Poker Quiz - Bluff 2

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Hi All,

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  1. Online $0.5/$1. 6-Handed. Effective Stacks $100.

Hero is in the CO with two cards
2 folds. Hero raises to $2.5. 2 folds. BB calls.

Flop ($5.5): A♥ T♦ 6♠
BB checks. Hero bets $3.5. BB calls.

Turn ($12.5): 7♣
BB checks. Hero bets $16. BB calls.

River ($44.5): 4♠
BB checks. Hero bets $79 with …

  • J♠ 9♠
  • 6♣ 5♣
  • Q♣ T♦

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  1. Live $2/$5. 6-Handed. Effective Stacks $500.

Hero is in the CO with two cards
2 folds. Hero raises to $15. BTN folds. SB calls. BB calls.

Flop ($45): K♠ T♦ 5♣
SB checks. BB checks. Hero bets $19 with …

  • Q♠ J♣
  • 7♦ 5♦
  • A♥ 8♥

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I get way too caught up on why someone would play any of those hands that way…

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#5

Draw winner: Mj1355102

Question 1:

The correct answer is 6♣ 5♣

Q♣ T♦ is out of the picture completely as you shouldn’t even get with this hand in this part of the game tree on the one hand and it still has some showdown value against hands like T♣ 8♣ and T♣ 9♣.

J♠ 9♠ is a somewhat decent candidate at first glance because it blocks hands such as 98 (at some frequency), A9, A8 and it also blocks the folding range trhough hands like AJ-offsuit.

6♣ 5♣ comes out on top because it is only blocking the calling range through hands such as A6s, T6s and unblocking all the folding range.

Question 2:

The Correct answer is Q♠ J♣

When looking for bluffing candidates on the flop in a multiway pot, we want to use hands that have a strong chance to improve to a strong hand by/on the river.

A♥ 8♥ is too weak, with only an overcard and a backdoor gutshot 7♦ 5♦ is too strong because by betting it, you would ruin the hand’s showdown value by getting called by too many stronger hands, while almost only folding weaker hands when it can just check back and see the turn for free.

Q♠ J♣ is the perfect candidate in this case because it has 8 outs to improve to the nut straight and the Q and J outs are also good enough to show down. (maybe even value bet if you hit one of them on the turn and your opponent checks twice) after you hit them.

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P.S. Sorry for the novel guys :slight_smile:

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