Tougher Post-flop Exercises

Qd Jd -- Late position

Pre-flop You called two bets from the button and saw the flop with 4 others. The flop is an absolute dream: Qs Jc Js. An early position player bets and a middle position player calls. What factors do you consider?

• Cards: It doesn't get much better than this. You've flopped a full house -- an absolute monster.
• Action: Not only do you have a monster, but someone is betting into you.
• Odds: Who cares about odds? You have a made hand.
• Other player's holdings: It's hard to know what others have here, but you might guess something like J-T or maybe A-Q.

Your move: Call. This is one of the rare occassions when you don't want to show aggression with the best hand. You should be very happy to let the bettor think he has the best hand. If he bets again on the turn (when the bets are twice as big), you can raise him there. But this is a time when slowplaying is the best option.

Remember: slowplay very, very rarely. At sites like Party Poker, players at low limits will call raises even on the most unlikely draws. So raise when you have a good hand -- they'll call.

1 | 2 | Next Page >