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
When There is a Raise Before You
When There is a Raise Before You You have three options when someone raises in front of you. You can call, re-raise or fold. I will cover all three options in this chapter. The key is to always think about how your hand will fare against your opponent’s raising range. Also, take care not to set yourself up to make a huge mistake later in the hand.
In general, you want to call raises when you have a hand
In general, you want to call raises when you have a hand that will connect well with the flop. Specifically, hands like suited connectors and pairs are best for calling a raise because you will usually know quickly whether you have a strong hand after the flop. Your hand, your position, your opponent’s position and everyone’s stack sizes are all of the utmost importance when determining whether you can profitably call a raise. As long as everyone is deep-stacked and you will be in position throughout the hand, you can call with suited connectors and pairs basically every time.