Have You Mastered HU Post Flop Poker w/ BB Ante – Quiz Answers and Explanations

Here are the questions, answers, and explanations to the Master HU Post Flop Poker w/ BB Ante Quiz

Question #1: 75bbs deep BTN raises and the BB calls. The flop comes Kh-Js-9s. BB checks. Should BTN check behind with any portion of their range?

Yes

Explanation: Yes, marginal made hands that do not want to bet and get raised especially want to check behind, as well as total junk.

Question #2. 75bbs on deep after there is a preflop BTN raise and a BB call, when it checks down to the river, should SB usually bluff with their highest showdown weak hands (such as K-high) or their lowest showdown weak hands (such as 6-high)?

Highest

Lowest

Explanation: You should be more inclined to bluff when you have your lowest showdown weak hands because when the river checks through, you never win.

Question #3. Should you be more inclined to bet with your top pairs with the best kickers or your top pairs with the worst kickers?

Best Kickers

Worst Kickers

Explanation: If you are going to check behind with top pair, it should be with the ones with the weakest kickers.

Question #4. On the river, you always need at least a pair to call a bet.

True

False

Explanation: Especially when the pot is small, hands weaker than pairs can call a bet.

Question #5. When you check/raise the flop, bet the turn, and then go all-in on the river as a bluff, would you prefer to have a blocker to the nuts or not have a blocker to the nuts.

You want to have a blocker

You do not want to have a blocker

Explanation: You much prefer to block your opponent’s autocalls on the river, meaning you would prefer to have a blocker to the nuts.

Question #6. Out of position on the river when you decide to bet tiny, what type of hand should you mostly have in your range?

Premium made hands

Marginal made hands

Busted draws

Total junk

Explanation: You mostly prefer to have thin value hands when betting tiny from out of position on the river, as well as a small portion of premium made hands and bluffs.

Question #7. When you face a large bet on the flop, should you mostly check/raise to larger than 2.75x the bet or smaller than 2.75x the bet?

Larger than 2.75x

Smaller than 2.75x

Explanation: When facing a large bet, your raise size should be small in relation to the bet. When facing a small bet, your raise size should be large in relation to the bet.

Question #8. After the flop checks through, should you ever check from out of position with premium hands?

Yes

Explanation: Check. While you will often bet with your premium hands, some of them need to check to protect your checking range and to allow you to check/raise the turn.

Question #9. Should you ever fold a pair to a flop continuation bet?

Yes

Go All-in

Explanation: Facing a large continuation bet from a range that should be polarized, you should often fold low pocket pairs that are unlikely to improve on the turn and river.

Question #10. When bluff catching on the river against a large bet when there is no flush available, would you prefer to have a hand like bottom pair or a hand like Ace-high?

Bottom pair

Ace-High

Explanation: You would usually prefer to have bottom pair because it blocks some of the full houses and two pair combinations.

Question #11. 75bbs deep, BTN raises and you call from the BB. The flop checks through. When you turn two pair and the turn brings the third card of a suit, should you usually bet or check?

Check

Bet Small

Bet Large

Explanation: When you turn a premium hand, you should usually bet large, especially when it is almost always good but vulnerable to being outdrawn. That said, checking every once in a while is also fine.

Question #12. You raise with 66 from the BTN and the BB calls. The flop comes Js-7s-2c. Should you usually bet or check?

Check

Bet Small

Bet Large

Explanation: You should usually check with your marginal made hands that are likely good if only a little more money goes into the pot that also have a difficult time improving on the turn and river.

Question #13. You raise from the BTN and the BB calls. The flop comes Kh-Ks-8s. The BB checks, you bet 1.2bbs and the BB calls. The turn is the 2s. Is it reasonable to continue bluffing with JhTd?

Yes

Explanation: It is reasonable to continue bluffing with two overcards to the 8.

Question #14. When most people check/raise the river heads-up against a large bet, are they usually over-bluffing or under-bluffing?

Under-bluffing

Over-bluffing

Explanation: Most people substantially under-bluff when facing large bets on the river, allowing you to exploitatively over-fold.

Question #15. BTN raises and you call from the BB with K4. The flop comes 9h-5s-2h and you both check. The turn is the Kd. Which play should you usually make?

Bet Large

Bet Small

Check

Explanation: You should mostly check when the turn is extremely good for your opponent flop checking range.

Question #16. Facing a tiny river bet, should you raise for value with a marginal made hand like third pair?

Yes

Explanation: You should almost never raise with third pair against any bet on the river.

Question #17. 80bbs deep, you raise to 2.5bbs with 77 from the BTN and the BB 3-bets to 11bbs. What should you do?

Fold

Call

4-bet to 26bbs

Go all-in

Explanation: You should call with your middle and small pairs most of the time when facing a 3-bet.

Question #18. On the turn when your hand is likely good but vulnerable to getting outdrawn, should you usually bet or check?

Bet

Check

Explanation: You should usually check when your hand is probably good but vulnerable.

Question #19. With deep stacks, would you prefer to continuation bet with a pair that has a backdoor flush draw, or the same hand without the backdoor flush draw?

With the backdoor flush draw

Without the backdoor flush draw

Explanation: You would rather have a backdoor flush draw because you will sporadically make a flush in a gigantic pot.

Question #20. You raise the BTN and the BB calls. The flop comes and it checks through. The SB bets. Should you raise more often if the SB bets 25% pot or 75% pot?

25% pot

75% pot

Explanation: You should raise more often as the bet you are facing is smaller.

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