More Specific Ideas
1. Should you play middle-sized cards, such as 4 
5 
6 7 
?
Ans : No.
2. Why not ?
Ans : Because you can’t make the nuts, barring an occasional exceptions.
3. Why is a hand like 6 7 8 9 
quite a bit worse than a hand like 10 J Q K ?
Ans : Because if you make the nut straight, the low is out there.
4. Should you always play two aces ?
Ans : No. A pair of aces with nothing else going for it generally should be thrown away in early position.
5. What if there is not raising ?
Ans : You can call with a weak two-ace hand, hoping to hit your set.
6. When would you throw away a hand that has an ace-deuce with nothing else ?
Ans : Against tight solid players for a cold raise.
7. What about a weak ace-trey in early position ?
Ans : It usually will cost you money.
8. Is there an exception ?
Ans : Yes, when the game has one or more extremely live players.
9. What about four low cards without an ace, such as 2 3 4 5 ?
Ans : Hands like this are not so bad, because if an ace hits, your lows are good.
10. Suppose you play one of these hands, the pot is multiway poker pot, and no ace flops ?
Ans : Usually you should throw away your hand, but it depends on exactly what comes out.
11. Is there a big difference between ace-trey and deuce-trey ?
Ans : Yes. In good position, ace-trey is almost always worth playing before the flop, but deuce-trey is usually not.
12. What about high pairs with two other big cards ?
Ans : They generally are playable.
13. What is a problem with flopping a set of aces ?
Ans : The ace puts a low card on board.
14. Does this mean that you should play two kings stronger than two aces ?
Ans : No, as an ace could come to beat you.
15. Suppose you hold like K K Q J . Should you raise before the flop ?
Ans : No. Most of the preflop raising in this game itself is done strictly to knock out players behind you.
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
