The Free Card - Limit Hold’em
Because checking and calling is rarely correct hold’em strategy, you usually don’t want to give a free card. If there is any amount of money in the pot you will usually prefer to win it right away, unless you have a monster hand (nut flush, full house and up). If you give someone a free card who would have folded to a bet and it makes their hand you have committed a huge error. Only give a free card with a strong hand or in situations where you think someone will bet behind you if you check or you are sure you don’t have the best hand and are equally sure no one will fold if you bet.
While giving a free card gives you a disadvantage, getting one yourself can be quite advantageous. You can do this by betting on the flop when you are in last position on a draw. On the turn when the bets have doubled your opponents will likely check to you and if you have not improved you can check in last position and see the river for free.
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