When the Bring-In Raises
1. What does it mean when the bring-in opens with a raise ?
Ans : He has a good hands, but not a great hand.
2. When the bring-in raises, what does he typically hold ?
Ans : Three small flush cards, three small straight cards, or a high pair in the hole.
3. Of these three possibilities, what is his most likely hand ?
Ans : A high pair in the hole, and he is trying to limit the field.
4. What is the exception ?
Ans : When the players is steaming.
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
