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Raising Your Expectations In Poker

Raising Your Expectations In Poker

Without our being conscious of it, many of us tend to define our hands by what we think our opponents’ cards are. You can see this from the betting process, particularly the raises and reraises. Here’s one example… Let’s say you’re in one of the last positions. You have kings, and you reraised a very strong player seated to your right. The flop was Ac-Kh-4s. He responded with another bet, which you raised. Aaah, here’s where your mind starts thinking really quickly. He decides to reraise. Now, he’s done this before, and you think you know the way he plays....

The Art Of Raising In Poker

The Art Of Raising In Poker

Any self respecting poker player should have a good strategy on raising. Note that we said strategy. This is not something to be done in whim, when you’re “feeling lucky.” Nor should you be driven by misplaced ego to enter a race of who bets more—even when your competitor calls you a wimp—or be so cautious that you never raise at all. There are many “myths” of raising. One is that it has to do with the stage of the hand you are currently in. That’s not true. You can do it before the flop, or wait until the turn...