It kinda depends on how wide we call turn. But I woulda prefered a smaller bet as well. even though our river valuebetting range shouldnt be too thinn i still prefer choosing a single betsizing rather than having multiple.

regarding the AsAx on Js3s3x:

i would suspect that a solver has a very small, if any, checking range on this flop for IP given MP's 19% opening range and Zaza's very wide BB defending strategy vs that sizing.

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hi thanks.

I shouldnt have reacted as I did. That being said I dont think u have to do alot of checking when u bet big or small on this texture with AA ip. It should a play u can mix in a lil bit more frequently when u bet bigger on the flop rather than small. there can be other implications we are unaware of. Like my perceived ch r range frequency or attacking checking back range frequencies that might play a big role in his strategy. I dont play him that often so i cant comment more on that.

I like betting 10's on the turn in this scenario as well. I would mix up my play from time to time but its such a good card for our range that we can be betting it quite a bit.Checking some combos of 10s with a spade is going to have a better ev than checking those without spades. We arent gonna get check raised very often on the turn either so I defintely like betting them on the turn at a high frequency.

AA are close to indifferent between betting and checking, but if Zaza starts bluffing the turn with hands he shouldn't, which seems true, check back becomes very good exploitive option.

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good question. It's not like I have a specific way of recognizing those things. It just comes with experience and recognizing and memorizing players tendencies. Will there be players who are going to exploit us in certain spots when making those adjustments, yes! but theres gonna be a lot of other players who wont win more money vs u. I think thats a good way of looking at the situation. plus the times u do have a hand and see that person make a non std 3barrel bluff in certain spots u should always make a mental or detailed note about it.
We as poker players often tend to condemn plays of our opponents cos they appear bad at the surface or dont represent what we consider as std or good. Often times these those lines are nothing other than an attempt in exploiting something in our game. So the next time u witness sth non std or bad to ur standards than try to look at it from a few different angles.

I agree with ur assessment and talked about it above in more detail. :)

answrered the question above.

Thats the best way to go about it. Just gotta go out there and test the waters and different strategies and betsizing until u come up with a good enough analysis and arguemtns for a chosen strategy. dont take my word or that of any other coach for granted or as an absolute truth.

I think u can implement the described strategy u chose for sure in practice. it really depends on my opponent wether or not im implementing a 5b strat. But as a std I dont just jam my entire range there for sure.

Honestly, I have taken another break from the grind dealing with some real life stress.So
I havent given it too much thought. As always Im gonna see whats actually gonna happen next year and how it develop and take it from there. But multisiting is gonna be a necessity more than ever next year for sure.

I was betting for value and protection yes. Hes a weaker player and his range is going to be very face up in this spot on the turn for the most part. he also cbets at a high frequency oop which makes his range weaker on the turn . weaker players will fail at constructing well balanced turn strategies if their range becomes a bit wider and harder to play.

He should jam it in theory given how many a10 aj combos we have and worse tp.
I agree that some people dont valuejam ak here.

I dont use my hud very much at all . But if i could give u a piece of advice it would be to get a good overall picture of sbs game when looking at ur hud. I always tried to have the lines stats corrolate to eachother. This will give u a good overview what to exploit . Most of the useful stats are notecaddy created stats . The generic hem stats usually arent that great.,

I think I mentionned it in another thread before, but those things come down to experience and knowledge about population barrel frequencies in many spots. If u happen to recognize such a spot its a good idea to apply that logic and make the appropriate play.
How do u find these spots?
Look at spots in game or off the tables where u are struggling to construct a bluffing range . It's usually gonna be very similar spots regulars will struggle with.

Suited broadways are usually too strong to 4b bluff in late position. I would rather flat those vs 3bets. As far as 86 hh goes, Im not a fan of that 4b as a standard.I think it is more effective to revert to better blockers and stick to specific 4betting ranges rather than randomize so randomly as i did. :)

I think theres arguments for many different raise sizes preflop.
You can see a lot of the best players in the world use different approaches when it comes to this. U mentionned some good points for all the different sizings. always make sure to not only adapt ur raise size but also with it ur raising ranges. the smaller u go the looser u will be able to open the bigger the less.

theres some hands i wanna bet for protection that wont be able to go 3 streets alot of the times. I dont wanna put in too much money with a hand like aq in this spot for instance unless i improve but i wanna bet it for protection on the flop. not to 100% but i definitely wanna have it in my betting range. I usually pick a smaller betsize on monoboards, but u could make arguments for solely using a bigger size and bet a lot more polarized range.

44 hand is interesting.
It kinda depends on how wide we call turn. But I woulda prefered a smaller bet as well. even though our river valuebetting range shouldnt be too thinn i still prefer choosing a single betsizing rather than having multiple.

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It really comes down to ur 3b range here. those hands u mentionned are definitely some candidates. i would be very cautious bluffcatching in those spots, given they have to be turning some made hands into a bluff for u to profitably bluffcatch. It really comes down to how wide they float the flop. 7 and q rivers are really bad for us, those are the one we shouldnt really bluffcatch.

we can definitely build in an overbetting strategy here. this hand would be a solid candidate for it. 150% pot seems like a pretty solid sizing as well. we just gotta be care to not overbluff when we overbet cos we dont have that many valuehands.