The Poker Quiz
You are seated at a $5/10 No Limit cash game. In middle position
you open with a standard raise of $30 with A
J
. Action folds to the big blind who makes the call. The flop
comes A
6
2
. The button checks and you decide to check behind him. The
turn is a J
giving you top two pair and the nut flush draw. The big blind
leads out with a pot sized bet, you raise to $170 and are
called after some hesitation. The turn is the 5
. The big blind checks.
The Solution
Bet.
More specifically a value bet. After you re-raised on fourth
street and were called, you have to assume you are up against
relatively strong hand. More then likely they also have a
good spade, a smaller two pair or hit a set on the flop. When
your opponent checks the river with four spades on board he
fears that he may not have the best hand anymore. This is
a good time to lay a value bet hoping for a crying call. Bet
somewhere around a quarter to a third of the pot ($100-$130).
