Thursday, April 25, 2013

Poker puzzle

Yesterday, I folded quads. I was playing on Bovada in a $5 sit-and-go.

Question No. 1: Why did I fold four-of-a-kind? (Answer tomorrow.)

Question No. 2: Have you ever folded quadzilla?

UPDATE: Just to clarify, there were not four of anything on the board. There was not a possible straight flush on the board. There was not three of another rank on the board.

11 comments:

  1. 1. Because the board was Ts Jx Js Qs Ks?

    2. No.

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  2. Never happened to me before. I can see myself folding in two situations.

    1. I have JJ on a KKKJJ board and villain is all in.

    2. I have JJ on a As Ks Qs Js Jx board and villain is all in. (Or there are four to a straight flush on the board.)

    Bummer. Sorry it happened to you.

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  3. I am sure the answer has already been posted. And no -- I have never folded quads.

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  4. Where is the bad beat jackpot when you need it?

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  5. The board was x x x x where x = the pip of the quad. You did not have an A nor a K, where any A is the nuts.

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  6. And yes, I have folded quads in the situation I described above as well. :-(

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  7. I folded quads. Was paying more attention to the football game on TV than the poker game. At least I won the football bet ;)

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  8. @PokerMeister: Thanks for your comment. There were not four of anything on the board. I've updated the post to reflect that.

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  9. @Matt: Good guess, but that wasn't the case.

    @Yakshi: Same thing -- good guess, but that wasn't it.

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  10. You were timed out because of a disconnect / dropped connection. Lovely internet :-)

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  11. I am not sure why you folded quads although if I was to guess any of the above answers would be good.

    I have actually folded quads only once and been right. I had QQ, raised pre, guy re-raises me. The flop comes QQK and based on his betting and patterns and lack of fear I immediately put him on KK. I am drooling at this point. He bets. I call. Turn is nothing. He bets. I raise. He calls trapping me. The river is the final K. He jams all in. I fold. He shows KK.

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