4th Street
If you have made it to 4th street, presumably you've hit something on the flop. Obviously, if you've hit a strong hand or a good drawing hand on the flop, then you should continue to play the hand in some manner. If you have flopped a set, 2 pair, straight or a flush, then you'll be doing a lot of betting and raising on 4th street. If you flop a strong draw, then you should probably either lead in the betting or just call a bet. It is also a time to evaluate whether or not your opponents have hit their draw. Sometimes it will be very obvious that he has hit his draw either by the way you can read them or with the way the cards have came off the deck, the one you knew you didn't want to see. On the other hand, if its you that has hit your draw you have two options. Either jam the pot or just smooth call. When you play, you will have to assess what is the best option at the time for each individual hand.
5th Street
If you have read the beginners section you will know that making a lot of calls due to pot odds could be a good investment to make. The "pot odds" make it very difficult to fold hands on the river in limit hold 'em due to the sheer size of the pot compared to the size of the call you will need to make. The only difference this time is that you are playing with weaker hands than in the beginner strategy. It is important that regardless of the pot odds, if you can make four or five prudent and well-timed folds a night, that could save or earn you a lot of money at the end of the year! Learning when to call with your marginal-play hands on the river, or fold them, will become clearer as you gain more experience. Making these judgements will be down to how you read the situation. Reads, reads, reads and a small bit of pot odds maths could be a good guide to use. Making good reads and decisions will be all down to practice and try to improve your reading skills every time you play.
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