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time to buck that trendfu July, blue gonna win
I was somewhat concerned when I completely bricked Sunday (the only day I'd played until yesterday), but binking that tournament last night put me back on the good side. :)Time to griiiind.
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This deserves to get seen by a few more people. From our resident Stupidhead...v1.27Feral Cow Poker Hand ConverterHEM/Poker Stars NL Hold'em $1.00/$2.00 - 6 playersButton: $237.98SB: $200.00BB: $60.00

I remember when this thread was all about how bad KJ was at 3betting

He's probably not flatting KJ's raise otf if he had a2. Besides, A2 is such a small portion of his range here, we are never ever ever ever ever ever ever folding the turn. People are stupid, they do

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Got a few hands where I just want to ensure my lines/bet sizing etc is good... thanks for any inputMerge Network $0.02/$0.04 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1366528DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History ConverterUTG: $3.18MP: $4.72CO: $8.90Hero (BTN): $4.19SB: $2.81BB: $4.45Pre Flop: ($0.06) Hero is BTN with K :club: K :3h2 folds, CO raises to $0.14, Hero calls $0.14, SB calls $0.12, 1 foldFlop: ($0.46) Q :ts 2 :4h J :qh(3 players)SB checks, CO bets $0.30, Hero raises to $0.96, SB calls $0.96, CO foldsTurn: ($2.68) 4 :5c(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $3.09 all in, SB calls $1.71 all inVillain is 24/6 and I think has a lot of flush draws when he check/takes two to the face, but we have teh Kd if he does have a lower flush... dead vs AXdd tho :jh

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Villain is 41/24/.8... Always gonna be 88 and 9T? Is there a better line to take on the turn?Merge Network $0.02/$0.04 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players - View hand 1366531DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History ConverterBB: $8.10Hero (CO): $5.98BTN: $3.12SB: $7.70Pre Flop: ($0.06) Hero is CO with 7 :club: 7 :5cHero raises to $0.08, 1 fold, SB calls $0.06, 1 foldFlop: ($0.20) 8 :3h 7 :4h 3 :qh(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $0.16, SB calls $0.16Turn: ($0.52) J :ts(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $0.40, SB raises to $1.06, Hero raises to $2.28, SB raises to $7.46 all in, Hero calls $3.46 all in

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whoacongratsdetails?
TYTY. Starting seeing this girl, Megan, over two years ago and proposed early this summer.
This might be a leak :jh
Shut it, lol. I'll only play other casino games when I'm 1) there with Megan since she doesn't play poker 2) When I'm on a sizeable wait list for poker
Got a few hands where I just want to ensure my lines/bet sizing etc is good... thanks for any inputMerge Network $0.02/$0.04 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1366528DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History ConverterUTG: $3.18MP: $4.72CO: $8.90Hero (BTN): $4.19SB: $2.81BB: $4.45Pre Flop: ($0.06) Hero is BTN with K :club: K :3h2 folds, CO raises to $0.14, Hero calls $0.14, SB calls $0.12, 1 foldFlop: ($0.46) Q :ts 2 :4h J :qh(3 players)SB checks, CO bets $0.30, Hero raises to $0.96, SB calls $0.96, CO foldsTurn: ($2.68) 4 :5c(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $3.09 all in, SB calls $1.71 all inVillain is 24/6 and I think has a lot of flush draws when he check/takes two to the face, but we have teh Kd if he does have a lower flush... dead vs AXdd tho :D
A weird spot but I like your turn shove. If villain had more the 2/3PSB left this may be a check/fold but with only 1.71 left I shove.
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Got a few hands where I just want to ensure my lines/bet sizing etc is good... thanks for any inputMerge Network $0.02/$0.04 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1366528DeucesCracked Poker Videos Hand History ConverterUTG: $3.18MP: $4.72CO: $8.90Hero (BTN): $4.19SB: $2.81BB: $4.45Pre Flop: ($0.06) Hero is BTN with K :club: K :3h2 folds, CO raises to $0.14, Hero calls $0.14, SB calls $0.12, 1 foldFlop: ($0.46) Q :ts 2 :4h J :qh(3 players)SB checks, CO bets $0.30, Hero raises to $0.96, SB calls $0.96, CO foldsTurn: ($2.68) 4 :5c(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets $3.09 all in, SB calls $1.71 all inVillain is 24/6 and I think has a lot of flush draws when he check/takes two to the face, but we have teh Kd if he does have a lower flush... dead vs AXdd tho :jh
3 bet preflop against a tight raising range unless you have a really strong read that one of the blinds is squeeze happy.If your plan is to shove the turn I'd raise the flop a bit larger so we don't have to overbet.
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3 bet preflop against a tight raising range unless you have a really strong read that one of the blinds is squeeze happy.If your plan is to shove the turn I'd raise the flop a bit larger so we don't have to overbet.
I'm not sure if shoving the turn with KJs plan all along, but when SB flats and CO folds, SB is his only opponent and only has $1.71 left in a pot of $2.68. So his shove isn't really an overbet.
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I'm not sure if shoving the turn with KJs plan all along, but when SB flats and CO folds, SB is his only opponent and only has $1.71 left in a pot of $2.68. So his shove isn't really an overbet.
Yeah, you're right. I got CO and SB mixed up. Still, we should raise flop larger because CO could potentially call, assuming we are planning to shove turn vs him.
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Can we discuss range balancing. I just want to make sure I understand the concept.This is pretty much geared towards 4betting, but I think it can apply to other areas.Ok, so let's say my range of 4bet/stack off hands is AK, QQ+ That's 34 combos. Now when I think of balancing a bluffing range, I think I'm supposed to have around 34 combos of hands that I'm 4bet/folding. Is that the right way to think about it?

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3 bet preflop against a tight raising range unless you have a really strong read that one of the blinds is squeeze happy.If your plan is to shove the turn I'd raise the flop a bit larger so we don't have to overbet.
Yeah, CO was 23/20, so not a tight preflop range and the sb is a fish and bb was squeeze happy (22% 3b over 40 hands, but still)Yeah, I think flop raise could be 1.15 or 1.20 for suretyty, fellas
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Can we discuss range balancing. I just want to make sure I understand the concept.This is pretty much geared towards 4betting, but I think it can apply to other areas.Ok, so let's say my range of 4bet/stack off hands is AK, QQ+ That's 34 combos. Now when I think of balancing a bluffing range, I think I'm supposed to have around 34 combos of hands that I'm 4bet/folding. Is that the right way to think about it?
If you have a balanced 4 betting range, then your ev is 0 no matter what villain does.We also need to make a few assumptions which for the purpose of this example is:1) We are the CO, villain is BTN.2) Villain is 3 betting 10% in this specific spot.3) Villain is shoving AK, QQ+ to a 4 bet, and folding everything else.4) Blinds fold5) We open the pot to 3bbs, villain 3 bets to 10bbs, we 4 bet to 22bbs. Since villain is 3 betting 10% of the time and shoving QQ+, AK over a 4 bet, villain is folding 3/4 of the time to a 4 bet.Our ev when villain folds is the size of the pot x the percent villain folds - what we risk x the percent villain callsor 14.5(.75) - 19(.25)or 6.125So if the ev of villain folding is 6.125, then if we are balanced in our 4 betting range, we should make -6.125bbs whenever villain shoves.The ev calc for this is: [x(126.5(.50) - 78(.50))] + -19(1-x) = -6.125 (where x = percent times we are value 4 betting and 1 -x = percent times we are bluffing)x(63.25 - 39) - 19 + 19x = -6.12563.25x - 39x - 19 + 19x = -6.12543.25x - 19 = -6.12543.25x = 12.875x = 29.8%Which means we should be 4 bet bluffing about 70% of the time to be balanced in this spot.Since QQ+, AK is 34 combos and 34 = .30x, the total number of combos, bluff and value, is 113. 113 - 34 = 79 combos of bluffs.
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great post on balance
Thanks.Also, while balance is important to think about, it usually isn't the most profitable way to play a hand, especially against a fish. Against them we want to play an exploitative style.
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Thanks.Also, while balance is important to think about, it usually isn't the most profitable way to play a hand, especially against a fish. Against them we want to play an exploitative style.
Oh yeah. I play extremely exploitable but it's like the micros where we just value bet fish and bluff tight regs...
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Also, while balance is important to think about, it usually isn't the most profitable way to play a hand, especially against a fish. Against them we want to play an exploitative style.
Oh for sure. Since I'm really working on becoming a strong lag player, I just wanted to figure out how to balance a 4bet range against regs that will be 3betting me since I'm opening much more frequently.
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sorry I'm still hung up on the fact that James flatted kings pf
keep my ranges wide and tough to play against, obvgot ATdd to put >1/3 of his stack in on the floooop... then I shoveled drawing dead... obv expert play itt
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Oh for sure. Since I'm really working on becoming a strong lag player, I just wanted to figure out how to balance a 4bet range against regs that will be 3betting me since I'm opening much more frequently.
The problem with having a balanced 4 betting range, is that decent regs are going to notice your frequencies and start adjusting their 3 bet/5betting ranges, which means you will have to readjust to balance. Also, I wouldn't worry about balance in spots that don't come up that often, even against regs. Situations like 4 betting preflop, river crai, river overbets, etc, you can play an extremely exploitable style. Spots where you want to play a balanced style, or as close a s possible to one, are situations that come up often, such as making a cbet on a flop. Against a fish you should play an exploitable style, betting large with your strong hands and small with your weaker hands against a fish, but against a good thinking player you'd want to bet about the same amount with your entire range.
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I have broken down and created a twitter. Figured it'd would make it easier to follow poker tournaments and some sports. Also thought it'd help posting hands on there too and trying to get people to follow and give me input on hands. If you too have a twitter feel free to follow me @SirRawrsALot

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I have broken down and created a twitter. Figured it'd would make it easier to follow poker tournaments and some sports. Also thought it'd help posting hands on there too and trying to get people to follow and give me input on hands. If you too have a twitter feel free to follow me @SirRawrsALot
couldn't find you, but that sometimes happens with new acctsill try again tomorrow
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couldn't find you, but that sometimes happens with new acctsill try again tomorrow
Ha. I tried searching KingJames in hopes of finding you. All I got was 345 accounts in reference to LeBron James. #whoops
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