Before I respond to the posts, I need to advise that I am quite aware that those I am responding to have an immense amount of hours study/playing, that I don't have. Thus, my replies evolve from a lack of understanding your reasoning, not questioning it.
[QUOTE=Sol Reader;52283262]How does opening A5s UTG equate to opening 20% UTG? Would love to see your graphs and stats for these mid stakes online games you're beating handily. a 22/17 reg would open A5s for sure, I don't see how an alleged 24/20 wouldn't open it.
I use, as a default, Janda's o/r ranges from his AONLH book. A5s is included in his range for opening in the HJ seat & part of a 17% range:
A5s; A7s+; KTs; 75s+; 54s+; ATo+; 22+
His opening range, UTG in a 6 handed game: 22+, 65s+; J9s+; any 2 suited broadway cards; AJo+; KQo+
His ranges, however, revolve around on-line play. They are also built around 6 handed tables. How your opponents play, IMO, is the primary factor in what hands you play.
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Originally Posted by Sol Reader
Also A5s doesn't need high SPR to be profitable, people keep repeating that for some reason?
I need to know what you would o/r to in a 1/2 or 1/3 game. 4BBs? If I o/r UTG with A5s in my typical 1/2NL games [or $12 in 1/3NL] I will often get a waterfall of calls, if not a squeeze play.
The waterfall is nice, but the squeeze play not so much.
I still don't see how A
5
works UTG.
Example: I o/r to $8 [1/2NL] & get 3 callers.
FLOP: A83r 1
.
I c-bet? Well many OMCs just call behind
pre with their AJ+ and will call that flop. Your youngsters are calling pre with A8s, A3s. Even AXo OTB.
Now if the blinds folded, the pot is $31 after the rake going into the Flop. So, I'd bet $17, as there is another $2 to be raked from the pot.
Are you playing this hand this way? How do we play this hand OOP so that we net a +Ev long term?