Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $101
Blinds: $1/$2
Question
You’re playing in an online six-max game. In this hand a tight under-the-gun player makes it $8 and it’s folded around to you on the button. You decide to smooth-call and the blinds fold. The flop comes 3
10
8
and your opponent bets $12. You again choose to smooth-call. The turn comes Q
. Your opponent bets $30 and you elect to smooth-call. The river comes 9
. Your opponent bets $85.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: Call
Let’s overlook the fact that you played this hand in fairly suspect fashion from the get-go and just focus on the river action. Although there is a four-straight on the board, your hand is underrepresented hugely. Your opponent could be value betting very thin with any smaller set as well as with AA or even KK. There is also a small chance that he could be bluffing. Because of all these factors, you really need to call and see a showdown.
Pot: $101
Your cards
Fold
Small Blind
$200
Fold
Big Blind
$354
Raise:
$85
1st
$190
Fold
2nd
$350
Fold
Cut-off
$40
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