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Say you’re playing poker you’ve got a King of hearts and 10 of clubs, and the flop comes out 5 of spades, 3 of diamonds and King of spades. Not too shabby-you’re looking at top pair, so you bet and an opponent calls you. But then the turn shows an Ace of spades, so now you’re looking at an overcard as well as a flush draw that can break your Kings. Doesn’t feel so good now, does it?

That Ace of spades is an effective scare card-when the turn or the river makes a pretty big difference on what the strongest possible hand is, it’s known as a scare card for it’s ability to make anyone who thought he had a good hand start to second guess himself. It’s also a great opportunity to make an attempt to buy the pot. When a scare card comes out, showing strength by betting is a great way to extend the life of your online poker hand if you didn’t hit the flop.

If you see a turn or river card that makes a drastic change to the shape of the best possible hand, place a bet of a few times the minimum, to try to get the rest of your online poker opponents off of their hands and steal the pot.