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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby Garth Kay » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:11 pm

Ok Guys,

I have just a heap of work to do, you will have to answer your own tests sorry.

ANSWERS:
1.) What is rabbit hunting?

When a player wins a pot without a showdown, some players want to know if they would have won had they stayed in the hand longer. To "rabit hunt" means to ask the dealer to expose what cards would have come if the player decided to play his hand. Generally, these players want to see if they would have hit their straight, flush,etc. Rabbit hunting is frowned upon when playing poker.

2.) What is Window Shopping?

Window shopping is a phrase generally used in self dealt games, it is when the dealer or another player out of the hand will look through the stub to see what exactly will appear on the flop, turn or river. This is a big no no.

3.) How many outs for a flopped flush draw?

9 outs

4.) How many outs for a flopped up and down straight draw?

8 outs

5.) What are the chances of hitting the card/s required on the turn or river?

9 x 4 +2 = 38%
8 x 4 +2 = 34%


6.) What are pot odds and implied odds? What are you pot odds if you have to call $400 and the pot is worth $1600?

IMPLIED ODDS: The ratio of the amount of money that is expected to be in the pot by the end of the round or the end of the hand compared to the amount of money required to call and maintain eligibility to win the pot, expressed with the expected pot amount first and calling amount second. Different from pot odds because implied odds account for possible additional wagers.

POT ODDS: The ratio of the amount of money actually in the pot compared to the amount of money required to call and maintain eligibility to win the pot, expressed with the pot amount first and calling amount second. Sometimes improperly used as a synonym for pot equity or expected value. Different from implied odds because pot odds do not account for wagers that might be expected in later betting rounds or from players in later positions.

In the above scenario you would be getting 4 to 1 on pot odds.


7.) What is early position, middle position and late position, what are the best positions to be in and why?
8.) How many chips does a player start with in a regular NPL tournament? What type of tournament structure is an NPL Tournament? (The answer to latter question requires multiple answers)

NPL players start with $1000 in chips, and NPL tournament is a super turbo, limited rebuy add on tourney.

9.) Define the following terms:
a. Bad Beat

When a hand that is a large favorite to win a pot is beaten. It is used in describing both the receiving and giving as in, "I received a bad beat" and "I was very lucky and gave him a bad beat." Examples of a bad beat are when a hand like AA loses to 55 or when a player flops three of a kind and an opponent hits a backdoor straight to beat them. Bad beat is also often used in a derogatory way as if to say the player who won had no business in the hand at all. Though many players will complain about receiving a bad beat even when they lose a pot where they are slight favorites, the truly bad beats are when you are a large favorite, not just with a five or ten percent edge.

b. Bet the Pot

To make a bet equal to the pot size.

c. Big Slick

Nickname for the hand of ace-king. One of the best starting hands in texas hold'em.

d. Bluff

To act like a hand is better than it really is.


e. Board

The community cards, the cards shared by the players.


f. Broadway

Ace high straight.


g. Bullets

Two aces.

h. Burn Card

To discard the top card from the deck. This is done before the flop, turn and river.

i. Chop

TWO DEFINITIONS
When players decide to end a game early and split up the winnings between whomever is left in the game.
OR
When two or more players have hands of equal strength at the showdown and they evenly divide the pot amongst the ties players


j. Colour up

Exchanging smaller chips for higher valued chips, this can happen when there are a lot of chips and blinds have grown to where smaller chips slow a game down because of all the counting.


k. Drawing Dead

No matter what cards come up at this point, you are drawing dead and can not possibly win.

l. Gutshot Straight Draw

A drawing hand where your straight is obtained by drawing a card that is inside the straight run.

m. Hole Cards

Two cards in players hand.

n. Limp in

To call pre-flop.

o. Muck

To fold the hand.

p. Nuts

The best possible hand at that stage of the hand. When a player has the nuts, no one can beat their hand.

q. Over Card/s

A card that is higher than any card on the board

r. Pot Committed

A point when the player has so much money into the pot, they will continue to stay in no matter what.


s. Push

To raise rather large or to move all in to push a player off a pot if you believe they are marginal or weak

t. Rags

Bad cards.

u. Runner Runner

Meaning that both cards on the turn and river make the players hand.

v. Set

Three of a kind. Generally means that a player has paired hole cards and hits their third on the board.

w. Short Stacked

When a player has very little money compared to other players or compared to the current blind levels, generally if your stack is less than 10x the BB you are considered short stacked.

x. Showdown

When all the players show their hands at the end of a hand


y. String Bet

Betting where the player puts in a certain amount of chips, then adds more after increasing the bet. This is not allowed since string betting could be a way of getting a reaction from your opponents.

z. Value Bet

A bet for value, when a player wants more players to call the bet to get more money into the pot.




In Depth Poker Questions:

1. In the middle stages of a tournament you're dealt A-K and raise in middle position to 3.5 big blinds, and get called by the small blind. The flop comes A, 10, 4, he checks and you bet two thirds of the pot. He re-raises. You both have 10-20 big blinds and you know nothing about your opponent. Do you:
a)Fold b)Call c)(Re)Raise d) Go all-in?
d) Go all-in. You've hit a top pair with the top kicker, but your opponent doesn't know this and may be semi-bluffing or have a worse Ace. If he has A-10 or 4-4, good luck to him; you're seeing this one out.
2. On the first hand of the rebuy period in a small tournament you pick up K-K in late position. The first player raises 25% of his chips and is called by two other people should you:
a)Fold b)Call c)Raise d)Raise all-in?
d) Raise all-in. You figure to have the best hand at this stage, and you can expect at least one caller. If you're unlucky and lose you can always rebuy, and if everyone folds you will get more action next time you pick up a monster.
3. Towards the end of rebuys, you've built up a very big stack. When two players limp, you make a good raise with A-Q and the other big stack at the table, who is a solid player and has about the same as you, goes all-in on the small blind. All pass back around to you. Should you:
a)Fold b)Call?
a)Fold. Because you know the other player isn't a maniac, and you know he knows you have enough chips to wipe him out, it's very hard for you to be in a good spot here. Many players will play A-K like this, and there's also the possibility he has a decent pair but doesn't want to se a flop with it.

4. If you somehow knew for certain that your sole opponent held A heart, A diamond, which two cards would you pick to give you the best statistical chance to beat him, if you played to the end of the hand?

The cards you should choose are the 6 and 5 clubs or the 6 and 5 spades. You will win 22.89% of the time. There are no two other cards that will win that often against pocket aces. You will win all club and spade flushes, you will win when there are four clubs or four spades on the board, and your 6 will steal a win when the board has a wheel.

1. You're playing in a major no-limit hold'em tournament and are dealt A-A in middle position. There's a raise and two calls before it gets to you and everyone involved has more than 50 big blinds. Should you:
a)Fold b)Call c)Re-Raise d)Go all-in?
c) Re-Raise. Don't let those already in the hand outflop you or give others the odds to call behind you. If the first raise was to three big blinds, make it about ten to play, as you want one or two players to see the flop with you.

5. Everyone behind you folded and the initial raiser and one other player call. The flop comes A, 6, 4 rainbow, giving you a set. Everyone checks to you, do you:
a)Check b)Bet?
a)Check. You have the board strangled and need to give the others every chance to catch up.

6. The turn comes a 5 and one player bets half the pot. The other folds. Do you:
a)Fold b)Raise?
b)Raise. Your opponent could have a hand where he will pay you off, provided no scare cards come. Again, 3-4 times the bet is a good amount to raise.
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby AceLosesKing » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:23 pm

Well, wait. Can we still submit our answers anyway? My test is only half completed. Do I need to submit it by 3pm today to have a chance at the prize? I thought we had a week...

Edit: My poker IQ is 98.
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby Garth Kay » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:29 pm

Not with the amount of people innundating me with answers, I have too much work on, this was a silly idea on my part.

I will try and get some done tonight, but I also have a lot of people requesting answers to specific questions, next week I might just make it a few questions or one big one.
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby shark » Thu Jun 05, 2008 2:31 pm

Fair enough. Chipsets for everyone then. Everybody's a winner. :lol:

Sorry I just sent mine through and then came back to the thread to find you had already posted the answers.

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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby Bob B » Thu Jun 05, 2008 3:35 pm

Garth I only decided to take your test 40 minutes ago and stuffed up. So I had to redo it and so it's all in upper case sorry.

Hopefully your dead line was a little bit flexible LOL. Very testing tho and makes you think a little harder next time I play.

Nice test can't wait to see good or bad results LOL
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby BigPete33 » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:36 pm

I'm not sure I could treat the whole feet theory as being accurate.

Example 1: Ondie J is a freak and couldn't sit still to save his life. Seriously, he's like some Mexican bean or something! :P

Example 2: I'm almost always tapping my feet at the poker table because I'm usually 'listening' to a song in my head. Has absolutely nothing to do with what cards I do or don't have. I'll be doing it in between hands and everything.


Does it mostly just apply to players who would normally be sitting quite still?
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby Garth Kay » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:56 pm

No Pete you're wrong.
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby BigPete33 » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:00 am

I was actually asking a question so we haven't gotten that far yet.


? = question mark :P


I'll give you the benefit and assume you only skim read or something (because I know you're busy). Allow me to expand the question....

Is that theory supposed to apply to EVERYONE?
Is that theory applied when a player is normally sitting still but then twitches their feet (or whatever it is they're supposed to be doing)?
How on earth are you supposed to see their feet?
How vigorous and/or repetitive does the movement need to be?
How can you possibly spot this if they're normally moving as it is?
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby AceLosesKing » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:12 am

BigPete33 wrote:I was actually asking a question so we haven't gotten that far yet.


? = question mark :P


Quote of the year. Hilarious.
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Re: Poker Quiz

Postby Todd Rivers » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:24 am

Nathan you don't need another chipset.
I bet you smashed it though.
Yep, give the man a chipset.

Seriously tho peoples, doesn't anyone read poker books? Its clear who has and hasn't.

Pete, all those questions you asked about the feet are answered in one chapter of one book!!

Get reading.

Why should Garth spend all his time justifying already proven FACTS that he has taken the time to learn and master and then get asked basic questions like these?

Not havin a go :P just perhaps do a bit of research in some book pages.
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