if you think you may get a raise behind you and now you can reraise.
36. What if you have a very big hand and someone has raised?
--> You should reraise.
37. Why is that?
--> Because on fourth poker street it is correct to call no matter what you catch so you might as well make it more correct to do so by making a bigger pot.
38. When is another time to reraise on third street?
--> If there is a high card playing.
39. What is a reason for not doing this?
--> To throw off your opponents.