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y2kooij
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05-02-2006, 02:06 AM
Post subject: Raising for a free card question
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Im terribly sorry if I sound like a broken record and this has been discussed before, but i am constantly reading about people "raising for a free card". Would someone kindly let me know what this means or send me a link.
Also show me a hand history of this being used. thanks
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Pyroxene
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05-02-2006, 03:01 AM
Post subject: Re: Raising for a free card question
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Originally Posted by y2kooij
Im terribly sorry if I sound like a broken record and this has been discussed before, but i am constantly reading about people "raising for a free card". Would someone kindly let me know what this means or send me a link.
Also show me a hand history of this being used. thanks
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It is a move, typically used in late position, where you have a drawing hand and the action is checked to you. You put out a bet that represents some strength. As the action continues to those that checked earlier, they may fold, so you win the pot. Or they may call. But, as you have represented strength on the flop, it is quite possible that they will check to you AGAIN on the turn, particularly if they have a weak hand. This allows you to CHECK the turn and see the river without committing money on the turn. The river card was your 'free card' as you committed no chips on the turn to see it. You opponent, whose weak hand was still ahead of your drawing hand, allowed you to get a card for free.
The downside of this move is having your flop raise be re-raised (check-raise) by an earlier checker. If you do not have the outs to justify the call, you may likely fold, forfeiting your bet.
EDIT: I felt that your question was really about the concept of Getting a Free Card so I described that. Opening with a bet or raising an earlier bet are examples of this. You can read more about them in Hold'em Poker For Advanced Players, pg. 116 and The Theory of Poker, pg. 130. But, technically, martindcx1e is right in his message below. I described Betting for a Free Card rather than Raising for a Free Card.
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Pyroxene
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martindcx1e
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4-of-a-Kind
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Raising for a free card is when you are in late position with a draw and there has been a bet before you. You raise and are then checked to on the turn so you check behind getting a free look at the river card.
EDIT: Here's a link to a HH where it is used
http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...ic.php?t=33803
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y2kooij
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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thanks guys
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