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Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Saturday, January 10, 2009

Your Hand
$300
2nd
$180
Cut-off
$300
Button
$190
Small blind
$200
Big blind
$50
$185
Flop
Pot
$41
$41
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In a six-max game online, in this hand you raise to $8 from under the gun and the very tight big blind three-bets to $20. Everyone else folds to you and you call. The flop comes 5♥ 8♦ 4♦ and he bets $50.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise all-in

Your opponent almost surely has an overpair. With middle pair and a gut-shot straight flush draw you have 15 outs. Against your opponent's range of AA-JJ you are actually a 56% favorite. There is also a small chance that your opponent may fold. As a favorite and with some fold equity, now is a good time for you to raise all-in.

  • Fold (7%)
  • Call (26%)
  • Raise all-in (67%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Friday, January 09, 2009

Your Hand
$280
1st
$300
2nd
$75
Cut-off
$100
Button
$270
Small blind
$200
Flop
Turn
Pot
$101
$101
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You’re playing in a six-max game online. In this hand a tight-aggressive opponent on the button raises to $6. The small blind folds and you raise to $20 in the big blind. He calls and the flop comes J♥ J♠ 8♦. You bet $30 and he calls. The turn is the 2♦.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet-fold

You have a good hand with an overpair. Just because the board is paired doesn't mean you should shut down. By betting in this spot you can get value out of KK-99 and even some random weaker hands. So bet the turn for value. However, if your opponent raises, you can safely fold - unless you have some sick read.

  • Check-fold (6%)
  • Bet-call (40%)
  • Bet-fold (54%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Thursday, January 08, 2009

Your Hand
$200
Big blind
$2
$200
1st
$300
2nd
$8
$280
Cut-off
$450
Pot
$0
$0
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In this hand of your six-max game online, a loose fishy player raises to $8, and everyone folds to you.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

Against a fishy player you are getting implied odds if you hit your set. That is because fishy players are far more likely to give you value with worse hands. If the player who raised was a TAG instead, you would likely have to fold your low pocket pair because they would be less inclined to pay you off were you to hit.

  • Call (65%)
  • Reraise (26%)
  • Fold (9%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Your Hand
$180
Cut-off
$45
Button
$40
$170
Small blind
$200
Big blind
$180
1st
$100
Flop
Pot
$19
$19
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You’re playing in a six-max game online. In this hand you raise to $8 from middle position with 9♥ 9♣ and the good tight-aggressive button calls. The blinds fold. Heads-up to a 3♠ 6♠ 7♥ flop. You bet $13 and he raises to $40.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

A good TAG is never doing this with anything you beat. The very best-case scenario that you can hope for is that he has some sort of combination draw. And in that scenario you are barely even money. So fold now rather than hoping for a flip.

  • Fold (38%)
  • Call (25%)
  • Raise all-in (37%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Your Hand
$350
Button
$360
Small blind
$200
Big blind
$340
1st
$180
2nd
$100
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$107
$107
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand it’s folded around to you in the cut-off and you raise to $8. The TAG button calls and the blinds fold. The flop comes K♥ 4♥ 3♥ and you c-bet $14. The button calls and the turn comes T♦. You bet $30 and the button calls. The river comes A♦.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet-fold

Your set of tens is far too strong here to not bet for value. Bet around $80 and if the button chooses to raise you, you are almost surely beat.

  • Bet-call (47%)
  • Bet-fold (34%)
  • Check-fold (6%)
  • Check-raise (13%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Monday, January 05, 2009

Your Hand
$13,000
Cut-off
$0
Button
$10,000
Small blind
$5,000
Big blind
$12,000
Flop
Pot
$3,500
$3,500
Blinds
$200/$400

Question

You’re playing in the later stages of an online sit-and-go. There are four people left and in this hand you raise to $1,100 from early position. The cut-off calls all-in and the small blind folds, but the big blind calls. The flop comes J♥ 4♠ 3♦. The big blind checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Check

There is a dry side pot between you and the big blind. You may as well check it down in an attempt to eliminate the all-in player and get to the money.

  • Check (46%)
  • Bet (54%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Sunday, January 04, 2009

Your Hand
$200
1st
$340
2nd
$250
Cut-off
$450
Button
$200
Small blind
$200
Flop
Pot
$17
$17
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

Again in a six-max game online, in this hand a loose-passive player raises to $8 from middle position and it’s folded around to you. You elect to call, and see a flop heads-up of K♣ 4♦ Q♠.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet full pot

You’re out of position and you want to build a big pot. Check-raising may scream strength and cause your opponent to fold right away. You should bet out full pot into him and play poker from there. If he has nothing, he will fold and if he has something, you’ll begin to build the pot to play for his stack. Either way, betting is much better than going for a check-raise.

  • Check-raise (32%)
  • Check-fold (0%)
  • Bet half pot (40%)
  • Bet full pot (28%)

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