Betting into a Dry Side Pot In poker, there are many times when you should just make the standard best play in a hand. There are, however, definitely times when you should try something different. This is especially true if you play with the same people often. The people that play the same way all the time think that others do the same thing. For example, if they always continuation bet with top pair, they think that all other players continuation bet with top pair. If they always check raise when they hit a set, they think all other players will check raise when they hit a set. You get the idea. I’ve mentioned in previous blogs that you must vary your play when playing against competent players. Additionally, you need to vary your play when you play against the same players frequently. This hand is from a $2/$5 cash game that I play in regularly so I have played against the 2 opponents in this hand several times and I think that I have a pretty good feel for their game. The UTG ...