Answer: Call. You call with re-raising as close second. None of the raises in front of you necessarily mean strength as they were both in position to raise and re-raise. Your hand is way too strong to fold in this situation, but also not great to re-raise with since you are out of position.
Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Big blind
Type of game: Regular
Limit: $15-$30
Your hand
Question: A middle player raises, and a late player re-raises. What do you do?
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Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Small blind
Type of game: Regular
Limit: $15-$30
Your hand
Question: Everyone folds around to you, you raise, and the big blind calls. There is $60 in the pot and two players. The flop comes K-J-3. You bet and the big blind calls. There is $90 in the pot and two players. The turn is the T. What do you do?
Answer:Bet. You have an open-ended straight draw and might get your opponent to fold Ace-high, a small pair, and maybe even a pair of Jacks or Tens.
Question: An early position player raises, two middle players, one late player, the small blind, and you all call. There is $36 in the pot and six players. The flop comes Q-8-2, giving you bottom set. The small blind bets. What do you do?
Answer:Raise. The pot is big and there are many players involved so you raise to drive out opponents and maximize your chances of winning the pot.
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Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Big blind
Type of game: Regular
Limit: $10-$20
Question: Question: Everyone folds around to the button, who raises. The small blind folds. What do you do?
8/8-8/15
Your hand
Answer: Re-raise. You most likely hold the best hand and your opponent could have any two cards, but, more importantly, you must take initiative because it is a heads-up pot and you are out of position. Bet the flop no matter what comes on the board. By only calling, you put yourself in a position where you are forced to hit the flop. However, by re-raising you put pressure on your opponent to flop something and as a result you will gain information about the strength of his/her hand. A re-raise also sends the message that your opponents cannot steal your blind with any two cards and this will serve as a warning to keep them honest.
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Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Button
Type of game: Regular
Limit: $1-$2
8/22-8/29
Question: Three players call and so do you. The small blind folds and the big blind checks. There is $5.50 in the pot and five players. The flop comes K-T-7. The big blind bets and all three players in front of you call. What do you do?
Answer: Raise. You have a double belly-buster straight draw which will make you a straight approximately 1 in 3 times. By raising, you are adding money to the pot when you have a strong draw and, in addition, allowing yourself a chance to take a free-card if checked to on the turn.
Your hand
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9/4-9/11
Your hand
Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Button
Type of game: Regular
Limit: $2-$4
Question: An early player and a middle player both call. What do you do?
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Answer: Fold. With only two callers in front of you, you are not getting a good enough price on the hand to flop a set.
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Game: Limit Texas Hold’em, Cash Game
Position: Middle
Type of game: Final Table
Limit: $500-$1,000
Your hand
Question: Only six players remain in the tournament and you are the chip leader with $120,000 in chips. You have an image as a solid player. There is a $100 ante and you are third to act before the flop. The first two players fold and you raise to $3,500. World-class player and multiple WPT winner Gus Hansen has $60,000 in chips and calls from the button. Both blinds fold. There is $9,100 in the pot and two players. The flop comes 8 8 4.
Correct answer:
Check. Gus Hansen is well known as an aggressive player and will most likely interpret your check as weakness and then try to take the pot away from you. Should you check-raise or check-call with your monster hand? Against a player like Hansen a check-call on the flop might represent something like a flush draw or AK, AQ, AJ, KQ, and similar hands. So, if a blank falls on the turn you might decide to try for a check-raise instead.
