Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $103
Blinds: $1/$2
Question
In another of your trademark six-max games online, you raise to $8 under the gun and a loose-passive player on the button calls. Everyone else folds. The flop comes Q
7
2
and you bet $14. He calls. The turn comes 4
. You bet $28, and he lets his time bank run down before finally calling. The river comes Q
.
What should you do?
Correct Answer: Bet
Against this type of opponent it’s very likely you have the best hand. If you check, he is almost always going to check through with a pocket pair like tens or nines or a hand like A-7. Since the top card paired he is likely to not believe you for that hand, and will likely call with all of the hands just listed. For that reason it’s better to bet this river and fold to a raise than to check.
Pot: $103
Button
$185
Fold
Small Blind
$200
Fold
Big Blind
$340
Your cards
Fold
2nd
$200
Fold
Cut-off
$179
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