EP and MP preflop strategy
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EP and MP preflop strategy
Helo guys
I'm analyzing my hands this year, and my winrate in EP and MP, does not seem very good, I have some simple doubts regarding the best pre-flop strategy for those positions, and I hope you can help me...
Let's go to the scenarios
1) Hero open 2.5x on EP, 18%, table only w regs, villain in CO w 8% 3bet x EP and no cold call range, 3bet to 7.5bb, what is the best defense in this case?
I currently fold 60%, and 4bet to 22bb 15% (KK+, AKs, A5s-A4s, AQo) KK and AKs to stack off, and A5/A4 and AQo to fold to a 5bet
And call 25% (QQ-99, AQs-AJs, KJs+, QJs, JTs, AKo)
my doubts
1) this strategy is correct or I'm folding a lot?
2)The hands picked for range of 4bet and call is ok?
3) in case the villain 3bet to 9bbs what adaptation should I make?
4)in the case of villain 3bet a polarized range with the same 8%, but in that case it would have 6/8% cold call, what adaptation should I make?
These are my first doubts, I will wait for some answers and then I will return with the others,
Grateful
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1) 60% fold is fine, especially if you play nl400 or less cause of the rake. Use pokersnowie 3bet defends if you play nl100 or nl200, if you can't get GTO ranges which consider your rake environment.
2) Looks good, maybe just bluff 75% of AQo, you have a bit too much 4betbluffs.
3) Minimal more folds, most important will always be which range you are facing as long as the size your facing stays between 7bb-10bb
4) In general if we face a linear 3bet range we want to 4bet more and call less, if we face a polarized 3bet range we want to 4bet less and call more. If you think about it, it will be logic.
It would help, if you share your limit/rake and your "unopened PFR stats" for UTG and MP.
Ty for reply
I play NL100z on pokerstars, i pay ~6,6bb/100 rake over 780k hands this year
RFI EP 18,1% and MP 19,6%
Quit playing on PS if your winrate is less than 3-4bb/100. The rake is too much for this nitty environment.
Or play normal tables and invest some energy into table selection
i made 5bb/100 this year
but I'm seriously considering switching sites because I had less than 3% rakeback
I just do not know which one would be the best option ...
that's normal for pokerstars (no rakeback).
Not sure about switching sites, I'm believe on pokerstars you will play by far more hands than any other site. So rakeback will even out with volume.
Wouldn't say your winrate from EP/MP is disaster, bit on smaller side though, and lastly 5bb is ------------- gj, time to move up and invest more time in studies and selecting games. Because nl200z is raketrap and 500z is lol P
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