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1. What is the fundamental purpose of forced bets like the Small Blind and Big Blind in a poker game?
2. You are on the Button (BTN) facing a $6 open from the Hijack (HJ). If you choose to 'call', what action are yo
3. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: UTG | Hero
4. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: BTN. nnWhi
5. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: CO | Pot S
6. Which of the following is the 'Master Equation' that accounts for every dollar won or lost in poker?
7. If you are 'In Position' (IP) post-flop, what does this mean for your sequence of action?
8. What happens to the 'Master Equation' if the house does not take any rake (R = 0)?
9. What is the standard Big Blind to Small Blind ratio in a cash game?
10. what happens if your L_self term is larger than the sum of your opponents' errors (sum L_i)?
11. If the Small Blind (SB) and the Big Blind (BB) both see a flop, who acts first on the flop?
12. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: SB. nnWhy
13. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: BTN. nnIn
14. Identify the winning hand: Hand A: 9♥ 9♠ 9♦ 3♣ 2♥ Hand B: A♣ K♣ Q♣ J♣ 4♥
15. which seat is known as the 'Cutoff'?
16. Which hand wins this showdown? Hand A: 5♦ 5♥ 5♠ 5♣ K♠ Hand B: A♥ 2♥ 3♥ 4♥ 5♥
17. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: BTN. nnIf
18. Which hand wins? Hand A: 9♥ 9♠ 8♥ 8♠ 2♣ Hand B: T♥ T♠ 3♣ 4♦ 5♠
19. Scenario: Game: No-Limit Hold'em | Format: Cash Game | Blinds/Antes: 1/$2, no ante | Hero Position: BTN. nnWhi
20. Which of these hands wins? Hand A: 9♠ 8♠ 7♠ 6♠ 5♠ Hand B: A♥ A♦ A♣ A♠ K♥
21. Who takes the pot? Hand A: A♦ A♣ A♥ 5♠ 5♥ Hand B: 4♠ 4♥ 4♦ 4♣ 2♠
22. In 6-max No-Limit Hold'em, which hand ranking is higher between a Flush and a Straight?
23. Facing Bet:10. What is your required equity (q) to make a break-even call?
24. Opponent bets 10. Another player raises to30. What is the minimum amount for a further re-raise?
25. Which of these hand rankings is higher: a Straight or Three of a Kind?
26. In a 6-max game, which position acts first during the pre-flop betting round?
27. The Out-of-Position player has just checked. What is a legal option for Hero (In-Position)?
28. If you have 200 in a cash game and the 'Table Stakes' rule is in effect, what happens if you lose a large pot
29. If you hold 7♠ 7♣ and the flop is 7♥ 2♠ 2♣, what is the rank of your five-card hand?
30. Why does a 6-max cash game professional typically prefer to sit 'to the left' of an aggressive, recreational p