Hand Matchup Poker Quiz -- What Would You Do With 6-3 in This Spot?

C) Simply because you give him 2:1 on his money, and he may or may not have hit his hand yet. If he calls, he's probably made his hand, and you get that information. He should fold if he's on a draw.

An overbet at this point would most likely look like a bluff to the average player, and it might generate a call. However, you assumed no history with the other player, therefore, we don't know if he's average. If he's made it this deep into the tourney, he probably knows what he's doing.

So, you're saying that you pick C because if he calls he has you beat, and he'll fold all of his draws? To clarify, that means you're turning your straight into a bluff (which isn't necessarily wrong, but I'm not sure you realize that).

I'd advocate against turning your hand into a bluff. I'd say your hand does better as a bluff-catcher or hero-call catcher. Bluff-catching would require option A, and hero-call catcher would require D. I think B and C are horrible options, because they turn your hand into a bluff when you don't need to bluff with your hand. You'd have to fold to a check-raise here after B or C.

checking behind for pot control and bluff induce on river, betting like 800k on river if is it check again

A) is the best option, this is why position matters so much. You have a hand you don't want to fold so avoid a check raise with a check behind. You're line up to this point looks a lot like AK/AQ type hands that continued on the flop, then gave up after opponent called, your opponent is not thinking you have a six here very often. Check turn and value but all non 6 or J rivers if checked to you. If opponent donks into you on the river, I would call against most randoms with no history and hope to win. B-D all seem wrong because you're turning a pat hand into a bluff in NLHE which is awkward and generally bad poker.

Option B) The opponent's out of position pre-flop raise most likely indicates a pocket pair or a high connector (without any history info). Our very high reraise pre-flop should indicate to the opponent that we have a high pocket pair, so we know they are either worried about their pocket pair, or they think they have the nuts with QJ on the flop.

Due to the check on the river, we assume they didn't hit the nut straight and now can value bet in hopes of a call (or they fold and we take it down). If they check raise, then we'd have to re-evaluate the strength of our hand based on their bet, but it would smell like a bluff after the weakness shown post flop.

Playing the idiot end of a straight down to the river is risky business, but ultimately I'd opt for the value bet to maximize the value of the hand.

Check behind to keep the pot from exploding with a second-rate hand. If he bets the river, call unless the bet size is outrageous. If he checks and I have any other information, I may bet 1/3 to 1/2 the pot; I may just check behind and take the pot as is (or avoid the way-too-tricky trap the opponent has been laying). There's a reason it's called the sucker end of the straight. Save the big bets for the big hands.

check and bet 800 on the river.

Checking behind on the turn is clearly the best play as it allows for pot control and deception, likely leading to glorious river value. A bet out on the turn folds most of the opponents range that you beat and gets you in a tough spot if he check raises or even just calls. I like the check on the turn and then a pot size bet on the river if he checks to me, makes it look like a big bluff. After all, in your opponents mind its slim you have a straight since you checked the turn, and you wouldn't be value betting so large with an over pair or AK (Holdings derived from the opponents likely perception of my preflop aggression) when four cards to a straight were on the board, so I MUST be bluffing...he has to lean heavily on calling. If he bets out the river ill likely just call as a raise will usually only get called if my hand is beat.

PS. In order of good decisions 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.D