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Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Saturday, December 05, 2009

Your Hand
$620
Big blind
$180
1st
$220
2nd
$300
Cut-off
$8
$740
Button
$230
Pot
$0
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online, it's folded to the very good player in the cut-off. He raises to $8 and the button folds.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

Just call. When you're deep and out of position against a very tough opponent you want to keep the pot small. You do NOT want to build a giant pot just so you can be bluffed on a later street. Even though you might normally re-raise given all these factors, this spot is a call.

  • Fold (2%)
  • Call (39%)
  • Re-raise (60%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Friday, December 04, 2009

Your Hand
$180
$38
1st
$80
2nd
$320
Cut-off
$77
Button
$400
Small blind
$230
$0
Flop
Pot
$12
$12
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online, it's folded to the aggressive regular in the small blind. The two of you have a good deal of history and he knows that you play well/aggressive. He raises to $6 and you call. The flop comes J♦ 8♠ 5♠ and he bets $11. You raise to $38 and he shoves.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

When you're in a blind vs. blind situation, the more aggressive player wins. If you were in this very spot, you would play a draw the very same way by raising on the flop. So when he re-raises over top, you have to call because you're near the top of your flop-raising range and it's entirely possible he's trying to value-town his draw. Make the call and expect to be good.

  • Fold (45%)
  • Call (55%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Thursday, December 03, 2009

Your Hand
$850
Small blind
$320
Big blind
$329
1st
$75
2nd
$230
3rd
$400
4th
$740
5th
$800
Cut-off
$76
Flop
Turn
Pot
$133
$133
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a live $1/$2 game at your local casino. The stacks are deep and there is one very aggressive/tough player. In this hand, he raises to $10 from middle position and you three-bet to $35 on the button. The flop comes J♠ 4♦ 2♣ and he checks. You bet $50 and he calls. The turn comes 3♥ and he checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Check behind

When you're this deep against a very tough opponent, checking back this turn is just fine for pot control. You don't want to build the pot so big that you'll have to make a tough decision on the river, so check behind. It's unlikely a good opponent is putting too much more money in with worse.

  • Bet (72%)
  • Check behind (28%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Your Hand
$340
Small blind
$200
Big blind
$300
1st
$100
$188
2nd
$100
$250
Cut-off
$450
Flop
Turn
Pot
$108
$108
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online, a fishy player limps under the gun. A regular on his left raises to $10 and you call on the button. The fish makes it $35. The regular calls and you call. The flop comes 9♦ 9♥ 3♣. UTG checks and the other reg checks. You check through and the turn comes 7♠. The fish bets $100 and the regular calls.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

May as well just call. With $308 in the pot with the bet and the call it'll be easy to get stacks in on the river. You have the stone-cold nuts and you can not be outdrawn. With the pot so large, this is one of the few times it's ok to slow play.

  • Call (80%)
  • Raise (20%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Your Hand
$432
$2
1st
$8
$663
2nd
$300
Cut-off
$8
$320
Button
$400
Small blind
$199
Pot
$1
$1
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand, a very loose and aggressive player raises to $8 under the gun. Your read on him is that he likes to see flops and he likes to play fast. An ABC regular calls in the cut-off and the button folds.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise to $50

Against a player who is deep and likes to see flops, you may as well get as much money in before the flop as you can. Raise to $50 and expect to be called.

  • Call and keep the pot small (4%)
  • Raise to $24 (32%)
  • Raise to $34 (43%)
  • Raise to $50 (21%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Monday, November 30, 2009

Your Hand
$188
Small blind
$60
$130
Big blind
$173
$0
1st
$200
2nd
$300
Cut-off
$60
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$69
$69
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online, it's folded to you on the button and you make it $6. The fish in the small blind and the regular in the big blind both call. The flop comes 4♠ 8♣ 9♥ and everybody checks. The turn comes 7♥. The small blind bets $17, the big blind calls and you call. The river comes Q♥. The small blind bets $60. The big blind shoves for $188.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

The big blind has a flush here a very high percentage of the time. He's not going to try and bluff the fish and he isn't going to try and value-town with JT here with you still to act. He has a flush, so fold your small flush and move on.

  • Fold (60%)
  • Call (40%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Sunday, November 29, 2009

Your Hand
$22,350
Button
$22,000
Small blind
$30,000
Big blind
$18,000
1st
$5,000
$22,000
2nd
$18,000
3rd
$22,000
4th
$17,000
5th
$5,000
Flop
Turn
Pot
$5,750
$5,750
Blinds
$150/$300

Question

You're playing in the middle stages of a live tournament. A very tight player raises under the gun to $850 and you call in the cut-off. The flop comes 8♥ 3♠ 3♣ and he bets $1,800. You call and the turn comes Q♠. He bets $5,000.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

You have to fold. Your opponent just isn't betting full pot without a real strong hand. Fold and move on as this isn't a good spot for you.

  • Fold (78%)
  • Call (13%)
  • Raise (9%)

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