When the game is down to two players, there’s not much room between the player that’s sitting on the left of you and the player that’s sitting on the right of you. It’s kind of a squeeze, but everyone knows how to play Texas Holdem, so it usually works itself out. Occasionally, the other player will sit up, angry that he just lost a big pot, and it can be a uneasy situation.
Players that come through players, especially when they’re still beginners, end up getting annoyed at this kind of shuffling. The best rule of thumb is to never get annoyed; the cards just come to you, you should have your cheek on it, and the rest will soon follow.
Better yet, you can bet aggressively in the hopes of getting a free card later on in the hand. If you’re called, that isn’t a problem, and you can keep betting aggressively until your opponent is out of chips. Being that the other player just limped in, you can bet with a fairly good sized raise, hoping for a free card.
The temptation is to keep betting on this hand, because you just flopped the nut straight, and if you bet too early, the chances are you’re just throwing money away. Also, if you do make a hand, and your opponent chasing cards, you can safely get out of the hand, and try again tomorrow.
The problem with playing Ace Queen though, is that it’s kind of a hand that only works well in a tournament. A tournament is a very different animal from a cash game. In a Hk Live Draw Tercepat, if you have Ace King and the flop comes Ace Queen, it’s pretty much a no-brainer to bet. In a tournament, there are so many different factors that can affect the game, that making that bet in that situation may not make sense.
For example, what if another player flopped a set? What if a three suited card came on the flop? You can bet big, because you’re a pretty good player, but there’s no guarantee that you’ll win the pot. You never know what someone’s holding, so if you make an early all in bet, and someone re-raises you, the best case scenario is that you’re actually holding the better hand.
The same goes for hands like Queen Seven. Sure, you can bet big and convey strength, but if someone re-raises you, you have to make a decision on this one. How big of a raise would you call if you were a wine connoisseur and knew that your opponent was holding the bottle? The answer is quite small, because most of the time your opponent will have something like Ace King, Ace Queen, King Ten, King Queen or Jack Ten. You may or may not have the best hand, but there’s a whole lot of cards that could make your hand better, so you’re unlikely to be beaten overcards.
So the temptation is to call the bet, with the idea that you can hit your ace or king on the flop to make a set, and punish your opponent for drawing out. The problem with that is, if your opponent still has something like Ace Queen, then you’re in trouble. Even if you hit your ace or king, your worst case scenario is that they pair their ace or king and beat you. The trouble with that is, they might have a better hand than you’re willing to put money in the pot, which means you still lose money.
The problem with calling these bets is that the blinds will eat into your stack which means you can’t bet aggressively to make up for the money you lost to the blinds. The result of calling these bets is that you’re giving money to a drawing hand that can win big pots.
For example, you’re in the small blind. You have Queen Seven. The flop comes Ace Ten, Nine T, Two. Not a great hand by any means. Yet if you hit your hand here, you can totally shove your chips in the middle with a reasonable raise, and enjoy a fairly loose game with the blinds.
Of course, the blinds will eventually grow and you can’t bully them off the blinds as easily. Eventually the blinds will catch up to you. That’s why you should still be playing aggressively, but you should be doing it in a way that also takes advantage of your chip position in the middle. As long as you’re contesting your blinds, you should definitely be playing aggressive, but not the type of aggressive that’s going to eat up your stack.
If you think that the blinds will soon never go in, then you’re playing a losing game. Review the situation with reference to your stack.