Limit Texas Hold'em Flop Play game plan

The flop is a defining moment in Texas Hold'em as five out of seven possible cards are seen. The flop is the key to whether you want to continue or dispose of your hand. One of the most common mistakes in Texas Hold'em is to not let go of hand on the flop. For example, when you decide to draw for the low end of a straight and end up losing to a higher straight when you hit or decides to play that middle pair with a decent kicker, which didn't hit and was beat anyway, or even worse to try to chase your opponents out of the pot by bluffing.

Common Flops

There are a few common flops that a limit player time and again will be confronted with. Look out for these flops and try to learn how to play each one. The following list shows a number of flops that all have their advantages and disadvantages.

1. Three of a kind
2. High pair
3. Low pair
4. Two-suited
5. Three-suited
6. Two-connected
7. Three-connected
8. All high cards
9. Rainbow with one high card
10. Rainbow of all rags

Advices to think about what action to take

• What position do you have (the later the better)?
• What kind of hands are the other players likely to have?
• How strong of a hand did you flop?
• Number of players (hard to bluff in a 4 handed pot)?
• Did anyone raise before the flop and is your hand good enough?
• What is the size of the pot, do you have odds to call?
• Are there any draws on the board?