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Article Idea for your site, "what to do with pockets?" It is something that I vary on time after time.
- Boyd in Houston
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Pockets, it depends. But the general advice would be like this:
Anytime you raise, you have to ask yourself, "what am I hoping to achieve with this raise?" The second question is, "how likely is it that raising will accomplish that goal?"
With pocket 10's you want to play heads up against someone. With Aces, you want a couple callers. So lets say you have 10s and you are second to bet. First guy raised. Raise him big time, and you will likely be heads up. Goal accomplished. However, say you are on the button and it is a family pot (all players called). If you raise, you will likely get many callers. So, when you answer the second question, you are unlikely to acheive your goal. In this case, save your money and call.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...