Some specialized draw plays

[bigpooch]

In the last month or so, I have visited the old haunt of the
Paradise draw games. When I returned I was surprised to see
so many tables during the evenings (not quite the way I
remembered it when I played it last year!). I thought I
would share with you some technical hands that happened
lately that were kind of interesting (the ones I remembered
offhand) in a quiz format. I'll post the answers shortly if
there is any interest at all!

BTW, I'm not sure if the spot cards are correct, but it
really doesn't matter (it's not bridge!).

Some Limit draw questions:

1) The limp: I was in the cutoff with KKKAA and decided to
limp and was heads-up with the BB (not a success) who now
draws three. (I had another situation that was virtually
identical.)

2) The hazards of 7-/8-/9-tabling: I must have been on
PStars as well as a Party skin when I accidently reraised
an utg raise with AAK54 in the cutoff and got heads up with
the opponent drawing three. This is bread and butter for
Gardena players.

3) Did you do your homework? I raised utg with AAKQ2 and
get heads up with the SB (who is fairly solid) who draws
three.

4) Trouble at the river's edge: You got reraised and are
up against someone standing pat and are heads up. Are you
better off drawing two to a straight or flush than drawing
to your longshot boat (or quads)? Let's assume your lone
opponent isn't snowing!

5) Posting? A player posts and it's folded to you in the
SB after the poster checks his option. How liberal are you
in raising here?

6) 12 or 15 outs: You get to have fun when it's four (or
more) players that will take the draw, so when do you jam?

7) Pat with position: It's capped before the draw and your
heads up with the BB and you both have pat hands. Now your
opponent leads out (say he's not hopeless), so what's your
minimal raising hand? (The worst hand that would make it
technically correct for a raise to be +EV; don't forget
that the BB could reraise!).