1. There’s no single correct way to play any given holding at any given time. Take K-Q for instance. It’s a strong hand but one that can be crushed by A-K or A-Q. That obviously doesn’t mean you shouldn’t play it, but you do have to consider your position as well as previous action. In my session I was dealt K-Q in three consecutive hands and played it differently each time. In the first, I’m in the small blind facing a raise from a relatively tight player under the gun. In this case, a flat-call to see a flop that I can get away from cheaply if I don’t hit big is a standard play.

2. A fold is just as acceptable, depending on how tight the raiser is. However, getting K-Q on the button after a solitary late raise changes the situation entirely.

3. A healthy 3.5x re-raise will either take down a small pre-flop pot, build a juicy pot for the flop, where you have both position and control, or induce a re-raise from a monster hand, letting you know exactly where you are. However, in the face of a raise and re-raise, with three people still to act, K-Q suddenly looks very flimsy and is duly folded.