PUMP ’EM OR DUMP’ EM

In no-limit Hold’em normally a good rule of thumb is to never just call as the first player to enter a pot before the flop. Either pump up the pot with a raise or dump your cards in the muck. If your hand is strong enough for a call, it should be good enough for a raise too. And if you always raise by the same amount (three big blinds is recommended in no-limit) it keeps your opponents guessing and you’re not letting the big and small blinds see more cards for free.