Texas Hold 'em Traps

Submitted by Abagail on Sun, 2004-12-12 06:10.
  • A trap is a move that causes others to bet into a "monster" hand.
  • The first, and a very common trap is the check-raise. The check-raise is
    move in which a player has a strong hand, but checks it to let someone else
    bet, and then comes "over the top" by raising them. This causes the opposing
    players to feel "pot committed".
  • The next popular trap is when a player feels "pot commited". This is when
    s/he has put a sufficient amount of money into the pot, and doesn't want to
    fold a hand that they usually know they cannot win because of the money in the
    pot. This is very common with new players, and is a very bad habit to have.
    TIP Fold a hand as soon as you know you cannot win with it.
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