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1

Seat 1 and 2 are the blinds and you are in seat 8. You can play more "marginal" hands in these positions, but you must watch out for these things:
	If there is no raise in front of you, pocket pairs may be played all the way down to a pair of eights
	If the pot has been raised before you and you hold AA, KK, QQ, AKs or AK, it is appropriate to re-raise.
	If you are the first to enter the pot after the blinds and you hold AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT AKs, AQs, AJs KQs and AK, you should raise.
	All of the above.

2

When reading the board, it is very important to know what the top possible hands are. You also want to be able to eliminate hands quickly that cannot be made unless the perfect cards fall on the turn and the river.
	Yes
	No

3

Learning to read the board quickly should be second nature to a poker player. Taking a deck of cards and looking at the flop, the turn and the river and calling out the best 3 hands in order of dominance over and over until it is like breathing is the best thing for a new poker player to do.
	Yes
	No

4

You will want to use your best strategy and impressive moves against
	Strong players
	Maniacal Players
	Weak players
	Loose players

5

There are 169 distinctive starting hands. This means you may not get more than 169 two-card combinations in total.
	Yes
	No

6

Nearly 50% of all new hold'em players stick around and win!
	Fact
	Fiction

7

Playing a low to medium pocket pair in late position could have value for you if:
	There has only been one big raise and everyone else has folded.
	You are playing in a really tight game and no one plays their hands unless they have something big.
	There are many callers ahead of you and your call would require less than 5% of your stack.
	You call regardless of anyone?s action. It is the right play because you get to be the last to act in the next 3 rounds.

8

String bets are legal?
	Fact
	Fiction

9

The most important consideration in reading cards is:
	Understanding the odds.
	Understanding strategic principles.
	Understand the other players? motives and perceptions.
	Understanding position.

10

The QQ is a strong hand and it is worth a raise. If you simply call with QQ and everyone calls behind you, you now have no information about what they have.
	Yes
	No

11

When a player is 'Heads Up' in Texas Hold'Em, they:
	Are ready to go home
	Are alert
	Are playing at the best of their abilities
	Are 1 on 1 with another player

12

As a beginner, you should play loose rather than tight?
	Fact
	Fiction

13

When a player limps in from early position and then puts in a substantial re-raise after someone has raised behind them, it usually means the player could have slow played AA or KK.
	Yes
	No

14

To discourage players from seeing any more cards you should
	Fold
	Go All In
	Bet big
	B or C

15

Reading the board is one of the most important skills a player needs to learn. Once he sees the board he has had the opportunity to see about 71% of all his available cards for making up his hand.
	Yes
	No

16

Always show you cards at the end of a hand when it's a winner
	Fact
	Fiction

17

When you are not sure if you should play a hand dealt to you, it is always better as a beginner, to not play the hand?
	Fact
	Fiction

18

At the early stage of tournament play, there is absolutely no pressure to do anything extreme from the blind positions.
	Yes
	No

19

Limping from early position is not recommended as others acting after you may still raise several times?
	Fact
	Fiction

20

The River Card received it's name from
	7-card Stud
	5 card Draw
	Edmund Hoyle
	Doyle Brunson

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