Poker Strategy: Big cards and after the flop

 Big cards are defined as any two cards, both ten or higher. In Hold'em a lot of players will play random big cards without regard to their position or the number of raises. When you are holding random big cards, you will have to be lucky to dominate your opponents. You will have to be fortunate to have King-Jack when your opponent holds King-Ten. Sometimes you will dominate and sometimes you will not. You will not have any confidence in the relative strength of your hand until the showdown. For every time that you accidentally dominate the opposition you will be dominated by them. Call before the flop, and after that you will have a better idea where you stand in the poker game. But do not play any two big cards.

 Choosing to play a hand or not is the most critical decision you will make in a hand of hold'em poker. The flop will be the second most critical junction. On the flop you will choose to continue or not. If you go beyond the flop then you will probably go all the way to the river. Do not get into the habit of routinely seeing the turn. On the flop, either you are the best or you have a good draw. Many players will take off the turn with a poor draw because it only costs a small bet. Do not get into this habit, bet if you are the best. See the turn if you have a good draw. Fold all the rest. One pair at the flop is often enough to win. Generally, you are hoping to have top pair or better. That is, you would like one of your pocket cards to pair the highest card on the flop.