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Matt
02-15-2007, 01:10 AM
Refer to Quiz #32, Question One before proceeding:

You open-raise from middle position with K:diamonds:J:diamonds:. Everyone folds to the button, who three-bets. Both blinds fold and you call. The flop is 5:hearts: 6:diamonds: J:clubs:. You check and call. The turn is the 2:diamonds:, giving you the second-nut flush draw. You check and raise when the button bets. Much to your surprise, the button three-bets. You call. The river is the 7:diamonds:. You have made your flush. What do you do?

Given the play of the hand thus far, what is your opponent's most likely holding? Why?

EDIT: I forgot to add "None of the Above" as an option. Your opponent may not have any of the hands listed in the poll. If you suspect he holds a different hand, or if you believe we don't have enough information to make a guess, please say so. I apologize for my error. I'm still adjusting to the new forum.

Nima
02-15-2007, 10:59 AM
He doesn't have JJ cause we have one of them and there is one on the board. same reasoning for AJ (also he probably wouldnt play AJ as strongly as he did).

I dont think he has Ax suited at all...

He has AA, KK, or QQ. Most likely either AA or QQ.

Nima

Matt
03-13-2007, 12:09 PM
This one is fairly easy. He probably has an overpair, most likely KK or QQ. There are three possible combinations of KK and and six possible combinations of QQ versus six combinations of AA. There is only one way he can hold JJ.

It's doubtful that he would three-bet preflop with a hand like A6s. He may have three-bet with AJ, but the odds favor an overpair (eight ways of holding AJ versus fifteen ways of holding AA, KK, or QQ).

In the actual hand, the player held KK.