How do I know when to check, call, bet or raise after the
flop. Wow, that’s the Holy Grail in poker! People write whole books on this.
But here are a couple tips.
Check:
You don’t have anything. You’re setting up a check raise.
You have a hand, but you know someone will bet and you don’t want to be raised.
You have a small hand, so you want to keep the pot small. You’re on a draw and
you know if you hit you will get paid off.
Call.
You have the best hand, but if you raise it might chase
other players out after you. You don’t currently have the best hand, but it can
improve (usually a draw). Keep in mind calling is the least desirable of the
four options.
Bet:
You know you have the best hand. You’re in position against
1 or 2 players and you feel they will fold. You’re on a draw and you know if
you hit, players will drop. You want to find out where you’re at in the hand
(you’re paying for information). You’re early in the hand and you think a late
player will raise, trapping all the players in between for another bet. You
want to freeze the other players on the next betting round.
Raise.
Many players have already call a bet (don’t do this if you
think the original bet’er will rerasie. Facing 2 bets players will drop). It’s
the last betting round and players can’t fold. You want to eliminate players and
go heads up with a bad player. You want
to freeze the other players on the next betting round.
Basically depending on what you want the other players to
do, justifies the option you choose.
Here’s an example of
hand I played that worked perfectly. I limp in under the gun with 99. Seat 4, 6 and 8 do the same. The SB
folds. The BB calls.
Flop.
8 7 2 rainbow
The BB bets. Currently, I have to think I have the best
hand. Most players would just call in this situation. But if I do that, I allow
all players with over cards to see the turn for 1 bet. So I raise. Seat 4, 6
and 8 fold and the BB calls.
Turn.
K
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