It is great when you hit a flop hard, but more often than not, you will end up with a flop that gives you plenty of food for thought. Here is some advice on how to deal with a situation when you hit a weak part of the flop.
Imagine that you have raised pre flop and one player has called. The flop rains down from the dealer’s hand and you hit bottom pair. What do you do?
The first thing to consider is the strength of the opponent in the hand. If the player is weak, then it makes sense to make a continuation bet the large percentage of the time.
Against stronger opponents, it pays to mix it up a little, with a bet 60% of the time and a check-call line 40% of the time.
So, that is how you handle a heads-up pot, but what about a pot where you have received multiple callers? The choices are actually simple: you either have a stab at the pot or you give up.
Against weaker players, you can have your shot if a potential scare card comes on the flop, but more often than not one of your opponents has connected and will not go away lightly.
Against tougher opponents, your flop bet is important because it sets up the action for later streets. If you do not have a great plan for the turn and river, then you could end up burning money.
With this in mind, it may pay to fold, even if you may have the best hand on the flop.
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