FL: Odds And Outs For Advanced Players

Question 1.

Preflop: Hero is CO with J , T
2 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, BB 3-bets, Hero calls.

Flop: (6,50 SB) A , Q , 4 (2 players)
BB bets, Hero ?

You attempt a steal with JTo from the CO and get a 3-bet. You hit a gutshot on the flop - how do you proceed?

Question 2.

Preflop: Hero is CO with T , 9
2 folds, Hero raises, BU 3-bets, 2 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (7,50 SB) 9 , 5 , 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets, Hero raises, BU 3-bets, Hero caps, BU calls.

Turn: (7,75 BB) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets, BU raises, Hero ?

You cap on the flop in order to avoid a cheap showdown or a free card raise, but the BU raises your bet on the turn again - even though the board has become 3-suited. How do you play from here?

Question 3.

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6 , 7
UTG (poster) checks, UTG+1 calls, 6 folds, Hero calls, BB raises, 3 calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5 , 9 , A (4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero ?

You complete pre-flop with your suited connector and hit a gutshot on the flop. What do you do?

Question 4.

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9 , 8
MP3 calls, CO folds, BU raises, SB folds, Hero calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) J , A , T (3 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, BU raises, Hero ?

You hit an OESD on the flop and plan on check-raising. Unfortunately, MP3 decides to donk-bet and the BU raises. The 3-suited board turns this into a really scary spot. What's your plan?

Question 5.

Preflop: Hero is SB with A K
MP1 raises, MP2 calls, 3 folds, Hero 3-bets, BB folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 7 , Q , 6 (3 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, MP2 raises, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (8 BB) 8 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, MP2 bets, Hero ?

Unimproved, your two overcards are faced with a bet from MP2 on the turn. What's your line?

Question 6.

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with T T
UTG+2 raises, MP2 folds, Hero 3-bets, 4 folds, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (7.5 SB) J , A , 8 (2 players)
UTG+2 checks, Hero bets, UTG+2 raises, Hero ?

UTG+2, who has already shown strength before the flop, check-raises you here. You can't consider yourself ahead anymore. What do you do now?

Question 7.

Preflop: Hero is BB with J K
2 folds, CO raises, BU folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) J , Q , 5 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO bets, SB calls, Hero raises, CO calls, SB calls.

Turn: (6 BB) 8 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO raises, SB calls, Hero ?

The CO raises your protection bet on the turn and the SB cold-calls. How do you proceed?

Question 8.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A, J
Hero raises, MP3 folds, CO calls, BU calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (8,5 SB) T, 4 , K (4 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, BU bets, BB calls, Hero calls, CO calls.

Turn: (6,25 BB) J (4 players)
BB bets, Hero ?

Unexpectedly, the BB donks the turn while you improved to middle pair + gutshot. There are, however, two players behind you and one of them has already displayed strength on the flop. How do you play this out?

Question 9.

Preflop: Hero is BU with 6 , 6
MP2 calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, MP2 calls.

Flop: (5,50 SB) 9 , 7 , 8 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets, MP2 calls.

Turn: (3,75 BB) K (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero ?

You decide to bet on the turn and are quickly confronted with a check-raise. How do you react?

Question 10.

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, 8
2 folds, UTG+2 raises, 5 folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) T , 6 , 9 (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+2 bets, SB calls, Hero ?

You hit your gutshot and have one overcard. The PFA bets out and the SB just calls. What do you do?