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InsideEdge: Basic Hold'em Strategy
How a Hand Unfolds

You're holding a very playable A hearts-K hearts for your two secret 'hole cards'. Do you fold, call or raise? Should you be jumping for joy or wetting your pants as the flop, turn and river come out? Let’s see...

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1. The First Round

You are the player at the bottom of the picture. It’s time to raise and get some money in this pot! A-K suited is almost the best you can hope for before the flop

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2. The Flop

With a flop of Q, A, J you’ve got top pair, and a straight flush draw. Keep betting, or checkraise if you can – unless you think someone already has you beat



 
3. The Turn

The 10 makes a royal flush, a hand rarer than a solar eclipse! It’s too good to lead out with, unless you think other players won’t bet. Lie in the bushes ready to pounce with a check-raise



 
4. The River

The river doesn’t change your unbeatable hand, but it makes a straight on the board, and now only a flush (or straight flush, ha, ha!) can win outright. Keep betting and pray for some action!



 
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