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Question of the Day : No-limit Hold'em – Thursday, December 31, 2009

Your Hand
$172
$10
Small blind
$210
Big blind
$40
$139
1st
$250
Cut-off
$187
Flop
Pot
$13
$13
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online you raise to $6 on the button. The small blind folds and the regular in the big blind calls. The flop comes J♥ 5♠ 8♠. He checks and you bet $10. He check-raises to $40.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise

Against a regular you have to get this in. Your opponent is going to be check-raising flush draws as well as decent top pairs and he will be willing to get both of those in. For that reason, raise and get it in.

  • Fold (7%)
  • Raise (62%)
  • Call (31%)

Question of the Day : No-limit Hold'em – Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Your Hand
$200
$88
1st
$188
2nd
$220
Cut-off
$432
Button
$125
$0
Small blind
$200
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$97
$97
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game it's folded around to a weak player on the button who raises to $6. The small blind folds and you call in the big blind. The flop comes 7♥ 8♠ 9♦ and you lead for $12. He calls and the turn is the 3♥. You bet $30 and he calls. The river comes 9♠. You bet $88 and he shoves.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

You flopped the nuts on a very coordinated board. Chances are if your opponent flopped a set he would have raised there, trying to charge a straight draw. Because he just called, he either has a top-pair-type hand or a draw himself. The draws bricked and the top card paired, so when he shoves it's likely he either has a naked nine or a busted draw.

  • Fold (7%)
  • Call (93%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Your Hand
$36,000
Button
$33,000
Small blind
$1,500
$22,000
Big blind
$3,000
$90,000
1st
$55,000
2nd
$71,000
3rd
$22,000
4th
$18,000
Pot
$2,400
$2,400
Blinds
$1,500

Question

You're playing in the later stages of a live multi-table tournament. You're about 15 players from the money and the blinds are $1,500/$3,000 with a $300 ante. It's folded to you in the cut-off.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise all-in

You have to shove this. You only have about 10bb so every time you steal the blinds it adds almost 20% to your stack. Raise all-in and hope to win the blinds.

  • Fold (7%)
  • Raise all-in (45%)
  • Call (6%)
  • Raise 3x (41%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Monday, December 28, 2009

Your Hand
$188
$28
2nd
$210
Cut-off
$500
Button
$90
$172
Small blind
$320
Big blind
$90
$80
Flop
Pot
$32
$32
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand you raise to $8 under the gun and a tight regular calls on the button. The small blind calls as does a fish in the big blind. The flop comes 7♠ 4♠ 5♣. The small blind checks and the fish bets $28. You call and the button raises to $90. The small blind folds and the big blind calls.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

It's time to muck your overpair. When a tight player raises two separate people on this board, you're either crushed or flipping at very best. Once the big blind bets and calls a raise, you can safely fold your big pair.

  • Fold (68%)
  • Call (11%)
  • Raise (20%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Sunday, December 27, 2009

Your Hand
$120
Button
$60
Small blind
$90
$114
Big blind
$320
Flop
Pot
$122
$122
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online, it's folded to you in the cut-off. You raise to $6 and a super-aggressive player in the small blind makes it $22. You make it $60 and he calls. The flop comes 3♦ J♥ 8♠ and he bets $90.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Fold

These spots are painful, but you simply can't do anything other than fold. You have no pair and just overcards and a backdoor flush draw. Fold and move on.

  • Raise all-in (35%)
  • Fold (56%)
  • Call (8%)

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