NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.
NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.
NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.
NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.
NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.
NOTE: This is intended as a "starter" strategy for someone who knows nothing about drawing hands.
Pre-flop, only play if you can get in the hand for 1-2 BBs.
On the flop, you have 3 options (assuming you have 4 to a flush or straight):
On the turn, you now have to consider the size of the pot as well as the size of the bets. This is too complicated to go over in a short post, but learn about "pot odds" to improve on this very basic suggestion.
- If you're acting first or early, throw out a feeler bet of 1-2 BBs.
- If people fold, great.
- If people call, not a big deal.
- If someone bets big, just fold.
- If someone else bets more than 3BBs, just fold.
- If it comes around to you and the bet is 1-2BBs then go ahead and call.
On the turn, you want to judge whether you should continue or not based on the size of the bet (what you'll risk losing) compared to the size of the pot (what you could win). If you have a good sized stack and someone bets 25% of the pot, then go ahead and call. It's worth the risk. If someone bets 50% of the pot, only call if you have a draw PLUS something else, like a pair, or another draw (straight and flush draws together). If someone bets moer than 50% of the pot, go ahead and fold, you shouldn't have invested too much into the hand as of yet.
On the river, fold. If you missed your draw DO NOT try bluffing. Many people can recognize a busted draw hand and will either call or re-raise you. Don't throw good chips after a missed draw.