“Stars” bars U.S players after indictments (Caro blog)
ALL (newest first), BLOG, News, Online
A win that inspires me (Caro blog)
ALL (newest first), AUDIO AND VIDEO, BLOG, Gambling, Video
Apple drops its “Texas Hold’em” software (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, POKER
Boston Marathon poll (Caro blog)
BLOG, Controversy, News
Eye surgeries delay P1 opening 12 days (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal
Failing to reply at the 2 + 2 forum (Caro blog)
BLOG, POKER
Full Tilt CEO arrested in NY, is sorry (Caro Blog)
BLOG, Ethics, News, Online, POKER
I used to be mentally retarded (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal, Psychology
I wake up with 311-point Scrabble word (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal
Jerry Buss dies — a friend of poker (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, People
Legal online poker bill clears committee (Caro blog)
BLOG, News
My affiliation with Advanced Poker Training (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Online
My apology to web designers (Caro blog)
BLOG
My exit from the 2010 WSOP main event (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Tournaments
My hippie photo that scared advertisers (Caro blog)
BLOG, Image, Personal, Photos, Press package, Psychology
My streak ends + Poker1 status update (Caro blog)
BLOG, Personal
New opening date set for Poker1 (Caro blog)
BLOG
Oldest WSOP dealer killed — my friend (Caro blog)
BLOG, Exclude ads, People, Personal, POKER, SPECIAL INFO
One final color alternative (Caro blog)
BLOG
Owner of Absolute Poker gets 14 months (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Online

Everything is everywhere

Any Poker1 page takes you anyplace you want to go!

Poker1 

Megadex

Poker1 universe —
all in one place.

→ Collections
Special Poker1 groups

Poker1 Megadex tools

— main navigation departments —

Collections

Related groups of Poker1 content

↓ Major collections ↓

Gambling  •  Hold 'em  •  Info  •  Life beyond poker

Poker (all)  •  Poker dictionary  •  Poker psychology

Poker statistics  •  Poker strategy  •  Poker tells

Prediction*  •  Shopping  •  Zone 2*

↓ Tip collections ↓

All*  •  Gambling*  •  Life*  •  Poker*  •  Various*

↓ Contributor collections ↓

Brunson  •  Caro  •  McHaffie  •  Wiesenberg  •  Others*

↓ More collections ↓

Poker1 FAQ  •  Poker-tell videos  •  Review of poker lessons

Sunday sessions*  •  Targeted poker quizzes  •  Tuesday sessions

* Any collection followed by an asterisk ( * ) has no entries yet.

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home

Poker1 everything

Browse alphabetically

 

B

M

N

P

S

T

W

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home

Poker1 library

Content in categories

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home




≡ Content above: Poker1 Phase2a specification ≡

MCU poker tip: Sometimes better to bet than check

One game where it’s regularly better to bet than check on early betting rounds is seven-card stud. If you have no pair, you might want to represent one by betting. Usually, this is partially a bluff, because you want to get your opponent out and take the pot early, and partially speculative in the event you stumble into a straight or a flush.The player calling may have a small pair or no pair at all, hoping to make something. Neither one of you has much to brag about

Now if you make a pair on your board, another bet will often win the pot for you immediately. Even an opponent with a pair (especially if it’s smaller than yours) may give up without a fight, fearing you had a big pair in the hole or just made three of a kind. When you’ve been the aggressor and improve, it’s hard for a previously reluctant caller to call again. This means you can often win pots without a struggle by betting “prematurely” that you might have lost in a showdown or folded to your opponent’s bet had you checked on earlier rounds.

“Stars” bars U.S players after indictments (Caro blog)
ALL (newest first), BLOG, News, Online
A win that inspires me (Caro blog)
ALL (newest first), AUDIO AND VIDEO, BLOG, Gambling, Video
Apple drops its “Texas Hold’em” software (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, POKER
Boston Marathon poll (Caro blog)
BLOG, Controversy, News
Eye surgeries delay P1 opening 12 days (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal
Failing to reply at the 2 + 2 forum (Caro blog)
BLOG, POKER
Full Tilt CEO arrested in NY, is sorry (Caro Blog)
BLOG, Ethics, News, Online, POKER
I used to be mentally retarded (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal, Psychology
I wake up with 311-point Scrabble word (Caro blog)
BLOG, Life, Personal
Jerry Buss dies — a friend of poker (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, People
Legal online poker bill clears committee (Caro blog)
BLOG, News
My affiliation with Advanced Poker Training (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Online
My apology to web designers (Caro blog)
BLOG
My exit from the 2010 WSOP main event (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Tournaments
My hippie photo that scared advertisers (Caro blog)
BLOG, Image, Personal, Photos, Press package, Psychology
My streak ends + Poker1 status update (Caro blog)
BLOG, Personal
New opening date set for Poker1 (Caro blog)
BLOG
Oldest WSOP dealer killed — my friend (Caro blog)
BLOG, Exclude ads, People, Personal, POKER, SPECIAL INFO
One final color alternative (Caro blog)
BLOG
Owner of Absolute Poker gets 14 months (Caro blog)
BLOG, News, Online

Everything is everywhere

Any Poker1 page takes you anyplace you want to go!

Poker1 

Megadex

Poker1 universe —
all in one place.

→ Collections
Special Poker1 groups

Poker1 Megadex tools

— main navigation departments —

Collections

Related groups of Poker1 content

↓ Major collections ↓

Gambling  •  Hold 'em  •  Info  •  Life beyond poker

Poker (all)  •  Poker dictionary  •  Poker psychology

Poker statistics  •  Poker strategy  •  Poker tells

Prediction*  •  Shopping  •  Zone 2*

↓ Tip collections ↓

All*  •  Gambling*  •  Life*  •  Poker*  •  Various*

↓ Contributor collections ↓

Brunson  •  Caro  •  McHaffie  •  Wiesenberg  •  Others*

↓ More collections ↓

Poker1 FAQ  •  Poker-tell videos  •  Review of poker lessons

Sunday sessions*  •  Targeted poker quizzes  •  Tuesday sessions

* Any collection followed by an asterisk ( * ) has no entries yet.

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home

Poker1 everything

Browse alphabetically

 

B

M

N

P

S

T

W

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home

Poker1 library

Content in categories

A-to-Z     Library     Collections     Top     Home




≡ Content above: Poker1 Phase2a specification ≡

Published by

Mike Caro

Visit Mike on   → Twitter   ♠ OR ♠    → FaceBook

Known as the “Mad Genius of Poker,” Mike Caro is generally regarded as today's foremost authority on poker strategy, psychology, and statistics. He is the founder of Mike Caro University of Poker, Gaming, and Life Strategy (MCU). See full bio → HERE.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Let's make sure it's really you and not a bot. Please type digits (without spaces) that best match what you see. (Example: 71353)