clugiano12 years, 1 month agoHey Mike. Another great video! At the 19:42 mark on the top middle table, you mention only playing mid-small pairs if your pot odds are 20-1 or better. Are you including you inplied odds when hitting you set? I've been finding lately in 100NL that people almost never can get away from an over pair. When I hit my sets after calling a 3bet pre I am stacking them almost every time. How do you reccommend facing 3 bet isolations from a reg with pairs lower than 88? Also, are you 4-betting any of them as a bluff? Thanks for the advice!
Yeah, the 20-1 idea is a rough guide. The more likely someone won't be able to fold, the lower you can go. The more likely you can get to showdown cheaply and win, the lower you can go. The problem with going too low though is that you can still flop a set and lose. Because of this, the pot odds + implied odds need to be more than the odds of flopping a set.
It's tough to give too loose of an answer of what to do when facing 3bet isolations from regs with lower than 88. Some players are really nitty/straightforward, and I will fold a lot. Some 3bet bluff a lot, and I call a lot. The players I'm willing to call against are usually the same players I think are going to let me get to showdown with the best hand sometimes.
Am I 4-betting any of them as a bluff? Almost never. I'd rather 4-bet bluff with an A/K/Q blocker than a low pair. I'd be more likely to want to 4bet bluff with those hands if I thought there was a good chance of being called.
I hope that helps, let me know if you have any follow up questions.
Terry Dolle12 years, 1 month agoThanks again Mike, good job! I liked your descriptions at 15:27 and 25:32 of hard/soft equity. The hand at 39:17 was a great example of planning future streets. I have a question for you: you play hands differently against a nit or a reg. What do you look for to tell the difference in player types? Look forward to your next one!
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Yeah, the 20-1 idea is a rough guide. The more likely someone won't be able to fold, the lower you can go. The more likely you can get to showdown cheaply and win, the lower you can go. The problem with going too low though is that you can still flop a set and lose. Because of this, the pot odds + implied odds need to be more than the odds of flopping a set.
It's tough to give too loose of an answer of what to do when facing 3bet isolations from regs with lower than 88. Some players are really nitty/straightforward, and I will fold a lot. Some 3bet bluff a lot, and I call a lot. The players I'm willing to call against are usually the same players I think are going to let me get to showdown with the best hand sometimes.
Am I 4-betting any of them as a bluff? Almost never. I'd rather 4-bet bluff with an A/K/Q blocker than a low pair. I'd be more likely to want to 4bet bluff with those hands if I thought there was a good chance of being called.
I hope that helps, let me know if you have any follow up questions.
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