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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%)

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