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To be a winning poker player you must be capable of making a big lay down.
A big lay down is folding a premium hand when you think you are beat, and not carrying on with the premium hand just because of the fact it is a premium hand and its too heart breaking to lay it down.
An example of this might be that you hold pocket kings and an Ace comes on the Flop. You’re faced with a large bet from your opponent and you heavily suspect he is holding an ace in his hand.
In this situation can you afford to risk such a large amount when your “premium” hand of kings can quite easily be beaten by your opponent holding an Ace?
Think it through carefully and consider the following
- Does it add up? – Look at the betting patterns of your opponent; does it fit in with how he would act if he is holding the hand you are scared of?
- Bluff? – Has this opponent shown a tendency to bluff? Could this be a bluff?
A Big lay down is never easy, and it will be really hard to accept if you get it wrong and your opponent shows you a bluff after you laydown, but look at it this way its better than losing all your money if he had of been holding the Ace and you carried on with the hand.
Of course if you have considered all of the above and are still confident you are in the lead then you should continue in the hand.
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