Coral Pocker – Case Study 5
www.coralpocker.com – having been dealt (7c,8c) on the button you attempt to pick up the blinds with a preflop raise. Both the small and big blind quickly call and the flop comes down (Ac,Kc,7h).
This is a difficult position to be in, but certainly not one to be unhappy about. You have position on the two opponents which is good, but ideally you want to see them make a small raise. If they check, this could mean they have missed the flop entirely which then means you are less likely to get paid off if you hit a set or a Flush. Your main hope here is that one or both players have caught an Ace or king, and you will make a strong hand on the turn or river.
If one of the other players is shorter stacked I would be less inclined to reraise in case one of them decides their Ace is enough to push the rest in with. Simply calling gives you a chance to make your hand before getting seriously involved in the pot. If you miss the turn, I would fold to a strong bet and maybe call a small bet. If you hit a club, a seven or even an eight for a two pair, I would reraise if I am raised. There is a possibility that you will be behind, but I feel this is slight enough to commit to the hand in most cases.
One of the blinds dropping out of the hand on the flop or turn is preferable if you hit your two pair or Flush, but I would be happy to take both players on if I have a set because if they have (A,A) or (K,K) as hole cards, I would have expected a preflop raise.
If the action is checked around on the turn in this case, I would put in a smaller sized bet to try and induce a call from a strong King or weak Ace Coral Pocker
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