Category Archives: Interactive

A Seven Card Stud Tournament in Monaco

After a successful run online in 2007, you have won a seat at the 2008 European Poker Tour Seven Card Stud Event in Monaco. Winning this event will net you $500,000!
Fast forward…there are 125 participants who started this EPT event and it has been dwindled down to 24, all in the money.
You are sitting [...]

Unsuited Connectors

You are playing in a 6 player sit n’ go. The tournament has just begun, only a couple hands have been dealt. All the players are still seated and the chip stacks are almost even (~1,500 chips) among all the players.
You are in the big blind and are dealt 6 of hearts and 5 [...]

A Pocket Pair in First Position

You are playing $25-$50 hold’em in your favorite local club. You are in first position and have been dealt 9-9. Being first to act, you have raised before the flop. A mixture of four loose and aggressive opponents have called your raise, but not the blinds, who have folded.
The flop is 9-5-2 rainbow, giving [...]

Playing For A Spot At The WSOP

You are in a WSOP (World Series of Poker) satellite tournament. The top 25 players receive an all-expense paid trip and seat to the 2008 WSOP. This is in the neighborhood of $15,000.
Currently, you are sitting 24th out of 31 remaining players. The blinds are at $500/$1000. You have $7,000 in chips and [...]

Dealt King-King in Mid-Position

This is a classic from the old Poker Academy days and a great way to begin the new category, Interactive. We will post a dealt hand, and ask the readers to vote for the best possible decision.
You have been sitting in a ring game for a couple of hours and have managed to work [...]