The Poker Quiz
You are playing a No-Limit cash game at loose, yet very talented
table. A player under the gun raises to 3.5 times the Big
Blind. A player in second position re-raises to 8.5BB. Action
is fold to you in the Big Blind holding A
Q
. You know these players are very skilled, and while you have
a health stack, they both have you covered.
The Solution
Fold.
At a talented table, you should be aware that a UTG raise
usually indicates an above average hand. You should also be
equally concerned with an early position player re-raising.
If you choose re-raise when action gets folded around, you
may be called by a stronger holding than AQ off, and be out
of position for the remainder of the hand. Or if you call,
you could get re-raised and be forced to muck your hand, as
there is no reason to get involved with a coin flip or worse
in this spot. With only 1BB invested, folding is your best
option.
