CC Grade 2 Flashcards
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity before check)
Which term of the following best describes what happens to BU’s range when he checks behind?
Weakens
Condenses
Is Capped
Keeps Range Advantage
Keeps Nut Advantage
Polarizes
Is capped
a) weakens not true. Equity still remains 56%.
b) true. condenses moves hands towards middle. true. more weighted towards middling hands like QQ JJ etc. more passive than aggressive
c) true. trips you don’t have to bet etc. but it doesn’t mean he can’t have a T
d) true. maintain equity advantage.
e) false, shed out nut combos by condensing
f) false. opposite of condenses so polarize false.
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity before check)
Interpreting lines: We can say that X line skews Y range towards Z hand-type when X is taken more with Z than with most other hand-types.
Interpret in the style above the line of checking.
We can say that checking skews BU range towards medium equity hands when checking is taken more with medium equity hands than most other hand types
If line is aggressive instead of passive it skews them away from those hands.
How would you classify BU’s flop check in the following hand, meaning what does it do to his range?
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity before check)
Mild condensing removes less middling hands than good and bad thus pushing equity to middle.
After mild condensing, IP range has similar equity to what it had before chekcing. That will change again when OOP bets or checks the next node.
BU now has less hands like
QcTc frequent bet can slowplay,
Qh7h, bad hand meant to bet more than global frequency
BU now has more hands like Ac4c, which is optional value bet
BEST METAPHOR
The Weapons Metaphor, imagine you have a bag of weapons you need to reach into where hands are analogous to the weapon you would grab at random from the bag.
BU Lands on Flop with three rough categories of hand on this flop:
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity before check)
What does BB land with?
BU lands with:
Power 1: Bag of Wooden Spoons (sub king-high)
Power 2: Bag of Knives (Ax or underpair or good K-high)
Power 3: Bag of Guns (trips of better)
BB lands with
Power 1: Bigger bag of wooden spoons
Power 2: Bag of less knives
Power 3: Bag of less guns.
OOP has far more bad hands than IP main factor for less equity. Large range disadvantage across power 1.
OOP has less decent hands. IP has a knife vs OOP’s spoon. OOP has moderate range disadvantage across power 2.
OOP has only very slight disadvantage over Power 3 meaning that the Nute Advantage is more or less neutral.
Global betting frequency is determined by what?
Range advantage.
Bet sizing is determined by what?
Nute advantage.
In a delayed c-bet opportunity like the following, does range advantage belong to IP or OOP?
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has before check 57% equity)
3h
Range advantage remains with IP as checking behind is mildly condensing.
Note: this is not a node for IP.
Why does unfavorable world encourage not bluffing with very low EV bluffs.
Fold equity is way less against advantaged villain here. You don’t bluff your low EV bluffs in unfavorable worlds, because you put those in your check-fold range to strengthen your betting
Is it a mistake to check air in very favorable worlds?
yes.
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity)
3h ?
Probing the turn, what’s the strategy for ?
Overbets B150 mid frequency. it would be blunder to bet Jh6h in this awful realm for our range. FE is less than breakeven point for that hand. FAVORABILITY ENCOURAGES BEING STRICT. IP folds 59% against B150.
EV is much higher than equity for IP in delayed cbet line for which reason?
- positional advantage
- nut advantage
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-X (BU has 57% equity)
3h X-?
Delayed c-betting, what is the favorability like and what strategy/size do we choose to bet?
Situation is highly favorable and able to even bet 86s at some frequency. in less favorable spots these low EV hands will be pure check. MAKE SURE TO BLUFF A LOT OF AIR IN FAVORABLE WORLDS
When BU cbets the flop and BB calls, what type of action is this in terms of filtering for BB?
It is a HEAVILY CONDENSING action.
Heavy because exclusively worst hands that fold.
Light condensing is where some very bad hands are checked at reasonable frequency.
Is a turn barrel a favorable spot? Is fold equity higher or lower than pot odds norm here?
BU vs BB
AsTsTd X-B-C (BU has 57% equity)
3h X-?
spot IP EV= 52.6% of pot- slightly favorable
Pot odds norm is 42% fold equity, the fold 44% which is close. No abundance of fold equity we do not bluff the very worst candidates often like Jd5d, Qd4d
do bluff reasonable candidates like 9h6h.
Polar is a gradeable adjective.
Word hairy is true to a small or large extent. Gradeable adjective.
Boiling is true or false.
What is Clarke’s Theorem? (has to do with polarization of villain and resulting response)
the more polarized villain’s range is compared to yours, the smaller your bet sizing should be and the less often you should raise.
the more condensed villain’s range is compared to yours, the larger your bet sizing should be and the more often you should raise.
When villain’s range is more polar compared to yours:
a) should your bet sizing be smaller or larger?
b) should you raise more or less often?
the more polarized villain’s range is compared to yours, the smaller your bet sizing should be and the less often you should raise.
Monotone flop, do you want to bet big?
No, neutral flop. Not too polarized compared to each other, so you bet small.
When villain’s range is more condensed compared to yours:
a) should your bet sizing be smaller or larger?
b) should you raise more or less often?
larger your bet sizing should be and the more often you should raise.
Four straight board BU vs BB
5s4s3d X-B33-C
6h X-?
who’s more polarized?
small bets since BTN is not in favorable world
Paired Board BU vs BB
Js9d7c X-B33-C
9h X-?
Who’s more polarized?
Nut advantage not as good anymore due to turn but we still have overpairs, betting medium bet size since nut advantage is still good enough.
Nut advantage so go larger, more frequently. can’t bet giant.
Flush turn and paired turn reduce nut advantage by similar margin.
What types of turns reduce polarization gap for IP cbettor by a similar margin? e.g. in BU vs BB double barrel spot
Paired or flush turns Flush turn and paired turn reduce polarization gap by similar margin.
big bets but not overbets as a result since not HUGE nut advantage.
brick turn BU vs BB
KsQd2c X-B33-C
6s X-?
who’s more polarized?
villain is very condensed and remains so on this turn. overbet is mandatory (turn overbets can’t be ignored unless you overbet river instead, otherwise -EV to remove overbets from range since villains don’t raise turn or river enough to hit our investment ceiling)
Bluffing: more jargony definition.
When are elements of bluffing present?
When you can, can’t, and must bluff? Define?
When hero’s bet would fold outa significant amount of hands that have a great deal of equity vs Hero’s hand
Hero can’t bluff if no elements of bluffing present
e,g, having 99 on turn on KQ54
Hero can bluff if elements of bluffing present AND EV of check not likely higher than betting
e.g. no SDV gutter on turn
Hero MUST bluff when elements of bluffing present and EV of bet is likely higher than EV check
e.g. favorable worlds. on river w/ air in a spot where we have range advantage
Value betting: more jargony definition
When are elements of value present?
When you can, can’t, and must bet?
Elements of value when hero’s hand would have a decent amount of equity vs Villain’s range after his bet gets called
Hero can’t value bet if no elements of value present
e.g. K-high on flop
Hero can value bet if elements of value present and EV of check is not likely higher than beting
e..g. good top pair on the flop
Hero must value bet if elements of value present and EV of bet is likely to be higher than EV of check.
e.g. mostly IP when most urgent to potbuild, really only w/ top of range IP facing a check or when OOP facing a bet. lesser hands tend to be optional. but good example is on river in favorable world, last chance for value.
What is so different about delayed cbet vs double barrel opportunity across turn cards?
delayed cbet:
AsTsTd
compare 3h turn, Kc turn, & 7s turn
double barrel after IP B33 and OOP call
AsTsTd
compare 3h turn, Kc turn, & 7s turn
for delayed cbets:
3h turn is a brick and IP maintains advantage, EV and equity stay same as flop
Kc IP EV and equity goes up, equity does too while OOP’s equity drops
7s is neutralizing polarization wise since flush comes in. EP equity goes up but EV stayas similar to flop. IP EV does not change but his equity does.
for double barrels: OOP EV goes up a lot after calling.
IP EV and equity are lower since OOP called on and OOP equity goes up on both 3h and Kc
on 7s turn, EV is worse and OOP equity bursts up too while IP equity plumments. spade turn polarizes OOP more.
Value bet tiers. What’s our betsize?
e.g. SB vs BB
Js3d2d X-X
8h ?
Check 70%
B33 9%
B75 5%
B150 16%
B33 can be suited for 8x since meets equity threshold
B75 suited to 80-84% equity
B150 QJ+ sets etc.
Can remove B75.
Do value hands or bluffs determine your sizing?
Value hands determine the sizing! Think about strength of hands with our landing equity.
