Reraising
 
 

Reraising. The reraise by opener (or some other player who speaks after the raiser) should be considered within the same framework as the initial raise. However, you should step up (or, perhaps, this should be written "step down" for low poker) the requirements for each type of hand.

For example, as opener it does not make too much sense to reraise the same "made" nine, except as a bluff. A fold would be more sensible. If the raiser has a pat hand he probably has you beaten; if he elects to draw one card, he does so after seeing your draw, and you must speak first afterwards. You will win additional chips from him only if he suspects a bluff.

Once again, however, reraising (and continued action) makes good sense on potentially excellent hands, and here the wheel (may you be dealt many!) has turned full circle and we have arrived at the "risk strategy" which I recommended under special pointers (pages 128 to 130).

   
 
   

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