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Originally Posted by flossinlo
Thanks for the responses....OK, literally I'm not trolling. Again, the run out is not a concern to me....
I am just trying to get a better grasp on what V was doing? Meaning, is V thinking on a different/higher level that he would call pre oop with his hand? If that "play" is a thing, I would like some back up so maybe I can better understand it and incorporate it into my play...
Obviously, to me on the surface, it seems really bad but maybe I'm missing some finer points or nuisances. Or if it's a cut and dry bad play than OK....
This $150 live MTT is equivalent to a $2-5 MTT online, maybe even lower. The level of play is extremely soft. At that level, a lot of people find success by simply keeping calling to a minimum and being aggressive. Since they aren't 3bet enough by the opposition, they tend to get out of line by raising more than they should pre. As stacks get relatively shallow this makes them relatively successful as they are able to steal blinds relatively easy and sustain healthy stacks.
However, that's under the assumption they don't encounter someone to punish them for their being out of line pre. Postflop doesn't get any better since those players have a ton of leaks, as they don't understand well at which spots to be aggressive and which spots to play defensively. Needless to say, they aren't really balanced nor do they know how to play balanced if need be.
Villain shouldn't have raised 36s from CO. When 3bet, he should have instamucked. Having called, he should definitely have gone for a check, as the board smashes hero's range and it's extremely hard to play a proper donking strategy. Then he can decide whether to call, fold or raise depending on size of hero's bet.
When he shoves, he can't have AA or JJ, because he should have been 4betting them pre. He can't AJ or 44, because who want's to fast play monsters on such a dry board? If he as AT or lower, why would he shove if he's going to get called by better and fold worse? What does he need protection from? KQss? This only leaves the type of hand he had. A flush draw. Which makes it a snap call for you .
One thing you should work on i s trying to differentiate between those type of semicompetent villains and the truly bad players. The truly bad players will donk shove top pair on a 3bet pot especially if it's K high or worse.
That's it. That's all you have to know.
Last edited by leviathan74; 04-19-2021 at 06:04 PM.