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  *

• 54o+, JTo +
• Q4s+, J7s+, T6s+,
• 32s, 42s+, 52s+, 63s+, 95s+
• A5o; A8o; A9o+

v UTG 2,5x (Δ 2x) *

• K2s+, K7s+
• Q5s+, Q9s+
• 96s, T7s, J8s +
• small SCs + 1gappers only
• ATo, KJo, QJo +, AJo+, KQo+

* GG R&C in bold

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)

Bomb / Splash Pots

 Uri:

1/2 game , $20 splash pot

1. A splash pot is like a big ante, in this case it sounds like it's 10bb or more ante
2. the strat in this should be to limp extremely wide - think 40-50% of hands from UTG
3. and then everyone limps behind wide
4. 
   
if you're going to raise, probably go something similar to the splash pot+blinds size as your go-to raise from late positions - so say raise button cutoff to 24$


5. from earlier positions you can go smaller, even as small as 8$, because a lot of the guys behind you have to fear getting squeezed

shortcuts:

turn the game in your mind into a bigger blind game (and translate stack depth accordingly)

• with 10bb ($20) dead money in the middle - the game has become a 5/10 game (rather than 1/2)

and so every one is effectively 10bb deep (!)

• that is why now if everyone limps to the BB, he can start shoving 33+

practical exloit adjustments:

• pool tends to be too tight:
• you can limp or open way wider
• presumably call tighter vs agg than the charts suggests?

1. video:
2. https://discord.com/channels/1169741710465703976/1415786934474903623/1416468678366724097

How to adjust to/exploit Range bettors [Uri]

https://youtu.be/L3pp75u1I90?si=inaGjcI8JCvUC_1d

#1 call wider

#2 check / raise more 

#3 probe river more aggressively

Uri nuggets: Couple adjustments to our mid-low stakes STRAT to integrate

Integrate:

this would be a good turn raise vs guys who are not aware of theory - and just bet their medium strength hands with this middling size on the turn

• they’re often bet /folding to pressure

• as played villain’s raise size doesn’t feel big enough for a hand that wants to stack-off (33, 54s)

“the more you feel free to attack these sorts of spots, the more you’ll get a feeling for when ppl have it and when they don’t”

>> very powerful concept: can extrapolate from that, and apply to how different players think about the game when facing aggression:     

    -  aggro guy will be better skilled at assessing the spot than a nit, who himself doesn't really bluff this spot

nugget: here I like checking back our TP - it’s like the opposite of low-mid stakes meta game, where ppl bet all their good hands.. having TP in our check-back range is very deceptive and as such opponents are more likely to make bigger mistakes compared to if i were to just stab the hand

just going to shove here w 25BB in the pot already. (got called by KTo !!)

nugget: the adjustment to someone who is too loose preflop is - adjust your 3bet range - no bluffs & wider for value