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I highly doubt that

Loved this video
even though I find arguments for calling AKo vs the 20bb 4b and especially w AKs
..sort of as a "well, you never know"
We obviously learn a lot from the T8s hand (that it is a high frequency cbet and that its a good c/r)

IMO what is also another great thing to do, but rarely talked about, is the timing....
So in the T8s hand, his timing for the overbet would be extremely interesting because I find that just as much as sizings,... especially unusual sizings in very rare spots done fairly quickly reduce the chance of bluff even more..
(this obvioulsy goes in both directions: THE most common bluff I think is the call call, blank river checked to SNAP Potsize bet from recreationals with busted flushdraws)

Thanks man so far :)

Regarding my question
"CO v BU open/call 55 river check, he bets 6 into 18 on A34ss T 8
vs his obvious and perceived range of QQ-KK, weak Ax - with which hands do you think about check raising here? to what size and with what frequency?!"

...I actually meant which hands do you consider to checkraise as bluffs, haha - not for value; - would you ever take pairs and turn them into a bluff here?!

To clarify my last question:

1. Okay maybe another question: Did you play your hand as a c/RAI bc he is recreational or would you play it the same vs a very competent player?

I ask about this hand especially because in my sim a large flop bet size on this texture is preferred
IF tha betsize is chosen, however, this hand is a check (I guess exactly BECAUSE we block so many of the continuation range)
IF bet small, then the turn becomes a pure 2nd barrel bet
and IF turn is checked the river becomes a bet
and IF checked with this combination its a 25% c/RAI but with no EV difference to the call... and I actually think that the 25% AI arent "for value" but rather using the A blocker as sort of "bluff" here bc the vast majority of the c/RAI range is nutflushes and sets..

So I guess my confusion sort of is:
if he calls the flop, why not bet the turn?! (calls will often be Ax and flushdraws)
if he doesnt bet the turn, what range do you put him on?
and vs that range shouldnt we realize equity by betting on the river?
why do you think that he bet/calls more (valuewise for us) than he would simply have called the turn (and/or river) with!?

Thank you :)

Thank you Flemeth,
in my stars helper though it doesnt show up under "HUD"

Do you have to create it manually?! And if so how? Maybe you can help :)

Hey, thanks for the video:

1. What does the 2 Streets G, 3 Streets G numers mean? o0? :)

2. What tool gives you the RNG number on the table?

3. 4:41
   CO v BU open/call 55 river check, he bets 6 into 18 on A34ss T 8
   vs his obvious and perceived range of QQ-KK, weak Ax - with which hands do you think about check raising here? to what size and with what frequency?!

4. At the end:
   your AQo in the BB vs CO (recreational) on AQxss where you bet flop small c-c turn and c/RAI river:
   isnt that a little bit of suicide?
   to check to induce bluffs... and then if he bets what you perceive and hope to be a high % of bluffs to "value" shove vs an uncapped flushdrawrange?!
   I dont really get the logic there

Kind regards

thx

Cool video, thx

Eye opening thank you

Hi thank you for the video, very interesting, good format, very informative

Question:
AKs on Q42 w bdfd CO vs HJ 3b POT:

PIO vs PokerSnowie
...you demonstrate that PIO choses to 1/3 entire range here...

PokerSnowie choses to cbet 50% of range for 1/4 (1/3) but never choses AKs for a small bet and always checks...

I find it peculiar, that 'solvers' can come up with such vastly different 'judgements' of the same situation.

1. Do you find merit in developing a check behind range and putting AK (as the unpaired nuts) into it or no?

2. Why do you think it is, that they come up with such different solutions?

Dont you think most AKs willl be calls for him?! Mhh... welps

Getting in AK so deep in these spots feels very "meh" for both parties.... I don't really see 4b/calling AK as a big winner... unless we go with I dont know, ~50% of AKs and 10% of AKo and the rest are flats pre

What do you think about reraising small to 'force' some of his Ax to call/have a tough decision.

Interesting spots, good commentary
Thank you

You "bash" the big 4b w AA and say its "too big".
Don't you think that is entirely dependent on how he designs his range? (Because technically the polarization and hand selection does in any spot define the 'possible' size of a raise/bet, right?)

What is the worst hand you expect him to 4b that size and call vs a shove?

I am hinting at the fact that you are probably 'only' folding out his Ax 4b bluffs and in the best case get called by KK, don't you think?

I learned something regarding how you change your thinking and strategy based on how you perceive/mark your opponents. Since I tend to always look for the "GTO" solution that is very refreshing for me to see.

gg

Thx Felipe Boianovsky
I admit, the post reads a little bit too "riled up" and has a ranty exaggeration-flow to it.. haha

however:

" I do think there are still a lot of things that we make the mistake of "humanizing the solver", but everything it does IS for a reason".

This is "true" and "wrong" IMO at the same time. I obviously see what you are getting at but saying "everything it does IS for a reason" can imply that these reasons are "different" in nature ... and see, THAT is exactly not the case

there only is and ever will be 1 !!! reason a solver does anything, and that is to increase EV - which is a number behind an = in an equation.

So there is an AI that has the "task" to maximize a number, given certain rules and circumstances. And it does that by trying out different lines and sizes with its range and combination however-many-gazillion times vs villain - and it 'simply' searches for the solution that has the highest number behind the = in the given formula.

By trial and error - not by "thinking" about what its opponent might do.

It doesnt know that when it bets with 9x on A9x x on the turn that his opponent folded Ax, - it cant "look" into the others strategy or understand it. It just knows that 9x, for whatever underlying mathematical reason, is better than, say 66. Most likely bc if called it has more outs and it gets called less ofen bc it blocks two pair and set combos.

So imo it is a "mistake" to look at a solver solution and say "oh so it is to fold out Ax" but its better to categorize the situation into a folder and then to apply the concept of "midpairs on A high, non-straighty, flushdrawed turns where my opponent is so-and-so capped to XX as his best hand make up very good/necessary non-FD, non two-pair or better big 2nd barrels"

True ;)!

Thank you for the video, the effort and the examples!

My comment:

I find it funny/interesting, that people/you are still using this 'human' lingo when they talk about solver solutions...

Its very pervasive and so interesting to think about... because:

(as an example)

16.38 in the video onward: A93r 2c board you say something like "even when we bet 9x here it is as a bluff in order to make JJ, QQ and some Ax fold"...

The solver doesnt "think" and isnt doing something "to make someone fold"...

Also solvers are never "bluffing" - solvers are always "value"betting. Because when the EV of bet is higher than the EV of check, than it is a valuebet...
calling it a "bluff" is merely a human abstraction.

A solver is simply presenting you with an equilibrium... even more technically it isn't even ever 'value'betting because it is playing vs itself and therefore longterm the "true EV" is 0.
It therefore is just "value"betting to prevent itself from losing.

Its solution is simply a calculated solution to a given problem, that presents the counterpart with the dilemma that deviating from its own equilibrium will result in an overall smaller EV.

not to spill the tea here BUT

Geometric betsizing in all sorts of scenarios is right now IMO the biggest typical human leak pervasive in almost all limits..
when you study solvers and PC vs PC solutions a lot and deepy you will find that there are VERY VERY VERY few situations where a PC lets say
3bets in position and then goes bet bet bet (allin) in a geometric way..
the same for OOP and even more rare for single raised pots in and out of position (in terms of bet 3/4 three times)

These lines are (theoretically) reserved for VERY few VERY specific runouts, usually where the rivercard pairs a non-playing flop or turncard and does not change the range vs. range interaction at all.

The oldschool learned "bet bet shove" geometric 'paradigm' is a pureley human, usually highly exploitative approach, mostly heavily weighted towards 'too-much-value' and is/was useful vs human players with human leaks and cognitive biases in the old "we are the regulars and there are the fish"-days and will usually be at the expense of overall EV for heros range.

PC solutions have A SHIT TON of bet small bet small bet BIG and polarised or bet half bet half bet small, or bet BIG, bet small, bet half lines. These are obviously very hard to implement and easier solutions might therefore have higher actual human EV.

But my main point is that it is time to distance oneself from these terms like "betting to make him do this and that" - bc a good strategy can't, shouldn't and doesn't care what anyone does with, lets say JJ on A93r 2c turn. It works bc it taps into a deeper layer of mathematical truth that runs in the background of the game.

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Asking that on THE competitor site with tons of NL200+ content is a little bit comical, don't you agree?

LOVE
all the decisions so far.
Hope to get a beta invitation

Q:
1. fast forward or normal?
2. Given it is "normal" poker, given I join with 100bb, given I double up, given there are 20 tables running, given I got assigned Peter S. as my name, given I then quit with 200bb to "pocket the win", given I then rejoin 1 table...

am I still Peter S. and am I still playing on the table I left before that?

2.2. How many tables maximum?

1. have you discussed/come up with

in which way you'll provide premade %-of-pot betting options!?

Kind regards

One thing is for sure and that is you DEFINITELY² don't reraise preflop vs an unkonwn IP 4b from OOP 250BB deep with AKo
Thats very likely a huge blunder and money burner

As played I think flop is fine but the turnbet I feel is way too big and has no place considering the ranges that are playing against each other here..
You really just hope he has QQ and puts you on a picked up flushdraw on the turn

On the river your only hope is he turns QQ into a bluff or is a huge spot and now somehow bluffs a busted turned flushdraw...

maybe you won, who knows but I think pre is the real lesson here and the turn is too big too

So, Solver does bet here, but choses a smaller sizing and plays a mixed strategy of bet and check on this board with all its Jacks, Overpairs and Gutshots (QT) leaning towards betting everything that has a backdoorflushdraw or blocks the backdoornuts
...
After betting small on the flop it then wants to bet small again on the turn with
any J
all Gutshots
all overpairs
and checking only JJ and 88

Overall it's always gonna be a tricky spot when gettting raised anywhere in the hand.
Overall I feel the hand is played fine

Maybe there is something to be learned about the fact that the solvers rather "blockbet for information" (highly inaccurate statement) even with AJ and go from there and only "induce" w the absolute nuts

So a solver wants to definitely check your hand on the flop
from the turn onwards betting your size but maximally POT on the river is ok with ~20%ish frequency..

You definitely can't do this all the time "because you block the A hi NF"

+why do you check the turn?

I'd consider starting with a check on this board vs 2 opponents

Well thank you but that article basically is not about monitors but wishywashy bla about a "gaming station" without any detailed facts.
But thx anyways

Checking is definitely correct on the flop with this hand without any backdoor potential..
turn and river as played can both be bluffs and betting on either street once is def > EV of check

Although the river bet can and should allow him to call pairs below J and J so more towards 1/2 PS imo

agree: vs a big spot this is just a classic bet bet bet/fold

If we get called we most likely have just Flushdraw equity

All depends on assumptions,...
maybe he is a sicko and is shoving K of club blockers ;)...
He could be "whatever" and shove AT, TT, 99, A6 that he for some reason "slowplayed"...

overall after we slowplay and super underrep our hand maybe we should just reraise on the turn

DEFinitely at least 1/3rd this flop
dont reverse lvl yourself,
there are spots to check topset (A72r after sqz vs 2 opponents etc.) but not this one
turn is fine but could be bigger I guess and the reason to reraise is probably actually to not kill your action vs him thinking that his 66 is no good anymore bc the flush/straight comes in etc.

His range will probably be 78, 66 and then combo/picked up flushdraws

I guess you post the hand bc you lost to a flush ;)...
and tbh there is a point bc with the flush coming he probably won't shove 66 anymore

The real mistake is the flop