The Turn, or 4th Street in Holdem is when you start to bet those good hands. However, for the beginner this point can be exceptionally dangerous, because this is where many players complete their straights and flushes, along with all of the other possibilities.
If you have played good poker up to this point, on both the pocket card selection and flop, then you should have some idea of whether or not you are ahead or behind in the hand. Generally, if you are ahead after seeing the fourth card hit the board, then bet and start building the pot. On the other hand, if you think you are behind, this is the prime time to fold your hand, before you start throwing your money away by calling the expensive bets.
Say your pocket cards are J-J, and you bet aggressively before and after the flop. The flop and turn board looks like this: Q-3-7-A, three of which are diamonds, and you hold the jack of spades and clubs. I would fold this hand to any raises. Why you might ask? Just look at how many ways you are beat. An A, Q, 2 diamonds, or 1 diamond if another shows on the river, plus a remote straight opportunity if the river card is a 10, K or another Jack. That is a lot of ways for you to be beating. Now count how many “outs” you have and what the best possible hand is that you could form. Right now, your best hope is another Jack, giving you three of a kind. Are you willing to call bets and raises when there are only two cards left in the deck that can help you, and even then, still have a chance at getting beat by someone blessed with a diamond flush or straight?
Good play before and after the flop gives you the information you need to make the decision on the Turn. Stick with your gut instinct. If you are ahead, bet, and if you are behind, fold unless you are getting good pot odds with a draw hand. Do not pray for miracle cards. The only come once in a blue moon and most of the time the pot odds do not justify the call.
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