Good posts! I have all of the UofA hand histories. It's very true 3h poker is no where near solved. However, HU LHE is! This where most of my study has gone (90%+).
The 3h data is by no means useless, especially if you grasp the fundamentals from the HU play.
Long story short, flatting your bb is totally fine... lol. It's just a different situation you create for the dynamic between yourself and the SB opener. The most profitable line is almost always going to be vs which range the opponent plays worse. Vs passive types, clearly we should have a 3b range. Vs aggromonkeys, maybe we flat everything... but maybe if we 3bet they will 4bet. Always consider the opportunity cost of a line before deciding.
- Multiple lines are viable preflop. Consider opp tendencies + your image to decide which metagame to develop.
- GTO is useful, inclusive of multiway play. When you have working models for HU version of a game, fundamentals can be derived. These transfer nicely to MW range construction + balance considerations.
- a preflop BB 3betting range is not polarized. It should be linear + including TONS of suited hands 65s, T7s Q8s etc. It will play well on all board textures + SB "gaining information" is not a strong reason to avoid 3betting preflop at all imo
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Originally Posted by DeathDonkey
The confusion is coming from the fact that avoid often mentions something that is a GTO principle but will then throw something in which is a Nash equilibrium solution given a specific range. Basically he doesn't want to just ignore useful data so his play sorta combines ideas. Please correct me as needed
perfect =D pure gto gives up massive consideration for opponents ranges. much prefer to adopt a balanced approach with a primary respect to the RvR EQ in a spot.... this allows us to exploit on the margins VERY well