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No Limit Holdem Small Buy-ins. Post-flop. Flop. (Page 1 of 5)
Your game on the flop is closely connected with how you play on the pre-flop. Often, if you raise to get into the game, it means you have to continue the attack on the flop. When you raise on the pre-flop, you are letting your opponents know that your cards are rather strong. Try to win the pot on the flop even if you dont have winning cards. If you stop attacking on the flop because your cards arent great, it will be obvious to your opponents. The bet on the flop after the pre-flop raise is called a continuation bet or a cont bet. The size of this bet should not differ from the size of the bet when the flop suits you. If you follow this rule, it is more difficult for your contenders to find out if you are bluffing or not. The size of this bet should be between 2/3 of the pot up to the pot size.
When is the best time to make a continuation bet? If you are in a position against one opponent and he checks on the flop, you should always make a cont bet. The only exception is if your opponent is a calling station (Calling Station: a player who constantly calls on the flop with any pair or even without a pair).
Always continue the attack against one opponent if you are in a bad position and the flop is not risky. A flop which is considered to be less risky is one that doesnt offer a large number of possible unfinished combinations. For instance: flop 8-9s-Ts, doesnt call for a cont bet if, of course, you dont have a strong draw already. Before making a cont bet, look at the flop structure carefully. If the flop doesnt suit you but may suit your contender, who usually calls your raises with a particular range of hands, you shouldnt make a cont bet. Instead, you should play check-fold. For instance: you have 99, the flop is A-J-Q. You know that your contender calls raises if he has high cards.
Do not continue the attack on the flop when two or more contenders have called your pre-flop raise and the flop has not brought you anything. Lets discuss the reason for this move. After two or more contenders have called your raise, the pot has become bigger. You need to make a continuation bet of a considerably bigger size now. The profitability of your bet has decreased two fold (the possibility of both opponents folding is two times lower). The only time you should make a cont bet against two opponents is if the flop is not incredibly risky and youre in a good position. For instance: the flop is 3-4-4, the both contenders have checked before you. It is important to note that you may reduce the size of your bet up to half the pot when there is a pair on the board.
Premium hands AA and KK:
There are two different situations in which you will play hands like these.
Raised pot:
If you have raised on the pre-flop and somebody has called your raise, you should play aggressively but carefully on the post-flop. Continue your attack with a bet of the pot size on any flop. The only exception is if you have KK, there is an ace on the flop and you have more than one opponent. You should only make a cont bet from a good position. If not, play check-fold. If there is a rainbow of low range cards on the flop, be careful when tight players call your bet. If you dont know your contenders style of play and he makes a re-raise, the best idea is to fold. You should bet the whole stack on the flop if you play against risk takers or short-stackers (up to 70BB). Re-raised pot.
No Limit Holdem Small Buy-ins On Short-handed Tables. Turn And River. (Page 1 of 3)
The turn & river are the most expensive streets in Texas Holdem. Mistakes you make in these stages can lead to big loses, but you could also gain a big profit. First, you should carefully read the articles about pre-flop flop game to make fewer mistakes on turn river. This will help you figure out how to play in various situations.
How to play when your cont bet has been called on the flop and your hand has not improved.
If you are not in a good position, the best advice is to play check-fold in this circumstances. Sometimes you could keep attacking on the turn if you have noticed your opponent uses floating (calls a cont bet in a good position, to win the pot when you check on the turn). You may come across players who go all-in just because they have an extremely good hand, for instance: AK. They have no top pair but they cant lay it down even on the turn (This portion doesnt make sense, but I dont remember the Russian site address to check the meaning.) They are satisfied with the hand as is and dont seem to be too concerned about improving the hand. Dont follow that lead, as it can be a big mistake.
If you are in a good position. Fold if your opponent makes a bet and check if he checks.
If you find yourself in a situation with no combinations, you should fold and just get out of the game. Dont pay attention to the size of the bank, even if its very big already. Instead, you should stay calm because you dont want to lose more money.
Premium hands (AA and KK) on turn – river.
A re-raised pot is not going to be considered here. See the article about games on the flop.
If you made a cont bet and the contender called your bet.
If you are not in a good position, you should play check-raise if your contender often floats. In most cases, the best idea is to continue the attack with a bet 2/3 the pot.(If you have & 1050;& 1050;, play the same way as with AA if there is no ace on the board). If there are three suited cards on the turn, play bet/fold against one opponent. Bet approximately 1/2-2/3 of the bank. You will probably want to check or fold if you are playing against two contenders.
If you are in a good position, youre playing against just one person and he checks, you shouldbet 2/3 of the bank. Sometimes you may be afraid of investing more money on the river, because the pot is already quite big and you may think you can win the pot without additional risk, but this is a typical mistake. When you dont get the full possible amount of money it means you also lose. We would recommend you always bet in a good position when your opponent checks. Be careful though, if the board has four straight or flush cards. Fold if the contender checks/raises on the turn. The only exception is when you have special notes on the opponent or when the contender has a short stack and you are to complete a small sum.
Play more carefully against two or more contenders. You need to pay close attention to what combinations are on the boardlooking out for particularly strong ones. There may be more players wishing to catch you by playing check-raise. Check on the river if both opponents call your bets on the flop and turn.