When “Big Slick” Doesn’t Hit

Type of game: Limit Texas Hold’em, $10/$20 cash game.
Your cards: Ad-Kh.
Your position: Big Blind.

Scenario: Seven players at the table call before it’s your turn to act. You make a raise and all seven players call. The flop comes 7s-3c-2s. It’s checked to the player in last position who makes a bet. The small blind folds his hand and now it’s your turn to act.

Question: What do you do in this situation? Fold, call or bet?

Our answer: You should call in this situation. The reason for this is the pot odds you are getting on your hand. You have to bet $10 into a $150 pot and you have six outs to improve your hand (three Aces and three Kings). Even if you don’t count the As and Ks as outs because of the possible flush draw, the pot odds would warrant a call (in this case you would have four outs). The next best thing to do in this situation is to raise. This will give you more information about your opponent’s hands, and probably give you a better chance of winning if you hit a pair. However, if a player sitting between you and the bettor re-raises you should fold.

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