How much to raise post flop?

Generally, ½ the pot. So, if three players are in, and you raised to 125, there is now, say 375 in there. If you are trying to keep someone from chasing the flush, put in double what the pot has, or go all-in.

If you don’t catch an ace on the flop, you jump your raise to 150-200. Hopefully, one or more will drop. Then there is, say, 700 in there, and the turn card doesn’t pair the board, and it isn’t an ace, you want to bet at least what you bet last time, if not some more. In this case 200-350. Or, if you are a bit worried, you can try to knock the other guy out by putting him all in. If you are the big stack.

But, if the board pairs, with say, K’s, Q’s, or 10’s, you can pretty much assume someone has 3 of a kind. This is why you want to get it down to one or two people pre- flop. Odds are they are staying in with AK, AQ, AT, or more likely, KK, KQ, KT, KJ and most likely suited. That way, when the flop comes, 8 4 J, you know you can raise at will. If the board pairs, or even if there is a Q, a K or a J up there, you have to be a bit careful if someone has pockets.

If you raised correctly, and got one or two callers, and you catch an ace on the flop, it is going to be tough to beat you. Again, look at the cards. Make sure there isn’t a straight draw, or a flush draw. If there is, you need to BET and BET BIGGER. You want to drive folks out that are trying to draw a hand that will beat 3 aces.

If there is neither of those, NOW it is time to slowplay.

You want to get as much out of this guy, these guys, as you can. When they see that ace up there, and you check it, or if they check to you and you check, you give the impression that you have K’s or Kx and are now afraid of the ace.

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