PokerCoaching.com Quiz: Flopping A Set Against Four Opponents

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You are 10-handed early in the WSOP $400 Colossus event. The blinds are at 300-500 with a big blind ante of 500. UTG raises to 1,200 and UTG+1 calls. You have 7 7 in the hijack seat. Everyone has 50,000 chips.

Question 1: Should you fold, call, or reraise to 6,400?

Answer: Chip stacks are deep and your implied odds are excellent to set mine. Reraising is not a good option against a raise from such an early position because you will frequently face a four-bet. So call, see the flop, and hope to spike a set. 

You call, the cutoff calls, and the big blind calls. It is important to note that the big blind is a very sticky player and does not like to fold. The pot is 6,800. The flop comes 10 7 2 and everyone checks to you.

Question 2: Should you check, bet 4,000, or bet 6,000?

Answer: Whenever you flop a set in a multi-way pot, assuming the preflop raiser checks to you, you should almost always bet. That is even more true on a dynamic flop. You want to build the pot, get value from your opponents’ worse made hands, and charge their draws.

You bet 4,000 and only the sticky player in the big blind calls. The turn is the K, and the big blind checks to you. Pot size is 14,800.

Question 3: Should you check, bet 4,500, bet 9,500, or bet 19,500?

Answer: While the turn is excellent for you, it may make it difficult for your opponent to continue with top pairs against a large bet. However, you do not want to bet so small such that draws have an obviously profitable call. So, choose a medium size. 

You bet 9,500 and the big blind calls to bring the pot to 33,800. The river is the 3 and the big blind checks. 

Question 4: Should you check, bet 20,000, or go all-in?

Answer: Against this particular opponent who really does not like to fold, your best option is to go all-in for a bit more than the size of the pot. Given all the draws missed, your opponent may call off with any pair, giving you a full double up. While it may be tempting to bet smaller to try to get called by a wider range, that will likely result with you losing value on average.

You go all-in, risking 35,300. Your opponent quickly folds 5 4 face-up, giving you the pot. ♠

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