Example 1
You're in the beginning phase of a tournament, the blinds are 25/50 and your stack is 10.000. a player in early position two players in middle position, the button and the small blind all limp. You are the big blind and you have
. What should you do?
Answer:
You should check The blinds are still too low with regards to the stacks. It is not worth yet to try stealing the blinds. Just check and hope you'll hit a good flop
Example2
The tournament has just begun, the blinds are 25/50 and everyone has a stack of 5.000. You're in early position and you get . The player who has to decide first (the player under the gun) calls for 50. You raise till 200, a player in middle position re-raises to 800 and a player in late position calls. The player under the gun then follows by going all in. What should you do?
Answer:
You should fold The chance is too large that someone has AA Given that you've raised in early position means that you've betrayed your strength to your opponents. It's better to safe your chips for a better moment and/or better position to play KK Fold will only cost you 200 and will take away the risk of going bankrupt immediately.
Example3
The tournament has just begun, the blinds are 25/50 and everyone still has a stack of around 5.000. You're in late position and you get . Two players in middle position limp. What should you do?
Answer:
You should raise It is very likely that you have the best hand at that moment. Given that there are already two limper's, a raise of 250 would be appropriate. With a raise like that you decrease the number of opponents in the pot and you might win the pot immediately. In case someone else hits you with a heavy re-raise you can easily fold given that you've only bet relatively little.
Example 4
You're at the beginning stage of a tournament, the blinds are 5/10 and everybody has a stack of 10.000. You get and you're under the gun (first to decide). What should you do?
Answer:
You should fold With blinds as low as this, there's absolutely no reason to play this hand. In case you raise and someone else re-raises you should fold In case you calls and someone hits you with a heavy raise you should fold as well. Given that it's still early in the tournament it's better to just throw away this hand.
Example 5
You're halfway the tournament and there's nobody at your table with a small stack The blinds are 50/100. a player in middle position raises to 300. All other players fold towards you. You're in late position and you have . What should you do?
Answer:
You should fold It is dangerous to play an Ace with a bad kicker against a raiser. Only if you're an advanced player and you have a feeling of the opponent you're dealing with, you can consider playing this hand.
Example 6
You're in the big blind halfway the tournament, you have a stack of 10.000, the blinds are 100/200 and you get . Everyone folds towards a player in middle position who raises to 800. This player also has 10.000. All other players fold What should you do?
Answer:
You should raise The size of your raise should be not too big in order to avoid forcing your opponent to fold however it should be big enough for your opponent to make a mistake if he calls your bet In case you raise the minimum (1.600) you'll have chance on a small pot however you also face the risk of loosing a big one. In case you go all-in you might risk that your opponent even folds a KK Therefore, a raise of around 3.000 is perfect. It will give your opponent a difficult decision to make. In case he calls you have to be prepared to go all-in at the flop
Example 7
You're halfway the tournament and your stack is 8.000. The blinds are 200/400. a good player in middle position with a stack of 20.000 raises to 1.600. All other players fold Your on the button and you have . What should you do?
Answer:
You should raise and go all-in You know that this opponent in that position will raise with many different hands, which means that you probably have the best hand. He will probably fold most hands and the times that he will call you still have a 50% chance to win. To just call and then miss your flop would be dramatic for your stack
Example 8
You're halfway the tournament and you and all other players have around 1.500. The blinds are 25/50. The player under the gun raises to 200. This person is known by you as a player that only play good starting hands (=thight). All other players fold you are on the button and you have . What should you do?
Answer:
You should fold Many players tend to call in this situation however you're risking 13% of your stack when you call! In case both of you had around 4.000 in chips you could have called (around 5%). This bet is just too much.
Example 9
There are only four tables left and the blinds are 200/400. The last two tables are in the prices. You have an average stack of 8.500, you're in the big blind and you get . All players fold though the button who has 12.000 in chips, raises to 1.600. The small blind folds. What should you do?
Answer:
You should raise all-in. It is likely that the button tries to steal the blinds. Going all-in is better than a normal raise given the size of the blinds compared to your stack and given the fact that you're out of position at the flop In case you'd do a normal raise like 3.200, your opponent would probably call with 2 random cards.
Example 10
There are two tables and 13 players left. The blinds are 200/400, your stack is 31.000 and you get on the button All players before you fold The small blind has 5.900 left and the big blind has 6.100 left. They are both good players. What should you do?
Answer:
You should raise to 1.600. The blinds will then need a strong hand to go all-in Your raise is big enough to avoid that they will call with KQs or AQ They will have to choose between all-in or fold Of course you should not call in case they go all-in
Example 11
Congratulations, you're at the final table and the blinds are 1.000/2.000 and 400 ante. You have the smallest stack of 20.000. You're in early position and you get . There's 6.600 in the pot. What should you do?
Answer
You should raise all-in. Every round will cost you 6.600. There's no time to wait for better hands. There aren't many hands that will call you and if your opponents call there's still the chance you have the best hand (you'll probably face AK AQ AJ KQ etc). In case there wasn't an ante you could have limped or folded when someone would re-raise a raise of 6.000 would force you to go all-in at the flop anyway, given the size of your stack compared to the pot (=pot committed).
Example 12
There are 5 players left at the final table. The blinds are 500/1.000. The chipleader has 35.000 and you have 30.000. The other three players have around 10.000. The chip leader opens with 6.000. You are after him and you have . What should you do?
Answer:
You should fold The chipleader is the only player who can get you out of the tournament, whereas you're in very good position compared to the other three players. Even though you have a good hand, the chance to win more chips is not enough to offset the risk of being kicked out of the tournament. Have patience and you'll probably become third at least. Wait until other players go out until you start playing with your chips.
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