<section><h2><p>Live Cash Game IQ Quiz</p></h2></section><section><h2><p>Everyone folds to you in middle position. You have A-A. The players at your table like to see flops with reasonably wide ranges as long as the preflop raise isn’t too large. What should you do?</p></h2></section><section><h3><p>A tight, passive player raises from second position to 4 big blinds. You have A-T on the button. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>A loose, passive calling station limps from middle position and you raise to 5 big blinds on the button with K-J. Only the calling station calls. The flop comes J-8-7. Your opponent checks, you bet 7 big blinds, and he calls. The turn is the (J-8-7)-4. He checks, you bet 12 big blinds, he calls. The river is the (J-8-7-4)-Q. He checks. The pot is 49.5 big blinds. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>Everyone folds to you in middle position. You have Kd-5d. Your opponents are a mix of loose, passive and loose aggressive players. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>A loose, aggressive player raises to 3 big blinds from middle position. Two loose, passive players call. You have Qs-Ts in the small blind. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>The player in first position, who is known to be a tricky player who will occasionally limp with strong hands, limps from first position. Four other passive players limp. You have A-Q on the button. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>A tight, aggressive player raises to 3 big blinds from second position. Two loose, but reasonably active players, the Cutoff and Button call. You call from the small blind with 9h-8h. The flop comes 9s-8s-2c. You check, Second Position bets 10 blinds. The Cutoff folds and the Button raises to 30 big blinds. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>Three loose, passive, straightforward players limp from middle position and you raise to 8 big blinds from the button with A-J. They all call. The flop comes A-9-6. They check to you and you bet 10 big blinds. Only one player calls. The turn is the (A-9-6)-Q. Your opponent checks, you bet 16 big blinds, and he check-raises to 35 big blinds. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>The Lojack, Hijack, and Cutoff, all loose, passive players, limp. You limp with 9h-8h from the button. Both blinds call. The flop comes 7h-6d-2c. Everyone checks to you. You bet 4 big blinds. Only the Hijack calls. The turn is the (7h-6d-2c)-Jd. The Hijack checks, you bet 9 big blinds, and he calls. The river is the (7h-6d-2c-Jd)-Qd. Your opponent checks. The pot is 32 big blinds. What should you do?</p></h3></section><section><h3><p>If you have $5,200 in your bankroll, what is the largest game you are properly bankrolled to play?</p></h3></section><section><h2><p>Time to STUDY with your <a href="https://pokercoaching.com/blog/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">FREE PokerCoaching.com Membership!</a></p></h2></section><section><h3><p>Nice Job! Are you ready to take your game to the next level with a <a href="https://pokercoaching.com/blog/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer">FREE PokerCoaching.com Membership!</a></p></h3></section><section><h3><p>Nice Job! Are you ready to take your game to the next level with a <a href="https://pokercoaching.com/blog/" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" rel="noopener noreferrer">FREE PokerCoaching.com Membership!</a></p></h3></section> Pokercoaching
Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs By Jonathan Little / April 15, 2026
