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Enjoyed the video Filip! Great illustration of how passive BB needs to be on K85r Js board 65bb eff. Probe100 only 11%! BTN has all the nutty flush, straight, and pair combos (sans KK) and position. Also very interesting you can essentially omit blocking on the river 2 and simply go 40%+ for pot.

Another takeaway is to be very selective when probing draws without the FD, but when you do, you have some good bluff opportunities on straights, blanks, and board pairs.

At 7:58 there is a BB defend to UTG open with AK95bs. This one is a clear fold. I agree with you that nitpicking close decisions that go against the solver sometimes isn't super helpful or memorable, but in this case there is a clear miscalibration vs an UTG open. These weaker AKxx combos are heavily dominated by UTG range. This combo is losing .4BB/100 which is definitely significant for preflop. Even AK95gs loses .1BB/100.

Anyway, thanks for the vid. I enjoyed the discussion on AA3 4 T about digging deeper for turn bluffs. Always a nice reminder on these rainbow and paired boards.

Some interesting spots! I would speculate that the relevant reason for betting KKJ2 on KJ9m has less to do with the pair blocker and more to do with unblocking straight draws and getting value and protection from these hands. For example, KK as a whole bets 59% but KK with a Q or T bets ~31% of the time. The same effect is probably taking place for QJTm.

Enjoyed the video Richard!

I'd love to hear some more about open limping strategy at ~25bb. The Monker solve you brought up in the video has a BTN open limp of 12% and 60% raise at 25%. What is your strategy and what things do you consider when developing an open limping range?

I'd imagine you'd want to open limp more when the BB rarely folds to a raise. Also, as stacks get even shorter (<15bb) a raise/fold strategy would seem to be better. Does this makes sense?

I'd also be interested in hearing some more about adjusting when villains attack your limps with high frequencies. Limping hands with high card strength such as you did in the video with AQT2r seems to be a solid adjustment. Otherwise, inching up your folds with the weakest of your calling hands seems to be solid as well, particularly if your opponent is c-betting the flop with very high frequency. Incorporating a limp/raising range can be tricky as you want the bulk of your best hands to be in your raising range. Weak AA doesn't seem to be a great candidate as SPR is still 5 after limp/raising (assuming 100bb stacks).

Hi Dan, thanks for the video and keep em coming!

In regards to Hand #2, I am having trouble constructing split ranges for different bet sizing on the turn. As BCRUNGOOD implies, it would seem that if we put all of our straights into our "bigger bet" range then our opponent would be able to cap our range when we bet smaller and check raise turn and barrel river much more frequently (especially on non board pairing rivers). Putting some straights in our "smaller bet" range would seem to have some benefits, but how many?

For a vulnerable hand of 98o, it is a shame to not get value from a hand with lots of equity, for example T7s . However, it is also a shame to get less value from QJ (if we put any combos of that into our smaller bet range) and to lose more money with a weak draw (if we put it into our bigger bet range and get called).

In a broader sense, I am wondering why it would make sense to have two bet sizes in this spot. Our main man Phil espouses the advantages to having multiple bet sizes, but more so in spots where our opponent is deciding whether to bet or check and we are in position. In his video "Thinking Out Loud: Episode 1 Leaks Hiding in Plain Sight", he illustrates the spot of when we check back the flop and are betting the turn. In this spot, especially given the inconsequential 4c on the turn, what are the reasons for constructing a two bet size range as opposed to a range with one bet size given that villain is checking near 100% of his range.

One additional point to add in terms of the overall theme of discipline is quitting a session.  We have all had the experience of playing too long and to the point where we are tired and unable to play our A game.  Sometimes this just means playing with a smaller edge, although sometimes it means making large mistakes that give away all of our edge that we worked hard to accumulate throughout the entire session.  It's important to be be honest and unbiased with yourself when you think you may want to quit.  Re-examine that decision to stay or quit away from the tables.  If you find yourself playing too long very often, quitting is a skill that you can practice and get better at over time.