Top two facing small raise, NL cash

Game type: 5/10 NL full ring, Poker Stars
Your image: Pretty new to the table
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: K♦Q♥
The setup: You’ve been quiet in your one orbit at the table when the following hand comes up. You get KQ in the SB.   full article

Two pair on the river, NL cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash Game
Your image: Fairly Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Solid, a little tricky
Your hand: A♠Q♥
This hand you’re dealt AQo UTG and you decide to limp. The button limps and both blinds play. You flop top pair:
Q♦7♥6♦
The SB leads out for   full article

AA, dry board, mid-stakes NL cash

Game type: 25/50 Full Ring Cash, PokerStars
Your image: Active, possibly a little frustrated
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive preflop
Your hand: A♦A♥
The setup: You’ve had an uneven session so far and it’s been a bit since you won a hand. This hand there’s a poster in   full article

Small set on the turn, NL cash game

Game type: .50 / 1 NL cash, PokerStars
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Strong regular
Your hand: 9♥9♠
The setup: You call a EP preflop raise with nines and flop a set:
9♦T♠K♠
The preflop raiser bets $6 into $10. You call and the turn brings the 8♣.
Your   full article

Boat facing pressure, full ring NL cash

Game type: 2/4 NL Full Ring, Poker Stars
Your image: TAG, but active lately
Opponent’s image: Solid, thinking opponent
Your hand: T♥T♦
The setup: You raised preflop with your tens and got one caller. On a flop of:
5♥5♦5♠
…you led for $20 into $30 and your opponent   full article

Draw vs a raise, NL live cash

Game type: 10/20 NL Ring
Your image: Aggressive preflop
Opponent’s image: More TAG than LAG
Your hand: 8♣7♣
The setup: You’re playing some live poker, and after watching some fish head over to the bigger NL games, you decide to sit down.
You’ve been fairly aggressive so far   full article

Extra outs on the turn, OOP, NL cash game

Game type: 1/2 No Limit cash, 6 max
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Tight multi-tabler
Your hand: T♣9♣
The setup: You’ve been playing an aggressive style at this table and you’ve been involved in a couple of big pots where you lost when you got the money in   full article

Trips with backdoor flush on river, NL cash

Game type: 5/10 NL full ring, PokerStars
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: 7♣6♣
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty tight full ring game and showing down fairly strong. You don’t have a great read on your opponent.
You get a suited 76   full article

Top pair on three-flush flop, NL cash game

Game type: 25/50 NL
Your image: A little hyper
Opponent’s image: Very solid long-time regular
Your hand: A♣K♠
The setup: You’ve hit a couple nice flops for some decent pots so far in this full ring game. This hand, you’re up against a very solid regular in   full article

Nut draw and overcards, no limit full ring cash

Game type: 25/50 NL Full Ring, PokerStars
Your image: Solid
Opponent’s image: Possibly a little titlty
Your hand: A♠K♥
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty standard game at this full ring table when the following hand comes up. You raise AK to 3x after two players   full article

Small flopped boat, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash on Poker Stars
Your image: LAG
Opponent’s image: A little fed up
Your hand: 9♦9♥
The setup: You’ve been very aggressive in late position preflop so far at this table. While your stack has floated up and down, you’ve won your   full article

Underpair to the board, bvb nl cash

Game type: 1/2 no limit cash on PokerStars
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: J♣J♦
The setup: Nothing’s really developed for you so far this session. You’ve been involved in a few pots, taking away some and being forced to walk away from   full article

Top pair facing river shove, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 NL Cash, Full Ring
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Fairly aggressive preflop, haven’t seen him go to many showdowns
Your hand: A♥K♣
The setup: You haven’t done much so far in this no limit cash game. This hand, two players limp early and   full article

Draw with over, no limit cash game

Game type: 3/6 Full ring NL, Pokerstars
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: A♥Q♦
The setup: You haven’t made much noise yet in this full ring no limit cash game. This hand you get AQo in the small blind. It folds to the aggressive   full article

Checkraised with two pair, no limit cash heads up

Game type: 2/4 no limit cash
Your image: You lost a big pot a couple hands ago to a massive suckout
Opponent’s image: LAG
Your hand: A♠T♠
The setup: You’re only a dozen or two hands into this match, but you dropped a buy in already when you   full article

Draw out of position, no limit cash game

Game type: 3/6 Full ring NL, Pokerstars
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: A♥Q♦
The setup: You haven’t made much noise yet in this full ring no limit cash game. This hand you get AQo in the small blind. It folds to the aggressive   full article

Aces on dry board, no limit cash

Game type: 25/50 Full Ring Cash, PokerStars
Your image: Active, possibly a little frustrated
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive preflop
Your hand: A♦A♥
The setup: You’ve had an uneven session so far and it’s been a bit since you won a hand. This hand there’s a poster in   full article

Straight draw facing a raise, no limit cash

Game type: 10/20 NL Ring
Your image: Aggressive preflop
Opponent’s image: More TAG than LAG
Your hand: 8♣7♣
The setup: You’re playing some live poker, and after watching some fish head over to the bigger NL games, you decide to sit down.
You’ve been fairly aggressive so far   full article

Top pair facing check-raise, no limit cash

Game type: $.25/.50 NL full ring, Full Tilt Poker
Your hand: K♣J♣
The setup: You’re dealt KJcc in middle position. Two players fold and one limps.
You attempt to isolate the limper, raising to $2.25. The button and blinds call. The limper folds.   full article

Single pair out of position, no limit cash

Game type: $5/$10 full ring no limit cash, PokerStars
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Random
Your hand: A♣J♥
The setup: You’ve yet to be involved in a large pot so far in this cash session - you’ve won some medium pots and lost a few more small   full article

Archive Pick: Nut flush draw facing third bet, no limit cash

Game type: 10/20 no limit cash, PokerStars
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♣5♣
This quiz is from our archives; view the original quiz and comments here
The setup: You’re at a full ring cash game that has gone short handed. This hand   full article

Turned set facing raise, no limit cash

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Game type: $5/$10 No Limit full ring, PokerStars
Your image: A little loose
Opponent’s image: Strong regular
Your hand: T♠T♥
The setup: You’ve played a little loose but haven’t been involved in any big pots in   full article

Strong draw multi-way, no limit cash

Game type: 2/4 No Limit
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Solid
Your hand: 5♠4♠
The setup: You’ve built a solid stack by showing down strong hands in this NL cash game when the following hand comes up. You open-raise to $12 with 54s and get 3   full article

Nut flush draw facing third bet, no limit cash

Game type: 10/20 no limit cash, PokerStars
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♣5♣
The setup: You’re at a full ring cash game that has gone short handed. This hand you get a suited A5 in the BB. The table folds   full article

Archive Pick: Small boat versus preflop three bettor, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash on Poker Stars
Your image: LAG
Opponent’s image: A little fed up
Your hand: 9♦9♥
This hand is from our archives. View the original quiz and comments here
The setup: You’ve been very aggressive in late position preflop so far at this   full article