What's Your Poker IQ?
Here is Your Free Poker IQ Quiz...
The objective of this poker quiz is to determine if there are any holes in your no limit poker tournament game. And if so, where those holes exist. If you find weaknesses in your game, please consider buying my book Tournament Poker: 101 Winning Moves as a way to quickly improve your poker game. It has helped thousands of poker players.
Please realize that much of what has been written about no limit poker tournaments does not help you win these events. The reason is that the writers believe that beginning and intermediate level players should learn the “right way” to play. Unfortunately, the “right way” is the wrong way since it keeps most players from taking the right risks at the right times.
Tournament Poker is about winning. Tournament Poker is about accumulating chips. Tournament Poker is having enough chips to thrive, get past the bubble, and have a good chance at finishing first.
The Poker IQ quiz includes 15 questions that will put your poker tournament game to the test. But unlike a simple quiz that provides the right answers, this quiz will actually provide an evaluation of what it means about your game when you select a wrong answer.
Poker tournaments are often about taking advantage of opponents mistakes. Learning what it means when you make a bad poker decision is just as valuable as knowing why an answer is right.
Unless it is stated otherwise, assume that you know nothing about your opponents’ style of play, and they know nothing about your style.
Good luck!
Section I: Pre-Flop Questions
Question 1: You’ve entered the $10,000 buy-in for a Main Event of a Major no limit poker tournament. It is the first hand of the event and you are in the big blind. The blinds are $50-$100 and you have $20,000.
A player under the gun moves all-in. Everyone folds to the player in the small blind. The player in the small blind moves all-in as well. You look down and find As-Ah.
What should you do?
Call
Fold
Question 2: It is still early in the event and you get moved to a new table. The blinds are $50-$100. You are in the big blind. A player with $20,000 and in early position raises to $300. Everyone folds to you. You find 6h-7h. You have $20,000.
What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
Question 3: It is still early in the event. You are under the gun and find Js-Jh
You have $10,000 and the blinds are $100-$200. Your opponents chip stacks vary between $8,000 and $16,000. What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
Question 4: It is still early in the event. You are on the cut-off (one position right of the button). Everyone folds to you. You look at your cards and once more you have
Js-Jh.
You have $10,000 and the blinds are $100-$200. The players behind you have stacks of $14,000 or more. What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
Question 5: It is early in the event. You are in the small blind with $10,500. The blinds are $200-$400. The player under the gun who has $20,000 raises to $1,400. Everyone folds to you. You have 7s-7h. What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
Section II: Flop Questions
Question 1: It is early in the event and you have $4,000. The blinds are $100-$200. You are in an early position and have As-Qc. You raise to $600. Both blinds, each with $10,000, call your bet. There is $1,800 in the pot.
The flop is 10c-9c-4d. The blinds check. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 2: It is early in the event and you have $4,000. The blinds are $100-$200. You are in an early position and have Kh-Qc. You raise to $600. Both blinds, each with $10,000, call your bet. There is $1,800 in the pot
The flop is Ac-10d-4d. The blinds check. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 3: It is the middle of the event and you have $44,000. The blinds are $500-$1,000. A player in middle position with $55,000 raises to $3,000. The player on the button calls. You call with Kc-Jc in the big blind. There is $9,500 in the pot.
The flop is As-Jd-5d. You check. The pre-flop bettor bets $5,000 and the other player folds. What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
Question 4: It is the middle of the event and you have $45,000. The blinds are $2,000-$4,000. A player in an early position limps. You call on the button with Jd-10d.
The big blind checks. There is $14,000 in the pot.
The flop is 9h-6h-3c. The first two players check. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Section III: Turn, River and Heads-up Questions
Question 1: It is the middle of the event and you have $30,000. The blinds are $300-$600. A player in middle position with $20,000 raises the pot to $3,000. You’ve identified this player as one who will bet on the flop no matter the flop cards. But if he gets called, he will check the turn if he doesn’t have at least top pair. You call on the button with 6h-5h.
The blinds fold. The pot is $6,900.
The flop is As-Qd-2d. Your opponent bets $3,500. You call. The pot is $13,900.
The turn is a 2h. Your opponent checks. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 2: It is the middle of the event and you have $15,000. The blinds are $400-$800. A player in middle position with $20,000 limps into the pot. You are in the small blind with 2h-2d and call. The big blind checks. The pot is $2,400.
The flop is Ah-9d-5d. Everyone checks.
The turn is a 4h. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 3: It is late in the event and you have $295,000. The blinds are $5,000-$10,000. You are in a late position with Ks-Jh. Everyone folds to you. You raise to $30,000. The button with $330,000 calls your bet. The blinds fold. There is $75,000 in the pot.
The flop is Ah-Jc-4h. You bet $40,000. The button calls. There is $155,000 in the pot. You have $225,000.
The turn is a 8h. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 4: It is the middle of the event and you have $45,000. The blinds are $500-$1,000. You are in an early position with Ah-Kh and raise to $3,000. Only the player on the button calls. He has $50,000. The pot is $7,500.
The flop is Ac-7s-6d. You bet $6,000. Your opponent calls. There is $19,500 in the pot. You have $36,500.
The turn is a 7d. You bet $15,000. Your opponent calls. There is $49,500 in the pot. You have $21,500.
The river is a 10h. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 5: It is the middle of the event and you have $35,000. The blinds are $400-$800. Everyone folds to the player on the button who raises to $2,000. He has $40,000. You are in the big blind with As-9h. You are the only caller. The pot is $7,500.
The flop is Ah-8s-4d. You check. Your opponent bets $2,000. You call. There is $8,400 in the pot. You have $31,000.
The turn is a 6d. You check. Your opponent bets $5,000. You call. There is $18,500 in the pot. You have $26,000.
The river is a Jc. What should you do?
Check
Bet. If so, how much?
Question 6: You are at the final table and it is heads-up. You have $800,000 and your opponent has $1,200,000. The blinds are $2,000-$4,000. This is the first hand heads-up.
You get As-Jh. Your opponent is on the button but acts first pre-flop. From the flop on, your opponent will act last.
Your opponent bets $12,000. What should you do?
Fold
Call
Raise. If so, how much?
When you are done with answering these questions, please submit your name and email to be taken to the Poker IQ Evaluation & Answers page. Thank you!
Expert Plays for No Limit Tournaments
Privacy policy: We never share, sell, or rent your personal information with anyone.
Let Your Friends
Know About the Poker IQ Quiz
About the Author
Mitchell is a successful
poker author,
coach, & player.
He is a strategist
to business including
Procter & Gamble
and Hewlett-Packard.
PokerStars Intellipoker selected his first book
for international distribution to educate players worldwide.
New!
Play to win. Not to bubble.
Amazon's #1
Best Seller in it's Category
"Best poker book
released this year!!!"
"Unbelievably awesome."
"Outstanding!"
"One of the top
poker strategy books."
"Superb!"
"Full of sound advice and a lot of fun to read."
