Flop Fundamentals Part 3

Playing OOP - Out of the Blinds

More often than not, you should be folding pre-flop OOP. We are playing without two major advantages when calling in the blinds and they are: Position and Initiative.

If you choose to continue:

1. Hands that hit many flops.
2. You have a bluffing plan.
3. You know your opponent's tendencies.
4. "High" implied odds.
5. Trapping hand.

To Bet or Check

Usually... Check! - This protects your "weak" checks.

• Lead out IF...
1. More +EV bluff.
2. Passive opponents.
3. Bad c-bet board.
4. Set up a 3-bet.

Check/Call or Check/Raise

• Consider the following:
1. Your whole range.
2. Do we want to re-open the betting?
3. Can you make good turn decisions?
4. Always keep in mind: opponent predictability, scare cards, hidden draws.