LSB - Module 1 - Leaks Flashcards
How were the recommended frequencies in H2N built?
Using GTO bots’ stats, nosebleed regs and the best players in Metagame.
What’s the relation between GTO’s folding frequency vs NL10 players vs nosebleed players?
NL10 fold the most, GTO would be the higher end of the accepted stats, nosebleed players in between, and Metagame players - lower end (they play exploitative bluffcatching strat)
What RFI mistakes do 10NL make? Why does Saulo think this is happened?
Open too tight, 50NL players are much better (close to solver frequencies - and within recommended ranges). Saulo thinks this happens because they don’t open the bottom of the GTO recommended open range.
What 3-bet mistakes do 10NL make as BB? Why?
Not 3-bet enough whatsoever as BB. This happens because the players don’t 3-bet with the polarized portion of the range as BB.
Why should I 3-bet with the bottom of a polarized range as BB? Why 2 things will happen if I never 3-bet it?
If I don’t, villians are incentivized to open more wide (they are not being punished, and I’ll have too many junk hands which will cause problems with my postflop strategy(issues defending vs bets and won’t be able to check/raise enough because I’ll have too many weak hands).
Also, my 3-bet range will become too strong so people should overfold against me.
From what positions are players typically not 3-bet enough?
SB/BB vs all positions both NL10 and NL50, NL10 players don’t 3-bet enough as BU/CO/HJ and NL50 players do
Name 3 preflop situations which are typical leaks of low stakes players
- Opening too tight
- not 3-betting enough (especially as SB/BB)
- Not 4-betting enough
Despite not 3-betting enough, vs 4-bets low-stakes players have a “GTO” vs 4-bet frequencies, despite having a very strong range when 3-betting.
What’s the relation between GTO’s flop&turn&river aggression frequency vs NL10 players vs nosebleed?
Flop aggression:
10NL players - 33
GTO- 39
Nosebleed players 41
Turn aggression:
10NL players - 32
GTO- 36
Nosebleed players 38
River aggression:
10NL players- 29
GTO- 41
Nosebleed-44
Microstakes players are passive when compared to GTO, nosebleed players are more aggressive.
How do I find more aggression on the river with a check-raise?
Slowplay more two pair plus, and also find check-raises with blocker hands like fourth pair.
Check-raise freq on the river by NL10 player is extremely low.
What spots should I focus on to begin with in order to be less passive?
Flop c-bet ranges, delayed c-bet ranges, river raises.
What’s the recommended way of studying preflop situations?
-Study the thresholds
-Bucket the frequencies so that it will be easier to remember. (25,50,75,100 buckets for example)
Give examples of adjusting my preflop ranges to the table
If there’s a fish I want to play more with him so defend wider
If the blinds are passive, open wider
What mistakes do 10NL&50NL do in smaller & bigger pots on the river vs bets? What’s the difference?
10NL &50NL players overfold on the river in SMALL pots in comparison to both GTO and good players (both IP and OOP).
In Big pots, they fold slightly less than they should. The bulk of the mistakes is in small pots though.
In what spots do small stakes players overfold? In what spots do they call too much in relation to recommended intervals?
Overfold vs flop turn and river bets, and calling too much vs raises! This is despite raises being underbluffed, so it’s a pretty big mistake.
According to Saulo, what causes players to overfold to a delayed c-bet?
Misconstructing of a probing strategy, in particular people tend to fast play their stronger hands and not lead with their draws and bluffs, which leads to an overall very weak check range on the turn
What are the three main reasons for overfolding tendencies ?
-Not betting enough air - so there’s too much air in my check back range.
-Folding weak hands like K-highs (BU vs BB) that in theory should continue sometimes.
-Fast playing stronger hands too much
-Overfold regions that allow me to have bluffs on future streets (for example low pps BU vs SB in a 3-bet pot).
What are some practical suggestions to fix an overfolding leak?
- Fix the passivity problem
- Practice with drills so i understand the thresholds of defending against bets (particularly small bets), what’s the weakest hand I have to call in different spots
What’s the most common mistake when it comes to bet sizing?
Bet small when I’m supposed to bet big. For example, having a value/bluff that should overbet (Saulo showed a few river spots where hero had a nutted hand and bet only 75% pot) but I bet only 75% pot, this is no limit texas holdem..
How did Saulo address the concern of players to value bet big since my opponent will fold a lot?
in theory, we should have a balanced range so we’re going to make money off our bluffing hands as well. In practice, people overfold vs all bet sizes, and so it might not be true that vs an overbet I make less EV with my value. BE GREEDY WITH VALUE.
Give a few examples of low stakes players betting too big when they should be betting small
Monotone boards on the flop, mediocre hands on the river after flop when B-C,X-X turn, and now we can probe river, with things like second pair- we can block bet for like 33% pot but not 50% pot.
What two main types of irretional investments exist?
- Emotional investments
2.Over-application of theory
What’s an emotional investment?
An irrational play which is a result of emotion towards the hand at that moment- any investment that I regret immediately after
What are examples of causes for an emotional investment?
-Uncertainty (folding without ‘knowing’)
-Ego issues (feels like I have to make a stand vs a particular player)
-Anger from losing
-Overconfidence in my bluffs
What is a grayzone? How should I approach it?
A node in the game tree that I don’t know how it functions (facing a 3x pot on the river from a cold caller pre).
Play them very very cautiously- I don’t have certainty what’s the profitable play.
