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Question of the Day : No Limit Hold'em – Saturday, February 27, 2010

Your Hand
$310
Small blind
$230
Big blind
$184
1st
$25
$288
2nd
$60
Flop
Turn
Pot
$110
$110
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand a very loose and bad player raises to $4 under the gun. It's folded to you on the button. You raise to $20 and he calls. The flop comes T♠ 5♣ 7♥ and he checks. You bet $35 and he calls. The turn comes 4♥ and he bets $25.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise

You should raise here. Your opponent is just mashing buttons. Your queens are way better than his extremely wide range. Make it $150 and set up a river shove.

  • Raise (62%)
  • Fold (5%)
  • Call (33%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Friday, February 26, 2010

Your Hand
$221
2nd
$320
3rd
$188
4th
$184
5th
$74
6th
$199
Cut-off
$340
Button
$294
Small blind
$340
Flop
Pot
$85
$85
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a live $1/$2 game. The game is playing very loose with most flops contested multi-way. In this hand you get dealt K♥ K♠ and raise to $14 under the gun. Players 2, 4, 6, the button and the big blind call - six-way to a A♦ 3♠ 5♣ flop. The big blind checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Check/Fold

This is a bad flop for kings. There are far too many people in the pot for you to continuation bet and hope everyone folds and there is little chance anyone is calling with worse. It sucks, but you just have to check and fold.

  • Check/Fold (57%)
  • Check/Call (12%)
  • Bet (31%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Thursday, February 25, 2010

Your Hand
$280
1st
$155
2nd
$200
Cut-off
$730
Button
$8
$340
Small blind
$88
Flop
Pot
$13
$13
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a six-max Rush Poker game on Full Tilt Poker. In this hand it's folded around to the button who raises to $6. The small blind folds and you call. The flop comes 8♠ Q♦ 3♥. You check and your opponent bets $8.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise

This is a good spot for a check-raise, especially when you're playing Rush Poker. This opponent knows nothing about you and generally you can get away with a lot more because they don't know how you play. So check-raise this continuation bet; worst-case scenario you have a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw to fall back on if called.

  • Raise (33%)
  • Fold (34%)
  • Call (33%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Your Hand
$240
Cut-off
$235
Button
$155
Small blind
$340
Big blind
$230
1st
$299
2nd
$540
3rd
$255
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$219
$219
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

You're playing in a live $1/$2 game at your local casino. In this hand there are two limpers to you in the hi-jack. You raise to $12 and they both call. The flop comes J♦ J♣ A♦. They both check and you bet $30. The first limper calls and the other folds. The turn is the J♥ and the limper checks. You bet $60. He calls and the river comes 4♦. He checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Bet all-in

You have quads when your opponent has jacks full of aces, so shove all-in. He's not going to fold. He's going to be so happy to talk himself into chopping that he's just going to call any bet.

  • Bet $100 (33%)
  • Bet all-in (63%)
  • Check (4%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Your Hand
$278
Small blind
$302
Big blind
$210
1st
$230
2nd
$550
Cut-off
$88
Flop
Turn
River
Pot
$158
$158
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online a tight player raises under the gun to $8. You call on the button and a big fish calls in the small blind. The flop comes 9♥ 5♠ 4♥. UTG bets $18 and you call. The fish folds and the turn comes 3♠. The regular bets $40 and you call. The river comes 9♦. UTG checks.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Check

Normally this might be a pretty good card to bluff at. The top card paired and in a decent-sized pot your opponent may fold an overpair to a big bet. But, there were two flush draws and a straight draw and everything bricked. There are far too many busted draws in your range to credibly rep the 9 here. Just check behind and give up your money invested.

  • Check (25%)
  • Bet $80 (47%)
  • Bet $225 (28%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Monday, February 22, 2010

Your Hand
$6,500
Button
$1,200
$5,500
Small blind
$4,400
$0
Pot
$0
Blinds
$300/$600

Question

You're playing three-handed in an online sit-and-go. In this hand the button raises to $1,200 and the small blind shoves for $4,400.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Raise all-in

You have a big ace three-handed with only 10BB. Raise all-in as you're likely ahead of both opponents here.

  • Fold (48%)
  • Raise all-in (45%)
  • Call (6%)

Question of the Day : No-Limit Hold'em – Sunday, February 21, 2010

Your Hand
$188
$40
1st
$199
$0
2nd
$250
Cut-off
$243
Button
$188
Small blind
$320
Flop
Pot
$40
$40
Blinds
$1/$2

Question

In your six-max game online a player raises from under the gun. Player 1 calls as well as the button. The small blind calls and you call. The flop comes 9♠ 7♠ T♠. You lead for $40 and the big blind folds. The original raiser shoves and everyone folds to you.

What should you do?

Correct Answer: Call

You have the nut straight on a monotone board. You may be beaten but more than likely you're up against an overpair with a big spade. Make the call and expect to have to dodge some cards.

  • Call (76%)
  • Fold (24%)

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