Daily Hand Quiz Archives: Cash, NL / Short

August 10, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Second pair OOP on turn, NL cash

Game type: 2/4 NL Cash 6 max, Full Tilt
Your image: Pretty aggressive
Opponent’s image: Bought in short and has been quiet
Your hand: 7♦7♣
The setup: You’ve been playing a pretty LAG game preflop and had built a decent stack before you ran KK into AA a   full article

July 16, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Missed AK out of position, NL Cash

Game type: 1/2 NL 6 max, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little loose preflop
Your hand: A♥K♥
The setup: You’re relatively new to this six max table. You’ve been raising a decent amount in your first couple of orbits. Your   full article

May 26, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Turned two pair vs checkraise, NL Cash

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♠Q♠
The setup: You’re only a dozen or two hands into this match, but you dropped a buy in already when you   full article

May 14, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Queens on low rag board, heads up NL cash

Game type: .50/1 Heads Up No Limit Cash, Full Tilt Poker
Your hand: Q♣Q♦
The setup: This is the first hand of a heads up cash match online with an unknown opponent. You get QQ and raise from the the button to 3x. Your   full article

May 5, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Additional outs on turn, NL Cash

Game type: 50/100 No Limit Heads Up, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Running well, also aggro
Your hand: 5♥3♥
The setup: This has been a tough back and forth match so far when the following hand comes up. The SB raises 3x and you   full article

April 20, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Pair OOP vs preflop raiser, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 NL Cash shorthanded, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: n/a
Your hand: Q♥T♥
The setup: You’ve just sat down at this cash game, which has just gotten underway. You have no history with your opponent although you recognize him as at   full article

March 24, 2010
Cash, NL / Short

Aces facing checkraise on dry flop, NL cash

Game type: 1/2 NL Cash on Full Tilt
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♦A♣
The setup: You’ve picked up a few chips by playing strong, but you haven’t gone to any showdowns yet. You’re raising about 25% of hands preflop this session.
You   full article

December 24, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Improved draw on the turn, heads up no limit cash

Game type: 50/100 No Limit Heads Up, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Running well, also aggro
Your hand: 5♥3♥
The setup: This has been a tough back and forth match so far when the following hand comes up. The SB raises 3x and you   full article

December 23, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Top pair facing river all in, no limit cash game

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

December 8, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Two pair on bad turn, no limit cash

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

October 14, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Top pair out of position vs preflop aggressor, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 NL Cash shorthanded, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: n/a
Your hand: Q♥T♥
The setup: You’ve just sat down at this cash game, which has just gotten underway. You have no history with your opponent although you recognize him as at   full article

August 29, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Weak two pair facing massive river overbet, no limit cash

Game type: .50/1 6 max cash, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: First hand
Opponent’s image: Deuces Cracked instructor fslexcduck
Your hand: T♠9♥
The setup: It’s your first hand at this 6 max no limit cash table on Full Tilt Poker. You post a seat or   full article

August 21, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Queens on problematic board, heads up cash

Game type: .50/1 Heads Up No Limit Cash, Full Tilt Poker
Your hand: Q♣Q♦
The setup: This is the first hand of a heads up cash match online with an unknown opponent. You get QQ and raise from the the button to 3x. Your   full article

August 6, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

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

July 31, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Top pair considering value bet, no limit cash

Game type: $1/$2
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Unknown
Your hand: K♦Q♣
The setup: You haven’t had any remarkable hands so far in this session. Your opponent is an unknown.
You raise preflop and the BB calls. You flop top pair:
5♥K♥J♦
Opp checks and you bet $10   full article

June 5, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Open ended draw, heads up no limit cash

Game type: .5/1 Heads Up No Limit Cash Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: TAG multi-tabler
Your hand: J♣T♥
The setup: You’ve been playing a fairly even heads up match against a multi-tabling opponent who hasn’t seemed to get out of line. You raise   full article

April 15, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Top pair out of position vs preflop aggressor, no limit cash

Game type: 5/10 NL Cash shorthanded, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: n/a
Your hand: Q♥T♥
The setup: You’ve just sat down at this cash game, which has just gotten underway. You have no history with your opponent although you recognize him as at   full article

January 27, 2009
Cash, NL / Short

Archive Pick: Improved draw first to act on the turn, high stakes no limit cash

Game type: 200/400 no limit cash, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: A little weak
Opponent’s image: Solid pro and new to the table
Your hand: T♦8♦
This hand is from our archives; view the original quiz and comments here
The setup: You’re playing a little tight weak so far   full article

September 23, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Archive Pick: Kings with an ace on the flop, in position, nl cash

Game type: 1/2 no limit cash, 6-max
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little tight
Your hand: K♣K♦
This quiz is from our archives and originally appeared on February 29th. View the original quiz and comments here.
The setup: You’ve been doing a decent job of running   full article

August 6, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Overpair facing turn raise, high stakes no limit

Game type: 500/1000 No Limit holdem, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Top pro, aggressive
Opponent’s image: Same
Your hand: Ts Th
This hand is taken from actual gameplay on Full Tilt and took place between Patrik Antonius and pr1nnyraid. You’ll be standing in for pr1nnyraid
The setup: You’ve   full article

July 30, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Boat on the turn out of position, high stakes no limit cash

Game type: 300/600 No Limit cash, Full Tilt
Your image: Top player
Opponent’s image: Same
Your hand: K♣8♥
This is an actual hand that took place between Brandon Adams and Patrik Antonius at Full Tilt Poker. You’ll be standing in for Adams
The setup: This hand took place   full article

July 29, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Archive Pick: Missed AK out of position, no limit cash game

Game type: 1/2 NL 6 max, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little loose preflop
Your hand: A♥K♥
This hand is from our archives and originally appeared on March 28th. View the original quiz and comments here.
The setup: You’re relatively new to   full article

July 23, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Top pair out of position, high stakes no limit

Game type: 50/100 No Limit on Full Tilt
Your image: Possibly tilting, just lost a stack a few hands ago
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: K♣Q♦
The setup: You just had your aces carcked a couple of orbits ago and may look steamy after dropping a stack..   full article

July 17, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Pair on the river in position, high stakes shorthanded cash

Game type: 25/50 6 max online, PokerStars
Your image: Strong regular
Opponent’s image: Possibly inexperienced at these stakes
Your hand: T♦9♦
This quiz is from Dani “Ansky” Stern, a cash game pro and an instructor over at PokerSavvy Plus. PS+ offers one of the strongest lineups of   full article

July 9, 2008
Cash, NL / Short

Double gut out of position, high stakes no limit

Game type: 200/400 No Limit cash, Full Tilt
Your image: Losing
Opponent’s image: High stakes regular
Your hand: A♠T♦
The setup: You’re looking a little tilty in this game, having dropped a couple buyins so far on a tough hand or two. This hand you get   full article