River Calling: Decision Points
Posted by Tyler Forrester
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Enjoyed the video and liked the format of analyzing a specifc spot with specific reference to the decision points.
Analysis on Hand 1 was a little confusing, you start off by stating his value range is only straights, then go on to say he is a strong player and you are not surprised he value bets top pair. Pio seems to cut off value betting on the river at around half the 3rd pair combos of 7x.
Thanks Matmat, really appreciate your excellent feedback.
I'm surprised that PIO value-bets two streets here with 7x. It would definitely be considered non-standard from the player pool.
I apologize confusion in the hand. My original thought was that his range was very polarized on the turn, so value bets would mainly be straights and bluffs (overcards).
On most rivers this logic would continue to hold. However, the queen had relatively unique card properties, because it actually improves a fair number of bluffs to top pair. This creates a portion of his range that is no longer polarized. He now has top pair, bluffs and straights. As a strong player -- or at least a player that thinks I'm calling one pair here frequently-- value betting a queen becomes standard. On most river cards he would still be polarized because his "semi" bluffs didn't improve to top pair.
Tyler. You are an awsome instructor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks Marbella, really appreciate the kind words!
Thank you for this video, well done !
Agree with Maribella you are the definition of elite instructor.
Thank you man, appreciate the compliments!
Tyler,
Another very good video. At ~26:00, you have J6o on 7h6c5c turn Ad river 4s. Is this hand just a pure fold on turn given that we have plenty of hands that are pair + straight draw or flush draws as well as 8x and some Ax combos? Does our calling range on river want to mostly be 8x for the straight and some two pairs? Always enjoy your content.
Thanks Tyler.
Yes likely it a fold on turn. The 3-straight boards tend to focus more on redraws than on pairs so J6o is replaced by 95s.
Hey Tyler, great video, I had made a bad play yesterday when I had made my flush on the river but the board had paired and my opponent had the boat of course. lol really good decision point breakdown.
The lack of card-removal with the flush really hurts it's value on that type of node.
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