djd2049

almost 2 years ago

let's talk about PTR

Unless you're trying to get staking (in which case HM should be sufficient, as long as you allow thorough scrutiny) why does it matter if someone thinks you're a winner or not? I cou...

almost 2 years ago

NL5: 3bet-call JQs facing bet IP with TPGK

I'm surprised one question wasn't asked:

Why did you call preflop without a plan for what to do when you hit TP?



yeh i basically said this....

almost 2 years ago

NL5: 3bet-call JQs facing bet IP with TPGK

yeah, domination is the thing. of course, he could be 3 betting lower pockets and raggier aces thinking its for value and things get a bit murkier.

almost 2 years ago

Turning 88 into a bluff OOP after flop goes check/check Vs nitty UTG open range

how do we justify draws in his range or Qx hands that would check the flop? i'm not allowing him JT, for example.

almost 2 years ago

NL5: 3bet-call JQs facing bet IP with TPGK

you can justify a lot of things with pot odds. your hand has reverse implied odds Vs a top heavy 3 betting range. It plays decently Vs a trashier range. I like to be able to make the latter assu...

almost 2 years ago

Turning 88 into a bluff OOP after flop goes check/check Vs nitty UTG open range

i think that's a fair assumption sometimes unless he is actually thinking ahead and anticipates a bet on any turn. what is his flop checking range?

almost 2 years ago

NL5: 3bet-call JQs facing bet IP with TPGK

i wouldn't be looking at agg % or 3 bet % at all, but rather trying to remember how he played a couple of hands previously. ideal hud: VPIP/PFR/agg%/hands. everything else in the pop-up and your...

almost 2 years ago

Turning 88 into a bluff OOP after flop goes check/check Vs nitty UTG open range

Not many hands on villain - would estimate his VPIP between 12-17 over a more significant sample. So my first assumption is tight UTG range made of pocket pairs, AK and slightly discounted AQ. ...

almost 2 years ago

Overpair Faces Turn Check-Raise

its not always a cooler. see baluga theorem. i don't mind it given op has thought about table image and recent history.

almost 2 years ago

JJ OOP on the flop in a big pot, cbet?

start betting 1/3 on flop in 4 bet pots with TPTK. Smile

more serious point - if he doesn't have the ace he just won't want to continue...