Module 3 - universal heuristics Flashcards
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KT9r board - why does AKo checks back more than KQo?
Why do i always bet hands like KTo,KJo on the turn (in the event that I’ve checked flop)?
Because AKo blocks villian’s checking range, like AJo/AQo which has some SDV.
On the turn, KTo/KJo block hands that villian will bluff with (whereas AKo blocks hands villain will check with), which makes him checking more likely (and with AKo the odds of him betting are more likely, which is what I want with a top pair).
On K7258, why is 55 a better hand to slowplay than KJ/KT?
Villian will check a lot back with 5x but will bluff with Jx,Tx.
55- blocks the 5x region (=check back range) so he will check back less often, KJ/KT blocks his reopen range so he will bet more often.
Explain the concept of ‘slowplaying blockers to the checking range.’ What’s the complementary concept?
If I have a strong hand with blockers to villian’s checking range (AK on Kxx board for example), then I slowplay this hand more than other,comparable hands in its handclass (KQ/KJ).
Doesn’t mean I always check it - but it does mean I check it at a higher frequency compared to the other comparable hands.
The complementary concept is - slowplay less with blockers to villain bet/bluff range
Explain the concept of “bluff catching with Ax and low kickers”.
When doesn’t it work?
If villian’s bluffing range contains many Q/J/T highs, then having those as a kicker is worse than having a lower kicker. For example, on K725J, bluffing range has many Qx 9x hands like Q9,QT,T9 etc, so 74 on that board is a better bluffcatcher than Q7, and A7 is better as well for the same reasons (not because A7 has a stronger in terms of hand rankings vs 74).
Having A as a kicker is bad when villain is supposed to bluff with his A highs (AJo in a 3-bet pot for example)
Universal heuristic: Bomb the turn with what? when and why?
At what frequency? Sizing?
With bottom pair i picked up on the turn -
Why-
- I can make better hands to fold
- Still have 5 outs vs most of his calling range (overpairs and top pair for example)
When-
when I don’t have enough SDV with the bottom pair.
Frequency - mixed strategy (not pure) ,but it’s a good candidate
Sizing- anything from pot to 2x,4x pot.
Bluff raising on the river/turn -with what and why?
With rivered/turned low pair hands
- I unblock villian’s air hands
- I block some of his nutted hands (two pair and sets)
When I have a middle pair OOP and turn went X/X, or I bet turn, what can I do on the river? Why?
Bet small with a depolarized range, which does include those middling pairs. Block betting those rivers OOP is done very often in GTO world.
- Value
- Equity realization: Those hands don’t love checking and allowing villian to place a big bet
In theory: Villian should have enough bluff raises to make those hands indifferent between betting and checking. In practice: Villians don’t bluff raise enough, so this prints.
where am I?
Module 4
I block bet on the river OOP and get raised. What does the GTO turn into a bluff and why?
No air - but the bottom of the block bet’s value range,in particular a second or third pair THAT IS ON THE BOARD, which is blocking his thick value range.
It’s not a high-frequency action with those holdings, but I should know it exists.
On the turn, villain barrels and I have some pocket pair which is an underpair, there are two hearts on the board. Should I prefer to call with,say,77 with a heart or without a heart? Why?
I should prefer the 77 with a heart.
If I didn’t have the hearts, one of my two outs will complete the flush-reverse implied odds or I won’t get paid if I’m ahead since the flush completed (implied odds are smaller). Since I hold the 7h both my outs will be clean.
On a global scale, how much of air bluffs does GTO gives up (checks) and how much it continues with?
about 50% give up and 50% continues bluffing.
This is true for all 4 scenarios of IP,OOP, big pots and small pots.
There are differences in terms of blockers when it comes to the actual frequencies, but this heuristic is very stable throughout many scenarios.
