www.pokerroom.com – After being dealt a hand of (K,A,9,8,8) as the big blind, in a game of Five Card Draw, you find yourself going to the first draw against two other opponents. First of all, you draw three cards. Some players might feel it is worth holding on to the ace in order to try and make a strong two pair, and this isn’t by any means a terrible play to make, but preferably I like to give myself the best possible shot at a set. After the draw we hold (Q,6,6,8,8).

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We see our first opponent then draw one, and our second opponent draw two cards. Different players will make their own judgements on the best way forward from this position, but my own feeling is that there is only one real option open. I would check in this position, and if an opponent raises, fold immediately.
It isn’t that I think a small two pair is the worst hand I could end up with in a game of Five Card Draw, but in this circumstance, it really is not a hand we should be playing.

The first opponent drew one card remember, which almost certainly means they are drawing to a straight or flush, or they have two pair. We are first to act and so have no information on whether they hit their big draw, if that is what they were holding, and furthermore, if they had a two pair instead, it almost certainly will be better than ours. Our second player drew two cards which gives another problem, as players drawing two usually have either a set (which is beating us already) or a pair and a high card and are trying to make a strong two pair.

When you assimilate this information and take a look at the big picture, you will realise that should really throw away your weak two pair to any raise, however small. www.pokerroom.com

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