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More Discussion on Playable Hands
1. What must you take into account?
The cards that are out.
2. Example?
If a queen raises and another queen calls, you should be very inclined to play against them.
3. In addition to how live your hand is, what else should you consider?
How the other upcards may impact your opponents’ hands.
4. Example?
A deuce brings it in, a trey folds, a nine calls, another nine calls, you’re next with 9♣ 3♦ 9♠ , and behind you are an eight and two sixes. You should fold.
5. Another example?
You have 5♥ 6♦ 5♦ . You are against someone who holds a pair of aces, and one of the remaining aces as well as one of the remaining aces’ kicker is out.
Your hand is playable multiway heads-up.
6. If you have live cards and your opponent has a dead card to his big pair, is it correct for you to play heads-up with a small pair and a straight flush card?
Yes.
7. What about this same hand in a three-way pot?
It becomes a disaster.
8. Why?
If you make two pair you will frequently beat the player with the big pair, but lose to the third player.
9. What does this mean?
You should frequently reraise in this spot if you believe that the extra bet will get the pot heads-up.
10. What is the problem with playing a hand like 5♥ Q♦ 5♠ multiway?
Your chances of winning are going down faster than the size of the pot is going up.
11. Why is that?
A large part of your profit comes form winning with two small pair. This contribution disappears once it becomes multiway.
12. What must you do at the beginning of every hand?
Look at your three cards and decide if your hand has been helped or hurt by the cards that are out. You must also take into account how many online poker players you are likely to be up against.
13. Example?
If you have 9♥ 7♥ 4♥ all you normally do is see how many other hearts are in the other players’ hands.
14. What if you have a medium high three-straight?
You need to consider what the upcards are, whether your cards are dead, how many people you will be up against, whether their cards are dead, will hitting a pair figure to win, what will happen on the next round, and who will act first on the next round.