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FL: Graduation Exam Diamond

by firsttsunami

Today's quiz will examine your ability and knowledge when it comes to handling heads-up situations. As Diamond, you usually already established yourself on the FL short-handed tables, so you will naturally get into these spots more often. The opponent's ranges increase significantly and it will be a lot harder to estimate your equity.

The quiz is particularly aimed at players at the limits of $2/$4 up to $5/$10. Being an experienced player on this limits should hopefully allow you to get through the following questions without too much hassle. Good luck!

Question 1.

BB = 26/21/2.0/37 TAG

Preflop: You are BB with Q, J
4 folds , SB raises, You call.

Flop:(4,00 SB) 9, 7, 4
SB bets, You call.

Turn:(3,00 BB) K
SB bets, You?

You've passively defended QJ in the BB. Your opponent is a solid TAG, but you weren't able to collect any particular reads about him yet.

What's your preferred line in this spot?



Question 2.

BB = 60/40/2.5/47 Maniac

Preflop: You are SB with 9, 8

4 folds , You?

You're in the SB with 98.

What's your line?




Question 3.

MP3 = 60/40/2.5/47 Maniac
BB = 40/2/0.5/48 Calling Station

Preflop: You are SB with J, T

MP2 folds , MP3 raises , You?

You find yourself in the SB with JT and the maniac from the second hand raises from MP3. There is a calling station in the BB.

How do you proceed?




Question 4.

Opponent Unkown with TAG tendencies

Preflop: You are BU with A, 2

3 folds , You raise , SB folds , BB calls

Flop:(4,50 SB) A, 2, 6 (2 players)
BB checks , You bet, BB raises, You call.

Turn:(4,25 BB) 6 (1 players)
BB checks, You?

You open-raised A2 from the button and the BB passively defends his blind. You get check-raised on the flop, but strangely enough, he suddenly checks with initiative on the turn.

What does this mean and how do you react?




Question 5.

Preflop: You are BB with A, 3

2 fold , CO raises 2 fold You call.

Flop:(4,50 SB) 3, 9, 8
You check, CO checks.

Turn:(2,25 BB) A
You?

You've defended A3 passively in the BB. The opponent in unknown so far and - contrary to what you expected - opts to take a free card on the flop. While you only had a bottom pair on the flop, you have now improved to 2-pair. What's your line?




Question 6.

Preflop: You are BB with Q, 8

4 fold , SB raises , You call.

Flop:(4,00 SB) 9, 6, 5
SB bets , You call.

Turn:(3,00 BB) K
Sb bets , You?

Your opponent is unknown again, but you do know that he has a high percentage of turn continuation bets. You defended your BB with QSpade
8Club
and hit a gutshot with two overcards to 5 and 6. Of course you decide to call the flop and a king shows up on the turn.

Let's assume your opponent bets the following range on the turn:

22+, A9s+, Ad8d, Ah8h, Ad7d, Ah7h, A6s-A5s, Ad4d, Ah4h, Ad3d, Ah3h,
Ad2d, Ah2h, K2s+, QJs, Q9s-Q5s, Qd4d, Qh4h, Qd3d, Qh3h, Qd2d, Qh2h,
J2s+, T5s+, 95s+, 85s+, 74s+, 64s+, 54s, A5o+, K4o+, Q9o, Q7o-Q5o,
J7o+, T6o+, 96o+, 86o+, 76o, 65o

Do you have enough equity on the turn to go to the river?



Question 7.

Preflop: You are BB with 4, 4

3 fold , BU raises , SB folds , You call.

Flop:(4,50 SB) 9, 7, 3 (2 players)
You check , BU bets,
You?

The opponent is basically unknown to you and you decided to passively defend your BB with 4 4. With a ATS of 45, your opponent makes a continuation bet while you have a low pair on this board.

What's the best way to play here?




Question 8.

Preflop: You are SB with Q, J

4 fold , You raise , BB calls.

Flop:(4,00 SB) T, 8, 3 2 players
You bet , BB calls,
You?

Turn: (3,00 BB) 5Diamond
(2 players)
You bet, BB calls.

River: (5,00 BB) 7Diamond

You?

You've open-raised with QJ from the SB and the opponent just called in the BB. You hit a gutshot with two overcards and decide to bet flop and turn. On the river, a card which could complete a straight hits the board.

What's your plan now?




Aufgabe 9.

Preflop: You are SB with JDiamond
, 6Diamond

4 folds, You raise, BB calls.

Flop: (4,00 SB) THeart
, 8Club
, 3Diamond
(2 players)
You bet, BB calls.

Turn: (3,00 BB) 5Diamond
(2 players)
You bet, BB calls.

River: (5,00 BB) QClub
(1 players)
You?.

You open-raise with JDiamond
6Diamond and bet your flush draw on both flop and turn. A queen hits on the river

What's your line?




Question 10.

Preflop: You are MP3 with ASpade
, 8Spade

MP2 folds, You raise, CO 3-bets, 3 folds, You call

Flop: (7,50 SB) 9Spade
, 6Heart
, 3Club
(2 players)
You check, CO bets, You call.

Turn: (4,75 BB) ADiamond
(2 players)
You check, CO checks.

River: (4,75 BB) 3Heart

You?

You open-raise A 8
from MP3 and are confronted with a 3-bet by the CO. You check/call the flop with 2 overcards to 6 and 3, a backdoor nut-flushdraw and a backdoor straightdraw. An ace hits the turn and you plan on play way ahead / way behind, but the opponent checks behind on the turn.

What do you do on the river?