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Scare Card Strategy

1. What’s an important consideration in determining whether to bet a weak hand?
If you can get your opponent to fold on the next round if you catch a scare card.

2. Example?
You raise with 10♣ 9♦ J♠ and are called. You catch the A♠ . You bet again and are called. You still should bet one more time if the next

3. Rephrase this idea.
If your hand is worth a call or even almost worth a call if your opponent bets, it is better to bet yourself (even if there is no chance that your opponent will fold) if your bet may allow you to steal on the next round.

4. When might this occur?
If you happen to catch a dangerous card, such as a pair card or suited card, that makes your opponent will fold) if your bet may allow you to steal on the next round.

5. Although your bet will not always make your opponent more likely to fold on the next round, is it still sometimes worthwhile to bet?
Yes.

6. Why?
You make more money when your bet is called.

7. Example?
You have 2♣ 2♦ 8♠ 9♠ , and you think your opponent has a straight draw or perhaps something like a pair of sixes. You still should bet, though he might fold on the next round even if you check on this round. The reason for betting is that many cards you can catch will make you more money when your opponent initially calls and then folds, or calls and then gets beat.

8. What are the cards which will help you to win the pot either eventually or on the next round?
Any deuce, eight, or nine, as well as any spade. Also possibly an ace, a seven, or a ten.

9. If you catch a scare card, should you always bet into a good aggressive player or a great player?
No.

10. Why?
Great players fear scary boards less than (reasonably) good players (but more than bad players).

11. Suppose on fourth street that you have a medium poker pair, a person in front of you bets, and a player behind you caught a scare card?
Usually throw your hand away.

12. Example?
You are second in a three-way pot and start with 8♥ A♦ 8♠ , and now catch a jack. A queen bets after catching a king, and the player behind you has caught a card that gives him two straight flush cards on board. Unless the pot is very large, throw your hand away immediately.