Boat on the turn out of position, no limit cash full ring

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♦
This is part two of a two part quiz. Yesterday, part one dealt with the flop play of this hand.
The setup: You raised preflop   full article

Medium boat facing a raise, no limit cash full ring

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♦
This is part one of a two part quiz. Tomorrow we’ll look at the turn play of this hand
The setup: You’ve built your stack   full article

Baby set on hellish river in position, no limit cash

Game type: 2/4 NL Full Ring on PokerStars
Your image: Solid
Opponent’s image: A little goofy, but not crazy
Your hand: 3♠3♦
The setup: You’ve been playing a solid TAG style at this full ring table when the following hand comes up. You’re dealt threes in MP   full article

Archive Pick: Queens vs. limp re-raise on loose table

Game type: 2/4 NL
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Has been quiet, but seems to call a lot
Your hand: Q♦Q♠
This quiz is taken from our archives and originally ran on 9/27/07. To view the original quiz with poll results, comments and answer, click   full article

Archive pick: Second nut straight facing a massive raise, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 NL
Your image: Very active and solid early on, have tightened up recently with the addition of more players.
Misc notes: Opponent in this hand has been calling you down light and losing. He recently doubled up against another player (that has   full article

Aces preflop with an aggressive player to act behind, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 no limit holdem cash, online
Your image: TAG
Your hand: A♦A♣
The setup: You’ve been fairly TAG so far this session when you’re dealt AA on the button. UTG folds and UTG +1 raises to $35 and two players in front call by   full article

AK preflop with a LAG image facing a fourth raise, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 NL cash, full ring
Your image: Very LAG
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♣K♦
The setup: You’ve been playing a very aggressive game preflop and on the flop at this 1/2 NL cash table online. Last hand you 3 bet a later   full article

Top pair, decent kicker facing a minimum check-raise, no limit cash

Game type: 1/2 NL full ring cash on Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Very aggressive preflop
Opponent’s image: Pretty donkish
Your hand: A♠J♠
The setup: You’ve been at this table for a few orbits and you’ve been aggressive. Most of your hands have ended on the flop,   full article

Two draws against determined opponents, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 No Limit cash on Full Tilt
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: The button has been a little tilty and loose; the blind has been fairly TAG.
Your hand: 6♣5♣
The setup: You’ve been involved in a few pots so far this session but you’ve   full article

Jacks on an over-paired board, no limit cash game

Game type: 5/10 No limit holdem
Your image: Fairly TAG
Opponent’s image: Capable of both tricky lines and weak play
Your hand: J♠J♥
The setup: You’ve been playing a fairly active TAG style in this full ring NL game. Your opponent has bought in with a half-stack   full article

Bottom set against a deep-stacked raiser, no limit cash game

Game type: 2/5 NL Cash game, live
Your image: Fairly aggressive, capable of tricky moves
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive, solid, but willing to overvalue overpairs
Your hand: 3♠3♣
The setup: You’ve built a nice stack in this 2/5 NL game that has a $1000 buy in cap.   full article

Queens vs. limp re-raise on loose table

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Game type: 2/4 NL
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Has been quiet, but seems to call a lot
Your hand: Q♦Q♠
The setup: The table has been very loose with lots of   full article

Ace-Queen vs. a big preflop raise from short stack

Game type: 1/2 NL live ($100 max buyin)
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Loose - likes to raise preflop
Your hand: A♥Q♥
The setup: Your opponent has been raising quite a bit pre-flop, but every raise was always to $10. You haven’t been involved in many   full article

Considering raising a baby boat on the river, no limit cash game

Game type: .50/1 No limit cash at PokerStars
Your image: Passive / weak
Opponent’s image: Hasn’t played many hands
Your hand: 9♣9♥
The setup: You’re fairly new to no limit cash, and you’ve been working out the kinks in your game at this .50/1 no limit table when   full article

Playing a flopped full house, no limit hold em cash game

Game type: 1/2 No limit hold em cash at Full Tilt Poker
Your image: You showed down aces to stack a smaller stack in your only real pot at the table
Opponent’s image: The table has been generally loose-passive
Your hand: T♦9♣
The setup: You’re off to a   full article

Queens facing a raise and re-raise

Game type: .50 / 1 NL
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Player B has been ultra tight and Player E has been a borderline maniac
Your hand: Q♠Q♥
The setup: You’ve been at the table for about an hour with Player B and they haven’t been playing many   full article

Kings against a loose table with a draw heavy board

Game type: 1/2 NL
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Most of your opponents seem pretty loose
Your hand: K♥K♦
The setup: You’ve managed to sweeten your stack a little in this very loose cash game. In this hand two players limp and you raise it 5x with   full article

Boat on the river facing a lead, no limit hold em cash game

Game type: 1/2 No Limit hold em cash
Your image: You’ve taken several nasty beats and are down 2 buy ins
Opponent’s image: Thinking player who seems to be able to make big laydowns
Your hand: A♦3♦
The setup: It’s been a rough stretch in this cash game   full article

Nut flush draw and top pair on a paired board, no limit cash game

Game type: 1/2 no limit hold em cash game, online
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAGs
Your hand: A♠Q♠
This quiz is based on a submission from DHQ user Morty. Thanks for the quiz!
The setup: You’ve been at this table for a few orbits and you’ve   full article

Jacks in the small blind facing two raises, no limit cash live

Game type: 2/5 no limit cash game, live
Your image: You just ran a significant but unsuccessful bluff last hand
Opponent’s image: The straddler is clearly frustrated and Player B seems pretty loose.
Your hand: J♦J♣
The setup: You’ve been pretty aggressive in this no limit cash session,   full article

Massive draw, built pot and a large field, no limit cash

Game type: 2/4 no limit cash
Your image: Aggressive
Misc notes: You’ve bet with air several times against this opponent
Your hand: Q♣T♣

The setup: You’ve been playing a semi-LAG style to good effect in this session when the following hand comes up.
Preflop Player A limps, B folds   full article

Pair and flush draw with small action in front, no limit cash

Game type: 2/4 No Limit Cash
Your image: A little loose
Misc notes:
Your hand: J♣9♣
The setup: You’ve been playing a little goofy so far in this session, making a couple of silly calls. You’re actually considering leaving the table when the following hand comes   full article

Nut straight on the button, no limit hold’em cash game

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Game type: 2/4 blind no limit hold’em cash
Your image: Tight, a little weak
Misc notes:
Your hand: 8♣7♠
The Setup: You’ve been a bit card dead in this no limit cash game, and when two people limp in front, you decide   full article

Flopped the nut straight multi way in a raised pot, no limit cash game

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash Game
Your image: You’ve been quiet
Misc notes: Opponent is very tight
Your hand: 7♣6♣
The Setup: You’ve been playing a fairly quiet game so far in this full ring NL cash session when the following hand comes up.
There’s a call and   full article

Second nut straight facing a massive raise, no limit cash

This quiz was submitted by reader Greg Williams. Thanks, Greg!

Game type: 5/10 NL
Your image: Very active and solid early on, have tightened up recently with the addition of more players.
Misc notes: Opponent in this hand has been calling you down light and losing.   full article