You usually re -raise in the following situations:

• When you have calculated the odds (your odds) and compared to your opponents’ hands they are 2 to 1;
• When you want to convince your opponents that you are not very experienced, especially if you are actually an aggressive player;
• To make your opponent stop bluffing;
• When you have a strong hand and your opponent is an aggressive player who probably will re –raise;
• When you want to make experienced tight players to play passive with strong hands since that will decrease your loss.