Introduction

• You are either way ahead or way behind
  
• Standard play: just call
  

As a Gold member you'll frequently be in a "way ahead / way behind"-situation as you know all too well. The following examples will show you how to best act, if ...

• ... you are either a big favourite and your opponent has very few or no outs.
• ... or you are very far behind with hardly any or no outs against your opponent.

You are either in a Way Ahead or Way Behind situation and you cannot tell what your situation really is.

Preflop: Hero is CO with A , A
2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: ($8,50) K , K , 4 (2 players)
BB bets $6, Hero ?

If the opponent is holding either a pocket pair or unpaired holecards with two outs at the most. You are way ahead.

If he is holding a king, then you only have two outs against him. He could also be holding 44 and you would have 4 outs with every remaining Ace or King. You are way behind.

Preflop: Hero is BB with K , Q
3 folds, BU raises to $4, SB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: ($8,50) A, A , K (2 players)
Hero ?

A first-in-raise from the button can mean a lot of things; an ace, of course, but also a pocket pair, two highcards or suited connectors. If an opponent is really holding an ace or KK, we are way behind. Otherwise, we are pretty much in the lead.