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Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Saturday, January 02, 2010

Your Hand
$188
Small blind
$220
Big blind
$211
1st
$193
2nd
$143
Cut-off
$220
Flop
Pot
$40
$40
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand, the player under the gun raises to $8. The regular in the cut-off calls and you call. The small blind and big blind both call and the flop comes 8♦ 4♦ J♠. The blinds check, UTG checks and the cut-off checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet

You have the nut flush draw. Make a bet of about $30. A bet accomplishes three things: first, because the pot is checked to you, you may win it immediately; second, it builds the pot in case you do hit your flush draw; third, it may get someone to fold a better ace, something like AQ - meaning that if an ace falls on a later street, your ace will now likely be good whereas if you checked, you might be out kicked.

  • Check (33%)
  • Bet (67%)

Question of the Day : No-limit Hold'em – Friday, January 01, 2010

Your Hand
$178
1st
$330
Cut-off
$231
Button
$220
Small blind
$199
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$104
$104
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand it's folded around to the aggro fish in the small blind. He raises to $8 and you make it $22. He calls and the flop comes Q♠ Q♦ 8♥. He checks and you check behind. The turn comes the 8♦. He checks and you bet $30. He calls and the river comes 2♥. He checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet

Bet around half-pot and expect to get looked up by Ax. Usually fish refuse to fold hands they think are chops, so bet a reasonable amount and watch him call.

  • Check Back (46%)
  • Bet (54%)

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