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Originally Posted by Ukay
Hello I have another question,
I have been using the gtotrainer and am enjoying it a lot!
However I noticed your ranges are very different from others that I used in the past. I am looking at the spot 8max MTT 40bb LJ open button 3bet and LJ strategy.
Your software suggests calling down to K5s J8s and calling even 79s and most ATo. This seems very loose to me, folding only 20.7%.
One of your competitors for preflop ranges, preflop guru are much tighter in this spot.
Are you sure that your ranges are optimal? How can I know that your ranges are optimal and others are not?
Many thanks
Hello, We solved this with MonkerSolver using the most accurate settings. You can read more about our solving process
here.
How wide LJ calls largely comes down to the size of the 3bet relative to the open. We’ve found, through testing, that BTN prefers a rather small 3bet size here, and as a result, LJ calls wider.
Many hands in LJ’s range are very close to breakeven facing this 3bet. So small changes to the solver inputs can drastically affect the calling range.
For example, reducing the ante, increasing the 3bet, reducing the size of the open, or disallowing flats forcing BTN to use a more linear 3bet/fold strategy could all tighten LJ’s calling range.
The solution is optimal within the subgame provided to the solver. If you change the inputs, you get different outputs. You can also read more on this topic
here.