1)You are on the button with a pair of sevens, and five players have already limped into the pot. The player on your immediate right then decides to raise. What should you do?
2)You are in the small blind with a 10-4 of diamonds. There are four limpers. What should you do?
3)A solid player raises in the first position in front of the big blind. Another player calls the raise and then a tight player puts in another raise. You hold Ace-King on the button. What should you do?
4)Two players limped in, you have a 7-5 offsuit in the small blind, and you decide to call. The big blind then raises. What is your play?
5)You are dealt two fours in early position. What is your play?
6)Speaking of odds, if you are dealt two suited cards and two of your suit are on the flop, what are your chances of making your flush by the river?
7)More odds: If you hold two suited connectors, what are the chances you will flop a straight or a flush?
8)What are the right conditions to play two medium suited connectors such as 8-7?
9)You have two Jacks. One player has raised from middle position. You are next to the button, and no one else has entered the pot. What is your play?
10)You just sat down in a game full of strangers. There are two seats open. One seat is to the immediate right of a player who has the most chips, and the other is to his left. Which seat do you take, and why?
11)There are two open seats, one on either side of a super loose, agressive player. Where should you sit?
12)Same situation, except you can sit on either side of an extremely tight player. Where should you sit?
13)You are dealt two Queens in the middle position. Two people have already limped in. What is your play?
14)You are dealt Aces in the last position. What is your play?
15)You are in the middle position with an 8-9 of clubs. Three players have limped in. What is your play?
16)You are next to the button with Ace-Jack offsuit, nobody has entered the pot, and the player on your immediate right raises. He is an action player that raises a lot of pots. What do you do?
17)You have the same Ace-Jack offsuit on the button and a tight player raises out of middle position. What is your play?
18)A solid player -- not too tight -- raises in first position, everybody folds, and you have King-Queen offsuit on the button. What do you do?
19)You are in a ten-handed Hold 'Em game with several tough, aggressive players. You are under the gun with Ace-Jack. What do you do?
20)You are in a no-fold'em Hold 'Em game where almost every player is seeing each flop. There is not a lot of pre-flop raising. Most of the time everyone just calls to see a cheap flop. What do you do with a pair of twos under the gun.
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1)You are on the button with a pair of sevens, and five players have already limped into the pot. The player on your immediate right then decides to raise. What should you do?
Answer: Call. Any small or medium pair plays very well in multi-way pots, because you're getting about the right price to flop a set.
2)You are in the small blind with a 10-4 of diamonds. There are four limpers. What should you do?
Answer: Call, unless you think the big blind is going to raise. In the small blind, any two suited cards are worth calling a half bet.
3)A solid player raises in the first position in front of the big blind. Another player calls the raise and then a tight player puts in another raise. You hold Ace-King on the button. What should you do?
Answer: Fold. Early position raises by solid players must be respected. Cold calls plus a re-raise by a tight player indicate a lot of strength already out. Many of your key cards are either gone or could make somebody else a set.
4)Two players limped in, you have a 7-5 offsuit in the small blind, and you decide to call. The big blind then raises. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. Calling the the half bet was marginally acceptable, but calling a full raise with a 7-5 does not give you the pot odds to justify a call.
5)You are dealt two fours in early position. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. With several players to act behind you, you could be subjected to one or more raises and not have sufficient pot odds to justify a call.
6)Speaking of odds, if you are dealt two suited cards and two of your suit are on the flop, what are your chances of making your flush by the river?
Answer: 35% - Approximately 2-1 against.
7)More odds: If you hold two suited connectors, what are the chances you will flop a straight or a flush?
Answer: Just over 2%. This shows you that you must play the suited connectors only in the right situations.
8)What are the right conditions to play two medium suited connectors such as 8-7?
Answer: You need several people in the pot, at least two limpers besides the blinds. You usually don't play middle connectors for a raise cold. If you limp in and it is raised once behind you, you call.
9)You have two Jacks. One player has raised from middle position. You are next to the button, and no one else has entered the pot. What is your play?
Answer: Raise. You want to get head up with position and get rid of the blind hands.
10)You just sat down in a game full of strangers. There are two seats open. One seat is to the immediate right of a player who has the most chips, and the other is to his left. Which seat do you take, and why?
Answer: Take the seat to his left, so you can have position on him nearly every hand. Until you know the players, assume that the chip leader is a capable player pushing a lot of hands. This enables you to avoid him until you get a line on his play.
11)There are two open seats, one on either side of a super loose, agressive player. Where should you sit?
Answer: You want to loose, agressive players that do a lot of pre-flop raising on your right. This enables you to avoid playing many marginal hands in raised pots. If this player was on your left, you would never know if he was going to raise or not after you limped in.
12)Same situation, except you can sit on either side of an extremely tight player. Where should you sit?
Answer: Tight players should be on your left, if possible. You can raise them out more often, and if they call a raise, you always know they have a strong hand.
13)You are dealt two Queens in the middle position. Two people have already limped in. What is your play?
Answer: Raise. You must try to thin out the fiedl or make them pay to draw against you. Queens play better with fewer players.
14)You are dealt Aces in the last position. What is your play?
Answer: Either raise or smooth call. If you call, it is either to deceive or to re-raise if possible.
15)You are in the middle position with an 8-9 of clubs. Three players have limped in. What is your play?
Answer: Call. Suited connectors play well in multi-way pots that give you a good price.
16)You are next to the button with Ace-Jack offsuit, nobody has entered the pot, and the player on your immediate right raises. He is an action player that raises a lot of pots. What do you do?
Answer: Re-raise. You want to get rid of the blind hands and get it head-up with position on the first raiser. You already most likely have the best starting hand.
17)You have the same Ace-Jack offsuit on the button and a tight player raises out of middle position. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. Tight players don't make that many plays at the pot, especially when they are the first player to enter the pot.
18)A solid player -- not too tight -- raises in first position, everybody folds, and you have King-Queen offsuit on the button. What do you do?
Answer: Fold. Solid players usually raise with stonger hands than King-Queen under the gun.
19)You are in a ten-handed Hold 'Em game with several tough, aggressive players. You are under the gun with Ace-Jack. What do you do?
Answer: Fold. Ace-Jack is a terrible hand if people either raise behind you or call your raise. Also, you are out of position.
20)You are in a no-fold'em Hold 'Em game where almost every player is seeing each flop. There is not a lot of pre-flop raising. Most of the time everyone just calls to see a cheap flop. What do you do with a pair of twos under the gun.
Answer: Call. Normally you would fold, but the type of game dictates a change in normal strategy. If you flop a set, you could win a big pot at a cheap price.
2)You are in the small blind with a 10-4 of diamonds. There are four limpers. What should you do?
3)A solid player raises in the first position in front of the big blind. Another player calls the raise and then a tight player puts in another raise. You hold Ace-King on the button. What should you do?
4)Two players limped in, you have a 7-5 offsuit in the small blind, and you decide to call. The big blind then raises. What is your play?
5)You are dealt two fours in early position. What is your play?
6)Speaking of odds, if you are dealt two suited cards and two of your suit are on the flop, what are your chances of making your flush by the river?
7)More odds: If you hold two suited connectors, what are the chances you will flop a straight or a flush?
8)What are the right conditions to play two medium suited connectors such as 8-7?
9)You have two Jacks. One player has raised from middle position. You are next to the button, and no one else has entered the pot. What is your play?
10)You just sat down in a game full of strangers. There are two seats open. One seat is to the immediate right of a player who has the most chips, and the other is to his left. Which seat do you take, and why?
11)There are two open seats, one on either side of a super loose, agressive player. Where should you sit?
12)Same situation, except you can sit on either side of an extremely tight player. Where should you sit?
13)You are dealt two Queens in the middle position. Two people have already limped in. What is your play?
14)You are dealt Aces in the last position. What is your play?
15)You are in the middle position with an 8-9 of clubs. Three players have limped in. What is your play?
16)You are next to the button with Ace-Jack offsuit, nobody has entered the pot, and the player on your immediate right raises. He is an action player that raises a lot of pots. What do you do?
17)You have the same Ace-Jack offsuit on the button and a tight player raises out of middle position. What is your play?
18)A solid player -- not too tight -- raises in first position, everybody folds, and you have King-Queen offsuit on the button. What do you do?
19)You are in a ten-handed Hold 'Em game with several tough, aggressive players. You are under the gun with Ace-Jack. What do you do?
20)You are in a no-fold'em Hold 'Em game where almost every player is seeing each flop. There is not a lot of pre-flop raising. Most of the time everyone just calls to see a cheap flop. What do you do with a pair of twos under the gun.
1)You are on the button with a pair of sevens, and five players have already limped into the pot. The player on your immediate right then decides to raise. What should you do?
Answer: Call. Any small or medium pair plays very well in multi-way pots, because you're getting about the right price to flop a set.
2)You are in the small blind with a 10-4 of diamonds. There are four limpers. What should you do?
Answer: Call, unless you think the big blind is going to raise. In the small blind, any two suited cards are worth calling a half bet.
3)A solid player raises in the first position in front of the big blind. Another player calls the raise and then a tight player puts in another raise. You hold Ace-King on the button. What should you do?
Answer: Fold. Early position raises by solid players must be respected. Cold calls plus a re-raise by a tight player indicate a lot of strength already out. Many of your key cards are either gone or could make somebody else a set.
4)Two players limped in, you have a 7-5 offsuit in the small blind, and you decide to call. The big blind then raises. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. Calling the the half bet was marginally acceptable, but calling a full raise with a 7-5 does not give you the pot odds to justify a call.
5)You are dealt two fours in early position. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. With several players to act behind you, you could be subjected to one or more raises and not have sufficient pot odds to justify a call.
6)Speaking of odds, if you are dealt two suited cards and two of your suit are on the flop, what are your chances of making your flush by the river?
Answer: 35% - Approximately 2-1 against.
7)More odds: If you hold two suited connectors, what are the chances you will flop a straight or a flush?
Answer: Just over 2%. This shows you that you must play the suited connectors only in the right situations.
8)What are the right conditions to play two medium suited connectors such as 8-7?
Answer: You need several people in the pot, at least two limpers besides the blinds. You usually don't play middle connectors for a raise cold. If you limp in and it is raised once behind you, you call.
9)You have two Jacks. One player has raised from middle position. You are next to the button, and no one else has entered the pot. What is your play?
Answer: Raise. You want to get head up with position and get rid of the blind hands.
10)You just sat down in a game full of strangers. There are two seats open. One seat is to the immediate right of a player who has the most chips, and the other is to his left. Which seat do you take, and why?
Answer: Take the seat to his left, so you can have position on him nearly every hand. Until you know the players, assume that the chip leader is a capable player pushing a lot of hands. This enables you to avoid him until you get a line on his play.
11)There are two open seats, one on either side of a super loose, agressive player. Where should you sit?
Answer: You want to loose, agressive players that do a lot of pre-flop raising on your right. This enables you to avoid playing many marginal hands in raised pots. If this player was on your left, you would never know if he was going to raise or not after you limped in.
12)Same situation, except you can sit on either side of an extremely tight player. Where should you sit?
Answer: Tight players should be on your left, if possible. You can raise them out more often, and if they call a raise, you always know they have a strong hand.
13)You are dealt two Queens in the middle position. Two people have already limped in. What is your play?
Answer: Raise. You must try to thin out the fiedl or make them pay to draw against you. Queens play better with fewer players.
14)You are dealt Aces in the last position. What is your play?
Answer: Either raise or smooth call. If you call, it is either to deceive or to re-raise if possible.
15)You are in the middle position with an 8-9 of clubs. Three players have limped in. What is your play?
Answer: Call. Suited connectors play well in multi-way pots that give you a good price.
16)You are next to the button with Ace-Jack offsuit, nobody has entered the pot, and the player on your immediate right raises. He is an action player that raises a lot of pots. What do you do?
Answer: Re-raise. You want to get rid of the blind hands and get it head-up with position on the first raiser. You already most likely have the best starting hand.
17)You have the same Ace-Jack offsuit on the button and a tight player raises out of middle position. What is your play?
Answer: Fold. Tight players don't make that many plays at the pot, especially when they are the first player to enter the pot.
18)A solid player -- not too tight -- raises in first position, everybody folds, and you have King-Queen offsuit on the button. What do you do?
Answer: Fold. Solid players usually raise with stonger hands than King-Queen under the gun.
19)You are in a ten-handed Hold 'Em game with several tough, aggressive players. You are under the gun with Ace-Jack. What do you do?
Answer: Fold. Ace-Jack is a terrible hand if people either raise behind you or call your raise. Also, you are out of position.
20)You are in a no-fold'em Hold 'Em game where almost every player is seeing each flop. There is not a lot of pre-flop raising. Most of the time everyone just calls to see a cheap flop. What do you do with a pair of twos under the gun.
Answer: Call. Normally you would fold, but the type of game dictates a change in normal strategy. If you flop a set, you could win a big pot at a cheap price.
