Majority of the poker players check 7-7 (quad sevens) to the end. The reason for this is that it is hard to get action on it. It is often worth a bet if fourth street brings (9-7-7) J. Some poker player might be there with 9-9 or J-J, and occasionally 10-8 calls.
You can often pick up small lumps checking to the river. However, the chance of picking up lumps is rare. If some poker player wants to take heavy action if i have J-J and the pot has Already been checked, and I have bet, i become very suspicious. I am more likely to fall into the trap if it had been bet early.
MULTIHANDED ACTION ON THE FLOP
You have 9-7. The flop is 9-7-7, and you bet and get two callers. Do not remember. One poker player has 9-9. Leading out has this Advantage. A bluffing is meaningless; with X-ray vision, you can read your rival poker player’s cards. You hold 7-7 and the flop is 9-9-7. You bet, the next poker player raises, and another poker player reraises.
Dispatch this. Both have a 9, and one poker player might well have 9-7, the cards being close together. Even if that is not the case, the chance of your being outdrawn is very high. The situation is mere interesting when the flop is J-J-3 and you hold 3-3. The possibility of one poker player holding J-3 is nearly 14% if there has been no action before the flop.
This is less likely if there is substantial action before the flop. Let us Assume that you hold a-K-3-3 double-suited and before the flop, there has been one raiser. You lead out, the next poker player raises And a third poker player calls. Your poker hand is useless if there is large amount of money left in the pot. On the next two cards, all the initiatives lie with your rival poker players. But it is well worth considering if you can get the pot all-in.
Against the two rival poker players, you are the favorite. The two rival poker players each have a jack and three random cards. The reason for you being the favorite is that part of the time they are matching one or more of their cards. Your edge is small, and a discreet pass may be more reasonable. (7-7 should always be given up against two rival poker players when the flop is A-A-7. An A-7 is quite reasonable because they might be in the same suit.) Coming back to J-J-3, look around for an A if you hold a J facing a bet. An A-J may be winning.
The difficulty that you might encounter while raising and facing two rival poker players is that you are an underdog to improve. Therefore, it is generally correct to just call if you hold A-J-8-7 and some poker player bets. Even though you have nine outs, one rival poker player might be matching one of these. The situation becomes entirely different when you are against only one poker player. Holding A♥-J♣-8♥-7♣ with a flop of J♥-J♠-3♥, your flush-draw might be valuable since the rival poker player’s full hous is unlikely.
The holding J-10♣-9♣-7 with a flop of 7-7♣-6♣ is interesting. You get an ultra-monster by 8♣. You might outdraw A-7 with a club, pair or straight. Always be careful of a hand such as Q-Q-10-7. Here, you only six improving cards. If you are hoping to win unopposed then only it is worth a bet. Until you suspect a bluff, a call is out of action. More difficult is A-Q-Q-7. You might be winning against one flat bet.
ILL-COORDINATED FLOPS
For example, the flop is k-7-2 where you hold J-8-7-7. You bet under the gun and are raised. The rival poker player possibly doesn’t have trip kings because most poker players slowplay such monsters, holding position. This is the only advantage of kings over aces. The most that can happen to you with the former is that an ace or quads might arrive. A 5, 4, 3 could ruin you if the flop had been A-7-2 and you held a-A-9-8.
I have played in some poker games where i am happy to go all-in where the flop is k-7-2 and I hold a-Q-2-2. And is some situations, due to frown from one of the poker players, i have thrown this Away. In this scenario, the flop of K-10-2 interests me more. Then i have five nut outs, and my rival poker player might be on a drawing hand.
If you hold K-7 and there is Action, you are on your own. Holding 7-2 is simple. If some poker player bets, pass. However, if in a late position, bet. A-K is of similar merit; against checkers, you are often winning this pot shorthanded.
X-RAY VISION
The flop is 9-8-2 and you hold K-Q-J-10. There is A bet and a call. You have 13 nut outs And position; a call is in order. Fourth street is (9-8-2) 3. Again there is A bet and a call. It is likely that the middle poker player has At worst J-10. By this, you will be reduced to seven splits And four wins. Especially if the 3 makes A potential flush which you don’t hold, a pass is in order.
The drawing hand can be a favorite against two poker players with made hands even on fourth street. Look at this setting where the board is 10♦-9♥-6♣-2♥ and Mike has A♥-10♥-10♠-3♣. But Tim’s holding includes 8♥-7♥, and Joe has 9-9-8-7. For the big draw, this is one of the worst scenarios. Mike’s “18 outs” have dropped to only 13. However, if the three poker players decide to go all-in equally, mike still wins 34.2%, Joe 34.2% and Tim 31.6%.
Always keep in mind that due to the money from other poker players in the pot, they will all likely make a profit. Mike’s Area of concern is that if he starts raising without thinking twice, and Tim holds only 8-7, he might pass. Now, Joe reverts to being a good favorite. You need 15 outs Against two rival poker players having straights to have the best of it with one card to come when you have no information.