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Poker Test: Reveal Your Playing Style and Preferences
NewsMarch 26, 2012·5 min read

Poker Test: Reveal Your Playing Style and Preferences


The article presents a comprehensive poker test designed to reveal your playing style and preferences. The test includes a variety of questions that cover different aspects of poker strategy, lifestyle, and personal preferences. Here are some of the key questions from the test:

Poker Strategy Questions

1. You have just won a pot from your most disliked opponent. How do you celebrate this in the chat? The options include starting to swear in Russian, calling them a fish, writing 'jajajajajaja nit,' saying 'ty,' or saying 'oh trooooo.'

2. You are in a serious downswing. What is the reason? Options include people not gambling as they used to, online poker being rigged, your raises not being respected, not getting enough EV, or always running into the top of opponents' ranges.

3. You have just made a cashout. How did you do it? Options include never making cashouts, using a check by mail, transferring to a friend's account within the room, using an electronic payment to avoid bank commissions, or using a bank transfer.

4. Describe your nickname. Options include having symbols other than letters and numbers, sounding scary, including your name or surname, having a pop-culture reference, or being a play on words.

5. Describe your avatar. Options include not having an avatar, having a cute pet, featuring Spanish football, having a sexy girl, or resembling a rapper like Gucci Mane.

6. Who is your favorite poker player? Options include Tony G, Daniel Negreanu, Patrick Antonius, Phil Ivey, or Daniel Cates.

7. What is your most cherished poker dream? Options include becoming Phil Ivey's backer on high stakes, winning a big tournament, making Ronfara tilt, winning the Ultimate Grinder title on NL100, or making enough money to confidently approach girls despite shyness and average looks.

8. Who did you vote for in the last presidential election? Options include living in a country without democracy, voting for John McCain, deciding not to vote, voting for Barack Obama, or not having the right to vote due to age.

9. What music do you prefer to play poker to? Options include piano, Coldplay, techno, following Pandora's suggestions, or gangsta rap.

10. What is your favorite TV show? Options include Japanese Tetris, soap operas, bullfighting, The Simpsons, or The Wire.

11. What do you do for work? Options include being an oil magnate, having a small business, studying at university, recording videos for Cardrunners, or not working because it's detrimental to health.

12. How do you relax? Options include watching highlights of your favorite football team, making love with your wife, sleeping after lunch, hanging out on 2+2, or relaxing in a great way.

13. What is the closest city to you? Options include Moscow/Tel Aviv, Paris/Munich, Madrid/Buenos Aires, London/Toronto, or Chicago/Stockholm.

14. How do you play 3x 3x on the first position? Options include a mini-raise, limping, a three-bet, folding, or depending on the table dynamics.

15. You are on the button with 6x 6x and a good TAG player raises 3.5 BB from an early position. What do you do? Options include calling or raising based on mood, calling, bluff-raising, folding, or considering the dynamics and who plays better.

16. You have aces. Options include limp-re-raise, six-bet, three-bet, standard raise by Table Ninja, or considering the dynamics and whether limpers will call a big raise.

17. You have kings, and an early position player opens with a raise. What do you do? Options include re-raising 20 BB to build the pot, mini-raising, re-raising 12 BB, calling to avoid a tough decision if they four-bet, or considering the dynamics and whether there are squeeze lovers behind.

18. You have 6c 7c on the button, and a good TAG player raises 3.5 BB from an early position. What do you do? Options include calling, considering whether you are on an upswing or downswing, re-raising 12 BB, folding, or considering the dynamics and whether the big blind player is a fish.

19. You have queens on the big blind, a weak player limps from the first position, a TAG on the cutoff raises 4 BB, and the aggressor on the button three-bets 12 BB. What do you do? Options include pushing, calling and pushing on the flop without an ace or king, four-betting 33 BB, folding, or four-betting 25 BB.

20. What is your favorite non-premium hand in hold'em? Options include 2x 2x, Jh Th, 6s 3s, Qx Qx, or 8c 7c.

21. A tight player opens from an early position, a fish calls from the middle, and you deliver to the BB with 7d 8d. The flop is 6d 4x 2x. What do you do? Options include a small donk bet, check-call, check-raise, quick check-fold, or making a big bet with the idea of barrelling against any opponent if you improve on the turn or river.

22. A loose player opens from the middle position, you call on the button with 5x 5x, and an unknown player delivers to the BB. The flop is 5x 6x 7x with a flush draw. The preflop raiser bets 3/4 of the pot. What do you do? Options include mini-raising, calling and check-raising the turn, re-raising to 2.5 times and calling a push, calling down, or calling to keep the unknown player in with worse hands and raising on most turns depending on sizing and timing.

23. A tight player raises on the button, and you call on the small blind with 8x 8x. The flop is 6x 6x 6x. What do you do? Options include calling your astrologer, donk betting, check-call down and fold to overcards, check-call flop and turn and fold on the river, or check-call down with the idea of hero-calling if Broadway cards come on the turn and river.

24. A very strong aggressor raises from the middle position, and you re-raise them with suited Ax Kx from the button. They call. The flop is Ax Tx 8x with a flush draw. What do you do? Options include betting, checking to control the pot and try to get cheaper to showdown, bet/3-bet push, checking for pot control and trying to get cheaper to showdown, or bet/3-bet or bet/fold depending on how often you 3-bet them in bluff and used position.

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