Daily Hand Quiz Archives: Tourney / NL

September 1, 2010
Tourney / NL

Small pair facing raise preflop, NL MTT

Game type: $50 rebuy tournament, NL, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: In the money
Your image: A little loose
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: 6♥6♣
The setup: You’ve got about a 30BB stack in the money of this $50 rebuy tournament. The bubble just broke a   full article

August 31, 2010
Tourney / NL

Top pair facing a checkraise, NL MTT

Game type: $50 freezeout, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Mid stage
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: A♣7♣
The setup: You’ve got a shrinking stack in this freezeout. This hand you limp the CO after the hijack limps. The button folds and   full article

August 30, 2010
Tourney / NL

Eights facing four bet, NL MTT

Game type: $1k freezeout on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Two tables remain
Your image: Fairly tight
Opponent’s image: Aggressive, solid winner
Your hand: 8♣8♦
The setup: You’re deep in this $1,000 buy in tournament. 15 players remain when the following hand comes up.
You’re dealt 88 in the BB.   full article

August 27, 2010
Tourney / NL

Queens on mono flop, OOP, NL MTT

Game type: $100 Rebuy 6 max, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: A little tight
Opponent’s image: Fairly aggressive
Your hand: Q♣Q♦
The setup: You’ve been playing a little tight when you get dealt QQ in the SB. An aggressive player raises   full article

August 26, 2010
Tourney / NL

Tens on an undercard flop

Game type: $100 rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Aggressive, thinking players
Your hand: T♣T♦
The setup: You’ve got a solid stack in the 100R when the following hand comes up. UTG raises to about 2.5 and UTG+1 flats.   full article

August 25, 2010
Tourney / NL

Two pair facing lead, NL MTT

Game type: $100 1R 1A, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Getting near money
Your image: LAGish
Opponent’s image: Solid regular
Your hand: T♦9♦
The setup: You’re nearing the money with a solid stack in this $100 1r 1a tournament. This hand you get a suited T9 on   full article

August 24, 2010
Tourney / NL

Underpair on turn, NL MTT

Game type: $150 freezeout, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Early
Your image: n/a
Opponent’s image: Strong regular
Your hand: Q♥Q♦
The setup: It’s very early in this $150 freezeout on FTP. You raise in EP to 3x with QQ and get two callers. You flop   full article

August 19, 2010
Tourney / NL

Bluff or check, turn play NL MTT

Game type: $50 freezeout, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Midstages
Your image: Fairly tight
Opponent’s image: Aggressive, but solid
Your hand: 9♥6♣
The setup: You’ve been pretty quiet with your stack for the last few orbits and no one has a real reason to suspect you of getting out   full article

August 18, 2010
Tourney / NL

Small pair facing shove on bubble, NL turbo MTT

Game type: $50 turbo MTT, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Final table bubble
Your image: Fairly tight
Opponent’s image: Very aggressive
Your hand: 5♣5♣
The setup: You’re on the final table bubble of this $50 turbo on PokerStars when the following hand comes up.
You get 55 in the SB.   full article

August 17, 2010
Tourney / NL

Bluff or fold on river, NL MTT

Game type: $50 freezeout 6 max, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Early
Your image: LAG
Opponent’s image: Average
Your hand: J♣8♥
The setup: You’re sitting on a nice stack early in this tournament when the following hand comes up.
You get J8o in the BB. A player limps, the   full article

August 13, 2010
Tourney / NL

Kings facing limp re-raise, NL MTT

Game type: PokerStars MTT, $150 buy in
Stage of tourney: Early
Avg stack: ~3k
Your image: Solid
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: K♦K♣
The setup: It’s pretty early in this MTT on PokerStars. You don’t have any read on your opponent and you haven’t had any   full article

August 12, 2010
Tourney / NL

Overpair on river, IP, NL MTT

Game type: No limit tournament
Stage of tourney: 47/7000 remain
Avg stack: 1.5 million
Your image: A little conservative
Opponent’s image: Seems a little splashy
Your hand: Q♦Q♥
The setup: You’re on a small bubble in this online poker tournament when the following hand comes up. You’re in middle   full article

August 11, 2010
Tourney / NL

Top pair on dry turn, OOP, NL MTT

Game type: Poker Stars Sunday Million, $530 buy in
Stage of tourney: In the money, 64 of 3192 remain
Avg stack: ~500k
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Has been involved in a lot of pots recently
Your hand: A♣8♣
The setup: You’re dealt A8 in early position. Two players   full article

August 9, 2010
Tourney / NL

AK facing two raises, major online MTT

Game type: WCOOP Main Event, $5200 buyin, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Mid stages
Your image: Aggressive
Your hand: A♣K♦
The setup: You’re in the middle stages of the main event of the WCOOP on PokerStars. The bubble is on the horizon, but still a good   full article

August 6, 2010
Tourney / NL

Queens early stages, NL MTT

Game type: $150 freezeout on PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Early
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: Q♣Q♦
The setup: It’s still the first level in this $150 freezeout. You’ve already raised a few pots, getting called once and taking down the rest preflop.   full article

August 5, 2010
Tourney / NL

Medium Queen facing reship, bvb, NL MTT

Game type: $50 1R 1A tournament, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Near bubble
Avg stack: 18k
Your image: Very aggressive
Opponent’s image: TAG
Your hand: Q♣T♠
The setup: You’re nearing the bubble of a $50 1 rebuy 1, add on tournament on Full Tilt Poker. You’ve been playing   full article

August 3, 2010
Tourney / NL

Tens facing flop shove, NL MTT

Game type: Poker Stars Sunday Million
Stage of tourney: ITM, 42 / 7176 remain
Avg stack: 1.7 m
Your image: Possibly tilty
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: T♦T♥
You pick up TT in EP. You raise to about 2.5x and the table folds to the BB, who   full article

August 2, 2010
Tourney / NL

Nines facing three bet, NL MTT final table

Game type: $200 Rebuy, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Final Table
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image: Top online players
Your hand: 9♦9♣
The setup: You’re at the final table of the 200 Rebuy tournament. You’re guaranteed about 10k, and first is right about 45k.
You get 99 in the   full article

July 30, 2010
Tourney / NL

Medium ace facing all in, NL MTT

Game type: $109 freezeout, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Nearing money
Your image: Aggressive
Opponent’s image: LAG
Your hand: A♣T♦
The setup: You’re not quite on the bubble but nearing the money when the following hand comes up.
An aggressive player who just lost a big pot two   full article

July 29, 2010
Tourney / NL

Weak Queen on the CO, NL MTT

Game type: $109 freezeout, PokerStars
Stage of tourney: 16 players remain
Your image: Tight
Opponent’s image:
Your hand: Q♦8♦
The setup: You’re deep in this 109 freezeout on Stars. Two tables remain.
You’ve been pretty tight when the following hand comes up. You get Q8s in   full article

July 28, 2010
Tourney / NL

Tens with over on turn, NL MTT

Game type: $30 Rebuy, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: Fairly aggressive
Opponent’s image: A little loose
Your hand: T♣T♥
The setup: You’ve got a solid stack in this rebuy tournament; the rebuy period is closed. This hand you get TT in   full article

July 27, 2010
Tourney / NL

Weak two pair on coordinated board, NL MTT

Game type: $75 freezeout, Full Tilt Poker
Stage of tourney: Early
Your image: None
Opponent’s image: No read
Your hand: J♠T♠
The setup: You’re in the first couple of stages of this no limit freezeout on FTP when the following hand comes up. You’re dealt a suited   full article

July 26, 2010
Tourney / NL

Nines facing pressure, NL MTT

Game type: NL 6 max tournament, Full Tilt Poker
Your image: A little tight
Opponent’s image: Very aggro
Your hand: 9♠9♦
The setup: You’re at a pretty active table in this tournament. This hand, UTG raises to 3x and change. You call and flop an overpair:
2♣2♥4♠
UTG   full article

July 23, 2010
Tourney / NL

Flopped straight draw, NL MTT

Game type: $109 2R 1a PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Rebuy period closed
Your image: Active
Opponent’s image: No strong read
Your hand: A♠J♠
The setup: You’ve been playing quite a few pots the last couple of orbits when the following hand comes up. You get AJs in   full article

July 21, 2010
Tourney / NL

Slowplayed two pair, NL MTT

Game type: 109 PokerStars
Stage of tourney: Nearing bubble
Your image: TAG
Opponent’s image: Aggressive
Your hand: K♦J♠
The setup: You have a solid stack, but the blinds will start getting fearsome sooner than later. The hijack raises it preflop and you decide to flat. You   full article