ProView: Steve Reviews Mbaha at 50NL (Part 2)
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too many tables
Sorry you didn't like it. I got a bit of similar feedback from part 1 but the content was still well received and I'd already made part 2. For future videos I'll definitely keep it in mind.
Just my preference bud, i prefer 2-3 tables, but i'm sure lots of people enjoy more tables.
Thanks for the video Steve! I'm sure you have talked about this in past videos, but could you explain in more detail why you "like to 3bet hands like this" (Q9s)? @27:30 on 4th table. How would you react to getting 4bet in that spot? Would you be happy to flat a 4bet against someone with fairly standard stats?
I expect button to call pretty often so I generally choose 3bets that have good postflop playability. I'm a little surprised I mentioned this particular hand since it's not really one I'd often 3bet; I'd more often use QJs, maybe QTs and lots of weaker suited gappers.
If I were to be 4bet with Q9s I'd fold unless it was super small. If your 3bets aren't getting called often then this is not a good hand to 3bet at all as its blockers aren't particularly good and it's a very profitable call preflop.
One of the important thing you didn't point is hero's 3betting range. It seems like he 3bets strictly AA+ :)
Steve, see my comments/follow up questions below. Thanks again for the review and look forward to your responses.
Q1 3:40 (77 on 79AA board)
You commented on the bet-sizing on the turn and noted that if I was going bet then I should go bigger b/c our range for betting is very polarized. I think I understand what you are saying but can you elaborate a little bit? Are you saying that we only have a monster here or nothing when we bet, so our sizing needs to reflect this?
Q2 12:00 (TT, BT vs CO)
You noted that you would have definitely 3b TT there vs CO open. In this particular case, Villain is an aggro reg who 4b frequently (especially against me) as you also noted. In these situations against such a high 4b, I prefer to polarize my range into very nutted hands (JJ+, AK) that I’m willing to stack with and some bluffs to balance with (A2s-A5s). What is your general strategy in terms of initial adjustments against a high 4b? It seems you have a 4b calling range as well and TT seems to be in that calling range.
Q3 34:45 (AQs facing all-in barrel OTT)
Just wanted to clarify here that I called as quickly as I did b/c of my read on this particular Villain. He’s the same 4b happy aggro reg from Q2, and I’ve seen him barrel off like that OTT with a wide range on several occasions before. With that said, I completely agree with you that this can be or should be a fold against another type of Villain who is very value heavy here, especially given this is a 3b multi-way pot, and we have better hands that we can call off here as you indicated.
Q4 39:20 (Q9s)
I was making a note on the Q9s before where I flopped trips and then Villain bet almost 2x pot OTT w/ a FD, and you mentioned that there was nothing wrong with that from Villain. I’m certainly not used to seeing that kind of sizing (at least not on my site or at these stakes), so was a little confused/lost there. Is this kind of sizing possibly more common at higher stakes where you play? Let me know your thoughts on this and why you feel his sizing is fine. Does it potentially have something to do with Q1 about polarizing one’s bet sizing OTT?
Q5 SB vs BB
There were several spots where I folded my SB rather than try to steal the BB. I noticed you kept looking to the BB Fold to SB Open stat, which is something I do as well and I adjust accordingly; however, I also look to the BB’s 3b range vs SB open. If this stat is higher than 10 then I adjust by removing the hands that are at the bottom or at the fringes of my default SB open. Just curious to see what your thoughts are on accounting for BB’s 3b range vs our SB open steal. And more generally speaking, how do you feel about a SB limping strategy?
Q1 yes pretty much. If you have a really high cbet strategy where you're betting all of your KK-TT, then you might have some hands that want to go small on turn, but I still would put 77 in a bigger size.
Q2 yep I'd call a 4bet and I think you make his life a bit too easy playing that low of a 3b strategy. Vs someone who 4bets too much I'd add a couple extra Axs and low pairs to my 3b/5b range and be willing to call 4bets with medium pairs/pretty hands.
Q3 Sounds good to me
Q4 Well it's not a sizing he's going to want to use with his whole range but it's at least a reasonable choice to bet large with some polarized section of his range. You can watch some of my videos on betsizing for a more detailed explanation but the general idea is that with a truly polarized range bigger is better (as long as you leave enough behind to continue betting similar sizes on future streets). In practice you never have a truly polarized range but betting big with some 9x and some draws is close-ish. I also expect it to be pretty effective at lower stakes in that most opponents will auto fold any non 9x hand to the overbet making it a fairly effective bluff.
Q5 If he folds 60% I don't really care how much he 3bets I'm going to open everything. If he folds a more reasonable % then I would remove some weaker hands vs active 3bettors (though I would look for closer to 20% as an active 3bettor). Start with the folding stat though, no amount of 3betting can make up for too much folding.
re:limping, I've never put much effort into doing it well so I'm not too useful there. I think at smaller stakes the rake is too high and a lot of regs seem to fold too much so I'd stick to raise/fold.
Thanks again for the footage!
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