ASK KENNY

In a tourny with the blinds 100/200. * players at the final table. seat 4 raises to 2000 prefop. seat 6 goes all in with his last 3100. Is the action frozen at this point untill after the flop, because the all in could not make the full raise. Or are the players yet to go able to reraise

Asked by pokerbrat696 on Mar 17.

Yes, any player who hasn’t acted yet may re-raise, call or fold. For example, with the full bet rule in effect, a player opens the betting round for $20, and the next player has a total stake of $30. He may raise to $30, declaring himself all in, but this does not constitute a "real" raise, in the following sense: if a third player now calls the $30, and the first player's turn to act comes up, he may now call the additional $10, but he does not have the right to re-raise further. The all-in player's pseudo-raise was really just a call with some extra money, and the third player's call was just a call, so the initial opener's bet was simply called by both remaining players, closing the betting round (even though he must still equalize the money by putting in the additional $10).
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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I read the weekly tips, this week on should you play before the flop. At the end of the article it tells you to click the button, I am assuming to get more information on the tip. I click the button and it takes me to the Spade Club Practice Makes Poker Perfect screen. Is there any more to the article on the tip?

Asked by cardiffdog on Mar 04.

You should make sure you are completely signed in. If you see a "Member Sign-In" button in the upper right hand side of that page, you are not completely signed in. Try clicking on that link and signing into your premium account to view the Poker Tips section of the Academy section.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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could you please explain when to chase or when to bluff without being a donkey or when its correct play

Asked by ReBuySexual on Feb 24.

Here are 3 blogs about bluffing. http://www.spadeclub.com/profile/edit-blog-post/15040 http://www.spadeclub.com/profile/edit-blog-post/15077 http://www.spadeclub.com/profile/edit-blog-post/14044 Whenever you get caught bluffing you risk being called a donkey. NEVER worry about that. When it works it was the correct play and yes the other is also true.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LIL ABOUT POSITION FOR ME,I HEAR TERMS LIKE YOU ARE BETTING OUT OF POSITION DONK,WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?OTHER THAN THE DONK PART I MEAN.LMAO

Asked by vaughnified on Feb 11.

http://www.spadeclub.com/profile/edit-blog-post/11871
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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Hey Kenny. We ran into an unusual situation last Wed. playing in a live tourney at Winstar Casino. We were breaking down a table to go to two tables. Another player and myself we moved to a table where both upcoming blinds were ko'ed the previous hand. I was placed in the bb seat and the other in the sb seat. How should be the blinds and why? T.J. Cloutier was at the table and i think he said we should both be the bb and sb the next two hands.

Asked by Steelbender on Feb 08.

The TDA rule #5- Breaking Tables Players going from a broken table to fill in seats assume the rights and responsibilities of the position. They can get the big blind, the small blind, or the button. The only place they cannot get a hand is between the small blind and the button
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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please settle this bet ,which is better low hand in omaha 8 or better .....8532A or 65432 and why/thanks

Asked by kenkats on Jan 24.

The 6 low is better than the 8 low. Straights and flushes don't matter. In 2-7 draw low ball and KC Razz are the only 2 games where straight and flushes hurt you.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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can you please explain what happens to your chips and tokens after the new year. example, are your points reset to zero the 1st of 2010

Asked by tubebob on Jan 04.

No we don't reset your points or tokens.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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Kenny.. We have a Friday night game and always have an argument when a player can't fully make the blinds...is there an easy way to determine what the short stacked player can win and does the remaining chips go to the next best hand?? Thanks

Asked by aabbeer on Nov 18.

A player all-in for less than the blind can only win the amount he started with times the number of players in the pot that call pre-flop (including blinds). For example, if the blinds are 200/400 and a player only has 300 left, he can only win 300 x the number of players in the pot that put in that much or more. Therefore, if a player is all in for 300 in middle position and the button and both blinds limp in, he can only win 300 chips from each of them. Therefore, in this case a 1,200 chip pot should be set as the main pot with the rest in a side pot. The side pot can only be won by one of the 3 remaining players. They would now all continue with the next round of betting taking place on the flop.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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I would like to know how to show cards im folding some show them i just would like to know how they do it

Asked by BOBCAT00 on Nov 09.

You can only show uncalled wining hands and not hands that you're folding.
Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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hi how can i get in the list of 2009 spoy leader board

Asked by meigoon3199 on Sep 23.

http://www.spadeclub.com/community/spoy/2009br />Good luck at the tables,
SCKenny

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