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Seventh Street
1. Suppose that going into seventh poker street you have an obvious pair of aces, and your opponent has an obvious pair of kings. What are your options if you improve down the river?
To bet, to try for a check-raise, or to check with the intention of calling if your opponent bets.
2. If you don’t improve, what are your options?
To bet, to try for a check-raise, or to check with the intention of calling if your opponent bets.
3. When is betting a pair of aces or aces up, hoping that one pair will call, usually the best play?
When your opponent’s cards are slightly dead.
4. Is automatically betting aces up and checking a pair of aces correct?
No.
5. If you think your opponent will call 100 percent of the time when he does not improve, what is the correct play?
Bet both aces and aces up (and three aces).
6. If you think your opponent will always bet if he has made kings up or three kings, what should you do?
Check, unless he almost always will call with just two kings.
7. Why is that?
You don’t lose anything when he has kings up and you have aces up.
8. If you think your opponent usually will check two kings (and sometimes fold if you bet), but will bet kings up or better and, assuming that he does bet, call if you check-raise-what should you do?
You should check aces with the intention of folding and check aces up with the intention of raising.
9. If you think he will bet only kings up or better but fold kings up if you check-raise, what should you do?
Your correct poker strategy is to now check and call with aces up (since he might have three kings), but to check-raise with two aces to make him fold kings up!
10. When making this play, is there anything else that you should consider?
Yes, a typical player is more likely to fold a hand like jacks up rather than kings up.
11. Suppose you have made two pair on the end, such as queens up, your opponent bets, and he has been representing a pair of kings all along. What should you do?
Normally this is an automatic call.
12. What if you’re against a very timid and readable opponent who never bets one pair for value when all the cards are out?
You probably should fold.
13. What if you’re against a very aggressive player who almost always will bet kings for value?
It may be correct to raise with queens up.
14. When can you profitable make this play?
If your opponent’s upcards are dead and you think he will call your raise with just one pair (or might fold a higher two pair).
15. When you have made a big two pair, what should you consider when determining whether to bet?
How concealed your hand is.
16. Example?
If you have kings over fours, you would prefer that neither pair is showing, especially the kings.
17. What should you keep in mind on seventh street?
Most players will call if you bet, and also call if you raise or check-raise.
18. Should raising on the end as a bluff be done very often?
No, only rarely.
19. When might this be correct?
Against an opponent who will bet a mediocre hand for value on the end, but who also is willing to throw his hand away if raised.
20. When is another time?
In a three-way pot to knock out the winner.
21. If you are caught raising without a hand, should you try it again?
It might be correct to try it again if your opponent thinks you won’t do it more than once.
22. Would you ever lay down a decent hand on the end?
Rarely. However, if you know a player extremely well, you can make some laydowns that normally would be wrong. But your judgment must be accurate.
23. Is it sometime possible to get three bets on the end?
Yes, against an aggressive poker player.
24. Example?
You have made a full house and believe that your opponent has been trying for a flush. If he makes his hand and you bet, you can then reraise after he raises.
25. What else can happen?
Your opponent might miss his flush, but still may make something, such as a high pair, and call.
26. What if your opponent is the timid type?
It is probably better to try for a check-raise.
27. Should you usually call on seventh street?
Yes.
28. Why?
Because the pots get so big.
29. When might it be correct to throw your hand away?
If you face the threat of a raise from a third player.
30. What is the biggest mistake you can make mathematically?
To throw away the best hand when the pot is large.
31. What about calling on the end with a hand that you should not have called with?
This can never be a mistake.
32. What is another reason for calling on the end?
To prevent players from poker bluffing you in the future.
33. Suppose your opponent who has been high all the way and has been checking to you, suddenly bets on the river?
You should never fold (unless you have absolutely nothing) if this player has shown that he will bluff in this situation.
34. When is another time that you should call a surprise bet?
When it appears that you may have been bluffing up to that point.
35. Example?
Suppose you started with two aces, one of which was up, and another ace was out. If your opponent caught an ace on fifth or sixth street and bets into you on the river, he may be bluffing since he will think you don’t what you are representing.
36. What about not raising when you should raise?
It can’t be a big mistake since you have cost yourself mathematically only a fraction of a bet. But these fractions add up.
37. What about not raising when you should raise?
This can be a disaster if it allows a third player to overcall and beat you. But heads-up, you again are costing yourself only a fraction of a bet when you miss a raise, therefore it is not so terrible. On the other hand, if you are fairly sure that your raise will be called by a worse hand, you eventually will cost yourself a lot of money by not raising in these spots.
38. If your opponent has a pair on board (not involving his door card) and he bets, should you raise if you have made straight or a flush?
It depends on your opponent. If it looks as though you have a four-flush and you are still bet into, you could have a problem.
39. What will a good player do when is looking at a possible straight or flush draw?
He often will bet if he thinks it is likely for you to have only a pair
40. What if a weak or scared player bets?
Be more concerned.
41. Can you occasionally bluff on seventh street?
Yes, especially when you have a four-flush showing, but have absolutely nothing and are pretty sure that your opponent is trying for a higher flush.
42. When else can you sometimes bluff?
If your opponent has a pair showing that does not involves his door card, you can bet at a player who is capable of laying down two pair.