NL vs. Lim Concepts

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-Raising to get a free card

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No.

Lets say the pot is $100 after bobo the fish bet %50 on the flop. Now you raise what? $75? (call $50 raise $25, he calls pot is $200)?

These have to happen/not happen:
A. He could reraise you on the flop messing up your odds.
B. If there is a check/check on the turn then the river produces your wonderous flush then you have to bet $100 into the pot to be even odds for your draw hit % and he has to call.

If you are raising in this situation you need a really strong hand like 2 overs and the flush draw.

Just by calling you get beter pot odds and he will be more likely to call a 3 flush because you might be bluffing.


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You obviously didn't read Sklansky's books [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img].

Here are the main problems if you just call:

- there's a good chance you'll never see the river because your opponent will make a big bet on the turn giving you horrible odds.

- your opponent will put you on a draw so he will more easily lay his hand down if you hit.


There are lots of other reasons why a raise can be better than a call. Just read Theory of Poker.