Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $125
Blinds: $1/$2
Question
Tight-aggressive six-max game online. You raise funder the gun to $7. Everyone folds to the small blind who calls. Big blind folds. Small blind plays tight, ABC poker. He won't get out of line but he won't be pushed around either. Flop is A
6
2
. He checks and you bet $12. He calls. Turn comes J
. He checks. You bet $20. Now he raises to $65.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: Fold
Check-raising in itself is a very strong move. Smooth-calling the flop and check-raising the turn screams monster. The worst hand he would possibly do this with is A-J. Fold and get out of the way now, or end up losing a monster at showdown.
Pot: $125
Fold
Button
$450
Raise:
$65
Small Blind
$220
Fold
Big Blind
$500
Your cards
Fold
2nd
$170
Fold
Cut-off
$85
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