Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $1,215
Blinds: $10/$20
Question
Aggressive six-max game online. Folded to the cut-off who makes it $65. Button flat-calls. You squeeze out of the big blind to $200. Cut-off folds and button calls. Flop 8
3
2
. You bet $370 and he calls. Turn 2
. You check; so does your opponent. River J
.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: Check/fold
Check and fold. His most likely hand here is a pocket pair – probably lower than your pair. Pre-flop he would have presumably reraised with a pocket pair higher than eight; however, he flat-called the original raise. When you three-bet he decided to call, likely hoping to flop a set and stack you. However, he hit a board decent for a mid pocket pair, which explains the flop call and the turn check. Your opponent will likely check the river through, although if he does decide to bet there is a fairly good chance your hand is no good. This is because he knows that a bet on the river does not accomplish anything. A mid pocket pair has good showdown value. If he bets the river he has either nothing, or a hand that he can value bet. It’s very unlikely that he has nothing, since he called the flop and there were no draws. Thus odds are he’s value betting you.
Pot: $1,215
Button
$2,500
Fold
Small Blind
$2,800
Your cards
Fold
1st
$5,400
Fold
2nd
$1,000
Fold
Cut-off
$2,800
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