Value Hand Reading Flashcards
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What is the most profitable response when a player raises to their normal open size ($15) after one or more limpers in a $2/$5 game?
3-bet aggressively because that sizing is heavily weighted toward weak hands.
Weak raise sizes after limpers correlate with weak holdings; 3-betting isolates dead money and captures initiative.
BTN holds A♠Q♣ in a 3-bet pot. CO called pre, then donk-bet 70% pot on A♦8♥5♣ and again small on K♦ turn. River K♣, CO bets $100 into $390. Highest-EV action?
Raise to about $325.
Small river donk after this line is heavily weighted to weak Ax; raising extracts thin value and is rarely punished.
A flop donk-lead, followed by a ‘same bet’ size on the turn and a small river bet is most frequently:
Weak top-pair or marginal made hands.
Population data shows this sizing pattern corresponds to marginal value hands trying to set price, not polarized ranges.
Jamming a nut-flush draw (≈40% equity) over a flop check-raise is +EV when:
The shove carries even modest fold-equity (e.g., 5-10%).
With 40% equity you need villain to fold only a small percentage to show profit, so added fold equity justifies a shove.
Limped pot, A♠4♦7♦ flop. You hold 8♦6♦ in BB. Best plan?
Raise for fold-equity and to build pot with combo draw.
Raising cleans up over-diamond outs, folds weak aces, and lets you barrel many turn cards while holding robust equity.
On 9♠8♠6♦5♠7♠ you overbet $100 into $70 with the board straight. Objective?
Get opponent off a chop by making them lay 3-to-1 to win half.
When straight plays, villain must risk full pot to win only half, so large sizing forces frequent folds of chop hands.
Why does c-betting K♠Q♦ on A♣2♦3♥ multi-way often succeed? (Select all)
ABC.
The combo of range advantage, caller scarcity of connects, and barrel equity makes the stab high-EV; OOP factor is irrelevant.
True or False: In ‘fifth-street chicken’ spots, a turn bet under 50% pot after a flop raise usually indicates the bettor is still uncapped on the river.
False.
Small turn sizing after aggression often represents marginal strength controlling pot, leaving range capped.
CO calls 3-bet with unknown. Flop 9♠6♣2♠. You bet $115, CO raises to $265. Turn 6♠, CO bets $400 into $910. With A♥A♣ (no spade) the minimum equity needed to call turn is roughly:
25%.
Calling $400 to win $1310 gives 3.3-to-1; you need <23% equity—a bit under 25%.
After barreling J♦5♣3♣8♥ with 7♣6♣, which river card makes a triple-barrel bluff least attractive?
A♠.
An ace improves many pre-flop limp-call ranges (Ace-X) that reach turn, reducing fold equity compared with blank low cards.
True or False: Slow-playing the nut flush multi-way is higher EV than fast-playing because opponents will barrel into you.
False.
Population rarely barrels scare cards multi-way; betting now captures value before action-killers reduce stack-off frequency.
UTG limps, MP raises to 15 (normal open). You 3-bet small blind to 65 with 7♣6♣. UTG cold calls. Which range is UTG most likely NOT to hold?
KQ suited.
Limp-calling a 3-bet rarely contains premiums; most players limp-re-raise those.
Which elements made raising river with A♠Q♣ on A85KK after small donk bet mandatory? (Select all)
AB.
Capped range + top kicker combine for thin-value raise; counterfeit factor less relevant, population folding not primary aim.
You face a flop check-raise to $150 on 6♥2♦2♥ after betting $55 with A♥8♥. Equity versus overpair range (except AA) is about:
40%.
Nut-flush draw plus overcards owns ~40% vs KK-QQ; understanding this guides shove/fold math.
River donk bets that appear only after calling flop raise and turn bet are usually:
Bluff catchers block-betting.
Small donk often block-bets with marginal made hands uncertain about facing larger bet.
When playing the board for a chop and facing a $100 river bet into $70, calling villain’s overbet costs 100 to win 35. Required equity?
75%.
Because you can win only half, you need to be good at least 75% to break even (1 to 3 price).
Raising a combo draw vs flop donk accomplishes which goals? (Select all)
ABC.
Fold equity plus pot growth and initiative boost overall expected value; variance alone is not a goal.
With 40% equity and fold-equity of 10%, what is approximate break-even pot share for a shove?
It’s already profitable.
40% equity plus 10% folds yields 50% EV versus cost, making shove profitable.
True or False: Bottom set in a limped pot on A♠7♦4♦ should generally 3-bet the flop after being raised to deny equity.
True.
Equity denial vs strong combo draws outweighs slow-play considerations at low SPR.
Facing a 1/3-pot river bet, minimum defence frequency (MDF) is:
50%.
MDF = Pot / (Pot + Bet); 1/3-pot bet requires you continue 50% of range to avoid exploitation.
Why is UTG limp-call range in $2/$5 live often capped?
Premiums prefer limp-reraise line.
Live population limp-reraises AA-QQ and AK, leaving limp-calls weighted to middling holdings.
You river nuts with SPR <1. Villain donk-bets half-pot. Optimal sizing?
Jam all-in.
At near-1 SPR, jamming realises full value against strong but weaker hands and maximises pot.
Fast-playing nut flush multi-way vs overpairs is preferred because: (Select all)
ABC.
Betting now extracts value before board changes and denies equity; disguise is less relevant when multi-way.
Check-raised to $150 after betting $55 on flop. Stack sizes make a small 3-bet awkward. Standard exploit?
Jam all-in leveraging fold equity.
SPR forces you to polarise; jam realises equity and may pick up folds.
