http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/ How to play 99? Suited connectors? Ask questions there or share your knowledge! en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:55:08 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/ http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/f8/protecting-your-hand-post-flop-26489/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:36:14 GMT Ive noticed few threads on this subject so I thought id start one. What do I mean by protecting your hand. Lets say for instance you have top pair or... Ive noticed few threads on this subject so I thought id start one. What do I mean by protecting your hand. Lets say for instance you have top pair or better and think your opponent has a flush draw on flop. How do you play it. I usually do one of 3 things. 1)Bet enuff to price my opponent out of calling.In order to do this you must bet enough to make it impractacal for them to call. (in order to be getting the rite odds to call it should be atleast aprox. 3 to 1 on ur money as thats about their chances of hitting the flush 2) if I think my opponent wont fold easily no matter how much I bet ill let a card come off and if its not the card to make flush ill push hard on turn as id rather them not see the river and at this point im a huge favorite and dont mind a donkey call with less than 20% chance of hitting. or 3) being a favorite with top pair or better I mite bet smaller amounts pricing them in, this is to build the pot of course this is my least favorite option because ur asking for a bad beat although the odds are in your favor and also if they miss their flush betting on end is now useless unless they stumbled into 2nd pair or such along the way and u also have to be carefull of controlling the pot size in this situation. This ofcourse can be applied to other drawing hands ur up against aswell. Id love to hear others opinions on this subject. I know these are by no means the only way to play in these spots and are just my own mad ramblings but these techniques have helped me improve my game. It really comes down to your opponent and ur chipstacks. While some players will quickly fold if u price them out others will not fold a flush draw no matter how much you bet so obviously this is the biggest factor. But I really like to protect my hands and rarely if ever use the 3rd option ive laid out. Ofcourse in tourney situations you often just push with your hand, draws be darned depending on your chipstack. I find the 2nd option is best for cash games when your not wanting to gamble off ur stack up against a draw. I hope this gets the ball rolling and our strategy section will pick up. Please chime in with your opinions,suggestions, or post hands that illustrate these situations where protecting or not-protecting your hand can be paramount to the outcome. :blah::blah::blah: ]]> Strategic corner BBOB http://www.onlinepoker66.com/forum/f8/protecting-your-hand-post-flop-26489/