5 Things To Do Pre-Flop

[4W Cowboy]

<font color="red"> </font> I was playing poker online &amp; came up w/ a list of the 5 things you have to do (in order) pre-flop &amp; wanted to get some feed back. I believe they are 1) check your hand (your 2 hole cards) 2)check the situation (action in front of you) 3)check your position (in relation to the button) 4) check your opponents (their table image &amp; previous experiences w/ them &amp; 5) pot odds (the odds the amount of chips in the pot are giveing you to draw if you don't currently have the best hand based on #4. Why this order? One simple example to illustarate: #1- your 2 hole cards are the only thing you control and know for a fact. You are not going to fold As preflop even if the pot has been raised and reraised in front of you (#2). However, you might fold Ks or Qs preflop depending on your position (#3), who is doing the raising (#4), because you can guesstimate that the first raiser probably has A-big or a larger pair and the second raiser has As or less likely Ks. So the last concern (#5) is whether you are getting the correct odds to make a call based on #4.