Pr0digy reviews The Wakko MSCGWCS hands

we open J7dd in CO, BU flats

- prefer cbet sizing on the smaller side, bc:

• ip range polarises better (set dense, 54s)
• oop main advantage hands are overpairs, and they don't quite want to get all-in on most runouts (maybe on some very clean runouts you can get them in)
• can end up in a spot with overpair where there is  a lot of money in and the hand is still going on

Max Exploit Academy - Finding Unconventional Overbet Bluffs

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this one was a banger. re-listen to the last 5 minutes for a "pressure on" framework heuristics

good way to practice: reverse the positions - what if your opponent shoved river in the spot you just played?

on the lookout for: "what have they done to remove nutted combinations from their range, while my range is still uncapped??

Lab 2.o - Exploit - vs Donk bets

 

honest donk - if they check -> weak range -> triple barrel them 

(Tim claims he had a 2000 hand sample on a rec who never called down a triple barrel when he checked instead of donking)

Lab 2.o - Check-Raise [Tim J]

 what is the objective of a x/r? what hand classes it punishes?

• denies EV to all the marginal hands that bet and then face a raise.

theory dynamics / mechanics:

- if we remove x/r, IP starts to stab all his marginal hands for the perfect sizing for each hand, then can check behind and navigate to the perfect pot size

Lab 2.o - Exploit - Playing vs Wide Cold Callers

 we get 3bet less, but also get to steal less, so our RFI range doesn't change much

we open in CO, BU rec calls:

Q93dd

CO wants to check a lot on this board. 

BU should be checking back over 1/2 of their draws and pair - but recs are going to over-stab

Exploit: solver now starts checking 100% as CO vs BU over-stab

CO response once BU stabs:

• bc the stab is equity driven, weak hands / draws are just pure folding (weak GS,)
• x/r wide for value - TPTK+ (likely gets overcalled)

BU check back range is weaker than it should be:

• CO Qx + starts bombing turn B140, and bluff a lot (even hands like low overcards K4s)
• CO bets a lot - bet what your hand wants - e.g. B33 w 88

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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)

playing small pots vs check range

having 43 or A3, K3 on  Q73 makes a difference:

- 43 wants to stab for protection, whereas A3, K3 prefers to check back as it dominates his check-range - if K rolls off on turn we will dominate his Ax, Kx