Lab 2.o - Exploit - IP 3betting | PF charts BB v BU, BB v RFI, SB v 3b, BB v UTG 2x, BB v UTG 2,5x

BB v BU [ 3b range same as from SB (need use same sizing ] (50nl rake)

vs 2.5x open - defending 40% vs 40% bu range open

vs 2x open - defending 60% vs 40% bu range open

v UTG 2x 

• Q2s, J4s, T6s, 95s +
• 32, 42s, 52s, 63s, 73s, 84s +
• 54o, JTo +
• A5o; A8o+

v UTG 2,5x (Δ 2x)

• QJo+
• K2s+
• Q5s+
• 96s, T7s, J8s +
• small SCs + 1gappers only
• ATo, KJo, QJo +

BB v SB

BB v SB RFI - MDA exploit [Tombos21]

* all the different groups / hand classes have a different purpose vs our opponent's strategy

Exploit Adjustments - how to leverage specific hand-classes:

(1) opp dsn't 4bet enough: we get to start 3betting aggressively with linear range - all the merged value, BWs, SCs

(2) folds too much - can 3bet all the mergy trashy hands as in the pic above (A2o,..)

bonus: if you build your strat using the hand classes above, you're pretty much undetectable - bc all the hands are mixed in the overall strat anyway

this BvB equilibrium generalises to other spots really well (!):

BU facing CO open:

vs fish with: low fold, low 4bet, high call - how do we play the hand classes:

• thick value - always 3b
• merged value - always 3b
• polar bluffs - fold

= go 3b or fold, completely linear

vs reg who plays 4b/fold 

= 3bet polar (hands happy to call the 4bet or fold), call merged value (merged value 3bet - the EV goes close to 0 when we get 4bet)

As stacks deepen, postflop leverage increases, which makes IP calling more attractive. Hands that were mixed at 100bb, like suited connectors and pocket pairs, gain implied odds and shift toward pure calls. At the same time, your 4-betting range becomes more polarized