Mixed strategies vs weak players?
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Mixed strategies vs weak players?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the reason Piosolver prefers mixed strategies is because they allow you to capitalize on your range advantage, regardless of the specific hands you hold.
For example, if you're the PFR and the flop is A-K-Q, you should bet with a high frequency regardless of what cards you hold, because you have a range advantage and Villain should be more likely to fold.
However, doesn't this assume that Villain understands the importance of ranges and will give you "credit" for a strong hand when the board is favorable to your range? If Villain isn't thinking in terms of ranges, does it therefore make sense to forget about mixed strategies, and bet more polarized (strong hands for value and weak hands as bluffs)?
I've been having a lot of fun playing with Piosolver the last few days... But I'm still trying to figure out the best way to study Pio vs weak and exploitable opponents. Anyone have any tips for that?
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Try using the node locking feature to put in "extreme" strategies for your opponents and then seeing how that affects what your strategy should be. Julian Kopanskiy made a video on node locking recently if you're unsure how to use that feature in PIO.
Thank you very much! This is very helpful. I'm wondering what assumptions you would recommend I apply to weak players?
For example, are weak players likely to:
a) raise with straights, sets, and two pair;
b) call with overpair, top pair, underpair, 2nd pair, 3rd pair, low pair, Ace high, combo draw, flush draw, 8 out straight draw, 4 out straight draw; and
c) fold everything else?
This is going to really depend on what you see in your own games but stuff like wider preflop ranges, wide continuing ranges on the flop to bets and raises, and a more limited flop bluff raising range could be some stuff to start with.
The weak and exploitable players will be bust by the time you have worked out strategies to beat them on pio..
You literally never have one hand on AKQ you always have a range of hands. Lets say Villian is defending 'X'% of hands in that spot. Your EV of lets say AJ is totally dependent on the other hands in your range, The EV of lets say 22 and 87 and whatever else, all of your hands in your range will gain or loose EV depending on what your entire range is made up of.
So ultimately it just depends on what a good strategy is based on how the two ranges interact on the board
Can you explain this concept a little more? For example, let's say:
Player 1 opens 100% of hands preflop
Player 2 only opens pocket Aces and folds everything else pre-flop.
Let's say the board is AKQ, and both Player 1 and Player 2 are holding pocket Aces.
Why does the range of both players impact the EV of playing pocket Aces in one particular situation?
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