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Continuing with a Draw

1. If you catch a fourth suited card on fourth street, should you be prepared to go all the way?
Usually.

2. What if you don’t catch a fourth suited card on fourth street?

You still should call about 60 percent of the time.

3. What should you call with?
Call on fourth poker street if you have any kind of improvement or if other conditions are favorable.

4. Be specific.
Call if you made a pair; if your cards are live; if your cards are high; if you have straight possibilities, or if you are getting big odds.

5. Example?
If you catch an offsui8t king to go along with a small three-flush, you usually should call because you now may be able to win the pot by pairing kings.

6. What if you think you are against aces?
You should fold.

7. What if you make a four-flush on fourth street?
Usually bet or raise, and be prepared to see the river card.

8. When would you abandon a four-flush?
When one of your occonents makes something extremely threatening, like two pair or three of a kind on board.

9. When is another time you should abandon a four-flush?
When one of your opponents pairs his door card and his play strongly indicates trips.

10. What if the pot is extremely large?
It is correct to call.

11. What if you make a large pair on fourth street or beyond to go along with your draw?
The pair is now the main consideration to your strategy.

12. What about straight draws?
Much of what is appropriate for flush draws also applies to straight draws.

13. If you don’t improve to a four-straight, how long do you stay with the hand?
It depends on what you think you have to beat, how much money is in the pot, and how the hand will be played from that point on.

14. What if you start with a three-straight and catch a blank?
Be less likely to call than you would be if you started with a three-flush.

15. How do you play a four-straight?
It depends on the situation. Sometimes call, but sometimes raise.