The Cash Trio

If every decision in online poker were black and white, it would be a much easier poker online game. If the flop makes your hand, you stay in and bet, and if you miss the flop, you fold and wait for the next one. Unfortunately, things are usually not that simple-oftentimes you’ll get a flop that’s good news/bad news, and you will end up needing to make a judgment call. It’s pretty rare for you to flop a full house or an Ace flush. More often, you end up flopping top or middle pair, or even two pair with a flush or straight draw on the board. At this point, you’ve got a decision to make-should you stay in the casino hand and defend it, or should you let it go and wait for a stronger hand. If you’re in a late betting position, and you’ve got a table that reacts favorably to betting, you can save your hand with a good semi-bluff. When I flop a hand that may lose value as more cards are revealed, I tend to bet more aggressively in order to chase the rest of the players out of the hand. This keeps anyone from drawing out on my top pair and gives me a few more blinds to burn.