Daily Poker Quiz: Archive

Fixed-limit
2008-08-01

Four players limp and the button raises. You call with J T in the small blind. The big blind and all limpers call, so you're seven (out of ten) players to the flop.

The flop is T 8 2. What should you do?





Check (correct)
You should check - not hoping to see everybody do so, and not intending to fold to any bet, but actually in order to check-raise if somebody bets, preferrably in late position.

Yes, somebody may very well have a better hand. But if you check-raise a late position player, you'll force everyone to cold-call two bets to see the turn. They'll most likely fold bad draws or overcards to that, and you want to get rid of as many players as possible in a pot this big.

You'll then have to make another decision on the turn. Currently, you have the top pair and double backdoor draws. Maybe an interesting card will give you even more outs on the turn.

Bet
You should check - not hoping to see everybody do so, and not intending to fold to any bet, but actually in order to check-raise if somebody bets, preferrably in late position.

Yes, somebody may very well have a better hand. But if you check-raise a late position player, you'll force everyone to cold-call two bets to see the turn. They'll most likely fold bad draws or overcards to that, and you want to get rid of as many players as possible in a pot this big.

You'll then have to make another decision on the turn. Currently, you have the top pair and double backdoor draws. Maybe an interesting card will give you even more outs on the turn.



Result:

Check 36%
Bet 64%

Totally 931 vote(s)