The blinds are $25-$50 and you have $500 in chips. You look down to find As Ad. What is the most you can raise it to?

a. $500
b. $200
c. $100
d. $50

Remember, this is no-limit you can bet the maximum, which is all of your chips. A is the correct answer.
The minimum raise would be to $100.
The normal raise would be to $200.
If you limped in, you would place $50 into the pot.

You are under the gun in first position with A A and the blinds are $25-$50. You decide to raise. What should you normally raise it to?

a. $400
b. $50
c. $100
d. $200

Your normal raise is 3-4 times the big blind, and therefore, d is the correct answer. A is overbetting, b is just calling, c is just doubling the big blind.

The same scenario except this time you decide to slow play your hand. Which bet would you choose to slow play this big hand of AA?

a. $400
b. $50
c. $100
d. $200

Slow playing is calling for the minimum in the hope that someone will raise the pot so you can reraise. B is the correct answer if you wanted to slow play the hand.

You are on the button. Which of these hands is a raising hand?

a. A Kd
b. J J
c. Q Q
d. K K
e. All of the above

E is the correct answer. These are all raising hands.
You have A J. Which of the flops below would give you the biggest hand?

a. A A K
b. K Q 10
c. A J A
d. J K 4

The answer is C, because you would have aces full of jacks, a hand that is hard to get outdrawn.

Let’s practice calling out the five card hands above.

You have 10 10, the flop comes 10 4 7 and you are first to act. Mr. Reckless and Mr. Action are left to act behind you. What is your correct play?

a. Bet the size of the pot.
b. Move all-in
c. Fold
d. Check

You have flopped a big hand, top trips. You want to figure out how you can get the most money from your opponents into the pot. The best play is D … check and hope someone bets. If everyone checks the flop, bet about ¾ the size of the pot on the turn.

Suppose the blinds are $5-$10. You have A K on the button and raised the pot to $50 before the flop. The big blind called, the flop comes Q 10 4. (You are excited to have a Royal Flush draw). The big blind checks to you on the flop, you bet $100 and they call quickly. The turn comes a 5, and they check to you. You bet $200, and they call. You are thinking, where is that J? The river card comes and to your disappointment, it’s a 2. The big blind checks again to you. The pot now has over $700 in it. You have $800 remaining in chips and your opponent has $700 in chips. What is your best chance of winning this pot?

a. Bet another $200
b. Check
c. Bet $300
d. Move all-in

Unfortunately, you have missed your draw. Your best five card hand is A K Q 10 5 … just an ace high. With your opponent calling every bet, you have to assume he can beat your ace high. You can’t expect to win in a showdown. So, it is either give the pot up, or make a bluff. If you bet $200 or $300, he is almost sure to call and you’d just be throwing that money away. D would give you the best chance of winning the pot. Move all-in.

The blinds are again $5-$10. Two players limp in up front for $10, making the pot total $35, and everyone else folds to you. You have $200 in chips and look at your hole card and find 9 9. What is your play?

a. Make the normal raise to $40
b. Raise to $20
c. Call the $10
d. Move all-in

Whenever you see someone limp up front, take warning. Players will sometimes limp up front with big hands like AA, or KK, just hoping that someone will raise, so they can reraise. Therefore, if you make the normal raise to $40, you would just be opening the betting up and allow either of the two limpers to reraise you. Raising to $20, is just begging them to reraise you. If you were to move all-in, probably the only way you’d get called is if someone had you beat. Therefore, the correct play is to smooth call the $10 and hope a 9 flops. Then, if one of the limpers has that AA or another big pair, you can get paid off, without having had to risk all of your chips before the flop.