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NL: Platinum Graduation Exam

by MiiWiin


In today's platinum examination we will take a look at how you can win pots through increased aggression, and at how and when such moves are adequate, respectively. According to the articles found in our Platinum section, we will thus deal with light 3-bet, floats and squeeze-plays.

While we have already collected some partial information and stats about our opponents on the following tables, we have actually only joined the table recently and thus haven't build up an own image yet and didn't get any impression of the actual table dynamic.

Note: we will deal with quite difficult spots here, which means there are usually several opinions. It's probably quite marginal to make a difference between "wrong" and "correct" in most cases. We also assume some pre-flop/flop plays which you might not have played accordingly on your own. The attribution of points and some of the solutions given are subject to the authors opinion - the content and concepts are however strongly oriented following the three corresponding platinum articles by Sammy, Remoh and Ragen.

And now...enjoy!

Question 1.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200)
BU($200) (25/21/3.5/25/1300) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
SB ($200) (18/10/2.0/27/950) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is BB with ADiamond
, JDiamond

3 folds, BU raises to $7.00, SB calls $7.00, Hero...





Question 2.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (15/12/2.1/23/560) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
BU($200) (19/16/3.1/24/444) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero ($200)
BB ($200) (30/5/1.0/29/850) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8Heart
, 7Heart

2 folds, CO raises to $7.00, BU calls $7.00, Hero...





Question 3.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

The situation is nearly identical, but the cards have changed slightly. Does this make a big difference?

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200) (23/20/3.8/26/259) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (19/13/2.0/26/800) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero($200)
SB ($200) (17/10/1.4/25/500) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
BB ($200) (30/5/1.0/29/850) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]

Preflop: Hero is BU with 4Heart
, 4Spade

UTG raises to $7.00, 1 fold, CO calls $7.00, Hero...





Question 4.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (19/16/2.0/26/800) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero($200)
SB ($200) (23/20/3.5/23/900) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
BB ($200) (20/16/2.2/24/1100) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]

Preflop: Hero is BU with 6Club
, 7Club

2 folds, CO raises to $7.00, Hero...





Question 5.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (21/17/4.0/23/500) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
BU ($200)
Hero ($200)
BB ($200) (28/10/1.5/29/1620) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5Club
, 5Spade

2 folds, CO raises to $7.00, 1 fold, Hero...





Question 6.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200) (18/15/3.0/26/750) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero ($200)
CO ($200)
BU ($200)
SB ($200)
BB ($200)

Preflop: Hero is MP with AClub
, JSpade

UTG raises to $7.00, Hero...





Question 7.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
Hero ($200)
CO ($200)
BU ($200) (27/23/3.3/26/750) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands] => ATS: 43%
SB ($200)
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is BB with AClub
, QClub

3 folds, BU raises to $7.00, 1 fold, Hero...





Topic: Floats

Question 8.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200) (18/12/2.3/22/450) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
MP ($200)
Hero ($200)
BU ($200)
SB ($200)
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6Club
, 7Club

UTG raises to $7.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.00, 3 folds

Flop: ($17.00) TDiamond
, 8Heart
, 2Club
(2 players)
UTG bets to $11.00, Hero...

Does it pay off to float here?





Question 9.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200) (18/12/2.3/22/450) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
MP ($200)
Hero ($200)
BU ($200)
SB ($200)
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6Club
, 7Club

UTG raises to $7.00, 1 fold, Hero calls $7.00, 3 folds

Flop: ($17.00) TDiamond
, 8Heart
, 2Club
(2 players)
UTG bets to $11.00, Hero calls $11.00

Turrn: ($39.00) 3Club
(2 players)
UTG checks, Hero...




Question 10.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (32/8/1.3/28/822) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero ($200)
SB ($200)
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 2Club
, 2Heart

2 folds, CO raises to $7.00, Hero calls $7.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($17.00) KDiamond
, QHeart
, 8Club
(2 players)
CO bets to $11.00, Hero ...

Is it worth thinking about a float here?





Question 11.

PartyPoker $200 NL Hold'em (6 handed)

Stacks & Stats
UTG ($200)
MP ($200)
CO ($200) (32/8/1.3/28/822) [VPIP/PFR/AF/WTS/Hands]
Hero ($200)
SB ($200)
Hero ($200)

Preflop: Hero is BU with 2Club
, 2Heart

2 folds, CO raises to $7.00, Hero calls $7.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($17.00) KDiamond
, QHeart
, 8Club
(2 players)
CO bets to $11.00, Hero calls $11.00

Turrn: ($39.00) JClub
(2 players)
CO checks, Hero...