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

Archive Pick: AA on safe board, no limit full ring

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♥
This quiz is from our archives; view the original quiz and comments here
The setup: You’ve had an uneven session so far and it’s been a bit   full article

Jacks with lots of action in front, no limit cash

Game type: 3/6 No Limit cash full ring, PokerStars
Your hand: J♦J♣
The setup: You’re a few dozen hands into this session when the following hand comes up. You get JJ in the small blind. An EP player limps, and a solid   full article

Aces in position facing a second barrel, no limit cash full ring

Game type: 2/4 No Limit cash, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: TAG / LAG
Opponent’s image: A solid, winning regular
Your hand: Ad Ah
The setup: You’ve been fairly active preflop but haven’t been involved in many large pots post-flop when the following hand comes up.
UTG limps   full article

Split two pair facing aggression, no limit deep cash

Game type: 2/4 deep cash full ring, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: A little loose
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: Ac 9c
The setup: You’re an hour into this full ring sessions and have had some ups and downs, but no large hands that might have left   full article

Archive Pick: Pocket pair with an over on board, blind on blind nl cash

Game type: 1/2 no limit cash on PokerStars
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: J♣J♦
This quiz is from our archives and originally appeared on May 5th. View the original quiz and comments.
The setup: Nothing’s really developed for you so far this session.   full article

Archive pick: Pocket pair blind vs blind, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 no limit cash on PokerStars
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: J♣J♦
This hand is from our archives and originally appeared on 5/2/08. View the original quiz and comments here.
The setup: Nothing’s really developed for you so far this session.   full article

Archive Pick: Top pair facing all in on river, no limit 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♣
This quiz is from our archives and originally appeared on May 15th 2008. View the original quiz here
The setup: You haven’t   full article

Straight draw versus 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 from playing slots and blackjack to the bigger NL games, you decide to sit down.
You’ve   full article

AA on safe board, no limit full ring

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