Free Cards in Limit Hold'em - Part VI

My last column started investigating when you can give a free card. I created the following list: You flop (or turn) an unbeatable hand. The pot is very small. You have a vulnerable hand that can improve. Your opponent is a frequent bluffer. You are in a way-ahead/way- behind scenario. That...

Tuesday Apr 29, 2008

published 18 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 8

Free Cards in Limit Hold'em - Part V

Thus far, I have discussed times that you are trying to get a free card, and times that you are trying to stop an opponent from getting one. While you generally want to avoid giving free cards, giving a free card is occasionally a strategically sound play. Here are the instances that we will...

Wednesday Apr 09, 2008

published 38 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 7

Free Cards - Part IV

In this column, we continue our look at free cards and related topics by discussing defenses against free-card raises in limit hold'em. On the surface, defending against free-card raises is pretty simple: If you suspect that an opponent is raising to take a free card, don't give him one....

Wednesday Mar 26, 2008

published 52 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 6

Free Cards - Part III

In my last column, I began to discuss the criteria for the free-card raise. I started by looking at the first of the following six factors that you should consider: • How many outs do you have? • How large is the pot? • What is your position? • How many players are there?...

Wednesday Mar 12, 2008

published 66 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 5

Free Cards - Part II

In my last column, I began to explore free cards, and looked at the potential cost of giving a free card when your opponent would have folded if you bet. Let's begin here with the cost of a free card if your opponent will not fold if you bet. If he will not fold, the cost of a free card is a...

Wednesday Feb 27, 2008

published 80 days ago in
Card Player Magazine Volume 21, Number 4

Free Cards - Part 1

Much of post-flop strategy revolves around a struggle for free cards. If you're ahead, you rarely want to give one. If you're behind, you benefit greatly by getting or taking one. In this series of columns, we will take a look at various aspects of free cards, beginning here with: •...

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