16. Example?
Ans : You hold 2♦ 4♣ 6♠ 7♥ J♠ and are facing ?? 5♣ 5♥ 5♦ or?? A♠ 4♦ A♥. Throw your poker hand away.
17. What if you have a chance to scoop ?
Ans : It might be right to continue playing.
18. What if you hold a pair of queens and are against?? 4♦ 7♠ 2♠?
Ans : You would play on, as it is unlikely that a straight or a bigger pair will be able to beat you.
19. What about one-way hands in multiway pots?
Ans : They are also risky.
20. In a three-way pot, how much of a favorite to win your side do you need to be for a bet or raise to be correct?
Ans : You need to be a 2-to-1 favorite.
21. Example?
Ans : An opponent showing ? ? Q♠ Q♣ bets. Another opponent calls with? ? 5♥ 7♣. Your hand is 2♦ A♠ 6♣ 4♠. In this situation, you have only a call. Even though you are a favorite to win your side, you are not a 2-to-1 favorite.
22. If it is still early in the hand and someone else is favored over you, no matter what the direction, what should you do ?
Ans : Fold.
23. When can you play a marginal hand?
Ans : When you have a chance to win the whole pot.
24. Example?
Ans : Suppose your first four cards are 5♦ 6♦ 9♥ 8♠. You can keep playing if it appears that you are up against a high pair and a better four-card low.
25. Suppose you have half the pot locked up but that is the only side you can win?
Ans : Don’t knock out other players.
26. When should you try to eliminate your opponents?
Ans : When this will enable you to win the whole pot.
27. Example?
Ans : You have a big flush on fifth street. Your opponents show? ? 2♦ 5♣ Q♠ and? ? A♥ 5♠ 3♦. If the player holding the A♥ 5♠ 3♦ bets, you should raise in an attempt to get your other opponent to fold.
Introduction / Starting hands / Three of a Kind Wired / Disguising Your Hand / Ante Stealing / Getting Reraised on a Semi-Steal / When an Ace Raises / When the Bring-In Raises / General Strategy / How Far Do You Go? / Fourth Street / Check-Raising on Fourth and Fifth Streets / Fifth Street / Sixth Street / Seventh Street / Position / Playing the High Hands / Bluffing / Slow-Playing / Knowing Your Opponents / Raising Aggressively / The Toughest Decision of All / Staying to the End / Pairing the Door Card / Keeping Track of the Cards / Scare Cards / An Expert Play / Another Good Play / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
