When you flop a draw and decide to call a bet instead of raise, be sure to calculate your odds correctly. Most often when an opponent bets the flop and you call, you reveal your draw. When it misses on the turn, your opponent is likely to over bet the turn and make it wrong to call. When it hits, he may just give up. So, when you are calculating the odds on the flop, be sure to calculate for one card to come, not two, because that’s all you’re seeing.
On an average hold’em board, if you flop a strong hand but vulnerable hand (like split two or a small overpair), and you bet and get raised, consider your opponent. This is a very awkward situation and their tendencies may be the only odds you can consider.
Check-raising isn’t something you want to do often but here’s a good time to do it: after calling a preflop raise, you have a strong but vulnerable hand on the flop (like split or bottom two pair). Check and allow your opponent to do a follow-up bet then make him pay dearly with a LARGE raise.
Minimum raising, often called min raising, is generally a bad idea in no limit. However, consider min raising on the flop with the nut flush draw with intent of checking the turn if you miss. The ol’ free card trick can work in no limit as well as limit!
When you get dealt a monster RIGHT AFTER you bluffed or got caught stealing try your best to make your bets look like a steal. In this spot, players are a lot less likely to believe you have the hand you actually have.
