KP Basic: Playing a Big Stack (>10x CPR/15–45 BBs)

Question 1

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots: Early position, with limpers, what is your play?

Answer 1

Move in with Group 1.

(AA, KK)

Question 2

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots: Early position, with NO limpers, what is your play?

Answer 2

Move in with Group 1 (AA, KK) or…

Bet about one-sixth of your stack size. If re-raised, move in. Post-flop, move in regardless of the flop unless you have kings and an ace flops.

Question 3

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots. Middle position, with limpers, what is your play?

Answer 3

Move in with Groups 1 and 2.

(QQ+, AKs, AKo)

Question 4

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots. Middle position, with no limpers, what is your play?

Answer 4

Move in with Groups 1 and 2.

(QQ+, AKs, AKo)

Question 5

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots: Cutoff, with no limpers, what is your play?

Answer 5

Move in with Groups 1–4.

(66+, AQs+, AKo)

Question 6

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots: Button, with no limpers, what is your play?

Answer 6

Move in with Groups 1–8.

(22+, A2s+, KTs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, A7o+, KJo+)

Question 7

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in unraised pots: On either blind, with no limpers, what is your play?

Answer 7

Move in with Groups 1–10.

(22+, A2s+, K7s+, Q9s+, J8s+, T7s+, 96s+, 85s+, 74s+, 63s+, 54s, A2o+, K9o+, QTo+, JTo)

*Except with an early-position limper. Beware traps.

Question 8

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in RAISED pots: With an early position raiser, what is your play?

Answer 8

Move in with Group 1.

(AA, KK)

Question 9

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in raised pots: With a middle-position raiser, what is your play?

Answer 9

Move in with Groups 1–2.

(QQ+, AKs, AKo)

Question 10

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in RAISED pots: With a late-position raiser, what is your play?

Answer 10

Move in with Groups 1–3.

(99+, AKs, AKo)

Question 11

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in RAISED pots: With a small-blind raiser, what is your play?

Answer 11

Move in with Groups 1–3.

(99+, AKs, AKo)

Question 12

Chip Count: > 10x the CPR/15 BBs in RAISED pots: With multiple raises, what is your play?

Answer 12

Move in with Group 1 (AA, KK). Otherwise, fold.