Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
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This isn't taking into consideration when you are called, and the equity you still have in your hand with the two backdoor draws and possibly at least one over card. Compare this line to when you'd check/call where you're a 42/58 equity dog against your opponent’s continuation betting range, and it's a reasonable line to take in situations like this.
Balancing on Coordinated Boards
Balancing on Coordinated Boards On coordinated or draw heavy boards, your hand range is going to automatically expand in your opponents mind. How you play each hand range on a coordinated board is going to be vital in getting paid off when you have a big hand, and increasing your fold equity when you have a big draw. Check-raising generally increases fold equity. However, it's not necessarily the most profitable line when you flop a big hand. Finding a proper balance on coordinated boards can be a little tricky simply because there are lots of scare cards for you and the perceived range by your opponent of your hand.