Pass-over-raise is a very important tool in the arsenal for poker players. In this article I would like to discuss some of the different cards that are suitable for pass-and-place, and the reasons behind this style of play in the first place.
Why do we have to cross the card - raise it? Passing - Raise is an indispensable weapon for poker players, the main purpose is to protect themselves when passing cards. If the opponent knows that you will raise the stake after passing the card, then he must be wary of you giving him such a shot. If you never play cards - raise, then the opponent knows that he can easily control the pot he looks at, either for free or at will to choose the amount of bet he likes. They'll know that the worst thing you can do to them is just a call. If the opponent is worried that we will pass the card- raise, they will follow us more, so that we can get some free cards that we would not have been able to get, and maybe eventually help us win the pot.
Therefore, passing the card -staking is indispensable. So what cards should we use to cross the cards - raise, and when should we cross the cards - raise?
The most obvious candidate card type is, of course, the super strong card with many opportunities to get worse cards. Suppose we use 45 cards in the big blind position and the flop is A-2-3. Bet on the opponent, then we raise the bet, and when he has the Ax or even the dark three, we can get the maximum value and build a very good pot.
But if we only use nut cards to cross the card - raise, then the opponent will have a clear view of us. Therefore, we also need to do cards with different cards on different cards - raise the bluff, but choosing which card to use and how often to bluff is quite troublesome.
I rarely bluff when I don't have a winning percentage, and only do this kind of play when there is a live reading of cards against the opponent. So online, I'll only pick hands that still have room to improve when the opponent is calling. Another important point is that our pass-the-punch must be said. The flop has to hit our range well before we can cross the cards – raise the bluff. If we defend the big blind and then use the card-raise on the A-A-2 side, then the opponent will most likely follow the call to the end, because we can't play any reasonable hand. If we do get the unlikely Ax, we should just cross the cards - call.
Suppose we place a bet in the big blind bit, the BTN bit, and we call with K2. If our plan is to fold the cards without hitting the cards, then the opponent can keep betting on us mercilessly, and usually we will discard the leading card. So on what deck can we use this type of card to pass the card - raise?
One of the interesting cards that can be cross-bet is A-9-2, where there are many advantages to passing-ups: it allows the opponent to discard all pairs that are not in the dark three, and many cards that have a winning rate to surpass us, such as JT and the like. We also have a lot of room for improvement ourselves, with five instant cards that can complete two pairs or three pairs, and if the transfer card is any spade, we can get the flush card. On this deck, we can also do cards with A9, A2, 22 and 99- We use these cards to draw before the flop in the big blind position, so it's still credible to play strong cards at this time.
If our pre-flop situation is the same, but this time the hand is 89 and the flop is K-6-5. This situation is very suitable for passing the card - raising. Our cards are not strong enough to keep betting, and we need some fold win rate to keep the hand going. We had four nut refills and six decent sub-optimal matchups. Opponents are likely to throw away better cards, such as A high cards, missing high cards or small pairs, which is a big win for us.
Other cards to choose from are flush or straight-up. I've heard a lot of people say that when they cross the deck at 6-7-2, they basically hold the listen card, but I don't think that's the case. As long as you mix your own playing style, with nut cards and various bluff cards are passed - raise, then your play style will not be so obvious.
To further confuse the opponent's line of sight, we can occasionally raise the line with a top pair type of card. When placing a bet with a non-nut value card, ask yourself a very important question first: "Will a card worse than mine be called?" "Let's say we're holding an AJ and the flop is J-10-2. At this point many worse cards will call you. QJ, KJ and many listening cards will remain in the pot against you after you pass the card-raise. The problem with this hand-over-raise is that when the transfer and the river are not in our favor, we build a big pot, and then we have to play a showdown without a place. Assuming that the card is another red heart, then we have to make a plan at this moment. Is it a bet, or a pass-call, or a pass-fold? What if we crossed the card - call, on a different river card? What if we bet and get raised? Planning becomes easier when you gather some information about your opponents, but thinking about the default plan before you get to the table can help us think about decisions in a pinch. In this example, if we played a top-to-top heel with a jack-up and a turn card of 4, then I would personally try to control the pot and use my hand to catch tricks, to catch a single card like Red Heart or KQ. We can even win when opponents bet with a worse heel with a top-of-the-line band, because they have to protect their hand from the fourth heart of the river card.
The above are just a few examples of hands that can be used to pass-raise. In order for our opponents to keep guessing, we need to do a lot of cards with a variety of different hands - raises. If we only use nut cards or flush cards to pass the card- raise, it will be completely seen through by the opponent (and they will also know that you only have nut cards if there is no possibility of flush listening on the card surface), so we need to use various hands to pass the card - raise the card, so that the opponent is difficult to see through. We must also be careful not to cross-raise one of these cards every time, because this will make us bluff too often to let the opponent follow through with a loose card.