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How does our equity when called affect balance in the ratio of value hands to bluffs?

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01-12-2018 , 10:00 PM

jucee_potts

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I'm just kinda lost as to what a balanced strategy looks like with cards left to come. On the river it seems simple: if we're offering our opponent 2:1 then our value to bluff ratio should also be 2:1. But how does equity affect that ratio with cards left to come? Like if a lot of our bluffs have high equity when called can we select more combinations to bluff with in relation to our value hands than the pot odds we're offering?

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01-13-2018 , 12:00 AM

Brokenstars

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Depends on sizing

Also, more equity = more bluffs.

Though if IP then option to x behind can yield ev > ev of bet

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01-13-2018 , 07:17 AM

jucee_potts

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Thanks for the response Broken.

I kinda figured

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Also, more equity = more bluffs.

And

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Though if IP then option to x behind can yield ev > ev of bet

is a good point.

The more I ponder these sorts of things the more I shy away from trying to find mathematical balance in favor of just trying to play a good strategy with my specific hand based on how my opponent will react.

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01-13-2018 , 09:22 AM

Brokenstars

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The goal is always to maximize your ev. Do so at your discretion with the information available to you at the time.

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01-13-2018 , 11:50 AM

Didace

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The more I ponder these sorts of things the more I shy away from trying to find mathematical balance in favor of just trying to play a good strategy with my specific hand based on how my opponent will react.

Can you explain why you think these two things are different?

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