Poker Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
your approximate flop equity
your approximate flop equity versus your opponents continuation bet range will be much different versus their turn betting range. Your flop equity versus their range is not your realized equity until you can get to showdown. Having an idea of where your hand grouping stands versus a typical opening range will allow you to see profitable lines better, and balance your range accordingly. You should go through each of these flop textures and make sure you understand what kinds of lines you will take on average against most opponents. Once you're comfortable with your plan, and you've practiced it a bit, you can add more and more deception into your hand ranges as your opponents get more sophisticated.
Balanced Deception
Balanced Deception One way of balancing your range is playing a board and texture situation the same way with the widest range of hand groups. Another way of achieving balance with your range is playing the same hand differently on the same board texture. So one time you check-raise with a set on a draw heavy board, and another time you check/call with it. If you get to showdown against the same villain with each hand, they are going to havea more difficult time knowing your range the next time you check/call on a draw heavy board.