Poker Quiz 2
Aug 7, 2008 6:57 am
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4.) You hold As - 7h in the big blind. The pot is raised and then re-raised to 12x the big blind before reaching you. You are the shorts tack with 20x the big blind in chips. You should:
A. Muck your cards
B. Call the raise
C. Re-raise all-in
5.) You hold 10h - 8h in the big blind. Both the dealer & the small blind call & you check. The flop comes 10d - Ah - 7h. The dealer immediately pushes all-in for 15x the big blind & the small blind folds. You have 40x the big blind in chips.
The call is the smart play. TRUE or FALSE?
6.) You are in early position in a tournament with 8 players remaining. It is folded to you and you look down to see 6h - 6s. You are the short stack with 12x the big blind. You should:
A. Call the big blind
B. Muck your cards
C. Raise
D. Push All-in
7.) You are on the button and look down at Kh - Kd. Three players ahead of you limp-in and you raise to 3x the big blind. Two players call and the flop comes 10s - 4h - Ah. The first player bets 6x the big blind and the second player calls. You should:
A. Call the bet
B. Muck your cards
C. Re-raise
D. Push all-in
8.) You are on the button with Qh - Qs. Two players ahead of you limp-in and you raise to 6x the big blind. The big blind calls your raise and everyone else folds. The flop comes Qd - 10d - 5d and your opponent checks. You should:
A. Push all-in
B. Make a substantial raise
C. Check
D. Make a small raise
Answers posted later today.
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5 comments
4 a - insta-fold
5 - fold
6 D
7 B
8 B
4. A
5 false
6. D
7. B
8. C
5. think it's false
6. ??? I would make my decision at the moment I get this hand and then how I feel.... and hey, I may do that, because I am a woman
7. B
8. B
4. (A). reason being is that you have a raise and a re-raise one of the two have you beat and maybe both
5. FALSE, Lets say you are up against AA for example you are a 70/30 dog appx. Or it could be A-rag, better pair or even a higher flush. Very unlikely it could be a bluff but it is something to consider
6. (D) You are SS and you are first to act. Unless villian has a higher pair you are appx a 55%/45% ffavorite heads up.
7 (B) A bit unlucky on the flop and could possibly be beaten by both players again. One may have trips while the other has and Ace. Regardless you are beat by one player and you only have 2 outs twice at best.
8. (B) This is a bit of a tough one. You have trips and ideally you really want the last Q or the board to pair. At first glance this looks to be a good flop but remember their is a flush on the board. You dont want to go all in because you wont get paid off if they dont have a flush and will only get called if they do. I personally hate checking as you dont know anythng more about their hand. That leaves small or substantial raises. I think you need to overbet enough where it wont cripple you if you lose and to drive out someone with one diamond in the hand. Very tough situation and if you get a call you may have to throw a way a pretty good hand.
4.) A. Facing a raise and re-raise, your As - 6h is probably no good. With 20x times the big blind in chips remaining, you have time to choose a better place to get all your money in, even though you're the big blind. Don't overestimate your Ace.
5.) FALSE. You have middle pair and you're 4-to-the-flush, giving you about 14 outs. There is 18x the big blind in the pot and you would have to call 15x the big blind to play. The pot odds prevent the call from being a smart play. (Although this is not the smart play, many players with 40x the big blind in chips might want to gamble in this position. Keep in mind that it certainly is a gamble. You stand to win about 31% of the time.)
6.) D. There are 8 players remaining in the tournament and you are the short stack with a meager 9x the big blind in chips left. Professionals state that in order to win tournaments, you have to get lucky. At the very least, you might be able to steal the blinds. The worst case scenario is that you will get multiple callers. The fact is that even though you're not yet invested in the hand, you have to get your money in at a time when the other players at the table still have to ponder the call. If you allow yourself to get down to 3, 4 or 5x the big blind, it becomes an automatic call for some players. This is the right time to gamble.
7.) B. As difficult as it might be to fold your pocket Kings, sometimes it's simply the right thing to do. The chances are that at least one of your opponents has an Ace, and it's not outside the realm of possibility that one of them is sitting on a hand like A-10. It's important to recognize when you're beat.
8.) B. With 2 cards to come and no diamond in hand, that flop is scary for trips. The worst thing you could do is push all-in and fall into a made-hand's trap. Any flush beats you, so it's important to try and get some information from your opponent at this point whilst still demonstrating that you have a hand. By making a substantial raise, you make it difficult for your opponent to call on a small diamond draw. If your opponent calls, you have to hope that no more diamonds come on the turn or the river, but you always have the chance of pairing the board and having the nuts.