Daily Hand Quiz

A check raise is a good idea when you have a strong hand and the board is dry and / or you believe there is a good chance your opponent will bet for you. This is not the spot when any Q, 10 and 7 hearts (total 13 cards) can beat us (obv assuming we’re not already beat), our opponent is just calling and there is 40% of our remaining stack in the middle. Bet bet bet.

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Checkraise on this board seems a sign of the fancy play syndrome.

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I don’t really like a check-raise here because your opponent has simply called twice. Apparently he/she has something playable, but doesn’t really want to attack with it. I think if you check here your opponent will check behind due to the two previous calls. If he/she had wanted to raise, the flop would have been a much better time to do it with two cards to come.

I think what our hero did was fine. Bet into it (I would do it weakly to make it more tempting to call) and if your opponent folds he/she probably had something like QJs or JTs. The pot has enough in it that we wouldn’t mind taking it down now.

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Giving free cards on that board is inviting disaster. A check-raise, if called or re-shipped, means you are beaten but still must call due to pot odds. Villain’s pattern so far indicates a draw and he is unlikely to bet the turn. Don’t get cute. Bet.

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I’d let the free card come and then push all-in on the river so we can only get called by a better hand cause i’m a good player.

KK can never get cracked anyway, scientific fact.

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Mare, there is a little thing call sarcasm. You should try it.

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Voted lead strong. I’d go for $1,150. Too many outs to lead weak. If the v calls a weak lead and a brick hits the riv, they will not call. C-R (and C-C) too risky on this board – may get checked to riv.

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Lead Strong.

I got lazy and looked at other people’s reasoning instead of trying to explain mine. Richard P’s is correct, also AQ will probably call a lead strong, but will not call a check raise.

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I would never check raise that board. Lead strong.

I think its unlikely you’ll get a call on the river unless the button thinks you’re bluffing and tries a hero call.

I’d lead for about $1,4000 and insta-shove any river.

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@ Insane,

I was being sarcastic….i feel its obvious, u fool. I just durred you.

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I was also being sarcastic, obviously. YOu didn’t figure that out?

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In general I like to remember 2 pillars in poker:

A) Players are much more likely to check and call, than bet when checked too. I don’t like to HOPE someone bets at me because more often than not, they won’t. And in this case 13 outs are scary

B) You can’t win a big pot unless you’re building it. Put chips in the middle and hopefully he’ll stack off w/ AJ or something…

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Agree with the fairly unanimous comments – check raise here invites disaster. I can see arguments for leading weak, but prefer leading strong and taking it down now.

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