How To Play Your Hand
1. If you decide to play your hand, what must you determine ?
Ans : Whether you want lots of opponents or a few opponents, a big pot or a small pot.
2. What should influence your decision ?
Ans : The type of players who are behind you, your position, the game, and even how you are doing in the game.
3. But what is your decision mainly based on ?
Ans : The strength of your hand.
4. Example ?
Ans : If you are raising and reraising, you usually should have the nuts, especially if you are on the low side.
5. What else should you consider ?
Ans : How easy it is for your hand to be counterfeited later on, or how easy it is for a scare card to come that may prevent an opponent from jamming.
6. If it is easy for you to getting counterfeited, what precaution should you take ?
Ans : In this case, you might not want to give a lot of action until all the cards are out.
7. Suppose you have the high and you want the player with the probably low to jam it. However, your opponent might fear that if a small card comes on a later stream, his hand can be ruined, or perhaps he may just be afraid to bet. What should you do ?
Ans : You usually should play fast.
8. Why is a little deception early good ?
Ans : Because many people will form an opinion about your hand and stick with it.
9. Give an example of deceptive play ?
Ans : On an early round, you occasionally do not raise in a spot where most other players will raise, or you will bet with a marginal poker hand.
10. What might this type of play do for you ?
Ans : Someone could misread your hand and give you lots of action with the second-best hand.
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
