The Situation:We are in an online 9-handed $0.25/0.50 NLHE cash game. Everyone has about $50 to start the hand. We’re in early position (EP) with A♥-A♠. The under-the-gun (UTG) player limps into the pot for $0.50. We raise to $2.50 Two players in middle position (MP) call, and the original UTG player also calls. ...
The Situation:We’re in a tough $5/$10 No-Limit cash game at a Las Vegas casino. Everyone starts this hand with approximately $1,000 stacks. A relatively unknown villain in the under-the-gun (UTG) seat open-raises to $40. Another villain in a middle position (MP) seat calls, and we also call in the cut-off, holding 7♦-7♥. Everyone else folds and we go to the flop with...
The Situation:We’re in a loose-aggressive 6-max $50NL online cash game. Everyone has ~$50 stacks. We are in late position with A♠-K♠. A loose- aggressive player in the under-the-gun (UTG) seat open-raises to $2. We re- raise to $6, and the villain calls. The flop is 3♠-4♠-9♦. The villain checks and we bet $9 into the pot. The villain check-raises us all-in....
The Situation:We’re in a $2/$5 NL cash game. Everyone has $600 stacks. A tight-passive player limps in early position. It is folded to us in the big blind. We have A♥-K♦ and we raise to $20. The limper calls. We are heads up and see a flop of 3♦-Q♥-K♣. We bet $30. The limper calls. The turn is the K♠. We bet...
The Situation:We have been dealt offsuit Ace-Ten in the under-the-gun (UTG) seat at a full-ring $2/$5 table at a local casino. We’re a winning player at these stakes and clearly the best player at the table. Click Image to Enlarge. The Question:The action is on us. Should we play this hand or not? (a) Yes, play the hand!(b) No, fold...
The Situation:We’re in a live $2/$5 NL cash game at a local casino. Everyone has full 100bb ($500) stacks at the start of the hand. One player limp-opens in early position. We limp behind in late position with 4♥-4♠. The small blind folds and the big blind checks. The flop is 4♦-5♥-7♣. Gin! We’ve flopped bottom set.The big blind leads out...
The Situation:We’re in a tough $2/$5 NL cash game with $500 stacks. We limp under-the-gun (UTG) with A♦-K♦. A tight-aggressive player on our left raises to $25. The action folds back around to us and we re-raise to $100. The villain thinks for a minute and then calls. The flop comes out A♠-A♣-4♠. We bet $80. He pauses again and then calls....
The Situation:We’re sitting in a $2/$5NL full-ring cash game at a smaller Las Vegas casino. Everyone has $500 stacks. An unknown mid-position (MP) player open-raises to $20. A tight player on the button re-raises to $80. The small blind folds. We are in the big blind and look down to see A♦-Q♦.The Question: Click Image to Enlarge The action is on...
The Situation:We are in the big blind in a full-ring $2/$5 cash game at a local casino. Everyone is deep-stacked with roughly $1000 in front of them. A normally-passive player in middle position (MP) open-raises to $20. The action folds to a TAg player on the button, who 3bets to $40. The small blind folds. We look down and see 8♥-8♦. Click...
The Situation:You’re playing in a full-ring cash game at a local casino. The blinds are $2 and $5 and everyone has close to 100bb stacks. A very tight and inexperienced player in the UTG+1 seat open-raises to $20. The action folds to you on the button. You look down and see 8♣-8♠. You decide to call and try to hit a set...
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