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"Having position in hold'em or being one of the last players to act in a hand is a great advantage. You can just sit back and wait for everyone else in front of you to act. If your opponent bets and you are strong, you can raise, effectively doubling the amount of money that is put into the pot and raising other strong hands out of the pot by making it twice as expensive for them to call."
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TODAY'S TOPIC: Getting Raised
A $15-$30 game. An early player opens with a raise and you call with the A-Q. The early player is a decent-playing local who plays several times a week at this level. His opening standards can be a little loose at times, but once the flop comes, his play is good. The big blind calls. There is $100 in the pot and three players. The flop comes down: A-J-7, giving you top pair, good kicker. The big blind checks. The preflop raiser bets. Rather than raise, you decide to call. The big blind folds. There is $130 in the pot and two players. The turn is the 7, giving you aces over sevens with a queen kicker. Your opponent checks. You bet. He raises. What do you do?
CPMagazine Vol. 21, No. 19
publ. October 03, 2008
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