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Bet Turn for free Showdown without the Initiative

by MiiWiin

In today's quiz there are 12 situations where you are to act on the turn after you have played the flop passively without the initiative. Should you place a value bet or is checking behind the more reasonable line? These spots are pretty close and as always you also have to base your decisions on the board and your opponents.

We have released a three-part column covering this topic which can be found here:

Bet Turn for free Showdown (1) - Basic Ideas
Bet Turn for free Showdown (2) - With the Initiative
Bet Turn for free Showdown (3) - Without the Initiative

Good luck!

For discussions and question, please refer to the forum: Discuss the quiz on the forum

Question 1:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2, 2, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero…?




Question 2:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2, 2, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero...?



Question 3:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2, 2, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $3.60, CO raises $9.00, Hero...?




Question 4:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2, 2, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($5.35) 7 (2 players)
CO bets $3.60, Hero...?




Question 5:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 2, 2, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($5.35) 7 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero...?



Question 6:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 5, 6, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) 2 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero...?



Question 7:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25
CO ($25) (30/25/4/26/70/55/10) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 8 , 8
2 folds, CO raises $1.00, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 5, 6, 7 (2 players)
CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) 2 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($5.35) 2 (2 players)
CO bets $2.70, Hero...?




Question 8:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25) (30/8/1/30/60/30/0) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
CO ($25)
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 6 , 5
1 fold, MP raises $1.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 4, 5, T (2 players)
MP bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20

Turn: ($4.75) 7 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero...?



Question 9:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25) (30/8/1/30/60/30/0) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
CO ($25)
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 6 , 5
1 fold, MP raises $1.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 4, 5, T (2 players)
MP bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20

Turn: ($4.75) A (2 players)
MP checks, Hero...?



Question 10:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (short-handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25)
MP ($25) (30/8/1/30/60/30/0) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
CO ($25)
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 6 , 5
1 fold, MP raises $1.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($2.35) 4, 5, T (2 players)
MP bets $1.20, Hero calls $1.20

Turn: ($4.75) T (2 players)
MP checks, Hero...?



Question 11:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (shorthanded)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25) (13/10/2/25/55/45/1) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
MP ($25)
CO ($25)
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with A , J
UTG raises $1.00, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.00, 1 fold, BB calls $1.00

Flop: ($3.10) K, J, 4 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $2.00, Hero…?




Question 12:

PartyPoker $25 NL Hold'em (shorthanded)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($25) (13/10/2/25/55/45/1) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/CbetFlop/CbetTurn/c-rTurn]
MP ($25)
CO ($25)
Hero ($25)
SB ($25)
BB ($25)

Preflop: Hero is BU with A , J
UTG raises $1.00, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.00, 1 fold, BB calls $1.00

Flop: ($3.10) K, J, 4 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $2.00, Hero calls $2.00, 1 fold

Turn: ($7.10) 2 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero...?