Blind Play

Blind Play

Flatting Vs. 3 Betting 

How wide is my opponent opening?

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How much are they folding to 3 bets?

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If I 3 bet and make top pair am I happy stacking off?

Flatting Vs. 3 Betting Cont’d 

How much does my opponent 4 bet?

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How aggressive is my opponent post flop?

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If I flat in the SB how likely am I to get squeezed?

What Hands To Lead Vs. Checkraise 

How wet is the flop?

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Is the pot multiway?

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Is there a fish involved in the pot?

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Does my hand get worse on a lot of turns?

What Hands To Lead Vs. Checkraise Cont’d 

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What’s my relative position? How does this board hit my perceived range?

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Do I have backdoor equity if i lead air?

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Is my opponent likely to pot control?

Multiway Vs. HU Pots 

People are more likely to bluff and be nonbelievers in hu pots

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Every action tends to look stronger in multiway pots

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You can rep wider (though not necessarily stronger) ranges when closing the action from the blinds multiway

Blind Vs. Blind Play 

Don’t 3 bet hands that play well in position vs people who are able to 4 bet bluff

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Can see lots of flops either by flatting or 3 betting (punish people who open too wide)

Blind Vs. Blind Play Cont’d 

People tend to do a lot of one and out betting blind vs blind, float a decent amount

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Check someone’s fold bb to steal before opening marginal hands (80+ can open really wide)

The Difference Between The Co And The Button 

Co opens are a lot tighter, therefore much stronger ranges

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Much more profitable to 3 bet button ppl open wider and fold to 3 bet similar pct of time

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CO going to have a lot fewer bluffs postflop due to tighter ranges, button going to have a lot more semi bluffs

Floating In Pos Vs. Out Of Pos 

Floating dry boards can be effective OOP vs good opponents because its credible ex: a72 rainbow

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Floating in position can rep tons of hands on turns and rivers especially BVB

Floating In Pos Vs. Out Of Pos Cont’d 

Want to float hands where we can make big hands or hands where we are going to hit when opponent barrels

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Floating is best vs opponents who aren’t going to fire lots of turns as bluffs (low turn cbet) and who aren’t suspicious (low wwsf/wtsd)

Dealing With Being 3 Bet BVB 

With mid pairs generally better off 4 bet or folding because they play so poorly OOP vs aggressive opponent who has lead and position

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Generally want to be flatting 3 bet with hands like suited/unsuited broadway because they flop good tp’s and overcards that you can check jam if you want

Dealing With Being 3 Bet BVB Cont’d 

Have a plan if going to call 3 bet OOP (am I going to bluff raise certain flops? how tight do I think his range is? If I hit top pair should i checkraise/lead to induce?)

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If happening a ton simply tighten opening range

Flatting Big Hands From The Blinds 

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Allows us to rep a stronger range when check raising/leading Can induce squeezes from bb

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Makes our calling range tougher to barrel if we chose to slowplay post

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Generally makes opponent feel uncomfortable playing against us (nondefined ranges)

“I’m Getting A Good Price” 

Fold because OOP, don’t have initiative, multiway means harder to bluff/extract value OOP

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Exception is if fish is involved because they’re going to make so many mistakes postflop

Fish Who Limp And When To Iso 

Iso anything decent/playable if they limp co or button except baby offsuit aces (play badly)

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Iso big broadway hands and mid pairs + if they limp ep

Fish Who Limp And When To Iso Cont`d 

Look at their WWSF, if it’s low you can iso much wider and just take down most pots (also check fold to flop cbet)

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BVB if they limp iso anything but the junkiest hands so you can exploit your skill advantage, positional advantage and having the initiative in a bigger pot

Squeezing 

Squeeze hands that you don’t think you’ll profitably play oop/ value hands (don’t go too light here)

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Hands like kq, a10, aj are good to squeeze because people don’t slowplay very often vs squeezes

Squeezing Cont`d 

Squeeze light for value if fish involved, any decent broadway hand should show a profit

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Once you squeeze and see a flop make sure you think hard about flop cbet often going to have to jam turn if bet flop

Cold 4 Betting And What To Consider 

How wide is the original raiser opening? Is the 3 bettor likely to notice these things?

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How much does the 3 bettor 3 bet from that position?

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Do I have a blocker? (always nice to reduce some combos)

Cold 4 Betting And What To Consider Cont`d

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Does the 3 bettor have a high fold to 4 bet? Does the opener have a high fold to 3 bet?

10`s And Jacks Facing 3 Cold 

Can flat vs straightforward opponents or 4 bet get in if either 3 bettor is spewy or he folds to tons of 4 bets (given LP scenario)

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Absolutely fine to fold in this spot, no one knows what you fold

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If you flat your hand is going to look a lot like what it is, not going to make much money if stacks go in

How To Defend Vs. Button Minraises 

Can flat really wide range in bb if confident in postflop game/ button on more passive side post

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If 3 betting need to go bigger, roughly 4x open to cut down odds button gets on his call

How To Defend Vs. Button Minraises Cont`d 

Generally means button is opening really light so mess with them postflop

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Can peel more small pair type hands instead of 3 bet or folding them because the investment is so minimal

3 Bet Bluffing EP Raisers 

Take hands that aren’t likely to get you in trouble (56ss, 75ss) as opposed to bluffing with kj, kq hands

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Need to do it occasionally so that you can 3 bet big hands for value otherwise it’s just always strong

3 Bet Bluffing EP Raisers Cont`d 

Be careful, lots of people slowplay/ play cautiously with hands like queens vs your 3 bet in this spot

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No need to do this vs opponents who don’t fold to 3 bets anyways (below/around 60% F3B)