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Poker Quiz - November 30, 2006

The Poker Quiz

A $2/5 NL game with no cap on the buy-in. You are dominating the weak play at the table and have built your stack from $750 to $1200. A losing and visibly frustrated player with $550 raises to $18 in first position. You re-raise to $45 with 8 8 in second position. The button calls, as does the original raiser.

The flop comes A 8 3.

The UTG player checks, you then lead out for $75 holding middle set with three spades on the board. The late position player folds. When action gets back to the UTG player he makes a large re-raise to $250.

The Solution

Re-raise.
Your opponent does not necessarily have a flush in this situation. In fact, he is quite likely to have a hand like Ax K, a set of threes or two pair. Therefore this is a good spot to apply pressure for several reasons. (A) A call with one of those weaker hands means he will need to catch up. (B) He could fold giving you an uncontested pot, or (C) Even if your opponent did flop a flush, you are only about 3:1 underdog. Only aces would have you completely dominated, but is unlikely because he would have made a third raise before the flop.


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