First off, I def want to say ...I love the idea of the Daily poker quiz, I really respect it and 90% I agree and they do , do a great job! But, today... I hop on to check it out....
Today, you're on the button with 97 of 
and $500 in chips. Almost all players at this (full) table have between $300 and $1,000, apart from a shortstack or two.
UTG and UTG+2 limp. Your right-hand neighbor raises big, to $15. What should you do?
Um.... I won't say what the answer is... if you want to know go try it out. BUT what they said to do..is TERRIBLE play. With the small blind and big blind behind you still to act and a strong UTG limp and a UTG+2 limp. What they say to do , and I really hate this term, is a DONK move. 95% of the time you are straight DOMINATED. Thats not your normal button call. UTG and UTG+2 calling.... just because they didn't raise means nothing, even calling in that position shows strength. and for someone to see that strength and raise nearly 7x RIGHT INTO IT WITH THE BUTTON AND BLINDS AFTER. shows ENORMOUS strength. Not to meantion you are not getting any pot odds, and can not count your implied odds yet. I just have to COMPLETLY DISAGREE with today's daily poker quiz.
I would really love to hear what others have to say...
P.S. sense everyone seems to respond something about good chance against AA KK QQ AK JJ.....
OK EVERYONE
AA vs 9h 7h = 21% to win
KK vs 9h 7h = 21% to win
QQ vs 9h 7h = 21% to win
AKsuited vs 9h 7h= 37% to win still no!!!
and JJ vs 9h 7h = 19% to win!!!
So .... really??? you go and call 7x raise, with no pot odds. AND GET THOSE PERCENTAGES???
if any pro looked down at that hand, with the action already in the pot. and the strength UTG calls. and then that 7x raise. AND two people still to act....lol...they wouldn't even bat an eye at 97 "suited" it would be in their hands for less then two seconds....I dont even think Gus Hanson would play it in that position.
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i have 2 agree with u completely they have some strange right answers sometimes but this takes the biscuit
wtf worst 1 ive seen yet
mcwoooooooooooooooossh
I happen to agree with the quizmaster tonight, and that is rare ! That is the kind of hand that a good cash game player wants to have in a multiway, raised pot ! It is the kind of hand that you can either cash big when it hits, or fold eaisly if it doesn't ! Mid suited connectors, and 1 gappers, are the drawing hands that crush hands like AA... KK...AK...Aq, and JJ. This time, he is right !
....play on ...tc....
OR ASK I SHOULD SAY .
You guys all missed the little piece of information that is never given in the question and today the missing info is that you are DRUNK OFF YOUR ASS given that info then yes the answer is correct
I agree with you. Why bother getting involved?
OK if I hadn't heard it from Tc and understood I might agree with you BUT suited connectors in multi way pots are good cards. If you call chances are that might give sb and bb to call and utg and utg+ 1 so you are potentially looking at a 4 to5 way pot in which big hands like AA KK QQ are not so good and mid suited connectors rule.
Yep I got the question. In a HU I would dump that shite like it aint no thing but in a big multi way pot. give em here and lets see that flop.
Peace, J
You gave some percentages at the end there, but they were for hands with just two players. Put all 5 in the hand together, ie AA, KK, QQ, JJ, 7-9 suited, then check out the numbers:
AA: 41%
KK: 15%
QQ: 12%
JJ: 11%
9-7: 18%
In this case the AA has the best percentage, but, the 7-9 suited is next best. 4 big pps in the same hand is unlikely; if you try a more realistic hand with 5 players, lets say:
As-Kd vs Ks-Js vs Ad-10d vs 5c-5h vs 9h-7h check out the numbers:
As-Kd 16%
Ks-Js 20%
Ad-10d 16%
5c-5h 22%
9h-7h 24%
In today's quiz, calling is correct because you're assuming that UTG and UTG+2 will call, and BB might also call with the discount, meaning there should be 4-5 people in the hand, which is exactly what you want with a mid-range suited connecter.
Watch some High Stakes Poker- you can see it on youtube or download the series on torrent. Watch how they play suited connecters.
You're correct in saying that 9-7 is shitty one-on-one against big PPs, but in todays quiz, its a hand with several players. Calling is the way to go.