Some people say the turn plays itself, but I don’t believe them – and neither should you. You just can’t play the turn on autopilot, especially when you realise you’ve seen most of your hand already, and the cost to take a card on the turn and perhaps another on the river is much more expensive than the cost of seeing the flop. You need a valid reason to see the turn, and that usually means holding what you think is the best hand, or a draw to a straight or a flush that you believe will be the best hand if you make it.