SCENARIO 9
Now suppose you are in first position with :
The blinds are $10- $25. You bring it in for a normal raise of $ 75 and Tight Ted, sitting two seats to your left, calls. Everyone else folds cash course to Reckless Rick on the button. Rick reraises to $200. Both of the blinds fold extrastuff.
What's Your Move?
A. Reraise the pot to $900
B. Smooth call because you are afraid he has aces
C. Reraise all-in because your bluffing poker hand is so big.
Analysis
With pocket kings, we want to get most of the gaming money in before the flop. If we reraise to flop. If we reraise to $900, Tight Ted will probably throw his hand away. Reckless Rick will probably call or maybe reraise. Smooth-calling is dangerous Because Tight Ted may come in with something like A-K or a pair and hit the flop. Remember that your kings will hold up better against one player than two. If you moved all in, Ted and Rick will likely throw their hands away unless they have the one hand that you don't' want to see-pocket aces. We don't want to force them to throw away hands that we are a big favorite over holdem poker game.
Option (A) is the preferred play.
SCENARIO 10
Now suppose you are in the $25 big blind with:
The first three players limp in for $25 followed by the button and the small blind, making a total of five poker players already in the pot. The pot has $150 in it.
What's your Move?
A. Check and see what comes on the flop
B. Move all your chips in and hope you can winning principles it here
C. Raise the pot to $175
Analysis
You must raise to narrow the field ©. If you check, you're just asking for someone to outdraw your kings. Moving all-in will probably win the pot with no contest, but we want action with kings. Raising to $175 will probably narrow the field and give you a better chance of winning a decent pot the winner.