Question of the Day

[muzzington]

http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-question

Today's:

Background

Blinds: $1/$2

In this hand in an online six-max game, you raise under the gun to $8 with . Everyone folds to the blinds and they both come along. Three-handed to a flop. The blinds check and you bet $18; the small blind folds but the big blind calls. The turn comes the and the BB checks. You bet $40 and the BB calls. The river comes the and the BB bets $100. Your read on the big blind is that he is a solid regular.

What should you do? Fold, raise or call?

(Answer is on the site I linked, multiple choice)

[David]

Call.

Raising wouldn't give you anything - you'd only be called with a better hand.

[Bacon]

I'd be thinking the BB has missed their flush draw and is betting on the Q as an out (hoping I think he's on KT).

I'd be raising. On the hope he's holding 72 diamonds

[krunchie]

call

i have the player on pocket kings, and trying to scare you off your ace

[stevo]

Has to be a call, raise is only likely to loose you money (well if it was NPL some players who are well behind might call ), as the guy is a solid regular he is likely only to call with a made set or straight and fold with anything else. If you raise you also open yourself up for a re-raise and then what would you do?

[David]

If the BB had Kings - he would have (hopefully) re-raised the $8

[Scotty]

Was about to say the same as Steve - pushing back (although we have no idea on stack sizes) will only be called by a better hand.

[muzzington]

I think both the raiser and BB had about 500 to start the hand with.

[Ashley Higgins]

raising would be pointless in my opinion due to the fact he could be betting with the nuts or a hand that beats you, could very easily have a set with the way that hand been played out possibly jacks, and didnt raise/bet earlier due to he was scared of flush draw, so probably a reluctant call.

[muzzington]

Correct Answer:

Call. Your hand improves to two pair but raising does not accomplish anything. The big blind is very rarely going to call a raise with anything worse. Since the stacks are deep, you should flat-call and see a showdown.

Current Results:
Fold (7%) Raise (35%) Call (57%)