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
I am rarely in this situation
I am rarely in this situation because I almost always pot-control the turn with my weak made hands, such as K-J on the K-10-6-7 board. If you play smart, you can easily dodge these traps your opponents are setting for you. Always think about their range of hands and you should easily stay out of trouble.
Calling with a Draw on the Turn
Calling with a Draw on the Turn In the previous chapter I briefly discussed when you should check-raise with a draw on the turn. Here, I will explain some situations where it is usually better to just call on the turn with a draw instead of semi-bluffing. The main reason to not raise the turn with a draw is to prevent being forced off your hand. Suppose you are 150BBs deep and your opponent raises to 3BBs from middle position. You call on the button with 10-8 and see the J-9-3 flop heads-up.