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When You are Raised on the Turn

When You are Raised on the Turn Against most opponents, when raised on the turn, you should be quick to get away from your hand unless you have a monster. Professional players win at tournament poker by picking up all the small pots and only putting a lot of money at risk with an exceptionally strong hand. Hence, it’s almost always correct to fold on the turn to a raise with a weak made hand. Suppose you raise K-J from middle position and the big blind calls. The flop comes K-10-6. Your opponent checks and you make a standard continuation bet. Your opponent calls and the turn is the 7. Your opponent checks and you decide to bet instead of controlling the pot. (I suggest almost always pot-controlling because a worse hand is unlikely to call.) Quickly fold to a check-raise because most players will only raise the turn with a straight, set or two pair. Think about your opponent’s range in this situation and you will realize that is consists mostly of strong made hands.

If instead of top pair you had a stronger hand

If instead of top pair you had a stronger hand like 10-7, giving you two pair, I would still consider folding, especially against a passive opponent. If you know your opponent is loose and aggressive, capable of making moves in spots like this, you should usually go into call-down mode, hoping he is getting out of line, but a standard, tight opponent will almost always have you beat. If you have the nuts, 9-8, on the board above and your opponent raises, strongly consider just calling, as he will usually fire another bet on the river and you are only worried about a river that pairs the board. If the board pairs, you should call a river bet, but if it is a blank, you can happily raise or go all-in. Since your opponent is saying he has a strong hand by raising the turn, be careful not to make him second-guess himself by re-raising.