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Background
You're playing in a six-max game online. In this hand, the loose player under the gun raises to $7. You call and a decent but not great player calls on the button. The flop comes Q♥ 4♥ Q♠. Under the gun bets $15, you call and the button calls. The turn comes 4♠. UTG checks, you check and the button checks. The river comes 2♣. UTG checks, you check, and the button bets $50. UTG folds.
- Your Hand
- $180
- Cut-off
- $245
- Button
- $120
- $50
- Small blind
- $299
- Big blind
- $150
- 1st
- $189
- Flop
- Turn
- River
- Pot
- $69
- $69
- Blinds
- $1/$2
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