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Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Your Hand
$275
1st
$120
2nd
$250
6th
$300
Cut-off
$100
$150
Button
$200
Flop
Pot
$57
$57
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You are playing in an aggressive six-max game online. In this hand it is folded to the aggressive winning cut-off, who raises to $8. You three-bet to $28 and he calls. The flop comes 5♥ J♠ 7♠ and you bet $38; the cut-off raises to $100.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise all-in

Against a winning player, who is presumably very aggressive, your hand figures to be best here a wide percentage of the time. Because the board is so draw-heavy it is very possible that he has a draw or a worse hand he’s betting for value. Get it in now and expect to be good.

  • Fold (6%)
  • Call (16%)
  • Raise all-in (79%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Your Hand
$1,200
Button
$2,000
Small blind
$300
$1,000
Big blind
$1,450
1st
$1,500
2nd
$1,240
3rd
$1,000
4th
$1,800
5th
$3,000
Flop
Pot
$100
$100
Blinds
$10/$20

Question

You’re playing in the first level of a $6 turbo multi-table sit-and-go. In this hand it’s folded around to you in the cut-off and you raise to $60. The small blind calls and the big blind folds. The flop comes A♠ 5♥ 9♦; the small blind checks; you bet $90. He check-raises to $300.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Reraise all-in

In a $6 tournament TPTK is practically the nuts. Ship this one all-in and expect to be called by a wide range of worse aces. If you are somehow beat, console yourself by registering for another one.

  • Fold (25%)
  • Reraise all-in (41%)
  • Call and see a turn (35%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Monday, December 29, 2008

Your Hand
$200
1st
$300
2nd
$280
Cut-off
$650
Button
$14
$210
Small blind
$280
Flop
Pot
$31
$31
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You are playing in an aggressive six-max game online. It is folded to the good loose-aggressive button, who raises to $8. The small blind folds and you elect to flat-call. The flop comes Q♠ 6♦ 5♣. You check and he bets $14.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Smooth-call

Although check-raising may also be valid more times than not, you are going to get an instant fold. Those times your opponent does call, you’ll be a dog. If you flat-call the flop bet it allows your opponent to continue with the bulk of his range on the turn. Your hand is very likely best. Best-case scenario, you can get the button to fire three barrels with a worse hand.

  • Smooth-call (56%)
  • Fold (1%)
  • Raise (43%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Sunday, December 28, 2008

Your Hand
$550
Small blind
$230
Big blind
$300
$340
1st
$680
2nd
$1,400
3rd
$540
4th
$800
Cut-off
$720
Flop
Turn
Pot
$225
$225
Blinds
$3/$6

Question

You’re playing in a live $3/$6 No-Limit game at your local casino. The game has been aggressive, with one player really splashing around. He’s been playing almost every hand and is not afraid to bluff. That player is in the big blind in this hand. Players 3 and 5 limp to you and you make it $40 to go on the button. The big blind calls and the limpers fold. The flop comes J♥ 5♠ 5♣. He checks and you bet $65. He flats and the turn comes 2♠. He checks and you bet $120. He check-raises to $300.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call/call

His most likely hand here is a bluff. Raising the turn does nothing but fold his bluffs out. If you flat-call the turn and let him shove the river, you can maximize the amount of money you can make.

  • Call/call (33%)
  • Raise all-in (59%)
  • Fold (6%)
  • Call/fold river (2%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Saturday, December 27, 2008

Your Hand
$2,800
Big blind
$2,500
1st
$6,000
2nd
$2,800
3rd
$8,000
4th
$2,400
Cut-off
$8,240
Button
$900
$5,000
Pot
$0
$0
Blinds
$150/$300

Question

In the later stages of an online multi-table sit-and-go, it’s folded around to the aggressive button who raises to $900. You decide that you aren't going to fold, no matter what.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call and shove any flop

The stop-and-go is your best bet here if you tell yourself you aren't folding. The reason it’s better than shoving? If you shove now, your opponent will be getting 2-1 on his call. In that case he is almost never folding. If you flat-call now and then bluff-shove any flop, you have a higher chance of him folding.

  • Call and shove any flop (19%)
  • Raise all-in (64%)
  • Call and go all-in if you hit a jack or ten (17%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Friday, December 26, 2008

Your Hand
$7,000
Button
$22,000
Small blind
$14,000
Big blind
$11,000
1st
$4,000
2nd
$2,000
3rd
$1,800
4th
$5,000
5th
$10,000
Flop
Pot
$3,750
$3,750
Blinds
$150/$300

Question

In this hand in the later stages of a multi-table tournament, it’s folded to you in the cut-off and you raise to $1,200. The button calls and so does the big blind. Three-way to an A♣ 2♠ 7♥ flop. The BB checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet $2,000

Although you were called in two spots, you should still fire a continuation bet in this spot. The board is very dry, and it’s unlikely your opponents will continue with anything less than an ace. $2,000 is the right amount because it is just over half pot and will fold anything that isn't an ace. Any more and you are just risking chips unnecessarily.

  • Check (31%)
  • Bet $2,000 (59%)
  • Bet $3,500 (10%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Thursday, December 25, 2008

Your Hand
$1,400
5th
$1,200
Cut-off
$1,690
Button
$1,500
Small blind
$2,100
Big blind
$1,200
1st
$1,300
2nd
$1,223
3rd
$3,100
Flop
Turn
Pot
$510
$510
Blinds
$10/$20

Question

You’re playing in the early stages of an online multi-table tournament. In this hand players 1 and 2 limp and you raise to $80 from middle position. Only player 1 calls, and you take a flop heads-up of 3♠ K♥ J♠. He checks; you bet $150, and he calls. The turn comes 5♦.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet $400

If you bet $400 when he calls, there will be $1,310 in the pot, and you can comfortably shove the river. If you bet any less to get all-in on the river, you have to overbet.

  • Bet $250 (34%)
  • Bet $400 (57%)
  • Check (9%)

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