AFTER THE FLOP
Because of the fast, persistent escalation of the bet size, the implied odds for drawing hands are very large.
That means that medium-strength-made hands like the top pair or an overpair are at great risk on the turn and river.
These hands won’t usually get paid off on the later rounds by lesser hands but will often be raised by better hands.
This is where it’s very important to know the players in these games.
The top pair should frequently just fold if raised on the turn or river.
This is especially true on the river where very few players will bluff a raise.
Remember, with an escalating bet size, a raise on the river costs eight times as much as a bet on the flop.
This is a big difference, and it tends to hinder the already few players who are capable of a bluff raise.
ON THE RIVER
When the bet size doubles on the river, it’s often good to wait until then to raise.
In a game where the bet size increases on the turn and the river (like 3/6/12), a raise or check raise on the river can be a major sources of your win.
However, many players in these games will turn passive on the river bet, checking the hand down rather than betting.
So, if you delay a raise to the river, you need to be sure, and you must know the players.
Make certain they will actually bet.
You also need to know the poker players if you intend to try to set up a check-raise on the river.
Many of them won’t cooperate and will simply showdown anything less than the nuts if you check to them on the river.
Pick the Right Table / Picking a Seat / Theories of Poker / Betting Theory: The Odds
A Theory of Starting Hand Value
A Theory of Flop Play: Counting Outs and Evaluating Draws
The Dynamics of Game Conditions / Table Image / Player Stereotypes
Women and Poker / Spread-Limit Games / Double Bet on the End Games / Kill Games
Short-handed Games / Tournaments / No-limit and Pot-Limit Poker
