Re: Pop quiz
The two streets are independent. You call on the turn because you have the odds to draw out, which is obviously correct. But then on the river, you don't improve, but the pot is now big enough that calling is correct. Both calls are profitable. So you make them.
This happens a lot when you have something like AQ with the ace of clubs, the board comes with three clubs on the turn and your opponent raises you. You are pretty sure he has top pair beaten, but you call to try and hit the nut flush, brick out, but now the pot is big enough to call on the end. If you had not had a club, you might not have made it to the river, because you would have folded the turn, but that does not mean the river call isn't profitable.
-Michael
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