Intermediate Level Quiz

1. What level of thinking should you be on if you’re playing against an opponent who is only thinking about their own cards and nothing else?

1st Level

2nd level

3rd level

4th level

2. How strong is your hand based on this board?

The nuts

The 2nd nuts

The 3rd nuts

The 4th nuts

3. How strong is your hand based on this board?

The nuts

The 2nd nuts

The 3rd nuts

The 4th nuts

4. What are the odds of being dealt a pocket pair of Aces in hold'em?

73-to-1

110-to-1

220-to-1

330-to-1

5. What are the odds of flopping a flush when holding two suited cards?

1 out of 55 hands (1.8%)

1 out of 118 hands (0.8%)

1 out of 311 hands (0.32%)

6. Here's a pre-flop match-up in Texas hold'em:

In terms of equity how much of a favorite is the pair of tens?

60%

75%

85%

95%

7. Here's a pre-flop match-up in Texas hold'em:

In terms of equity how much of a favorite is the pair of nines?

60%

70%

80%

90%

8. A _______ bet refers to a bet made into a pre-flop raiser.

Value

Probe

Float

Continuation

9. Which of the following statements best describes the concept of 'fold equity'?

The amount you will lose if you fold your hand rather than call.

The value of your chips in relation to those of your opponent.

The percentage of time that an opponent will fold to your bet.

Estimating or guessing about the future action of your opponent.

10. What type of flops generally have one big and two small cards, or three small cards that do not support a flush draw?

A dry board

A wet board

A set board

A topper board

11. ___________ is to bet with a hand that’s probably not the best one right now, but has a pretty high likelihood of improving to the best hand on subsequent rounds.

Trapping

Reverse bluffing

Value betting

Semi-bluffing

12. What does ‘floating' the flop mean?

Re-raising a continuation bet made by the pre-flop raiser, usually when you have position on your opponent.

Smooth calling a raise or re-raise pre-flop when you might ordinarily raise, thereby putting the brakes on the raiser, allowing you to take down the pot post-flop.

Calling a continuation bet by the pre-flop raiser, even when holding an inferior hand, with the intention of taking the pot with a bet or raise on the turn.

13. What does the term 'double barrelling' mean?

To bet the flop and if called, bet the turn too

To fire your chips into the pot with both hands

Betting into two opponents without much of hand

To call a c-bet and then raise any bet on the turn

14. In no-limit hold'em a bet on the turn that is the same bet size as the flop is generally a sign of strength. True or false?

True

False

15. Which of the following no-limit hold'em cash games would be most suitable for someone with a bankroll $300?

$0.05 / $0.10 ($10NL)

$0.25 / $0.50 ($50NL)

$0.50 / $1.00 ($100NL)

$1.00 / $2.00 ($200NL)

16. Take a look at the following scenario from a no-limit hold'em cash game:

You strongly suspect your opponent is on a flush draw. You've seen this player chase draws before with incorrect odds, but he also knows when to laydown a hand. You want to give him exactly 3-to-1 odds so how much do you have to bet (your total bet size) to give him 3-to-1 odds?

$100

$120

$140

$200

17. There is $30 in the pot and your opponent bets $30. You put your opponent on two-pair or a set. You have many clean outs, but hitting an Ace or Queen isn't likely to help you. If we only include your clean outs, do you still have the correct pot odds to justify a call?

Yes, based on the pot odds you can call

No, you don't have the correct pot odds

18. With $110 in the pot on the flop your opponent goes all-in for $100. You have a flush draw. Do you have the correct pot odds to call his bet?

Yes, based on the pot odds you can call

No, you don't have the correct pot odds

19. Imagine you’re involved in the following hand with two opponents:

You know that player 7 is a chaser who has consistently over paid on his draws. You put this player on a straight draw or flush draw, maybe both. You decide to re-raise, hoping player 6 folds, leaving player 7 with pot odds of exactly 2-to-1, and thus giving him the incorrect odds to a draw.

How much should your total bet be to achieve this aim?

$600

$700

$800

$900

20. You're playing in a no-limit hold'em tournament and it has been folded to you in the small blind where you're holding a pair of deuces. The blinds are 300/600, and after posting the blinds you have 4,000 and the big blind has 20,000, as shown here:

The big blind is a fairly loose player and you reason that if you push all-in, he’ll call with a wide range of hands; 22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q7s+, J7s+, A2o+, K7o+, Q7o+, J7o+ (38.5% of all hands). What is your total expectation if you decide to push all-in?

Positive EV

Neutral EV

Negative EV

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