Poker Quiz - Bluff

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  1. Online $0.25/$0.50. 6-Handed. Effective Stacks $50.

Hero is HJ with two cards
UTG folds. Hero raises to $1.10. 2 folds. SB 3-bets to $3.55. BB folds. Hero 4-bets to $8.50 with …

  • A-5 suited
  • 55
  • A-Q suited

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

Hero is in the SB with two cards
3 folds. BTN raises to $2.5. Hero 3-bets to $10. BB folds. BTN calls.

Flop ($21): Q♥ J♦ 4♣
Hero bets $7. BTN calls.

Turn ($35): 6♣
Hero bets $30. BTN calls.

River ($95): 4♠
Hero bets $53 with …

  • A♣ 8♣
  • K♣ T♣
  • T♦ 9♦

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Sweet. Good luck.

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Question 1. The correct answer is A-5 suited.

When looking at constructing 4-bet bluffing ranges, you want to use hands that are

  • Not strong enough to call
  • Have good blockers against the continuing range versus the 4-bet
  • Have good playability postflop

AQ- suited is strong enough to call and pocket 5s is also strong enough to call (at least some frequency) but it doesn’t have good blockers. But A5-suited is not strong enough to call, had good blockers and also good playability post flop being able to hit 2-pairs, straight and flushes.

Question 2. The correct answer is T♦ 9♦

In spots such as this one (3-bet pots with a triple barrel), the ranges are so tight that blockers have an enormous effect.
In this case A♣ 8♣ doesn’t have the best blockers because the A♣ blocks a little bit of the folding range and a little bit of the calling range, a neutral blocking effect overall. K♣ T♣ is blocking a little bit of the folding range- think hands such as A♣T♣, K♣ T♣, K♣ 9♣, K♣ J♣, J♣ T♣, T♣ 9♣ and T♣ 8♣ while only blocking a bit of the calling range (such as 3 combos of K♣ Q♣ and Q♣ T♣.

T♦ 9♦ is unblocking a lot of the folding range because it’s not blocking any J♣ that is folding or any missed flush draw, while also blocking some with the Q♣ hands that call QT/ Q9. Furthermore, you will fold out more better hands when you bet T9, such as KTs or K♣ 9♣.

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