How to bet on the turn

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	Texas Holdem Turn Strategy Deciding how to bet on the turn can be pretty tricky and the turn is often where players make the most mistakes and lose the most money You have to be aware that the vast majority of the time the player how has already made their hand on or before the turn will beat the player still waiting for that last card to complete a hand. Example: Flush draw at the turn v's pairs You have , your opponent has Your opponent bets high pre flop which you match . The flop comes up: Even though he has you beat just now - with two more cards to come your chances of winning are 54.1% and his are 45.9%. It is your turn to bet and you bet half the pot and your opponent raises. The turn gives you a so the board now looks like Your opponent bets what should you do? The number of outs you have is still the same but what are your chances of making them? Not so good, you now have a 35.1% chance of winning. His chances have soared to 65.9%. You might not be aware of how much danger you are in. You still have two great overcards with the chance of a flush, why not see the last hand? STOP! This is the time to get out - making a bet now would put you in danger of becoming pot committed. Pot committed players who bet after the turn also bet when the river has come out and they only have a slim chance of winning. After the turn is when you really have to sit back and think about whether your onto a winner or chasing a big loss. You know that your opponent has a fairly good hand he's made a bet pre flop and a re-raise post flop. It's not a great leap to suspect him of having pocket pairs. Even if he doesn't he will at least have made a pair with the board and that's more that you at this stage. The only time to bet would be if there's a large pot, and you only have to make a small call, ie you've got the right pot odds. Otherwise fold. Here's another scenario that highlights not only turn betting strategy but how earlier bets or lack of them will make it more difficult later on. Example 2: Top pair at the turn v's a possible straight. This hand, you are dealt and your opponent has The flop comes up: Your opponent makes a bet and you call happy that you have top pair. You have an 80.1% chance of winning, and your opponent has 19.9%. Unfortunately the turn looks like this: Now your chances of winning are ZERO. Things are getting tricky. If your opponent raises on the turn here you should realise you are beaten. This is as much a lesson on how you should have played pre turn as how you play after it. After the flop you should have made a big bet or raised a bet, especially as in this case you only have one opponent. Because you didn't, you allowed the other player to see the turn for free and luck was against you. You're also up against a high card straight. Chances are your opponent went into the game because they had at least one high card. Generally if you only have the top pair after the turn, try and check your way into the next round. These previous two example should have shown you how it can all go horribly wrong on the turn and why it is important to bet high early on in order to make it too expensive for others to wait for the turn to make their flush / straight etc. Other general rules of betting after the turn: If you have only one pair by the turn and you are raised or reraised, then fold chances are a pair may not be enough to win the hand. Don't call bets after the turn with only two unsuited over cards If you have two pairs or better after the turn and it looks like you could have the best hand, then bet. If nothing else it will narrow the field. Slow play here if you have the nuts As with the other rounds, remember whenever you call a bet, consider the player making the bet. What position are they in. If one of your opponents raises from an early position, chance are they have a strong hand. Out and out bluffing gets less likely in the later betting rounds. Try and imagine also what kind of hand would you have made that bet with. Now that you've established a few ground rules for betting on the turn, proceed to the next round and find out how to bet at the river	sthsidetrial Where do you want to play poker?....... Use these calculating tools...

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Rules of Texas Hold em

Texas Holdem Turn Strategy