Crosspost - best quiz ever

[Jimbobobb]

Take the quiz!! are you an 'expert'?!?! If you are according to this quiz, shoot yourself.

http://www.pokerpages.com/articles/archives/slotboom04a.php3

[brettbrettr]

Hmm, I only know "a little?" Sure I missed the part about player types up top, but I thought I knew slightly more than just a little. Oh well.

[sin808]

well I don't know how different the 5/10 is, but it looks like I won't be ready for that game for awhile.

[Entity]

I got 83 points. I'm still not sure why I have to assume that a pro always has a "real" hand, but maybe I'll learn that later. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Folding JJ against a raise from a standard player, folding AKs against a raise from a good player -- all of this advice seems weak-tight. Is it just me?

Rob

[Jimbobobb]

Disclaimer: This quiz is being posted strictly for it's humor value. Please do not take this quiz or the author's advice seriously - most of it is bad /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[crockett]

I'm sure this "quiz" will get hammered for poor advice but I didn't think it was that bad.

#6,#7 and #13 seem to be the answers that shocked me the most.

I don't think I would ever fold JJ to a raise and a cold call. I think the author is forgetting just how often you will get a flop of rags. The cold caller certainly doesn't have a big pair and it is more likely that the PFR'r doesn't as well. Folding is a mistake in my opinion.

Not re-raising with AK and AKs is also considered a mistake by most serious players.

#1 The answer is fine. I voted call but I believe an arguement can be made for fold. It certainly won't cost you oodles of money if you consistantly fold in this situation.

#3 Is an endless debate question. I believe it's a raise or fold, most everyone agrees that limping is the worst choice.

#12 I know stealing is recommended and since I've never played in a 10/20 game I can't speak to this one, but I have read that stealing is very important in higher stakes so I'm betting that most higher stakes players would advocate stealing with a suited connector in this situation.

I thought the scenarios were good and they all weren't "no brainers" by any means. I think I agreed with the rest of the answers. I might be forgetting one or two.

[dabluebery]

I think the worst thing was the question where he pointed out the possibility of the original better having a straight flush (by saying your ace high flush might not be good). (The only hand that could be yours is the 67 of hearts. I liked his advice, looking for overcalls or a re-raise with so many players in the pot, but planning for the likelihood of a straight flush is just crazy.

This guy is paranoid.

[Piiop]

Yeah 6,7, and 13 are absolutely terrible. I don't agree with 14 at all either.

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#12 I know stealing is recommended and since I've never played in a 10/20 game I can't speak to this one, but I have read that stealing is very important in higher stakes so I'm betting that most higher stakes players would advocate stealing with a suited connector in this situation.

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Stealing is important, however 76s is a really poor hand here. I'd much rather have K6s. The connectedness matters very little in this situation, but the highcard is important.

[cab4656]

Here's some good quizzes. Oddly enough, the advice in them doesn't conflict with the books you've probably read.

http://www.cgtv.com/games/column/042904/index.shtml

http://www.cgtv.com/games/column/052604/index.shtml

http://www.cgtv.com/games/column/063004/index.shtml

http://www.cgtv.com/games/column/072804/index.shtml

[btspider]

#4 You're in the big blind with Ah 3h. There have been no raises, five people see the flop Td 8h 5h. You have checked and called the flop (seat # 4 has been the bettor) and all four remaining players have checked the turn (Ks).

I want to answer:

Other: Why am I check-calling the flop when there are so many players involved. Bet-3Bet!

[stinkypete]

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4) You're in the big blind with Ah 3h. There have been no raises, five people see the flop Td 8h 5h. You have checked and called the flop (seat # 4 has been the bettor) and all four remaining players have checked the turn (Ks). A third heart comes on the river (9h) and the small blind comes out betting. What do you do?

fold (2 points)

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why are you getting points for folding? can you really put him on 7h6h?

[mmbt0ne]

"The raiser figures to have a high pair or AK as well (remember, he's a professional player raising under the gun). Why get involved when your hand is an underdog to begin with?"

How about because he would raise with JJ, QQ, KK, AA, AK, and probably AQ. There's 6+6+3+3+9+12 = 39 combinations of these hands out there. Only 6 have you dominated, you're a coin flip with 21 of them, and you have the better of 12 of them. Add this to the fact that you're getting 5-to-3 for you money when you're actually winning 50.46% of the time (according to my awful calculations, so it's probably a little off) and I can see why you'd want to fold.

"You don't know where you're at in the hand: if you flop a king, you might lose a lot of money; if you flop an ace when the raiser has in fact a wired pair, you might not get any action; if you flop nothing but he doesn't have anything either he might outplay you and make you lay down the best hand."

Understandable explanation, but I guess we're assuming that we are a moron who isn't going to know how to play on the flop like our "expert" opponent.

[chaz64]

Rolf Slotboom ??

I took this a while ago, as Bob Ciaffone's Limit Hold-em Quiz :

Quiz (http://www.pokerpages.com/interactive/quiz/holdem01a.php3)