Poker – Calling Two Bets On The River
July 25th, 2009
The question here is whether or not you should call on the river when calling costs you two big bets. In general, when you have to call two bets (someone bets and then someone else raises) on the river in a Hold'em pot, it's a good idea to fold. Usually, the only hands that you can beat on the end, when it costs you two bets just to call, are bluffs. You will rarely see an experienced player bluff raise on the river in low-limit Hold'em! It's just not a very profitable play. To return to a familiar example: let's assume that the hand has been played out among Jim, Jerry, and you, as detailed above. When Jerry bets out into 0-0-0-0-0 and Jim raises, it's a good idea to exit stage left with your modest little J-J.
If the last card is 0, leaving 0-0-0-0-0, and, as before, Jerry bets out and Jim raises, then get out of that one too. Even though 0 seems a harmless card, all you can really beat here is a bluff by both players. Is it really possible that both Jerry and Jim are bluffing? I don't think so! (If you want another reason to fold this hand, suppose now that you call, and Jerry really has the goods, something like A-6, and reraises! Now what are you going to do?
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Poker – Pot Odds Say Close Your Eyes And Call
July 24th, 2009
You're holding K-K, and you three-bet an elephant before the flop. The flop then comes down 0-0-0, and now y°u make it four bets (a raising war on the flop). The next card off is and he checks and then calls your bet. Now 3 comes off the river, for [3-[3-[3-0-3, and the elephant bets out into you. In this case, any four or nine makes a straight, but you call the bet quickly because you can still beat a lot of hands. The pot odds are heavily in your favor for a call here—there is already $7 from the blinds that folded, $30 from before the flop, $40 on the flop, $20 from fourth street, and $10 from the elephant's bet on the end. One $10 call to win $107! I'd call quickly as well.
Suppose it's 0 that comes off on the river, for 0-0-0-0-0, and the elephant bets out into you. I'd call quickly here as well, because of the pot odds (there is a lot of money in this pot).
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