BvB optimal strat

SB:

Alice opens in SB 35%

Alice 4-bets {88+,AJs,AQo} for value
Alice 4-bets {AJo-A7o,ATs-A7s} as bluffs

(! different strat than 35% open from outside the blinds, cos both players already put money in the pot)

BB:

• 3-bet value range (including 5-bet bluffs): {JJ+,AK,A5s-A2s} =56 combos
• 3-bet bluff range: {A6o-A2o,K8o,Q8o} =84 combos
• Flatting range: {TT-22,ATs-A6s,AJo-A7o,K8s+,K9o+,Q8s+,Q9o+,J7s+,J9o+,T7s+,T8o+96s+,86s+,75s+,65s} =362 combos

I dont care how you play

a near-optimal strategy in poker wins against just about any strategy an opponent is likely to play. This means we can ignore our opponent’s strategy most of the time and still expect to have a healthy winrate. If you’re an online player who multi-tables, ignoring your opponent’s strategy frees up a massive amount of attention.

loving my game right now. playing prolly my best 6max game ever

on mastery

There are two other major elements researchers have found when it comes to attaining mastery. They are, famously, 10,000 hours of deliberate practice, and an experienced mentor. 

opp modeling

"When you are observing your opponent, try to pay attention to every spot, and consciously try to generalize what that spot tells you about his play in general. That is, look at specifics, and try to see how they fit into the overall pattern of his strategy or tendencies. Again, this does not happen automatically – or if it does, it does so very weakly. Force yourself to actively and thoroughly process all of the information you’re receiving – to notice it, interpret it, and update your mental model of your opponent.

One of the best ways to do this is by talking through it (either aloud, or in your head). For example, if you see someone is checking back lots of draws on the turn, tell yourself “he is checking back lots of draws on this turn, which means he’s fairly risk-averse, he’s not semi-bluffing much, his range is strongly weighted toward value, I should be willing to put him on draws by the river,” and so on."

equity vs playability

playability (as i understand it) is still a function of equity and the playability of a hand changes dramatically based on what board textures your opponent attacks or gives up on. Of course preflop equity matters, but it's a combination of that and how much of that equity you expect to realize over the course of the hand.

regs like to bet/fold

"How do you identify bet-fold situations, besides the fairly obvious example of the player who raises a wide range preflop and then continuation bets all of the air?

It requires some hand reading skills.

You’re looking for situations where your opponents have a fairly weak betting range. One easy way to spot these situations against some TAGs is to use bet-sizing tells. Remember that many players will make extra-large bets on the late streets when they have a monster. Therefore, when these players don’t make a large bet, their betting range is weighted more toward weaker hands."