Another Good Play
1. In a three-way pot on fifth street, suppose one player has an obvious high hand, you have four low kinds of cards and make a small open pair, and the third player appears to have made his low. What should you do ?
Ans : You should check. The high hand probably will check also, the low hand will bet, and now you can check-raise.
2. What will the high hand think you have ?
Ans : At least two pair and probably trips.
3. What generally will happen ?
Ans : Your raise usually will knock out the high hand, enabling you to play heads up against the low poker hand.
4. What if the low hand goes to three bets ?
Ans : There is a good chance that he has an additional draw with his low hand.
5. What might happen if you make your low hand ?
Ans : You may scoop the pot if your small pair holds up for high.
6. What if you suspect that you have just been a victim of this play ?
Ans : When someone raises or check-raises into you with an open pair, you can’t continue playing with a high pair, since the low is already made.
Introduction / Starting hands / Three of a Kind Wired / Disguising Your Hand / Ante Stealing / Getting Reraised on a Semi-Steal / When an Ace Raises / When the Bring-In Raises / General Strategy / How Far Do You Go? / Fourth Street / Check-Raising on Fourth and Fifth Streets / Fifth Street / Sixth Street / Seventh Street / Position / Playing the High Hands / Bluffing / Slow-Playing / Knowing Your Opponents / Raising Aggressively / The Toughest Decision of All / Staying to the End / Pairing the Door Card / Keeping Track of the Cards / Scare Cards / An Expert Play / Another Good Play / Reading Hands / Psychology / Afterthought
