Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $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.
Pot: $158
Your cards
Fold
Small Blind
$302
Fold
Big Blind
$210
Check
1st
$230
Fold
2nd
$550
Fold
Cut-off
$88
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