Weak hand the in SB, final table of NL MTT

Game type: $100 1 rebuy, 1 add on, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Final Table
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive
Your hand: Q♠8♣
The setup: You’re down to the final six in this online MTT. The table folds to you in the SB.
Your opponent   full article

Facing a stop and go from a weak player, NL MTT

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Game type: $100 One rebuy, one addon, 6 max
Stage of tourney: Middle stages
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Weak
Your hand: A♣Q♣
The   full article

Second pair facing a checkraise on the flop, NL MTT

Game type: $150 rebuy, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Loose
Your hand: 8♦8♣
The setup: You’ve been opening a fair amount of pots, but nothing that should seem too out of line. Your opponent has been very loose,   full article

Top pair on the river, out of position, NL MTT

Game type: $100 One Rebuy One Addon 6-max, Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Seems fairly average
Your hand: A♣T♣
The setup: You’ve been fairly aggressive as this six max tournament moves toward the bubble, but haven’t had many pots contested   full article

Archive Pick: Ace in the blind versus active player, 100 rebuy on stars

Game type: $100 Rebuy tournament on Poker Stars
Stage of tourney: After rebuy period
Your image: A generally laggy player who has been playing tight for the
prior 20 hands
Opponent’s image: Very active
Your hand: A♥T♥
This quiz is from our archives. View the original quiz and comments   full article

Jacks in the SB facing re-raise, final table of 200R

Game type: $200 Rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Final Table
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: Top online players
Your hand: J♦J♣
The setup: You’re at the final table of the 200 Rebuy tournament. You’re guaranteed about 10, and first is right about 45k.
You get JJ in the   full article

Flopped trips facing a weak lead, six max MTT

Game type: $100 Rebuy 6 max tournament, FTP
Stage of tourney: Nearing bubble
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: Fairly tight
Your hand: A♣K♦
The setup: You’ve been playing pretty tight at this table due to a combination of a lack of cards and frequent action in front of you.   full article

Weaker hand in the BB facing a short stacks all in, NLHE tournament

Game type: $200 Rebuy tournament on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Final table
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: Reasonable
Your hand: K♣T♦
The setup: You’ve made it to the final table of the $200 rebuy tournament on PokerStars. It’s a very tough table with a few of the   full article

Archive Pick: Marginal hand blind versus blind, no limit tournament

Game type: $50 Rebuy tournament on Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: Nearing final table, 15 remain
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: Pretty tight
Your hand: K♦4♥
This quiz is from our archives and originally appeared on August 15th. View the original quiz and comments here
The setup:   full article

AKs facing an isolation re-raise, NL MTT

Game type: $30 Rebuy
Stage of tourney: Nearing the bubble
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: Solid
Your hand: A♥K♥
The setup: You have a playable stack in this $30 rebuy tournament on Full Tilt Poker when the following hand comes up.
You are dealt AKs on the button.   full article

Top pair out of position, no limit tournament

Game type: $30 rebuy tournament, FTP
Stage of tourney: In the money
Your image: Active
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♦Q♦
The setup: You’ve been a little active in this rebuy tournament, but not quite so much since the bubble broke. You haven’t gone to   full article

Archive Pick: Ace in the blind versus active player, 100 rebuy on stars

Game type: $100 Rebuy tournament on Poker Stars
Stage of tourney: After rebuy period
Your image: A generally laggy player who has been playing tight for the
prior 20 hands
Opponent’s image: Very active
Your hand: A♥T♥
This hand is from our archives and originally appeared on July 11th.   full article

AQ suited facing UTG shove, NL MTT

Game type: $30 Rebuy, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Nearing money
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♥Q♥
The setup: You’re dwindling to a shorter stack in this tournament when the following hand comes up. You get dealt AQs in the second seat.   full article

Small pair in the CO, final table bubble

Game type: $100 Rebuy tournament on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Final table bubble, 12 remain
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Strong, aggressive players
Your hand: 6♠6♦
The setup: You’re down to the final 12 players in this $100 rebuy tournament. You’ve been fairly quiet so far as   full article

JJ facing two re-raises, no limit rebuy tournament

Game type: $150 rebuy on Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed, moving toward money
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Well-respected online player
Your hand: J♦J♣
The setup: You’ve got a nice stack as you moev toward the money in this $150 rebuy tournament on Full   full article

Pocket pair with overpair on board, no limit tournament

Game type: 100R on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Nearing bubble
Your image: Fairly active
Opponent’s image: Little loose
Your hand: 9♦9♥
The setup: You’re nearing the bubble in the 109 rebuy on PokerStars. You are dealt 99 on the CO and raise to about 2.5x when the table   full article

Considering a three bet out of the SB, no limit tournament

Game type: 100 Rebuy on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: 2 tables remain
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: 9♣8♦
The setup: You just broke to two tables a few hands ago. You have been selectively aggressive.
This hand, you’re in the SB with 98o. The table   full article

Medium pair vs. two raises, no limit tournament

Game type: FTP $80,000 Rebuy
Stage of tourney: Just made the money
Avg stack: ~100k
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Fairly quiet
Your hand: 8♥8♣
The setup: You have a decent stack and the bubble is over. In this hand everyone folds to   full article

Top pair out of position on the river, NL tournament

Game type: $20 Rebuy tournament, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Second hour
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: Same
Your hand: A♦J♦
The setup: You’re into the second hour of this rebuy tournament. The rebuy period is closed and you have a strong stack. You’ve been fairly   full article

Overpair on mediocre turn, no limit tournament

Game type: 100 Rebuy tournament, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Down to 2 tables
Your image: Fairly active
Opponent’s image: A little tight
Your hand: K♦K♠
The setup: You’re down to the final two tables of the nightly 100R on PokerStars. You’ve been fairly active but are sitting   full article

Set on monochrome board, no limit tournament

Game type: $200 Rebuy, no limit, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: During rebuy period
Your image: A little tight
Opponent’s image: Active
Your hand: 5♦5♣
The setup: You’re still in the first hour of the $200R on PokerStars when the following hand comes up. You’re dealt 55 in   full article

Ace in the blind versus active player, 100 rebuy on stars

Game type: $100 Rebuy tournament on Poker Stars
Stage of tourney: After rebuy period
Your image: A generally laggy player who has been playing tight for the
prior 20 hands
Opponent’s image: Very active
Your hand: A♥T♥
This hand was submitted by David “Malicous222/Ghettofabolous” Randall, a coach over at www.pokerpwnage.com.   full article

Ace Jack in the small blind, late stages of a rebuy tournament

Game type: 30R MTT on Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Near bubble, 23 of about 200 remain
Avg stack: ~35k
Your image: Fairly active
Opponent’s image: Aggressive but quiet lately
Your hand: A♦J♣
The setup: You’re nearing the bubble in this $30 rebuy tournament on Full Tilt. You’ve   full article

Kings facing a flop three-bet, no limit tournament

Game type: $50R tournament on Full Tilt
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period has closed
Avg stack: ~5k
Your image: A little stationy
Opponent’s image: LAG
Your hand: K♠K♦
The setup: You’ve run up a stack in this rebuy tournament through some marginal play near the end of the rebuy period   full article

King Jack preflop facing a three-bet shove, no limit tournament

Game type: $50 Rebuy on Pokerstars
Stage of tourney: Rebut period closed, nowhere near the bubble
Avg stack: 13k
Your image: Unknown
Opponent’s image: You’ve seen this reshove once in the last couple of hands
Your hand: K♣J♦
The setup: It’s after the closing of the rebuy period in the   full article