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INTERPRETING BETS A small bet will usually be a player looking for intel. He or she wants to know if there’s a raise out there and therefore possibly a threat from a stronger hand. A raise will normally mean the player concerned thinks they can win. A re-raise is a wild bluff or more usually a player who is totally convinced they are holding the probable winning hand. A check will indicate a player who wants to see the flop to confirm whether or not he or she is holding anything with real potential. A check-raise is a trap where the player setting the trap feels he has lured an opponent into betting on a hand weaker than the raiser’s.
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MAKE OR BREAK! It’s a simple fact in no-limit Hold’em that the biggest personal loss is usually sustained when a player bets too big on one particular hand without any strong evidence he or she can triumph. If you’re planning to go all-in make sure it’s not out of frustration. If you feel you have the measure of the opposition and your hand has the likely strength to prevail then, of course, go for it. Similarly if you feel a bluff will genuinely surprise the other players based on your observations over a few games then raise the stakes. Just be aware it’s the big bet or all-in decision that statistically usually costs you winnings you may have spent several evenings putting together.
