No Limit Quiz

[Zybomb]

After the success of the limit quiz myself being more of a NL player I wanted to ask questions in NL situations (we're assuming cash games here, not tournaments). I realize there are alot more limit players on this site but lets see what responses (if any) I can get here.

Like the originator of the last quiz, I'll give my answers in a few days (although I have them already written down so I wont be influenced by others). I must say though that these are situations which give me trouble -- so Im lookin for advice here as well.

This all assumes an in between table in terms of looseness/ tightness, and stakes above no fold em hold em but not high either -- lets say $100 - $600. It also assumes no specific read on any opponent unless specified.

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?

2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?

3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?)

4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?

5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?

6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)

7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.

8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?

9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?

10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?

11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?

12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?

13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?

14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?

15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?

16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)

17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down

18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now

19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.

20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?

21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise

22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?

23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?

24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?

25. If you raise and he calls, then checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?

That should be enough (or too much). Hopefully we'll get some good responses.

[ChipFish]

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?
Fold.
2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?
Call.
3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?)
raise 2/3 of current pot.
4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?
call.
5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?
Call.
6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)
bet 1/4 of current pot.
7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.
call.
8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?
Reraise.
9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?
No... Still reraise.
10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?
Given that we have no information on the player, not that wide.
11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?
Call cash game, raise 4/5 pot in tournament.
12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?
call, with the intention of betting the turn hard.

13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?
Lol... see answer above.
14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?
Check, it is likely the two limpers did not have a 3. Since the SB checked, assume he doesn't either.
15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?
Pot size bet.

16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)
Continuation bet, with the intention of reraising his reraise....

17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down
85

18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now
95
19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.
Bet.
20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?
Call it down.
21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise
Raise.
22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?
Very tight.
23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?
Call, and fold to continued aggression if there is no help on the turn..
24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?
Lol.... See answer above again. Fold.
25. If you raise and he calls, then checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?
Fold.
That should be enough (or too much). Hopefully we'll get some good responses.[/quote]

[greenbuckets]

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?
Call

2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?
Re-raise.

3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?)
Pot sized raise.

4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?
I'm worried at this point, but cannot let up. I make a pot sized raise.

5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?
See above. If you show weakness, he will put you to the test and with large bet, I have to fold.

6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)
I make a pot sized bet. Cannot take the chance of a fourth club hitting and the other players having the Ace or King.

7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.
I call.

8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?
All in.

9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?
I call.

10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?
AK-TJ, or pocket 8's or better

11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?
I fold at any time

12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?
Re-raise.

13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?
call

14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?
check

15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?
Re-raise.

16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)
check and call small bet. If I don't hit an ace or J on the turn, I check and fold to any bet.

17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down
I make a pot sized bet and will pick it up about 75% of the time.

18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now
Pot sized bet, probably about 90% of the time.

19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.
1/2 pot sized bet.

20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?
call. Then lead out with large bet on the next card.

21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise
call.

22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?
I'll try to take the pot with just about any cards.

23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?
Re-raise

24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?
call

25. If you raise and he calls, then checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?
Push all in.

[lightfungus]

I am glad you did this because I am strictly NL unlike the other nuts around here.

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?

Raise 3x BB.

2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?

Call.

3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?)

Standard reraise.

4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?

Call.

5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?

Tough, because 2/3 is a significant change from the 1/2 of the smaller postflop pot. I don't know what I would do without a read. Probably call.

6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)

2/3-3/4 pot.

7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.

Again, need a read. Since its cash, I push.

8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?

Call. you have solid, unchanging nuts(hopefully). You want both of them to follow, and maybe youll get the BB to reraise allin or something.

9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?

Yes. Allin or a significant reraise.

10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?

I usually make this decision with a read. But I call with Q10o,K9s, J10o, and on up if im feeling frisky. If feeling conservative, I call with QJ, and up with all pp included.

11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?

Reraise to 3x his raise. In a tourney, same thing.

12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?

What did we bet out? If it is 1/2 pot or bigger this is a fold.

13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?

I would have folded, but you gotta push at this point I think.

14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?

Check!

15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?

Call.

16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)

I call a bet of less than 1/2 the pot after a check. You gotta figure your only outs are the J or an A, and I dont want to chase at this point. ANything else I fold. If I bet and he just calls and he reraises CB's a lot, I either put him on QJ or something like K10, or nothing?.... And then I check turn and dip if I get any action, or small if its worth the draw for the J(not much is).

17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down

CB of 1/2 the pot, 74% of the time.

18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now

100%

19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.

Bet again, 1/2-2/3 of the pot.

20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?

Fold.

21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise

call if the bet only with a read.

22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?

A10s and up and 1010-AA.

23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?

Probably fold.

24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?

You already committed yourself, you had to know it was gonna happen when you called the bet. But otherwise if you were calling because you didn't think he had it then fold.

25. If you raise and he calls, then checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?

You check that all day looking for the 10. Otherwise fold if you are ck raised.

[eejit101]

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?
RAISE MIN
2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?
CALL
3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?)
RAISE MIN
4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?
FLAT CALL
5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?
CALL, but he prolly had trips
6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)
CHECK
7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.
RAISE ALL IN BABY
8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?
CALL
9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?
NO, if he has 9 10 aslo then NH
10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?
ANYTHING
11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?
Cashgame, raise min, Tourney, fold
12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?
All in
13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?
Id be all in but all in again, screw it, pot commited if im all in twice
14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?
CHECK
15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?
CALL
16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)
Check call if its a weak bet, if i catch slow play, if i miss the turn lay down to a strogn bet, call a min bet
17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down
50%
18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now
25%
19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.
BET
20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?
CALL
21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise
CALL
22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?
A10 or higher, and PP over 55, KQstd
23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?
I wouldnt have bet, but fold
24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?
I wouldnt, but if i was commited id call, if it was a -EV move, fold
25. If you raise and he calls, then checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?
Grrr, id have to call with that pot, and be prepared to face trips or A10

[Zybomb]

I was hoping to get a better response than I did -- but oh well....here's my answers -- hopefully we'll still get more comin in

1. You have AJs or AQo UTG or UTG+1. Call? Fold? Raise?

Although conservative play says fold this, I like to raise. One people respect UTG or EP raises, chances are you wont get played back on, and even if you miss, theres a strong chance a CB will take the pot down.

2. You are on the button with A10s. Action is folded to the player to your right (CO) who makes a standard raise. Call? Fold? Reraise?

I really rely on a read of the player here, I figure his opening requiorements have widened a bit with it being folded to him in the CO, so I would reraise some of the time, more often I'll call.

3. If you choose to call and the flop comes 10d, 2c, 5s. Your opponent makes a bet of half the pot. Call? Raise? (if so how much?). T

his is one time and one of the only times I just the minimum raise. I think Aeq put me on to this one one too. You are not sure where you're at (if he has a large pair or not). Generally if he just calls you can push hard on the turn, and if he reraises you can get out of harms way (JJ-AA likely). Now if this is the type of player who will play back at you, you have to readjust and maybe be prepared to deal with him reraising you. Absent of a read thats my move though.

4. If you decide to raise and are called: The turn brings a blank and he strangely leads out with a bet again. Whats your plan?

Im confused, but I'll suually call unless the bet was large.

5. If you decide to call: A non scare card comes on the turn and he fires a 2/3rds pot bet.. Fold? Call? Raise?

I can justify calling or raising, I personally like raising more often because even if its called it'll often buy you a check down situation on the river. I dont hate a call here either since you've called the flop already.

6. You decide to open in the Cut Off with Qc10c with a standard raise. The button and the BB call. The flop comes Jc 7c 6c. BB checks, how large of a bet do you make? (if you check you can say so also)

I bet half the pot in this spot.

7. If your bet is raised by the button and the BB folds, do you call this raise, or reraise/push.

This may be too aggressive (and in a sense too conservative) but I push/reraise. I bet out at this spot because I dont want someone drawing out on me. Now that its been raised, I have even more incentive to just take it down now, the pot has gotten to be a nice size. The raiser at worst has a jack, possibly has the Ac or maybe two pair or a set. Regardless I'm happy to take it down right now and not let someone draw on me (in essence) for free.

8. You have 10c9d in the SB, there is one limper you limp and the BB checks. The flop comes 6c 7h 8s. You decide to check, the BB bets 1/2 the pot, the limper raises 3x the original bet. Do you call or reraise?

The problem here is you are out of position, and your check then call of a bet and raise just looks very suspicious. You have the solid nuts that only the pairing of the board or a 9 could change on the turn card, but the issue is even if you flat call, what do you do on the turn. You check and your opponent (I assume 2 pair or better) will check behind you and you are giving in essence two free cards to beat you. I push.

9. If you instead have 9c 5c in the above situation, would that change your decision?

I push even faster.

10. Its is folded around to the SB who doubles your blind. What are the range of hands you call with here?

I call with any playable cards. Most of the same cards that I will call with from the SB. 1 gap connectors, suited cards, big cards, pairs. You have position and his minimum raise doesnt impress me. If I miss the flop then I bail.

11. It is folded around to the SB who makes a standard 4x BB raise. You decide to call with KhQh. The flop comes 2h 5d 7c. The SB bets half the pot, you don't figure the flop to have helped him much. Whats your plan? If this were a tournament would that change your decision/thinking?

I call with intentions of raising the turn if its bet, or leading out on the turn if its checked. In a tournament I may raise the flop, although its a toss up.

12. You open from MP with AhKd. You have two callers the SB and the Cut Off. The flop comes 5h 8d As. The SB checks, you bet out, the CO folds and the SB raises 4x your bet. Whats your plan?

Ive had AK and hit an Ace too many times when some punk turned a set on me...in fact its one of my favorite thiongs to happen, me to flop a set and an ace is on the flop as well....I call the raise but I am very cautious on the turn.

13. Assuming you call and the turn comes Jd and the SB makes a 1.5 pot bet. Your action?

History has taught me to lay this hand down absent of a read -- I dont know if I actually would though.

14. You are in the BB with 9d3c. There are two limpers and both blinds in the pot. The flop comes Jc 3d 3s. The SB checks. Your action?

I check in this spot..

15. If you decide to check and the 1st limper does as well, the 2nd limper bets and the SB raises....your action?

Again a check the smooth call of a bet and a raise just looks too suspicious -- in fact the SB even WORRIES me...bc he was a blind and he check raised as well... the thing is it is likely he was only representing the 3 since he assumed neither limper could logically have it. I still reraise here, but not a huge amount....if the SB pushs I may even consier bailing, but its unlikely.

16. You open the pot from MP with AhQc. The button calls. The flop is Kd 10h 4c. You believe there is a good chance this flop helped your opponent in some fashion. You also know this type of opponent will raise an appeared Continuation Bet with a weak king, a 10 or any PP. Do you check or Bet, and whats your game plan for the rest of the hand (If you check and he bets, if you bet and he raises, if you bet and he calls and the turn doesnt help you etc)

This is a very tough spot. I like a CB here (you have straight draws and overs) but the issue is you know this type of opponent will raise if hes connected at all with the flop. Thats why I kind of like checking and giving him the oppertunity to bet and then raising, putting the pressure on him. If he calls I'll probably try again on the turn (including if I hit an A or J -- or even Q) and if he calls that I'll check fold the river if unimproved. Might be a little costly, but I believe this action will take the pot down often enough.

17. You are in the BB with rag cards (unsuited 8 high or lower) it is folded to the SB who calls. The flop hits a bunch of blanks and the SB checks. Whats the % that you bet to take the pot down

70%

18. Assuming you check back, the turn pairs the top card and the SB checks again. Whats the % now

90% -- unless I am trying to show the table that I will check down with nothing to set up future steals.

19. You are in MP with KcJc. The 2 players to your right limp in and you decide to also. The button and SB call and the BB checks. The flop is Kd Jh 6d. It is checked around to you and you fire a pot sized bet. The button calls and all other players fold. The turn is 2d. Do you check or bet.

I absolutely hate these situations. I still bet out though

20. If you decide to Bet and you are raised whats your game plan?

Damn...a read is important here...but we havent got one. If you fold top two everytime a flush draw comes on the turn you are playing too tight, but if you call everytime you could be donating money..... I really dont know.

21. If you decide to check and the button bets do you fold call or raise

I like a raise here, it should let you know if he has the flush or not. I dont hate a call if the bet isnt that large though.

22. If a player limps in from UTG and it is folded to you in the CO, what are your range of raising hands?

This is sometimes Im still working on, tightening my opening hands when an UTG or UTG+1 player has limped Id say pocket 9s and up, and ace/face and up

23. You have AA and open in MP the SB calls your raise. The flop is Jc Qd Kh. The SB checks, you bet out and the SB puts in a large raise. Whats your gameplan?

I dont like this siutation at all, but my opponent could be raising with AQ, K10 or a bluff with an underpair...outside of that Im probably in trouble though. I like raising here, if he pushes Im beat and although I took a loss that stings I can get away -- if he flat calls, I have the option to take a free card on the turn and then call a river bet should he make one (or maybe I'll catch a 10)

24. If you call and the SB moves in on the turn (a blank) whats your move?

Tough spot -- I probably let this one go although it may be the best hand. Your flat call may have given him the confidence he needed to play ultra aggressive on the turn.

25. If you raise and he calls, then he checks the blank turn, whats your action? If you do bet and then are check raised a 2nd time whats your action?

A read is important here...if I feel he's weak I'll fire two shells.....otherwise more likely I take a free card here, I dunno where Im at, if the free card beats me then it does. I plan on calling a river bet if he fires though.