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What are the board reading rules regarding both straights and flushes?

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• When the board offers both a flush and straight possibility, there is double the chance a draw will hit.

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What are the board reading rules regarding straights?

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  • The possible straight is everywhere. 68% of the time a straight draw can be identified on the flop.
  • QJ or JT on the flop, unless it helps you, is likely to help several opponents.
  • When the board pairs, the number of straight draws goes down.
  • When the board has two pair or three of a kind, a straight is unlikely.
  • On the river there can be as many as four different straights possible.
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What are the board reading rules regarding flushes?

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  • The flop will have two or more of the same suit 60% of the time.
  • When all the cards through the turn are the same color, either a flush or a flush draw is possible.
  • When all the cards through the river are the same color, a flush is possible.

If two face cards or an Ace and a face are involved, the ability to “see” the sequences actually decreases. It does take a lot of practice, focus, and concentration to be able to read all the possible straights.

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What are the board reading rules regarding pairs, sets, and trips or better?

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• The top card on the board is important as a potential pair because the majority of pots are won by the player who has paired the highest board card with a good kicker or has a pocket overpair.

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What are the board reading rules regarding monster boards?

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• Boards with all high cards should have hit at least one player.

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Which part of the hand offers the maximum amount of information for minimal cost?

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The flop.

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Which questions must you answer on every turn, in particular order?

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  1. Straights
    a. Could someone have hit a straight?
    i. If so, what is the highest possible straight?
    ii. What is the 2nd highest possible straight?
    iii. What is the 3rd highest possible straight?
    b. Are there straight draws on the board?
    i. If so, what is the highest possible draw?
    ii. What is the 2nd highest possible draw?
    iii. What is the 3rd highest possible draw?
    iv. What is the 4th highest possible draw?
  2. Flushes
    a. Could someone have made a flush?
    b. Could someone have a flush draw?
  3. Pairs, two pairs, trips or better
    a. What is the top card on the board?
    b. Are there two pairs on the board?
    c. Are two pairs possible?
    d. Are trips possible?
    e. Is a set possible?
    f. Is a boat or better possible?
  4. If play stopped now
    a. What is the best possible hand?
    b. The 2nd nuts?
    c. The 3rd nuts?
    d. The 4th nuts?
    e. The 5th nuts?
  5. Judging by what has taken place so far
    a. Which player appears to have the best hand?
    b. What do you think he has?
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Which questions must you answer on every flop, in particular order?

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  1. Straights
    a. Could someone have made a straight?
    i. If so, what is the highest possible straight?
    ii. What is the 2nd highest possible straight?
    iii. What is the 3rd highest possible straight?
    b. Is there a straight draw on the board?
    i. If so, what is the highest possible draw?
    ii. What is the 2nd highest possible draw?
    iii. What is the 3rd highest possible draw?
  2. Flushes
    a. Could someone have made a flush? Obviously a three flush must be on the board.
    b. Could someone have a flush draw? Not a backdoor; is there a two flush on the board?
  3. Pairs, two pairs, trips or better
    a. What is the top card on the board?
    b. Are two pairs possible? Almost always yes.
    c. Are trips possible?
    d. Is a set possible? Almost always yes.
    e. Is a boat or better possible? The board must be paired.
  4. If play stopped now
    a. What is the best possible hand?
    b. The 2nd nuts?
    c. The 3rd nuts?
    d. The 4th nuts?
    e. The 5th nuts?
  5. Judging by what has taken place so far
    a. Which opponent appears to have the best hand?
    b. What do you think he has?
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Which hand must you hold to automatically have the nut straight (unless the board shows KQT9 through the turn or river, or shows QJT98 on the river)?

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JT

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Which questions must you answer on every river, in particular order?

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  1. Straights
    a. Could someone have hit a straight?
    i. If so, what is the highest possible straight?
    ii. What is the 2nd highest possible straight?
    iii. What is the 3rd highest possible straight?
    iv. What is the 4th highest possible straight?
    b. Are any of the possible straights made with runner runner? Which?
  2. Flushes
    a. Is the board three or more flushed?
    b. Is runner runner the only way a flush could have been made?
  3. Pairs, two pairs, trips or better
    a. What is the top card on the board?
    b. Are there two pairs on the board?
    c. Are two pairs possible?
    d. Are trips possible?
    e. Is a set possible?
    f. Is a boat or better possible?
  4. Hand ranking
    a. The nuts?
    b. The 2nd nuts?
    c. The 3rd nuts?
    d. The 4th nuts?
    e. The 5th nuts?
  5. Before the cards are turned over
    a. Which player has the best hand?
    i. What do you think he has?
    b. Which player has the second best hand?
    i. What do you think he has?
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How many straights are possible when the flop comes three in sequence, in the middle?

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3

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How many straights are possible when the flop comes in the middle, with 1 gap?

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2

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How many straights are possible when the flop comes with 2 gaps?

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1

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What is the big mistake that inexperienced players make when reading the board and a card hits that makes their hand?

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The only see what they have or the card that helped them, not taking into account if it may have helped an opponent.

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When reading the board, why do you answer straight questions first?

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Because they are the easiest to miss.

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Which questions on the flop will almost always have a “yes” answer?

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Is there a straight draw on the board?

Could someone have a flush draw?

Are two pairs or a set possible?

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Which questions on the turn will almost always have a “yes” answer?

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Is there a straight draw on the board?

Can someone have a flush draw?

Are two pairs or a set possible?

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Which questions on the river will almost always have a “yes” answer?

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Could someone have a straight?

Are two pairs or a set possible?

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Why must you beware of a flop with three, high unpaired cards if they don’t help you?

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Many at the table will have a straight draw or even a straight.

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If the board shows there are several cards that can beat you, the longer you remain in the hand, the more __________ you must be.

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AGGRESSIVE

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