Shawn Kjetland

Invaluable philosophy and extremely refreshing wisdom, thank you Jason Koon!

Cool series Jason, I just want to comment and say I think you did an outstanding job of recognizing the pace of this FT and how much more value it added to your stack. I believe there is a lot of merit in recognizing that particular complexity of a FT. Clearly the best two players on this FT were playing HU. You really open up my viewing of playing passively in that dynamic! -Peace

1st hand: Curious why you don't try and extract more chips pre-flop from the 3b? Especially after he calls PFR 5b all-in? It really feels like you left a lot of value on the table with not 6b to say 10.5-12k. I understand it narrows your range to 2 hands most likely, but do you really expect him to fold for another 4 or 5k? Do you anticipate losing value post flop if you do this? Seems unlikely considering you checked 2 streets. I'm confused to why you're giving off free cards to a player who has put in 6.4k?

At 19m with 25o in the BVB against Shaun. I was curious how often you start constructing betting ranges on the turn there(satellite strategy aside)? Not necessarily on the 10s turn, but on most under card turns. I tend to think its more profitable to double barrel in these spots, because it seems like i'm getting called on the river when I only bet once, more often that not with hands that had overs and improve or A/K high and can hero/bluff catch.

Bravo on the preparation! I appreciate how you integrated different scenarios in every hand under review. It worked so well with how each hand was multi-dimensional and you completely balanced it with GTO strategy.

On the last hand I think you did an extraordinary work of utilizing your stack strength/value relative to your opponents. The moxy you showed with thinking ahead with a relatively small stack size was impressive to say the least. You really open my mind up in those similar situations and also it was refreshing to see the actual percentage of times the OR/BTN has AAxx. -Peace

Understood, I'm on board with that assessment. With that being said, how high of frequency are you 3B AxAc on similar board textures? In this specific hand is it realistically +EV to make it 7Kish? How often does he flat and how often do you expect him to rip it in? Against stronger opponents do you avoid capping your range in a spot like this where it seems like a higher variance spot considering texture?

For strategies sake, if you make it 7K and he flats do you expect him to lead some turns specifically? Are you checking behind a middle club card that fills potential straight and 2 pair combos? Thanks for your time Sam!

At 16m with KJo in the BB. how come on the turn in a 4 way pot you bet so strong when your're certainly going to pick up at least 1, if not 2 calls against ranges that are undefined that also have position on you? With your stack size it even makes it more awkward on the river. Ultimately, doesn't that always put you in a vulnerable spot on rivers you don't improve OOP? Also, would you expect more middling suited combos to c-bet this flop from the in position players?

For argument sake, what do you do if it checks to DPeters and he bets say 15k with Educa-Poker left to act?

With AA at 34m is there any merit to 4b all-in on the flop? I feel like his range is so undefined it felt like a -EV line to flat his c/r post flop to fold on a tricky turn. Does it seem like he constructing his range based on semi bluffs more importantly? Thanks Sam

Chidwick made an excellent raise on the turn, but if he is planning to check river if heart falls why does he not shove/raise more on the turn to give Galfond a chance to fold?