General Concepts
1. What should you normally try to do before the flop ?
Ans : Get in cheaply.
2. Why would you put in a lot of money early ?
Ans : Usually to knock out players so you have a positional advantage.
3. What is the big decision ?
Ans : To analyze the flop and understand how it relates to your hand and whether you should play on.
4. What do most people do in this game ?
Ans : They tend to play poker too loose after the flop.
5. When a lot of players take the flop, what must you have to continue ?
Ans : The nut low draw, the nut low made with redraws, or a very strong high hand.
6. What is one of the big skill factors in this game ?
Ans : Understanding how the other players play their hands and playing your hand accordingly.
7. What is the secret of this game ?
Ans : To have the nuts with draws to better reading hands.
8. What does this mean ?
Ans : That it is important to have all four of your cards working well together so you have back-door possibilities.
9. What will this sometimes allow you to do ?
Ans : To take some pots back or, at times, to three-quarter your opponents instead of splitting the pot.
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
