Poker Puzzles

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... I hope my hair will grow back in now! I don't have much hope for that last nerve though! I won't post the corrected one... it is just good to finally have the answers! LOL

And rosebud is absolutely correct... I want MORE! Really as long as you are enjoying making them I will enjoy trying to solve them... but don't feel you must do them as I know you are one busy lady!

And I agree with you blue about the pics our rosebud finds! They are just fantastic!

katt

I hope your hair will grow back too Katt!

I do enjoy making them.  I'll get a new one done tomorrow.

blue

I'm still creating the new crossword.  It's taking a long time, apologies for the delay.

blue

Phew - this was the hardest to do yet.  I hope it's not too difficult.

I don't have a clue about this one blue, i really don't

I don't have a clue about this one blue, i really don't

They are "cryptic" clues as much as they can be.  Some are hand names, some are poker terms and some are poker players.  It's a bit of a mixture.

If you aren't used to doing cryptic crosswords, it may well be quite difficult. 

blue

Goody Goody GumDrops! Thanks for the new puzzle blue! I will get back to you after I give it a go!

katt

:-bd It's quite the stumper Blue, I'm getting there this time though! Sorry I missed the last one  :(

That's as far as I can get... Hopefully you've done better Katt! :D

Thanks blue, always a pleasure to try but Poker is not my strong suit hehe  :z

Well, I got a bit farther than you Suzanne, but I am stumped by 10 down too... shiny ray is one of the same things I came up with... I even got the most cryptic clue of all!! 19 Across  :`o That one is "HaveNoClue" LOL LOL  So, here is my answer without 10 down, cause I am stopping while I still have a couple of hairs left this time!  8'| BTW Suzanne, why are you ashamed you knew Dolly?  ??? LOL

katt

Thank you ladies for the great attempts.  I'll give you al the correct answers later.  Off to a party in a mo!

blue

BTW Suzanne, why are you ashamed you knew Dolly?  ??? LOL

 

katt

Because I'm a rock and roll fan..and that...well that was just shameful!! ;)

Well, I was not embarrassed at all and I am definitely a rocker... a veritable psychedelic relic! LOL LOL LOL

EDIT: New submission with all spaces filled in...

katt

Thanks for both attempts and finally....here are the results:

13 across is boat (B.O. (short for body odour)....comes together AT the end BO plus AT =Boat)

17  across is  sandbagging

7 down is promotion (short professional = pro / movement = motion)

10 down is glossary (shiny = gloss / Harry (no HR leaves ary))

As for 19 across - I'm not sure what happened with that clue

The clue was "Poker770 won't burn it's mouth on this site".  Do you know the answer?

blue

Oh thank goodness you finally got back to this! Here is how it went with the 5 4 questions I missed...

13 Across... I was feeling like a teeter-totter going back and forth between boat and bait... *-*

17 Across... Never thought of sandbagging cause slowplaying worked for me LOL

7 Down....... I knew it was pro something... one point thought of promotion... lost that thought and made it too hard... 8p

10 Down..... Never got close to glossary... but, Phil Ivey was pretty creative... HR being Sen. Harry Reid... and Phil Ivey being at a presentation by Reid in Nevada regarding gambling...  8'|

And 19 across... I can't count my answer as wrong because there was no clue and at that time "HaveNoClue" was absolutely correct and at this time with a clue it is still absolutely correct because I still "HaveNoClue" !!

Thanks for another great puzzle miss blue! I learn so much from these puzzles!

katt

Very creative answers Katt, I have to say.

The 19 across that was missing was in fact ChiliPoker which has been taken over by Poker770.

blue

Very creative answers Katt, I have to say.

 

The 19 across that was missing was in fact ChiliPoker which has been taken over by Poker770.

 

blue

Thanks blue, I do get a kick out of it when I have to get creative with my answers, but you have to admit, I have not had to add my own squares after that first time! I am improving! LOL LOL LOL

katt

Very creative answers Katt, I have to say.

 

The 19 across that was missing was in fact ChiliPoker which has been taken over by Poker770.

 

blue

 

Thanks blue, I do get a kick out of it when I have to get creative with my answers, but you have to admit, I have not had to add my own squares after that first time! I am improving! LOL LOL LOL

 

katt

LMAO  True! LOL LOL

blue

I won't be posting a new puzzle until next week sometime because I'm taking a break so I'll see you lovely lads and lasses in a week.  I shall miss you guys  :-*

blue

Oooooooohhhhhh Noooooooooooooo! No puzzle?! What will we do? So, just like that off you go on a break! We are the ones gonna be doing the missing around her missy blue!

Well, while the blue is away, the katt will play! I will have time to catch up on some of your older information posted here in the poker threads and learn more of this fascinating game!

I hope you have a great time on your break! Better come back with a few snaps, a couple of delightful stories, a post card, and a T-shirt! LOL Have fun!

katt

Blue,enjoy your time off,you definately deserve it and more. !! :)

We will miss you too but have a blast or just some well deserved quiet time ;) :)

Whatever happens.. remember we can be trusted and won't :-X :-X ;) ;) ;) LOL LOL

        Have a great time blue! :-bd

                :-*

Hope you are having a great time blue! We already miss you!

To fill a bit of the gap while blue is away, I found this interesting little poker puzzle... I am not about to try making a crossword! It was an eye-opener for me! See what you think guys and I will be back with the answers later...

katt

What no takers for my puzzle? Come on and show your poker know how! Give it your best guess!!

katt

I would have to say hand "C" for all 3. Although the other 2 have "potential" to be stronger hands they are nothing at this point in the hand.

Thanks for answering orren! I was feelin' like a redheaded stepchild here! I will give it till tomorrow in case anyone else wants to try... then I will post the answers! 

katt

I'll go with B Katt.Just for sh*ts and grins! ;)

I found the answer(s) really interesting... of course it showed me I had some misconceptions about hand strength... so here ya go -

LOL And this is special for you Rosebud... who was that you were planning to choke? LOL

katt

:`o :`o :O LOL LOL

Well I'm back safe and sound.  Broke, blocked ear, sore throat and totally exhausted after getting up at the crack of dawn but other than that, I had a good time and I'm glad to be back.

Like the poser Katt - it's great to mix up this thread with some different posers.  Thanks for that.

blue

Blue,soooo glad you're back but ouchy I wish you were feeling better.

Get well soon!! :)

Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue! We missed you and so we were blue instead of you! LOL

Sounds like you feel exactly like you are supposed to feel after a successful vacation! If you don't come home needing a vacation, you just didn't do it right!

Welcome back!

katt

Thank you Rose and Katt.   :-*

blue

Anyone up for another crossword or would you like something different?  Tell me what you want.

blue

Crosswords are great! But, if you have some other puzzling ideas, bring 'em!

Perhaps we should change the name of the thread to Poker Puzzles... and post all sorts that we like? Just a thought...

katt

I was thinking the very same thing the other day Katt.  I will change the thread title and try and bring some variety as well.

Thanks.

blue

Here is a simple wordsearch.  Answers can be backwards as well!

Have fun.

blue

Anyone had a go at the puzzle yet?

blue

Where's Katt ??? I know she's not a scardey katt!! ;)

I have completed it of course! But waiting for others before I posted it. Just say the word!

katt

The word!  ;)

Katt I think you are alone on this one.  Feel free to post at your leisure.

Thank you for doing it.

blue

Well since you gave THE WORD... and I am true to mine... here you are!

katt

Well done Katt.  100% perfect.  Thanks for doing it.

blue

Well, you know I love 'em! Keep 'em coming blue!

katt

Well, you know I love 'em! Keep 'em coming blue!

 

katt

Will do.  I'll try and create something different.

blue

I thought I would try a poker quiz.  See how many you can get right. Answers will be revealed at a later date:

1.  What is the name of the seat to the left of the Big Blind?

2.  What is another name for the Dealer?

3.  As a percentage, what are the odds of you being dealt pocket aces?

4.  You are dealt    and the flop is      .  How many outs do you have?

5.  What is the highest number of bracelets a player has ever won in the WSOP?

6.  Who is that player in question 5?

7.  What is the worst starting hand?

8.  What is the name of the fast poker game recently introduced at PokerStars?

9.  In the above fast poker game, how can you fold your cards but stay at the table to watch the hand without sitting out?

10. Who is your favourite poker pro? (I'm just interested so there is no wrong answer in this one).

blue

Has anyone had a go at this yet?

blue

I gave it a try blue... no giggling now!

1.  What is the name of the seat to the left of the Big Blind?

            UNDER THE GUN

2.  What is another name for the Dealer?

            BUTTON

3.  As a percentage, what are the odds of you being dealt pocket aces?

            SOMEWHERE AROUND .50%

4.  You are dealt 10/J Hearts  and the flop is 8 Hearts, 9 Clubs, A Hearts.  How many outs do you have?

            THIRTY-TWO (32)

5.  What is the highest number of bracelets a player has ever won in the WSOP?

            ELEVEN (11)

6.  Who is that player in question 5?

            PHIL HELMUTH

7.  What is the worst starting hand?

            2/7/OFF

8.  What is the name of the fast poker game recently introduced at PokerStars?

            NO IDEA, CAN'T PLAY THERE.... How about QuickDraw McGraw or Speedy

            Gonzales?

9.  In the above fast poker game, how can you fold your cards but stay at the table to watch the hand without sitting out?

            NO IDEA, CAN'T PLAY THERE.... Slip the dealer a fiver?

10. Who is your favourite poker pro? (I'm just interested so there is no wrong answer in this one).

            ANNETTE OBERSTAD - She's female and she has a mouth on her! Never know what she'll say next!

katt

Hi Katt,

Nice to see you back on the forum and thanks for giving this a go.

You were pretty close on number 3 but I'm intrigued by your answer to number 4 - please tell me the cards you think are the 32 outs.

Regarding the fast poker at pokerstars, I did do a post on that with all the details but because you've not been around for a while, I doubt you would have seen it.

1.  Under the gun

2.  button

3.  0.45%

4.  15

5.  11

6.  Phil Helmuth

7.  7-2 off

8.  Zoom poker

9.  CTRL

10.  Whoever you pick is the right answer

Thank you for having a go at this quiz.  Much appreciated.

blue

Thanks blue, glad to be feeling well enough to spend a bit of time here.

As for number 4... I am still having a heck of a time with outs... I almost said 16 because you only have 2 cards left to be dealt, but here is what I did to come up with 32...

You are dealt 10/J Hearts  and the flop is 8 Hearts, 9 Clubs, A Hearts.

So, I figured you have the 8,9,10,J toward a straight... so you have 4 7's and 4 Q's in the deck for 8 outs. Then you have the 8,10, J, A of hearts, toward a flush, leaving 9 other hearts in the deck for 9 outs. Then you could get a pair of any of the cards and there are 3 more of each of those for 15 outs, which makes 8+9+15=32 outs. And as I said I almost said 16 because you only have 2 cards left to go.

But, as I was typing that I see that you could also get a K and Q for a straight too... for 8 more outs making 40 outs and cut in half because of only 2 cards left that would be 20 outs! And now I am laughing too hard to go on! LOL LOL LOL....

Please tell me how I really should have figured this out exactly. You can see I need a lot of help here! LOL LOL LOL

katt

I bet that confused you when you were writing that LOL

This is how I worked it out.  You have a flush and a straight draw.  You are right about the 7s and the Qs which = 8 for the straight.  For the flush there are 9 more cards however you have already included 7h and Qh for the straight so that knocks it down to 7.  8+7 = 15.

You can't count the K because that would be reliant upon you getting the Q.  You can't count your 8s/9s/10s/Js for pairs because there is an ace on the board and if someone is holding an ace, you are beaten.  If you wanted to include your 10s and Js though, that would add another 6 cards making 21.

blue