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Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Saturday, January 03, 2009

Your Hand
$175
Button
$200
Small blind
$150
Big blind
$40
$130
1st
$200
2nd
$180
Flop
Pot
$72
$72
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You’re playing in an online six-max game, and in this hand it’s folded to you in the cut-off. You raise to $8. The big blind, who is an aggressive, tough player, three-bets to $28 and you elect to call. The flop comes 8♥ 9♠ K♦ and he bets $40.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise all-in

If you aren't going to make a move with this hand when you flop a great draw like this, you should fold it pre-flop. Once you call and flop that open-ender it’s time to semi-bluff all-in.

  • Raise all-in (45%)
  • Fold (15%)
  • Call (40%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Friday, January 02, 2009

Your Hand
#160
Big blind
$210
$0
1st
$180
2nd
$170
Button
$200
Flop
Turn
Pot
$45
$45
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You are playing a six-max $1/$2 game online. In this hand it’s folded around to you and you raise to $8. Only the big blind calls, and you see a flop heads-up of A♦ 5♥ Q♦. The big blind checks and you bet $14. He calls. The turn comes K♦; he checks; you bet $40. He check-raises all-in.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

Unless you and your opponent have some sort of crazy history, you are basically never good here. Although your hand is strong, your opponent is representing a set at very least. I would muck this hand and move on to the next.

  • Fold (70%)
  • Call (30%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Thursday, January 01, 2009

Your Hand
$190
Big blind
$180
1st
$12
$185
2nd
$200
Cut-off
$350
Flop
Pot
$19
$19
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In this hand of your six-max game online a loose-passive player limps under the gun and you isolate him by raising to $8 on the button. The blinds fold and the limper calls. The flop comes Q♥ 5♠ 4♣ and your opponent bets out $12.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

Although raising against a decent player who donk-bets into you after raising might be right, against a loose-passive player it probably isn't. Loose players put in far too much money with dominated hands, so don't bother raising as a semi-bluff. Instead just call, hit your hand and then bet big, and you will make far more in the long run.

  • Raise (39%)
  • Call (56%)
  • Fold (5%)

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