Cold call

Calling a raise when you have no chips in the pot yet.

Example

One player opens to 6 and you call from the cutoff, with no blind in: a cold call.

Also written: cold calls, cold-call, flat, flat call.

call Match the current bet to stay in the hand.
squeeze A 3-bet after one player has raised and at least one other has called.

Practise it in 5 minutes Cold calls, a short free lesson.

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