Deep Dive #1
Hold'em No Limit
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♥
Hero raises toR$0.15
2 players fold
1 fold
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♦
♣
(2
players)
♣
(2 players)
SB betsR$0.25
Hero raises toR$0.60
♦
(2 players)
Hero
betsR$1.25
SB folds
Broad Strategy View
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Hand 🌜 Specific View
I want to look at
the following hand through two different lenses.1) Through the lense of broader
strategy. With 🌜 regard to minimum defensefrequency and dividing my whole range I am
playing in this spot in different partsfor different actions.2) 🌜 Through a hand specific
lense. What is best with this certain hand in thissituation, vs the estimated range of
Villain.PokerStars,-R$0.02/$0.05 🌜 - 5 playersUTG (Hero):R$11.96 (239 bb)CO:R$3.37 (67
bb)BU:R$17.41 (348 bb)SB:R$4.29 (86 bb)BB:R$5.00 (100 bb)($0.07) Hero is UTG with J, SB
🌜 callsR$0.13,($0.35) ASB checks,($0.35) K, SB callsR$0.35($1.55) JSB checks,$1.55
(Rake:R$0.06)UTG (Hero) winsR$1.49My standard opening range from HJ on a table like
🌜 this, where there is noclear reason for adjustments looks like
this66+,A2s+,KTs+,QTs+,JTs,T9s,98s,87s,ATo+,KJo+First problem I have in this hand is
estimating SB's 🌜 calling range.For an opponent who also 3bets some I came up with
this:JJ-77, AQs-A9s, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, T9s, 98s, AQo-ATo, 🌜 KJo+, QJoWith the flop coming
AI want to figure out, which parts of my rangeI want to bet and which 🌜 parts I want to
check.Genreally my approach is betting the strongest hands, hands that have equityon
the flop but need 🌜 a ton of protection and my weakest hands which still have some
equity.I figured looking at our equity heatmap might 🌜 be interestingAfter looking at the
heatmap, I came up with this plan for betting and checkingwith our range:red =
betting88-66, 🌜 AdAh, AdAc, AhAc, ThTs, ThTc, TsTc, AdKd, AhKh, AcKc, AdQd, AhQh, AcQc,
KcQc, AdJd, AhJh, AcJc, KcJc, QdJd, QsJs, QcJc, 🌜 AhTh, AcTc, KcTc, Ah9h, Ah8h, Ah7h,
Ah6h, Ah5h, Ad4d, Ah4h, Ah3h, Ah2h, KJo, AdKh, AdKs, AdKc, AhKd, AhKs, AhKc, AcKd,
🌜 AcKh, AcKs, AdQh, AdQs, AdQc, AhQd, AhQs, AhQc, AcQd, AcQh, AcQs, AdJh, AdJs, AdJc,
AhJd, AhJs, AhJc, AcJd, AcJh, AcJs, 🌜 AdTh, AdTs, AdTc, AhTs, AhTc, AcTh, AcTsother =
checkingKK-JJ, 99, 98s, 87s, KdQd, KhQh, KsQs, KdJd, KhJh, KsJs, QhJh, KhTh, 🌜 KsTs,
QhTh, QsTs, QcTc, JhTh, JsTs, JcTc, Ad9d, Ac9c, Th9h, Ts9s, Tc9c, Ad8d, Ac8c, Ad7d,
Ac7c, Ad6d, Ac6c, Ad5d, Ac5c, 🌜 Ad3d, Ac3c, Ad2d, Ac2c, KQoSo we would bet 59% and check
41% of our range.As you can see, JJ would 🌜 be in the checking range, so I'm fine with my
in game decision.Other reasons are, that it is probably pretty 🌜 close on a broadway
heavy rainbow board to get a value bet vs Villains calling range.Depending on what he
continues 🌜 with we have at max 52% equity vs hiscontinuing range.Other than that, if we
get x/r'ed there is probably no 🌜 way to continue andVillain would be able to deny us all
of our equity.Turn comes the KNot to good for 🌜 our checking range on the flop as we lose
as massive amounton this turn card.Villain bets 71% pot so we 🌜 have a MDF of 41%.So
looking at our heatmap again to construct raising, calling and folding ranges.Could
come up with 🌜 a plan like thisred = raiseKdKh, KdKs, KhKs, QhJh, Ac9c, Ac8c, Ac7c, Ac6c,
Ac5c, Ac3c, Ac2cbrown = callQQ, KdQd, KhQh, 🌜 KsQs, KdJd, KhJh, KsJs, KhTh, KsTs, Ad9d,
Ad8d, Ad7d, Ad6d, Ad5d, Ad3d, Ad2d, KdQh, KdQs, KdQc, KhQd, KhQs, KhQc, KsQd, 🌜 KsQh,
KsQcblue = foldJJ, 99, 98s, 87s, QhTh, QsTs, QcTc, JhTh, JsTs, JcTc, Th9h, Ts9s,
Tc9cThis would leave me at 🌜 64% of my range I am defending but with card removal effects
this hits exactly 41%.So from the lense of 🌜 broader strategy, calling JJ here is
probably a mistake.Nothing to add, still a standard open from this position.If I would
🌜 bet on this flop, which part of Villains range would call a bet?This is something I'm
still struggling with, but 🌜 let's give it a try.yellow = callJdJc, ThTs, ThTc, TsTc,
KQs, AdQd, AhQh, AcQc, AdJd, AcJc, KdJd, KcJc, QdJd, QcJc, 🌜 AhTh, AcTc, KhTh, KsTs,
KcTc, QhTh, QsTs, QcTc, JcTc, Ad9d, Ah9h, Ac9c, Th9h, Ts9s, Tc9c, KQo, AdQh, AdQs,
AdQc, AhQd, 🌜 AhQs, AhQc, AcQd, AcQh, AcQs, AdJc, AhJd, AhJc, AcJd, AdTh, AdTs, AdTc,
AhTs, AhTc, AcTh, AcTs, KdJc, KhJd, KhJc, KsJd, 🌜 KsJc, KcJd, QdJc, QhJd, QhJc, QsJd,
QsJc, QcJdI guess he calls all TPs, Ts, GS and JJ and gets rid 🌜 of under pockets and
98s. I hope this is reasonable.Vs this range we do clearly not have a value bet 🌜 w/ JJ
as we only have 44% equity.So I guess check is the best option. Also we do have a
🌜 decent amount of showdown value and depending on T and R we might be able to get to SD
ahead 🌜 and don't want to overplay this hand.The K on the turn helps him immensly. Also I
think he could take 🌜 a stab at the pot with close to his entire range.We do have 6 outs
vs his pairs and two 🌜 pairs and sets of TT and 3 to chop if he holds QJ (which we
block).I'm really kind of lost 🌜 in this spot, don't know if we can call or it's always a
fold. But I'm pretty sure that raising 🌜 is not the best option.Problem with raising is,
that we isolate ourself vs his better hands.This is what I see 🌜 him calling
definitely:brown = callThTs, ThTc, TsTc, QdJd, QcJc, AhTh, AcTc, KhTh, KsTs, AdTh,
AdTs, AdTc, AhTs, AhTc, AcTh, AcTs, 🌜 QdJc, QhJd, QhJc, QsJd, QsJc, QcJdThis is what he
could call if he is not only calling two pair+ThTs, ThTc, 🌜 TsTc, AdQd, AhQh, AcQc, KdQd,
KhQh, KsQs, AdJd, AcJc, KdJd, QdJd, QcJc, AhTh, AcTc, KhTh, KsTs, Ad9d, Ah9h, Ac9c,
AdQh, 🌜 AdQs, AdQc, AhQd, AhQs, AhQc, AcQd, AcQh, AcQs, AdJc, AhJd, AhJc, AcJd, AdTh,
AdTs, AdTc, AhTs, AhTc, AcTh, AcTs, KdQh, 🌜 KdQs, KdQc, KhQd, KhQs, KhQc, KsQd, KsQh,
KsQc, KdJc, KhJd, KhJc, KsJd, KsJc, QdJc, QhJd, QhJc, QsJd, QsJc, QcJdAgainst either
🌜 continuing range we're crushed. In the first case we would at least have enough FE, but
I doubt that he 🌜 calls that tight on my (too) small raise.Rivering a set usually is
nice. But here there is just no way 🌜 we do have a value bet against his calling range.We
do not even have a value bet against his whole 🌜 range OTR.So I guess the best play would
have been to check behind and get to SD withthe best hand 🌜 a good amount of the
time.Played it right on 50% of the street.Bad play on Turn and River, just got
🌜 lucky.Gotta think more about why I'm betting ingame and about if I have value FEor
whatever to justify my bets.Also 🌜 gotta do some serious work on bet sizes. Just a mess
at the moment.I know it's a wall of text 🌜 and probably pretty convoluted, but I wanted
to share with you how I work through a hand if I really 🌜 think about it in depth.Maybe
someone spots some logic flaws or misconceptions, then I'd be more than happy if you
🌜 call me out.(wouldn't be suprised if nobody wants to read that much text thoughNow on
to the review of yesterdays 🌜 session and then to the tables.See yall and GL
