Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by KRANTZ (Mid Stakes)

You seem to use unpolarized 3-bet range IP and you hardly ever call with hands that have much value but wont stand villains shove.(KSq/KJs/89s/QJ etc. type of hands)

For example, you 3-bet MP open from BTN/CO with KQs. If he 4-bets you cant shove (unless you turn it to bluff). Most regulars never call 3-bets OOP. If the opponent is calling alot OOP its different obv. Wouldnt calling be better option sometimes?
(this example isnt exact but i hope you get the point)

Im saying this because this part made me confused, and i started to think that am i calling too much? OOP im 3-betting unpolarized, more for value, because villains are calling wider, but IP i usually polarize my range.

You seem to use unpolarized 3-bet range IP and you hardly ever call with hands that have much value but wont stand villains shove.(KSq/KJs/89s/QJ etc. type of hands)

For example, you 3-bet MP open from BTN/CO with KQs. If he 4-bets you cant shove (unless you turn it to bluff). Most regulars never call 3-bets OOP. If the opponent is calling alot OOP its different obv. Wouldnt calling be better option sometimes?
(this example isnt exact but i hope you get the point)

Im saying this because this part made me confused, and i started to think that am i calling too much? OOP im 3-betting unpolarized, more for value, because villains are calling wider, but IP i usually polarize my range.

My 3b range is dynamic, never static.

I guess this is going to be a general answer, but everything kinda revolves around gameflow and you can always adjust when you learn more about their ranges. As Krantz has said before (in regards to KQs type stuff), they're going to be calling some % of the time, usually with worse, and when they do = profit.

I would prefer calling specifically when there's a fish in the blinds. If the blinds are regs and will squeeze frequently, I'm less likely to flat call and more likely to 3b. It's all table dynamics. If a guy 4b's through the roof, I'm obv going to adjust and 3b less, and 3b/5b more when I do 3b.

My overall strategy involves applying lots of pressure to my opponents and putting them in unhappy spots, and my 3b range reflects this.

In a nutshell = position is king. have a general strategy, and know when variables point you towards an adjustment.

Thanks for explaining, i have to try out and see what happens.
It just feels that they are always 4-betting or folding.

And good job, best/the most entertaining series for a while.

Thanks for explaining, i have to try out and see what happens.
It just feels that they are always 4-betting or folding.

And good job, best/the most entertaining series for a while.

thanks gl gl

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do you preflop raise less if they have say a 15-18% call open?

do you preflop raise less if they have say a 15-18% call open?

certainly could. it would depend on how weak or annoying they are postflop.

I was just going to check and maybe call a reasonable/small bet, probably fold to a pot sized+ bet. The problem with cbetting and getting it in is that you're usually getting it in crushed. The problem with cbetting in general is that you rarely have fold equity on this board and we're OOP on later streets, his stack is short etc.

If your standard would be to bet and get it in, ask yourself why? Try monkeying around with poker stove some to get a better feel for your equity in these situations. Like Krantz has said in the past you can plug in your hand, the board, and ranges of ranges that different players may have etc.

Hey I totally understand your reasoning against a typical TAG or even LAG, but that guy was 62/28 in a blind war. It seems like his 3-bet calling range is pretty wide there. I do see your reasoning though, I dont think he'll fold hands like J9, KT, QJ which are part of a wide range. Would this be a correct line of reasoning?

Hey I totally understand your reasoning against a typical TAG or even LAG, but that guy was 62/28 in a blind war. It seems like his 3-bet calling range is pretty wide there. I do see your reasoning though, I dont think he'll fold hands like J9, KT, QJ which are part of a wide range. Would this be a correct line of reasoning?

I'm not sure what you're asking exactly.