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It Is Sometimes Better to Call Than Fold

September 5, 2011

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When playing poker a lot of people miss the opportunity to call and decide to fold instead. This is not always the best strategy is there will be many times you will want to call instead of fold. Folding should only be done when there is absolutely no other option and you feel there’s no way you can recover. However, if you have a decent hand and you feel there is a possibility that you can bluff you way to the win, then folding and not always be your most lucrative option. You have to remember that just as you bluff, other players bluff and you never know when that might be occurring. Obviously, when you bluff other players you’re trying to get them to full and do not forget that other players will be doing the same thing to you.

In the same way you will also want to use caution when deciding to stay in a hand because there will be some hands that are absolutely impossible to recover from short of a miracle. This is my learning when the best time to call or fold would be. You can learn these skills through practice and experience and learning from other players who have more experience than you. This is another reason that when practicing new poker playing strategies you take the time to perfect them. There are dozens of strategies that people find very effective when playing poker. However, if you do not know how to use these strategies to your advantage then you may want to take things very slowly at first.

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