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Originally Posted by mdelore
Using core elements of GTO is a very good baseline strategy and deviating from that to exploit players at lowest live stakes is most +ev I think. It helps a lot to know fundamentals of GTO vs unknowns and when they give you enough reads then deviate to win more.
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GTO play, no matter what your stake level, is good to study, because it'll help you identify what your opponents do wrong. This can help you find a great exploit to profit.
Example: Ed Miller has frequently talked about how he just waits for good hands preflop, but then bets flop and turn liberally against his opponents. Why? Because his opponents play way too many hands preflop, so he exploits them with stronger ranges preflop and taking down pots easily on the flop when they miss. On the turn, though, people will often have mediocre hands when they do continue, so a turn bet can build a pot when he's in a favorable situation (ex: AQ v QT on Q83-4), and he also has a ton of fold equity since his opponents will be forced to overfold the turn.
So with good frequency knowledge, you can exploit when your opposition does things that are completely out of whack. Sure, "I play tighter preflop" will make you a McDonald's income at 1/2, but knowing how to get their money when ahead more often than they get yours postflop is where big edges come in. So yeah, knowing good frequencies is vital.