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 Calling a turn raise or checkraise?, Kevin T, 23. Oct 2002 15:19 | ||
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| What is your criteria for calling a turn raise or checkraise against a typical player in a full hold'em game, heads up with top pair or an overpair? I usually call down about 80% of the time depending on the size of the pot, but my opponent usually has what he is representing. Does anyone have a basic strategy in this situation? | ||
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| Re: Calling a turn raise or checkraise?, Jim Brier, 23. Oct 2002 17:51 | ||
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| In our book "Middle Limit Hold'em Poker", Bob Ciaffone and I have an entire chapter on "Getting Raised On the Turn" (Chapter 22). There is no "basic strategy" or magic formula unfortunately. What you do is a strong function of how well you know your opponent and the correlation between what his hand is and what he is representing. How prone is he to semi-bluff big draws? How prone is he to raise on something like a pair with a draw planning to check it down at the river if a blank comes? In general, your observation is valid against "typical" players. That is, when you get popped on the turn after showing all the strength, your opponent can usually beat a pair. When this is the case, you need to assess your outs and balance those against the pot odds both current and implied. Are you even drawing live? If you call now, will you be calling at the river as well when a blank comes? When that is the case, you are making a two big-bet decision not just one. There is an interesting poker concept concerning fourth street. The concept is that it is frequently correct to check a hand with outs and bet a hand with no outs. When you have no outs, if you get raised, you know you are beat and drawing dead so you can fold. If you outs to beat the hand your opponent is representing (like you have two pair and a flush card appears on the turn) you may want to avoid leading out in the first place. | ||
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| Re: Calling a turn raise or checkraise?, Kevin J, 24. Oct 2002 07:15 | ||
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| I think you're giving up too much by using any "cookbook" approach in these spots. The more important variables are: who your opponent is, what does he think of your play? An extension to this would be hand reading (what does he have? What does he think you have and how you'll react?, etc.), pot size, and number of outs you may have if behind, etc. etc. Lots of experience is your best guide here. IMO- | ||
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