Overpair facing shove, NL Turbo SNG

Game type: No limit SNG, single table, turbo blinds
Stage of tourney: Very early
Avg stack: 1500
Your image: You bet at the first pot and took it down without a showdown
Opponent’s image: n/a
Your hand: K♣K♠
The setup: It’s the second hand of a $33 no limit single   full article

Archive pick: Medium suited ace in the SB with big stacks limping, bubble of a SNG

Game type: $33 no limit single table SNG
Stage of tourney: Bubble
Avg stack: 3375
Your image: A little tight
Opponent’s image:
Your hand: A♠T♠
This hand is from our archives and originally appeared on April 18th. View the original quiz and comments here.
The setup: You’ve coasted into   full article

Medium suited ace in the SB with big stacks limping, bubble of a SNG

Game type: $33 no limit single table SNG
Stage of tourney: Bubble
Avg stack: 3375
Your image: A little tight
Opponent’s image:
Your hand: A♠T♠
The setup: You’ve coasted into the final four of this online poker sit and go, with the two players to your right doing the   full article

Aces in position on the river, major online tournament

Game type: Online no limit tournament
Stage of tourney: 47 / 4500 remain, small bubble at 46
Avg stack: 1.5m
Your image: Fairly tight
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♠A♥
The setup: You’re deep in the money of a major online tournament when you get dealt aces   full article

Top pair on a monochrome board, sit and go tournament

Game type: Single table SNG, Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: Early
Avg stack: ~1700
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: K♠J♠
The setup: You’ve won a few pots with aggressive play so far in this single table no limit tournament when the following hand comes up.   full article

Open ended straight draw, in the money of a SNG

Game type: $33 Turbo NL SNG, Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: ITM
Avg stack: 4500
Your image: A little aggressive
Opponent’s image: Pretty tight
Your hand: 4♠5♥
The setup: You were the chip leader for a long time in this SNG, but you lost a hand or two to   full article

Weak King in the SB, final table of a 45-man SNG

Game type: 45 Man Sit and Go, Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: Final table
Avg stack: ~22k
Your image: Loose
Opponent’s image: Willing to call
Your hand: K♦2♣
The setup: You’ve made it to the final 3 of a 45 man SNG. The payouts are as follows:
1st: $1179, 2nd   full article

Underfull on river against a large raise

Game type: $50 + 5 SNG
Stage of tourney: Bubble
Avg stack: 3375
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Loose aggressive
Your hand: 5♦6♦
The setup: You’ve played very strong poker so far and you’re doing well on the bubble of this SNG. Your opponent has been loose and lucky,   full article

Big pair against loose raiser on the bubble of a SNG

Game type: $100+9 SNG
Stage of tourney: On the bubble of a SNG paying top three players
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Loose and aggressive
Your hand: Q♦Q♠
The setup: Player A has been raising lots of hands and punishing the smaller stacks with big overbets. Player B   full article

Playing the button 3 handed in SNG

Game type: $33 SNG
Your hand: K♦6♦
The setup: You’ve managed to make the money in a 10 player SNG. The BB has been very loose and aggressive during the entire game. The SB has been extremely tight; he has only shown down very   full article

Top pair and draw on a paired board, no limit sit and go

This quiz submitted by user Sam - thanks for the quiz, Sam!

Game type: No limit sit and go, 50 +5 buy in
Your image:
Stage of tourney: Early
Avg stack: ~1700
Misc notes:
Your hand: A♦7♦
The setup: Preflop, UTG+2 decides to make the minimum “donk raise”   full article

Facing a minimum raise on the turn with trips, 2 table SNG

Game type: 2 table no limit sit and go tournament
Your image: Aggressive an lucky
Stage of tourney: 13 of 18 remain
Avg stack: About 1700
Misc notes:
Your hand: 3♣2♥
The Setup: You’ve been playing a little loose and winning some pots in this 2-table no limit   full article

Heads up in SNG facing a re-raise

Game type: $30 + $3 SNG
Your image: Through most of the tournament you’ve played TAG
Your hand: 9♥9♦
The setup: You opponent completes for 100, you make it 500 and your opponent calls. Flop looks pretty safe:
2♣6♠10♠
You lead out for 700 and your opponent quickly   full article

Playing aces on the button against the blinds in SNG

Game type: $50 + $5 SNG
Your image: Active, mildly aggressive
Misc notes:
Your hand: A♦A♣
The BB has been loose and aggressive and has already eliminated 2 players in this SNG. Last time on the button you raised 3x with JQs and they check raised   full article

Nut flush draw out of position, last three of a sit and go

Game type: 9 handed sit and go, no limit
Your image: Somewhat tight
Stage of tourney: In the money, final 3
Avg stack: 4500
Misc notes:
Your hand: A♦T♦
The Setup: You’ve made it to the money of a single table sit and go. You’ve been playing fairly   full article

Top pair until the river, no limit sit and go

Game type: Single table SNG, NL
Your image: n/a
Stage of tourney: Early
Avg stack: 1700
Misc notes:
Your hand: Q♠J♥
The Setup: Two players have already been eliminated in this single table sit and go. Player A and Player B fold and you limp. The   full article

AK UTG in a no limit sit and go tournament

Quiz by Andrew Kasch, author of ‘How to Shake the Online Poker Money Tree’

Game type: Single table sit and go, NL
Your image: You knocked out two players in the first few hands
Stage of tourney: First 10 hands
Avg stack: About 1900
Misc notes:
Your hand: A♠K♥
The   full article

Button play on the bubble, two table turbo SNG

Game type: 2 table Turbo No Limit SNG
Your image: TAG, heavy on the tight.
Stage of tourney: Top 4 pays
Avg stack: 6750
Misc notes: The short stack will basically run out of chips after the blinds
Your hand: ??
The Setup: You are down to the final five   full article

Set on the turn, no limit sit and go

Game type: Full table no limit sit and go tournament
Your image: Aggressive
Stage of tourney: Early, all players remain
Avg stack: 1500
Misc notes:
Your hand: 9♥9♦
The Setup: Preflop, UTG limps and you limp along with your pocket nines. The table folds to the BB, who   full article

Holding a weak ace heads up in a sit and go

Game type: No limit sit and go tournament
Your image: You had a string of good hands and knocked out the last two opponents
Stage of tourney: Heads up, winner gets 60%
Avg stack: 3000
Misc notes: This is the first hand in heads up play
Your hand: A♦9♠
The   full article

Medium Ace Heads Up in SNG

Game type: $20 + 2 SNG
Your image: Strong
Misc notes: Opponent has played passively the whole game
Your hand: A♥T♣
Preflop: You’ve only been HU for half a dozen hands and your opponent has only folded, called and checked PF. Now he min-raises in the SB   full article

QQ against two raises in SNG

Game type: $30 +3 SNG
Your image: TAG
Misc notes: Everyone left seems fairly solid. Player A has been a little more aggressive than Player B.
Your hand: Q♦Q♠
Preflop: Player A raises to 400 and after a pause Player B re-raises to 2000. The table   full article

Marginal starting hand in early position, SNG

Game type: $30 + $3 FR SNG
Your image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♦J♦
Preflop: You just lost a huge pot last hand when Player C called you with a flush draw and got there. Now you’re dealt A♦J♦. What’s your move?   full article

SNG pair on the bubble

Game type: $20 + $2 SNG
Your image: You’ve only shown down strong starting hands
Your hand: 9♥9♠
Preflop: The BB has been very loose & lucky calling all-ins with any ace, king or suited cards. You’re first to act. What’s your play?

Fold

Call

Raise   full article

Marginal button hand ITM in a SNG

Game type: $20 + $2 SNG
Your image: Pretty tight
Your hand: J♣9♣
Last hand you had just over 1000 in chips, hit a set against 2 shorter stacks and blamo! you nearly tripled up and made it to the money. Now the blinds go up,   full article