Low Hands
1. When many people have entered the pot, why is playing the high hands that just contains ace-deuce or ace-trey not enough ?
Ans : Because you often will get quartered, unless your opponents are very bad players.
2. In multiway pots, what hands do you want ?
Ans : Hands that have a third low card, such as ace-deuce-trey or ace-deuce-four, or four low cards with the ace in your hand.
3. What often occurs in multiway pots ?
Ans : A lot of the low hands get counterfeited by one of your low cards coming out on fourth or fifth street.
4. How do you play tremendous low hands, such as three or four low cards that also might be suited up ?
Ans : You don’t mind putting in more money early, because much of the time you will flop a low hand or a draw to a low hand.
5. How do you now play if a lot of money goes in early ?
Ans : You should take a card off to see fourth street, even when the flop is not very favorable.
6. What if high cards come early ?
Ans : There are rarely will be more than one high hand with strength, so it is unlikely that you will get jammed.
7. What if low cards come ?
Ans : The high hand will get jammed in.
8. What is a general rule to remember ?
Ans : Jammed pot when low cards flop usually mean several low draws.
9. In medium-to high-stakes games, is an ace-deuce automatically a giant hand ?
Ans : No, it is not the kind of hand to wait for.
10. Is this true at the low-stakes games ?
Ans : No, as there are almost always players who consistently draw at the third and fourth (or even worse) low hands.
11. In a high-stakes game, when would you be more willing to play a dry ace-deuce ?
Ans : When there is a “live one” in the pot.
Introduction / General Concepts / More Specific Ideas / General Concepts / Position / Low Hands / High Hands / Your Starting Hand / Starting With Big Pairs / When You Are First In / How To Play Your Hand / Play on the Flop / When You Have the Best Hand / High Versus Low in Three-Handed Pots / Loose Games / Multiway Versus Short-handed Play / Scare Cards / Getting Counterfeited / Getting Quartered / Playing Against Steamers / Playing Against Tight, Solid Players / Your Playing Style / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
