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When playing money poker, the most you can expect to win in a given evening in a given game is probably
	Roughly equal to the amount that could/should be your biggest loss in a given evening in that particular game.
	Only one half to one third as much as you might lose in a night, in part because of the rake but much more because you can go on tilt and lose a fortune but you can't go on 'anti-tilt' and win a fortune.
	Two to three times as much as you make your maximum loss, assuming you employ an intelligent stop-loss system.
	None of the above.

Great players make money in poker primarily because
	They make more sophisticated plays than their less experienced counterparts.
	They reach a skill level where they can expect to beat any game; if they can't, they aren't really great.
	They make fewer mistakes than their less experienced counterparts.
	They don't have the occasional gigantic losses that less experienced players experience.

An aggressive player at your table has been losing steadily and is obviously on tilt. He is overbetting the pot both before and after the flop, trying to get unstuck. You both have lots of chips on the table. He is the first one in the pot and fires in a raise of about 10 times the size of the big blind. Everyone has folded and you are in the big blind with pocket sevens. You think you have the best hand. What is your best play?
	Fold
	Call
	Raise, and possibly even move all in

It`s in the first level of a big tournament. The blinds are 25-50 and all players start with 10.000 in chips. You are dealt the 4H 4C in first position. You don`t really know much about the other players at the table, what should you do?
	Raise
	Call
	Fold

It is late in an online single table tournament. You have an average stack of about $2000 and the blinds are $30/$60. 3 players call and in the SB you look down at 9 3 suited. What should you do?
	Call
	Fold
	Raise

Is in the middle stages of a Multi Table Tournament. You have 4300 chips, the blinds are 100-200. A crazy player in first position is the chip leader and holds 11.000 chips . He makes a raise to 500. The next player then moves all in for 1890 chips. You look down at K K. What do you do?
	Fold
	Call
	Move all in

You are in the cutoff seat with the KH QH. There are three limpers in the pot and you decide to join them by also limping. The button folds and both blinds call, giving you the advantage of having last action after the flop. The flop comes JS 10D 5C. Everyone checks to you. You have two overcards to the flop and an open-end straight draw. What is the best play?
	Check
	Bet your draw because everyone has shown weakness by checking

Deals that split up most or all of the prize money in a manner other than the structure proposed by tournament officials are not that uncommon because:
	Many unethical players use deals as a way of ganging up on unsuspecting beginners. Very few players know the correct mathematical formula for calculating a deal so someone who does can usually obtain an advantage.
	Very few players know the correct mathematical formula for calculating a deal so someone who does can usually obtain an advantage.
	The stakes get so high at the end of a tournament that there is more gambling and less poker playing at precisely the time the most prize money is on the line.
	The difference in prize money between fifth, sixth, and seventh places usually is not very large.

The correct mathematical formula to ascertain a fair deal settlement, with the exception of situations when one player has very few chips or almost all the chips, is
	Add up all the remaining prize money, and then divide that prize money in accordance with what percentage of the chips each player in contention holds.
	Add up all the remaining prize money, then subtract the amount each player in the deal would be guaranteed to win if he were the next person out of the tournament, then divide the remainder in accordance with what percentage of the chips each player in co
	Add up all the remaining prize money, subtract the money guaranteed to the third place finisher, then divide the remainder in accordance with what percentage of the chips each player in contention holds.
	None of the above.

Again you are dealt the 4H 4C, this time you sit in second position and the blinds have increased to 150-300. There are several aggressive players at the table sitting behind you, what’s your best play?
	Raise
	Call
	Fold

If you decide not to go play poker on a day when something upsetting happened to you, you are
	Showing that you are an amateur, because a professional can shake these things off and focus entirely on the game.
	Probably making a good decision for that particular day, but hurting yourself long-term by not learning how to play through emotional upset.
	Probably making a bad decision, not so much because of any impact on your results, but just because getting out and playing will probably be a useful distraction from your troubles.
	Demonstrating that you know yourself well enough to pick your spots to play, and hence proving that you have a kind of self-discipline that will probably be quite useful to you in the course of a poker lifetime.

You are in middle position with pocket tens. One player has limped into the pot and you decide to raise about four times the size of the big blind. Two players call behind you, the blinds fold, and the original limper also calls your raise. The flop comes JS 10S 4H. You have flopped a set, but there are possible straight and flush draws out against you. The first player makes a pot-sized bet. He’s loose as a goose and calls a lot. The two players who haven’t acted yet are both solid players. What is your best play?
	Call
	Fold
	Raise

When reviewing the hands you played in a given evening, it's important to
	Analyze how you played the hands you won.
	Analyze how you played the hands you lost.
	Analyze the hands you failed to play.
	All of the above.

The "classic" advice to keep on playing even if you are losing a lot, so long as the game conditions appear favorable, is flawed or at least incomplete because
	If you are losing a lot, you are vulnerable to going on tilt, and if you go on tilt, you will likely lose a lot more.
	If you are losing a lot, the other players in the game will tend not to fear you and it will be very difficult to win hands with bets or raises; you'll have to show down the goods, and it's harder to win if you can't steal a pot here and there.
	If you are losing a lot, there is at least a chance that you have misread game conditions, and that the game really isn't as favorable as you think.
	All of the above.

It is in the middle stages of a Multi Table Tournament. You have 8500 chips, about 2000 above average. The blinds are 150-300. Everybody folds to you in the cutoff seat and you look down at A A. What should you do?
	Call
	Raise small
	Raise large

Two players have called from early position. You are in middle position with the 9C 8C. You decide to also just call. Two other players sitting behind you also call, as do both blinds, making a total of seven players in the pot. The flop is the 9D 8S 2D. You have flopped the top two pair. The blinds check, the first limper makes a pot-sized bet, and the second limper calls the bet. Now, the action is up to you, and you still have two players yet to act after you. What is your best play?
	Call
	Fold
	Make a big raise

The most correct statement of the most important strategic differences between tournament play and money play is
	In money play, it's fine to be patient, because the blinds and/or antes stay at the same level, whereas in tournaments, ascending blinds may require more aggressive play in some situations. Also, in money play, it?s fine to push small edges, because you c
	In money play, aggressive players tend to be the big winners, as long as they aren't vulnerable to tilt, but in tournaments, players who can remain patient and who play more passively usually have a better chance.
	In money play, position in flop games like hold'em and Omaha is critically important,whereas in tournament play, position matters some, but money management matters much more.
	There really aren't many important strategic differences between money play and tournament play; the important differences come in mainly in the emotional/psychological side of the game.

You are on the button with the AD 5D. Two players have limped into the pot in front of you. You also limp in, and so do both of the blinds. The flop comes with the AC 9H 2C. The small blind checks, and the big blind, known as a tight and conservative player bets the size of the pot. The other two players fold to you. What’s your play?
	Call
	Fold

You are playing in a one-table satellite. It is the first level, all players started with $1000 in chips and the blinds are very low, 5/10. No players have busted out yet so there are still 10 players at your table. The first 4 players all fold and it`s up to you. You look down at 9 7. Should you try to steal this pot?
	Raise
	Call
	Fold

The "classic" advice to keep playing when you are winning a lot, so long as the game stays good, but to leave if the bad players leave, is flawed or at least incomplete
	Because when you have won a lot, you should get out of the game before you can lose anything back.
	Because if you are winning a lot, you are so hot that you should stay in the game even if the bad players leave and are replaced by tough players.
	Because if you have a clear historical tendency to play too loosely after you get way ahead, and lose chips back, you probably shouldn't buck the historical trend.
	Because if you have gotten lucky early, the law of averages makes it likely that you will be unlucky later in the session, so you should leave whether the game stays "good" or not.

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