Having steered past the halfway point on our cash game journey, this month I’m going to look at playing hands through the turn and river. This is where the pots get big, the excitement mounts and, when you win, a large pile of money is pushed in your direction rather than useless play tournament chips. In short, this is where it counts. If our journey was Apocalypse Now this would be the bit where the puppy is killed and Marlon Brando is leering at us out of the darkness. Brace yourself…

First, I need to reiterate a very important point – that poker is a situational game, especially in the no-limit format.