Hand Reading Exercise

5/10 holdem, 10 players.


Preflop: MP1 limps. MP2 limps. SB limps. BB checks. 4 players.


Flop: 7h 8h Jd

SB bets. BB raises. MP1 and MP2 cold calls. SB 3 bets. All call. 4 players.


Turn: Ks [7h 8h Jd]

SB bets. BB raises. MP1 and MP2 cold calls. SB 3 bets. All call. 4 players.


River: Kh [7h 8h Jd Ks]

SB checks. BB bets. MP1 raises. MP2 folds. SB calls. BB 3 bets. MP1 calls all-in. SB calls.


What do SB, BB and MP1 have? Results later.


[Hint] MP1 is the only weak player in the actual hand.

Just so I don't forget, I'll record it here ...


And flop and turn betting are identical?


Anyhow, SB straight, BB 8s or 7s full, MP1 a non-nut flush.

SB: 9Ts for a str8


BB: AQh (or Axh) for the nut flush.


MP1: AK

SB ; he has 77 or 88 .......

BB ; he has KhJh.....

MP1 ; QT....

MP2 ; TX or AhXh....

I'll do a better

oK ...that one is better

SB has QT...

BB has KJ...

MP1 has XhXh

MP2 has XT

In the actual hand, the SB has 9T for the straight. BB has KJ. MP1 has KJ. BB and MP1 split the pot.

Hmmm, then I would say SB is also a fish. Full House and Flush possibility on the river and he calls three big bets? (including cold-calling 2?). The only hand I could have put SB on was 77 or 88, to ram it all the way and back off but still call after KK comes.