Poker IQ Hands - Spolier
If you haven't tried the IQ test yet, give it a try and then read this thread for discussion of individual hands. This is how I would play them:
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Hand 1 - 78D - raised to $9 pre-flop with one other caller. I would call in this spot to see if I hit the flop. Flop of Qh4d3c; I check and original raiser makes it $29. Easy fold.
Hand 2 - 6h9c- your in bb, raised to $9. Easy fold.
Hand 3 - Kc10d - folded around to you in SB; call for $1 to see the flop. Flop QdJs4c. Opened ended straight. I bet $4 hoping the other player got a piece of the flop. They call. Turn brings the 9S for your nut straight. Bet $10 and get a call. River is 2d. Have the nuts so try to milk another $20 with $32 in the pot already. Other player folds.
Hand 4 2s4s - on the button and no pre-flop raise with 5 other callers. I call and blinds both call. Flop of Ah7c7d. Checked around to me. I bet half the pot of $8. Would you bet in this situation? One caller. Turn brings the 3d. Opponent bets $16. I fold. Not sure if they are trying to guage if you would chase your gut-shot? Other player had an ace with a low kicker.
Hand 5 AhQc - raise to $10 and get two callers. Flop is 5dKc8d. Checked around to me. I check. Turn is 7h. Player bets $30. Fold.
Hand 6 Jd7h - fold.
Hand 7 9s9h - it is raised to $7 followed by re-raise to $19. In this situation I would call if the other player(s) can double me up (around $200 behind). I call and hope to hit trips. Flop is QhJs4h. First player raises to $30 followed by a call. I'm not sure the purpose of this hand as I don't see many players making this call with two overcards on the flop. If you did call, you would hit trips on the turn when the 9d comes. I wouldn't call even against a tricky and wild player, since there is a bet followed by a call on the flop. If one of the players has a higher pair, you are dominated. Fold on the flop. If you called the $30 bet, you would have won the hand.
Hand 8 - JhAc - raise to $8 with one caller. Flop is 3s3c9h. Checked into me so I like this harmless flop and bet $10 followed by a call. Turn is 4c. I check and other player raises to $28. They are loose so they could have hit the 3. I fold. The other player had pocket 8s and if you called you would have hit an ace on the river. Not sure if the purpose of this hand was to see if you would go over top of the other player on the turn. Don't see many players calling the $28 with likely only 6 outs on the river (assuming you have two over cards).
Hand 9 - 10dAs - bad position so just call $2. No pre-flop raise so four players see AcJs7d flop. Checked to you so with no pre-flop raising, unlikely stronger ace is out there. Bet $6 and get re-raised to $21 by weak player. I fold. Other player had AQ. Would have hit two pair on river but again, not sure you can justify calling the $21 re-raise with such a lousy kicker.
Hand 10 - 7h7d - bad position so just call. Raised to $9 with two other callers. Just call. Flop of Ks10s2d. I check and other player raises to $31. Easy fold by all players.
The rest to follow if any interest.
Hands 16, 17 and 26 are interesting:
Hand 16 - flop two pairs vs other other player flopping a straight (with three diamonds on the flop). Hard to get away from two pairs.
Hand 17 - Flop top pair with AQ. Other player flopped trip Js.
Hand 26 - QsQh vs AA - can you get away from this hand with a 10 high flop?
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Hand 1 - 78D - raised to $9 pre-flop with one other caller. I would call in this spot to see if I hit the flop. Flop of Qh4d3c; I check and original raiser makes it $29. Easy fold.
Hand 2 - 6h9c- your in bb, raised to $9. Easy fold.
Hand 3 - Kc10d - folded around to you in SB; call for $1 to see the flop. Flop QdJs4c. Opened ended straight. I bet $4 hoping the other player got a piece of the flop. They call. Turn brings the 9S for your nut straight. Bet $10 and get a call. River is 2d. Have the nuts so try to milk another $20 with $32 in the pot already. Other player folds.
Hand 4 2s4s - on the button and no pre-flop raise with 5 other callers. I call and blinds both call. Flop of Ah7c7d. Checked around to me. I bet half the pot of $8. Would you bet in this situation? One caller. Turn brings the 3d. Opponent bets $16. I fold. Not sure if they are trying to guage if you would chase your gut-shot? Other player had an ace with a low kicker.
Hand 5 AhQc - raise to $10 and get two callers. Flop is 5dKc8d. Checked around to me. I check. Turn is 7h. Player bets $30. Fold.
Hand 6 Jd7h - fold.
Hand 7 9s9h - it is raised to $7 followed by re-raise to $19. In this situation I would call if the other player(s) can double me up (around $200 behind). I call and hope to hit trips. Flop is QhJs4h. First player raises to $30 followed by a call. I'm not sure the purpose of this hand as I don't see many players making this call with two overcards on the flop. If you did call, you would hit trips on the turn when the 9d comes. I wouldn't call even against a tricky and wild player, since there is a bet followed by a call on the flop. If one of the players has a higher pair, you are dominated. Fold on the flop. If you called the $30 bet, you would have won the hand.
Hand 8 - JhAc - raise to $8 with one caller. Flop is 3s3c9h. Checked into me so I like this harmless flop and bet $10 followed by a call. Turn is 4c. I check and other player raises to $28. They are loose so they could have hit the 3. I fold. The other player had pocket 8s and if you called you would have hit an ace on the river. Not sure if the purpose of this hand was to see if you would go over top of the other player on the turn. Don't see many players calling the $28 with likely only 6 outs on the river (assuming you have two over cards).
Hand 9 - 10dAs - bad position so just call $2. No pre-flop raise so four players see AcJs7d flop. Checked to you so with no pre-flop raising, unlikely stronger ace is out there. Bet $6 and get re-raised to $21 by weak player. I fold. Other player had AQ. Would have hit two pair on river but again, not sure you can justify calling the $21 re-raise with such a lousy kicker.
Hand 10 - 7h7d - bad position so just call. Raised to $9 with two other callers. Just call. Flop of Ks10s2d. I check and other player raises to $31. Easy fold by all players.
The rest to follow if any interest.
Hands 16, 17 and 26 are interesting:
Hand 16 - flop two pairs vs other other player flopping a straight (with three diamonds on the flop). Hard to get away from two pairs.
Hand 17 - Flop top pair with AQ. Other player flopped trip Js.
Hand 26 - QsQh vs AA - can you get away from this hand with a 10 high flop?
Comments
Hand 5 - I made a cb on the flop and the other guys folded.
Hand 9 - I had raised preflop to $6. Hit the A on the flop, bet out, got raised by the guy with AQ but because of my preflop raise I called to see the turn. I checked, he checked, likely trying to trap, which let me hit my two pair on the river.
Hand 16 - I ended up doubling up the short stack when I hit my two pair.
Hand 17 - I actually remember folding this preflop for some reason. Can't remember the logic behind it.
Hand 26 - Yeah, I kinda ended up all in preflop on this one. Oops.
Gotta be honest, reading that I played a lot of these hands the way you did/would have makes me feel good about the improvements I have made in my game over the last year. Thanks man!
(if you don't open into the pro you don't get the information that he migh have a top hand and therefore you can't make his range that tight ._. He could also be the kind of pro that tries to exploit weak play with AQ or similar if you open into him, definitely not unthinkable that he has AA,KK,AK,AQ,QQ or JJ, heh, some pros might be pulling this move with 1010 or 99 if there's enough money in the pot. If you can put him on the first range I mentioned it seems to -EV to get the money in before the flop, but it doesn't seem like a cardinal mistake. Wonder how much they docked you for getting the money in :P)
Edit: I actually limpfolded my queens (was gonna limpraise at first) thinking it would most likely be aces over queens just to prove a point. Do I get respect for analysing how the quiz plays? ._.
I'm not sure if the moral of hand 17 & 26 was to see if you could get away from top pair or over pair when there was a lot of action.
Where are the trollers??
Sometimes getting a higher IQ doesn't come from winning the hands. I noticed that certain strengths equaled more money, but a lesser IQ. This is because you may be successfully bluffing in a spot where you're supposed to fold.
5. AQ - I raised, K87 chk folded
9. AT - I raised then was reraised and folded
16.7c8c - 7d8d9d flop i chk folded too many draws considering then player left in the hand
26. QQ - Raised was reraised then shipped what was I thinking preflop. Even if I saw the flop sounds like 10 high flop how do i get away. A pro can reraise with a range of hands preflop (AK, QQ, JJ)
29. 7s9s - 8s 10s Kh chk raised flop they folded. Nice drawing board
34. AQ called raise, KJ9 called, J bet when chked into me he folded
40. 88 called raise, 963 called, 9 bet when chked into me he folded
50. Ak raised, 10K2 bet was raised then shipped with TPTK and flush draw.
I tried to pay attention what type of players it said they were. This is why I played the hands accordingly. If any new posters please put ur IQ and total $ to see how we all measure up.