Day 53...the countdown to the WSOP continues...
This quiz is designed to help you up your tournament poker game.
1. You have Jd-10d on the button. It is the middle of the tournament. You have $45,000. The blinds are $2,000-$4,000. The player under the gun limps, you limp, and the BB taps the table. There is $14,000 in the pot.
The flop is 9s-6h-3c. The first two players check and you check.
The turn is a 3s. Everyone checks.
The river is a 3d. Everyone checks. At showdown, the pre-flop raiser wins the hand.
Question: What would you have done differently and why?
2. You have pocket 4's on the button. It is the middle of the tournament. You have $85,000. The blinds are $2,000-$4,000. The player under the gun raises to $10,000. He has $72,000. Everyone folds to you. You call. Only the two of you see the flop.
The flop is Qs-8d-2h. The pre-flop raiser bets $16,000. You fold.
Question: What would you have done differently and why?
3. It is late in the tournament. You have pocket 2's on the button. Everyone folds to the player next to you. When he looks at his cards, he is distracted and pulls back his cards so you see he has pocket Aces. The blinds are $25,000-$50,000. He has $1,500,000, and you have about the same. He raises to $100,000. You fold.
Question: What would you have done differently and why?
4. It is late in the 45 player satellite event. Only the winner gets a seat to the WSOP. No one else gets paid. You have pocket J's on the button. The blinds are $5,000-$10,000. The player under the gun raises to $30,000. Everyone folds to you.
You have $60,000. Your opponent has $155,000. You fold.
Question: What would you have done differently and why?
5. You are heads up at the final table of the main event of the WSOP against Daniel Negreanu. Daniel and you both have about $6 million in chips. The blinds are $50,000-$100,000. The first heads up hand has Daniel acting first. He limps. You find Ah-Jd. You will act first from the flop on. You raise to $400,000 and Daniel calls.
The flop is 9s-8s-2d. You make a continuation bet of $500,000, and Daniel calls.
The turn is a 6h. You check. Daniel bets and you fold, losing $900,000 on the first hand.
Question: What would you have done differently and why?
Monday, April 13, 2009
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I have an additional suggestion for your consideration as to what else to do with question #3. It is rare to actually see an opponent's hole cards exposed and that absolute knowledge gives you another move (albeit riskier). After the flop hits the board select one of these three choices:
1) if there is an ACE check/ fold...
2) if there is 2 and no ACE play along as usual....
3) if there is no ACE and no 2 then you tell him he exposed his ACES when he got distracted and will need to be more careful next time; then PUSH ALL-IN. If he believes that you indeed saw his cards he will have to assume you hit 2-pair or a set and fold to you. Even if he suspects that you don't have 2-pair or a set, the risk of humiliation over getting knocked out to someone who admits to seeing his aces is probably enough to get your opponent to fold.
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