First Four Positions: (Early)
Second Two Positions: (Middle)
Last Two Positions: (Late)
8- high—pat hand
7- high—one card draw
9- high—pat hand
8- high—one card draw
10- high—pat hand
9- high—one card draw
Unless you hold an 8-high pat hand or have a four-card 7-high in early position, you can't call the blind's bet or make an opener yourself. You must fold. You're too vulnerable to raises behind your position to call with these hands in the first four spots. There is a strong possibility that players will up the stakes in the middle and late positions.
It is foolish to call hands in middle and early position if you will be forced to fold on a raise. Do not call bets with anything less than the minimum openers in early and middle positions. In late position, if a bet and a raise have preceded your play, call with a minimum holding of an 8-high pat hand or a four card 7-high draw.
With a 7-high pat hand, you hold a strong hand and should play aggressively. Raise the opener from any position at the table. If a raiser precedes you, reraise. When you're dealt a 6-high pat hand, you have almost a sure winner. Don't raise in early position. You want to keep as many players as possible in the game. If, however, a player raises behind you, and it's just you and he and maybe one other player, reraise and build up the pot. There's something pleasurable about winning big pots.
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