The Poker Quiz

You are seated at a weak 1/2 NL table. Three players limp into the pot. On the button you look at 5, 4 offsuit and call. The small blind also calls. You have been looking for opportunities to play against him since he plays every pot predictably, making huge raises with the nuts and making small stabs at everything else.

The flop comes 8 4 3. Actions checks to a player in late position who bets $15. You call as does the small blind.

The turn is the 2 giving you an open-ended straight draw. The small blind leads out for $30, the late position player folds and you call.

The river is the A. The small blind bet is $30.

The Solution

Raise.

You have been looking to play a pot with this player.
This is your chance to extract value. You got lucky to hit runner-runner straight; you might as well get paid.

He has been making large raises with very strong hands, so you don't put him on the higher straight or the spade flush.

Raise to about $100 to extract maximun value.