Jacks facing a three bet, NL MTT

Game type: $100 rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: J♦J♣
The setup: You’ve got a smallish but very playable stack in the 100 rebuy tournament on Pokerstars. The rebuy period is closed. This hand   full article

Strong draw in rebuy period, NL MTT

Game type: $50 rebuy tournament, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: During rebuy period
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: LAG
Your hand: 8♣7♣
The setup: It’s during the rebuy period of this tournament on PokerStars. You limp in EP with your suited connectors. The SB completes and   full article

Strong draw on the turn, no limit MTT

Game type: $50 rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Deep ITM
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Solid regular
Your hand: J♥9♥
The setup: You’re deep in the money of this $50 rebuy tournament on PokerStars when the following hand comes up.
You get J9h and limp in middle position.   full article

KQ on the bubble, rebuy tournament

Game type: $50 rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Bubble
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: K♣Q♦
The setup: You are two players from the money in this rebuy tournament. Since it’s a rebuy, the min cash is much better than usual, worth about 2x your buy in.
This   full article

Queens with action in front, NL MTT

Game type: $100 2R 1A tournament, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period open
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: Q♠Q♣
The setup: You’ve built up a solid stack so far is this two rebuy, one add on tournament. Using both rebuys got you   full article

Sevens facing an isolation raise, no limit tournament

Game type: $50 rebuy tournament, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Nearing money
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: NO strong read
Your hand: 7♣7♦
The setup: You’ve got a solid stack in this $50 rebuy tournament when the following hand comes up.
A short stack in MP pushes in for a   full article

Nines facing a possible squeeze, no limit tournament

Game type: $11R, No Limit PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Nearing the money
Your image: New to table
Opponent’s image: No notes
Your hand: 9♦9♣
The setup: You’re new to this 11 rebuy table when the following hand comes up. You get nines UTG and raise to about   full article

Missed AJ facing big stack, bubble of 100R

Game type: 100 Rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Near bubble
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♦J♦
The setup: You’ve been pretty tight and are sitting on a shrinking stack in this 100R tournament. 33 players remain, and the money begins at 27. You   full article

Aces on flop vs. aggressive opponent, no limit rebuy tournament

Game type: $22,000 Guarantee Rebuy, Pokerstars
Your image: Aggro
Opponent’s image: Very Aggro
Your hand: A♠A♥
The setup: You’ve been playing aggressively at this table as has your opponent. He has been 3-betting and likes to take pots away when shown weakness. In this hand   full article

Top pair on draw heavy board bvb, no limit MTT

Game type: $100 rebuy on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: LAG
Your hand: Q♦T♥
The setup: You’ve been picking your spots and showing down strong in the 100R and you have a solid stack when the following hand comes up. The   full article

Archive Pick: Jacks facing three bet deep stacked

Game type: $30 rebuy, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Moving toward money
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: Fairly aggressive
Your hand: J♦J♥
This hand is from our archive. View the original quiz and comments here
The setup: You’ve built a nice stack in this rebuy tournament. The   full article

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