kirito
6 points
http://www.runitonce.com/nlhe/cb-sizing-on-paired-boards/#/comment-70823
The reason smaller bets are more ideal on boards like this (from a strategic standpoint) is that equities tend to be very non-smooth. Ie. most hands will either have a ton of equity or very little equity. Another way of saying it is most hands are either "way ahead or way behind" with little opportunity to improve (not many draws).
In this case, a smaller bet-size is the most difficult to handle given that most of the range facing the bet would prefer either a much bigger size, or no bet at all (to make it easier to defend the entire range). Thus, it's typically the most difficult strategy to counter.
Why does most of the range facing the bet prefer a much bigger size ? Is there somewhere I can find an explanation of this ?
Jan. 6, 2016 | 6:10 p.m.
Thank you :) Another set of noob questions following that, hope you have the patience to bear with me haha.
Why do people open 3x 100bbs deep and not 15bbs deep ? Because stealing blinds becomes more important when shallower ? Why is that so ?
On the other side of the coin I have read cash players (100bb) who say they don't like 2xing because it gives the bb really good pot odds to call. Wouldn't that apply with shallower stacks too especially with antes in tournaments ?
Dec. 31, 2015 | 10:31 a.m.
There is obviously some room for personal preference too. But using a 3x open size when being 15bb deep is probably not good.
Noob question but why is that so ?
Dec. 30, 2015 | 5:36 p.m.
Standard bet sizing all around has changed a lot since the early days of poker whether in cash or mtt. I assume a big part of it is because of a better understanding of theory in poker, but I haven't been able to find theory material explaining those changes in standard sizing.
The only thing that seems to come up is the classic "polarized range vs bluffcatcher on the river" toy game, but I would like to know the reasoning behind sizings in more common situations like for example just raising/3betting/4betting preflop or cbetting the flop.
Can someone point me towards the right direction or is this some secret that high stakes players figured out and are keeping for themselves :p ?
Dec. 21, 2015 | 5:27 p.m.
17:26 fold 9To on the cutoff top right corner ?
March 28, 2014 | 3:04 p.m.
On this topic what adjustments are important to make when switching from heads up, i.e. what are the most different things about 6max and FR ?
March 25, 2014 | 10:18 p.m.
32:05 you say you would be willing to call a bet when an A peels against your TT. why is that ?
Also, please make more of these - I expect lots of customers (me included) play microstakes or live poker where playing against regs is a very small part of the game !
March 25, 2014 | 11:57 a.m.
Can somebody explain to me in more depth why we are c/f to the BB on Q42 after limping the SB with KJ ?
I am nowhere near mid stakes, but I wanted to use the opportunity to ask why this is obvious ? My guess is that this principle is extrapolated from the AKQ game where the person who has the [air,nuts] range and therefore a range advantage should be betting according to optimal strategy, but if that is the case how does it lead to "whoever has more nutted combos should be the one betting" ?
Jan. 6, 2016 | 5:57 p.m.