SCENARIO 72
Suppose this is your first time to play online. You have chosen a $1-$2 blind no-limit holdem poker game that is in progress and buy in for $100. Before you are dealt any cards, the computer dealer flashes a message: "Do you want to post the $2 big blind, or wait for the bigs blind.
After you reach the position of the big blind introduction you click "Post the big blind. " You are dealt the:
The player poker in first position raises the pot to $5. Everybody folds to the player on the button. The button calls. The small blind also calls. It's up to you.
What's Your Move?
Analysis
You are in the big blind with a pair of sevens, which is not a premium hand. But if you hit trips on the flop, you would be happy. Since no one can reraise if you just call, you call the raise in the hope of hitting the flop and winning principles a good pot. Notice that you play the same way in this situation as you would play in a tournament.
SCENARIO 73
Now suppose it's an hour later and you are playing in the same cash game. You have only $25 left with $2 in the big blind.
Your hand is the:
Five players limped into the pot, including the button and the small blind. The pot limit holdem now has $12 in it. You check. The flop comes with the:
The small blind checks, you check, and Action Al, sitting to your left, bets $12. everyone else calls the bet. With all the action on the flop, the pot now has $ 72 in it. You have $20 left.
What's Your Move?
Analysis
You have flopped the nut flush draw with five other players in the pot. If you call, you will only have $8 left. This is a good opportunity to gambling game.
Our suggested play is to raise the rest of your chips-go all-in - in the hope of making the flush and winning a good pot. If you don't win, you can buy more chips.
SCENARIO 74
Now suppose you make the flush that you were drawing to in Scenario 2 and you win the pot glossary. You now have $32. Since you were in the big blind on the last hand, you are now in the small blind and must post $1. Tight Ted is the big blind and posts $2. Action Al, who has about $65 in chips, opens the pot for $8 under the gun (first position).
Everyone folds to Loose Louie, who is sitting on the button with about $200 in chips. Louie calls the $8.
You look at your hole cards and find:
"Wow, I'm a rush!" you're thinking.
What's Your Move?
Analysis
You're in a great spot -two action players are already in the pot. But before you act, ask yourself, "How can I get the most money into the pot before the flop?" Al, who just lost the last pot when you made the flush, now has $8 of his $65 in the pot. He might have his nose open, meaning that after just losing a big pot, he probably can't wait to fire in his chips to try to win some money back.
We suggest raising to about $25 to give Al enough room to move all in. If he reraises, he might even lure Loose Louie into the pot bluffing hands. That way, you will get the action you are looking for with pocket aces.