Blind Position Pre-Flop Exercises

AS-4D in the Big Blind

There is an early position raise, and one late position caller. It costs on bet to see the flop. What do you do?

Fold. While it may seem that a hand with an ace is reasonably strong, there's nothing but trouble waiting for you with this hand. Say an ace is in the flop, what are you going to do? With early position showing strength with a raise, there's a good chance you're out-kicked, meaning the other player's non-ace card is of a higher rank than yours. And while you're looking at an ace on the board, it's going to be extremely difficult to get away from this hand. Playing hands like A-4 behind a raise is the surest way to lose a lot of money.

8H-9H in the Small Blind

There is a middle position raise and two late position callers. What do you do?

Call. This is going to be a large pot, and though the middle-position raiser has shown strength, it's unlikely that you're dominated. If you connect with the flop, this could be a very profitable situation.

Next up: Post-Flop Strategy.

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