Pot Limit Holdem – Practice Hands

Let’s suppose the blinds are 50 cents and $1 and you are in early position with Ah Ac. The maximum you can make it if you raise is $3.50. Not enough to get anyone out if you raise. With pocket aces, you would like to get all of your chips into the pot, before the flop if it is possible. What would be the best way to play this hand to give you a chance of making a big raise before the flop?

1. Raise to $2
2. Raise the maximum to $3.50
3. Raise to $3
4. Call the $1

When there is a small blinds, many players will call a small raise to take a flop with all kinds of hands. They are sure that with hitting their hand, they will win a big pot off of someone with a big pair. If you make a raise at these low blinds, it is not enough to knock anyone out with a hand they really want to play.

The correct answer would be D. Call the $1 and also hope that someone raises behind you so that you can then put a solid reraise in order to protect your aces. If you smooth call like this and no one raises so you can reraise, play very carefully, unless you flop a set. If you don’t have a lot of money in front of you, you can sometimes make the small raise to build the pot in order to get all-in on the flop.

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The blinds are $10-$25, “the tight type” limps into the pot in first position for $25. You are next to play and looking at you cards to find As Ac. You decide to raise the pot. What is your total bet?

1. $125
2. $85
3. $110
4. $75

After declaring you are raising the pot, you first call the $25 then count the pot, which now has $85. So your bet would be the $25 call, plus the $85 pot, a total of $110. so C- $110 is the correct answer.

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Suppose the blinds are $1-$2 and you are on the button with 8  8 ,

“The Tight type” raises in first position to $5, two other players call with $18 to the pot. What is your play?

1. Fold
2. Call the $5
3. Reraise the pot
4. Raise to $10

You know that when “The Tight type” comes into the pot, it is with a good hand. So you almost have to assume you need to hit another 8 on the flop to be able to beat him. If you do hit an 8, you want him to a big pair, for example: two aces. That way, you have a chance on beating him out of a big pot. You are getting good odds on your $5 call with the other two players calling in front of you. If you raise, you are just opening up the betting so Mr. Tight type can reraise you with a better hand. The best play is to just call the $5 and root for an 8 to come on the flop. So B: Call the $% is the correct answer.

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Now suppose you are in the big blind of a $1-$2 blind, pot limit game and you have $60 in front of you. “The Aggressive type” raises the pot in middle position to $5. “The Reckless type” calls behind him and everyone folds to the button, “The Action type” who decides to raise the pot, which is a total bet of $23. The pot now stands on $36 and the small blind folds to you. You look down to find As Ah. What is your play?

1. Call
2. Fold
3. Move all-in
4. C or A is correct

Obviously, you have a hand you are definitely going to play, two aces. But, do you want to play against one player or against all of the other players?

On the one hand, if you smooth call, everyone will probably call behind you, giving you a chance of winning a very big pot. On the other hand, if everyone calls, it will make it harder for the aces to hold up…

Moving all in sure looks like the best way to get the action heads up, where your aces have a far better chance of winning the pot. D is the correct answer: A is to gamble for a big pot, and C is for a better chance at a small pot.

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