kerbernes

Nice principles to alter the pre-flop ranges.
Other situations that come up frequently are the blinds defense vs a big stack open in position.
We need to défend a lot tighter as a middle stack defender than in a situation with no ICM but how much ?

Owen,
One of the best theoretical video I have ever seen. Please continue to do the same kind.
When reviewing some highstakes FT replays, I see that the BB defense range is a lot tighter that these 2 ranges: GTO and tight ranges, because of ICM.
Could you please indicate how to adapt the BB defense frequency in an ICM spot; and perhaps do the same kind of video.
For instance GTO indicates to defend in BB vs a 2.3x BT open with 60% call, 14% 3bet and 3% all-in. How to reduce and adapt these frequencies in ICM spot in general ? In FT ?

Villain calling range preflop: we can exclude QQ+ AK which are standard 4bets.
Villain x/raise range on the flop (and the range does not change after his all-in bet on the 6 blank on the turn ):
- values: QT (12 combos) JJ (3) AJ (6) perhaps, i don't see anything more (he is not x/raising KJ or AQ and then betting all-in)
- bluffs: can he bluff TT (6 combos), blocking the nut straight ? let's say half the time, so 3 combos
So you are ahead of 9 combos.
And you are below 15 combos, with little equity (4 outs turn, so 8% equity).

You need to call 61K to win 91 + 61 = 152K, so you need 61 / (152 + 61) = 29% equity for the call to be correct.
your equity is your value equity 9/(9+15) + your drawing equity 15/(9+15)*8% = 37.5 + 5 = 42.5 % equity.
Easy call.

Now, if he never bluffs in this spot + does not do this play with AJ, you have only your drawing equity (8%) and you have an easy fold.

As a PLO/PLO8 player, I'm very interessed too.
Both for cash games and tournaments; and I think PLO8 tournaments offer probably the best ROI potential as generally the field is playing way too weak compared to NLH and PLO tournaments (playing too many PLO type hands).

To avoid this unpleasant sitation, why dont you just fold pre-flop ? J8o a marginal hand even versus the wild opening LAG raiser range, and you know you will face agression most of the time on the flop OOP.
Just wait for a better spot to get involved in a pot as you have time before the bubble.

very nice video Nick.

i was recently involved in 2 similar situations (3bet SB vs BT) in a PokerStars.fr tournament, and each time i took the wrong decision.

Can you please help me correct my flaws, here we can suppose that in both situations the opponent raiser in the BT is a random player (not so much balanced) since it is a 5 euros tourney.

blinds 300/600 antes 60.
I have 50K in the SB and my BT opponent covers.
CO opens 1500, BT calls and I 3bet 4x with KK to 6000, BT calls. Pot around 15K.
Flop A84 rainbow, I check call 8K. Pot 31K.
Turn 5 spade which brings a bd flush draw since the 8 is a spade.
I check, he overbets his whole stack and I fold.
My reasoning: his range of turn overbet value: 88/44/A8s/A4s/A5s/76s/55?? (i discount AK which would be a 4 bet preflop and I block K, and AQ AJ AT which would not overbet I think, just bet smaller).
his range of turn overbet bluff: air (how much ?), 75s/65s and some bd flush draws (my 2 K are red so I dont block spades) and I dont see other hands.
So his range dos not contain enough bluffs for me to call.
Well he shows 97spade ...

blinds 400/800 antes 80.
I have 40K in SB and my BT opponent has 25K.
BT opens 2000 and I bet 3x to 6000 with QQ. Pot around 13K.
Flop AJ2 with J 2 diamonds (I dont have Qd). I check call 7K.
Turn T offsuit. I check call his all-in and I lose to A7c.
My reasoning: the flop is very draw heavy, he has tons of missed flush and straight draws, and I block the KQ nuts with my QQ.

Playing big pairs on Axx flop is always difficult, and I think even more in 3bet pots. From your video, I assume that KK and QQ are both in my check calling range against a random player, but how to play correctly the turn ?