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Tips for Playing the River
Flop out of bed, go round the turn, make your way down to the river-- that's the journey that is Texas Hold'em.
Tip One: If you've come this far: If you've bet or called to the river you should be holding a hand that has a good chance of taking the pot. You should stay for the showdown if possible. Consider this: It will cost you one only more bet to call on the river if it appears you may have lost. Unless you're sure you've lost it's usually best to call here. If you do and lose, it only cost you one more bet. Folding a winning hand on the river is a far bigger mistake. Never forget that. You only need to be right about one in five times to make it the profitable decision. When in doubt on the river, call, especially if the pot is large and you have a reasonable hand.
Tip Two: Be careful about betting: If the river card looks like it probably helped your opponent or opponents (if it's a multi-way pot) it's a good idea to check on the river, even if you've initiated the betting to this point. Most players will bet in this situation thinking that checking will be construed as weakness, and it will. But this is the end of the hand. If you bet out and the others have missed their hands they'll fold. The problem is if they don't fold you are almost certainly beat and to make matters worse, will probably be raised. Check your marginal hands on the river. If you're opponent bets after you check you just call the bet, spending the same amount you would have to bet before him, and not risking having to call a raise if you've lost.
Tip Three: A Sudden Raise From a Rock: Here's a river situation that you'll run across on a regular basis in low-medium limit poker. A player you've been watching who hasn't made an aggressive move all day will suddenly put in a raise on the river after checking and calling the whole way. Guess what? He has a very big hand. Fold here unless the pot is large enough to justify the expense of an extra bet. Why pay a predictable player more than you have to when you know you're beat? I can't count the number of times I've seen a player call in this situation and then say "I knew it" after the showdown. If you know something in poker you should act on your knowledge.
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