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21. Example?
--> Your opponent bets 7-6-3-10 and your board is 7-5-3 and in fact you have 7-6-5-3-4-A. You have a call.
22. Another example?
--> Your opponent has something like 6-5-3-A showing and you have a 7-6-5 showing and have made a 7-6-5-2-A. You would normally call hoping that he is poker betting a 7-6-5-3-A.
Case II. Your opponent bets and you think that you have the best hand.
1. When is it correct to raise?
--> You must still be the favorite to have him beaten even if he calls your raise.
2. With all the money in the pot, do most players call you raise?
--> Yes.
3. Do you need to be a 2-to-1 favorite to have the best hand to raise?
--> This is only approximately true if you are up against a player who is capable of reraising without having you beat.
4. How do you play against this sort of opponent?
--> Be slightly more cautious in raising.
5. Example?
--> Your opponent comes out betting 9-6-3-A and you have K-Q-4-2 showing, it is usually all right to raise with a seven-four. But if you have K-Q-7-2 showing, a raise is probably now too dangerous since your opponent knows that the best poker hand you can have is a seven-four.
6. Put another way?
--> You can be a little more aggressive with your marginally good hands if your board suggests that your hand may be better than it is.
Case III. Your opponent is first and checks.
1. What is this similar to?
--> It is similar to the situation where you opponent bets into you and you are thinking of raising.
2. Should you bet if you think you have him beaten?
--> Only if you think you are the favorite even if he calls you.
3. What must you also adjust for?
--> A possible check-raise.
4. Is this normally a worry?
--> No. Most players do not check-raise enough in razz.
5. What is the one exception to the above?
--> No. Your opponent has checked blind or will check no matter what he has because you have been showing all the aggression.
6. Against a weaker player can you bet marginal hands into them for value in the above case?
--> No. No.
7. What is an example of an obvious bet?
--> No. An 8-7-6-5 checks to you and you have a seven low.
8. What if you only have an eight low in the above case?
--> No. This is more difficult. The answer depends on your upcards and your poker strategy, how the hand was played, and the skill of your opponent.
9. When should you bet a good eight low in the above case?
--> No. You have a strong suspicion that all he has is an eight-seven-six.
10. What else should you consider in close decisions?
--> No. You can bet marginal hands if you don’t fear a raise because of the cards that are showing.