texas hold-em. you have K 9 offsuit. check,call or raise ?

Answer 1

Before you can answer that question, the following questions need to be answered:

- Limit or no limit?
- Tournament (if so what kind) or cash game?
- Position relative to the button?
- Relative stack positions?
- Your table image?
- Has your table image changed recently?
- Other players table image?
- Action before you?
- Any tells for action after you?
- Who is still in the hand and what do you know about them?
- Are the other players generally weak or strong?

Once you know all that, fold.

About the only exception to that would be if you can see the flop for cheap, like in the blinds. If you are getting short stacked in a tournament and have to make a play soon. If several limpers give you amazing pot odds to call.

But as a general rule you might want to just dump this hand. Let's say the flop is Q9A. Do you like your chances now? Are you going to try a continuation bet here? What are you going to do if your bet is raised?

How about if the flop is KJ3. How do you rate your chances now? What if someone has KT or better?

From a math point of view K9o is going to win about 58% of the time to a random hand. Against two opponents about 40% of the time. Against three opponents about 30%. But how likely is it that you are up against random hands? It is more likely that people are going to play something better than a random hand.

Answer 2

If you are on the button, there are a lot of limpers, and no raisers, you should raise. Any other cirucumstances, fold K 9 offsuit.

Answer 3

k-9 overall is a bad hand to play, it looks like a good hand, but k-9 is a major trap hand, i would much rather have a hand like 4-5 suited then k-9 for sure, you are just to easily dominated by other hands like k-q,a-k, k-10, and many other hands have you beat. K-9 should only be played in position for a call, i wouldn't put to much money in with a weak hand like k-9.

Answer 4

Depends on your poition. If you're first, muck it (throw it away). In fact it's not a playable hand at all, unless you're the big blind and nobody raised( so it would cost you nothing to see the flop). You need to have a lot of patience and discipine. And position is very very important.

Answer 5

Details!! Poker is a game where each situation are different. Follow what ZCT say and after answering those questions, you should have enough information, to help you decide what to do.

Take care

Answer 6

my husband says call

Answer 7

call

Answer 8

please dont mind me....im just doing this for points