Consider the following: Here is one of the most common scenarios: No one has raised the flop before and you are on the button, each player checks around to you, you are in the last position to bet. You have flopped high pair on a flop. Now very carefully you set a strong bet, safe and sound in the knowledge that everyone else will dutifully fold to your clearly expressed strength – thank you very much. After that what follows is the re-raising of the big blind. The big blind re-raises to double your bet.

At this moment the re-raise could mean many things, so it is very important and also very essential to have a look at all the probabilities and possibilities. You may also need to find recognize some situations where in you may want to re-raise in future. When the players are on the dealer button it is very common for them to try to steal a pot after everyone else has checked. In this case getting re-raised might be the big blind saying ‘ I am on to you!’.

When the players get into the situation where they are on the big blind then they especially get prone to showing their backs up since the players do not want to be seen as an easy prey or a sucker!
Make a note in your mind and do not forget that even solid and strong players can appear to be bluffing if they acquired a lot of pots in recent hands.

If it appears to you that this is what his bet is saying, then your best course of action here will be to go for a call – in any case, you have got a strong hand. If he checks or confirms after the turn, then a similar or slightly higher bet should see him off and if this is not the case then you need to be careful.Be on your guard . Watch out!!! He may try to trap you.

A re-raise can shock the opponent and perhaps stimulate an over bet in return and good and smart players are clever enough since they are aware of such moves and methods. Consider a case similar to that of the above one, where you are holding a high pair, then you must be very careful and must not get attracted, you would be well advised to avoid the temptation to re-raise again or go for a big one – that might be just what he’s waiting for, you may be falling into his trap.

Judge the player and try and find out what sort of a person he is. If he is the slippery sort, then be very cautious and proceed with prudence. Call the re-raise and bet again if he checks on the turn. Take care of all his bets with vigilance and treat any more big bets coming out from his side with caution.