Friday, 13 February 2026

Framework for Developing Turn & River Strategies [J Saliba]

 https://youtu.be/m7KzTkhGR6I?si=PUxfhJsoixtI9oo9

check out the description to the video 🔥


see how this matrix ^^ get reflected in AI solver (best use the "simplified" Solutions library mode to see that, then scroll thru different turn cards to see how the freq & sizing changes)

Disclaimer: Justin uses 25bb stack size in the vid - as we get deeper, we use less aggression oop = need bigger nut advantage threshold to pile money in


Basically, goes back to Uri's "Good card = more aggro / bad card = more checking" concept

Good flop x Bad Turn Card = Bet Rarely & Large:



Heuristics:

  • choosing bluffing candidates: the better bluffs want to go to bigger bet sizes

Thursday, 1 January 2026

Lab 2.o - Range Betting Basics & Turn Barreling Concepts

Flop Play 

(AKA why we love range betting)

** simple flop (& turn) strat = we can spend more time studying turns and rivers !

good boards to RB:
  • connect with lots of our range (hits the offsuit region)
  • no str8 possible
  • not mono

Turn Play 

How to structure our betting range:
  • Value
  • Equity bluffs
    • Concept: Higher equity draws should barrel more than lower equity draws (!)
      • i.e. weaker draws better fit for protecting our checking range 
        • TODO in-game: try to consciously x-back your weakest draws to get a feel for it
  • Future bluffs / blocker bluffs:
    • KTss3h 6c, hands like 
      • As4c (obv nut flush blocker on FD complete rivers)
      • but also a hand like Q5dd - where we block the SD complete rivers (!)
        • can bluff on any 9, J, A

Friday, 19 December 2025

shove river more often ! [Uri]

 CONCEPT:

  • what I recommend really strongly, is just try:

    • try goin all-in as a bluff on the river

    • try doing it with value

    • try doing both. just do it a lot

then you won’t have to worry about “if I do this with a good hand people are always folding”. it just becomes part of your game.


it’s an important part of your game. it’s going to make you a much tougher player to deal with and as you start doing this you’ll notice that some players actually never call