what good resources are out there for a total beginner learning how to build popups, stats and huds using H2N 3?

I've tried going through the manual, there is a good amount there and a lot of rabbit holes to get lost in. Is there a good learning path someone can recommend? Thanks

Hello!

I played poker professionally for few years (online), but that was about +10 years ago. Based on my next question, you wouldn't probably believe that because I can hardly believe myself how I was able to play MTT's and winning without having any clue how to use solvers, or even some of the basic fundamentals - I guess the game was easier back then?

Regardless of that, I've recently dabbled back into poker (i've played occasionally throughout the years) and as I've got older, I've grown more interest of actually learning and trying to systematically improve.

Problem is, I'm not sure where to begin studying. Studying pots and hh's doesn't do you much favors if you don't know what you are studying and looking for.

My question would be: Is there any free solvers (or similar) to study stack sizes, positions and ranges and how would you approach a saved hand that got you thinking and figuring out how to improve that particular spot?

I'm not advanced, but I'm not a total beginner either. I do understand the core concepts, stack sizes, positions and ranges on SOME level - I do understand the fundamentals that revolve around those but there are still an enormous amount of uncertainty for probably a spots that should be quite clear (and I end up making beginner level mistakes).

Any sort of free resources / softwares would be welcomed. I own PT4, that's about as far as it goes when it comes to softwares.

I'd love to study, but its the problem of how to do it systematically and making sure the next session I'm always equipped with some additional information I could use to my advantage.

Even constructing this question is a bit hard, when you don't know what are the right questions to ask.

GTO+ is an affordable solver to get your feet wet. I'd recommend starting with some toy games.

I've discovered (may already exist) a strategy that in many years I've never seen.

Now it doesn't give you an advantage in terms of GTO poker, so it may be better suited for the "Psychology" forum.

I call it soft check or virtual check. We bet 1bb IP, especially in deep pots where 1BB doesn't really have any folding equity.

Our opponent has already checked, so by throwing a chip at them, we are effectively giving them another chance to bet and give us information on their hand strength.

In situations where the board is a bit wet and they may be slowplaying, we are essentially giving them another chance to bet and give us information on their hand. Works especially well vs Multitablers and amateurs, who might not even realize what the flow of the game is.

An example from a recent hand.

100bb eff

Hero raises with small pocket pair on the Button.

Nit 3bets from SB. Their 3Bet is 0/41 and PFR is 6%.

We call

Flop is KT9 rainbow.

Villain checks.

Might still be slowplaying Aces, Kings or AK.

We bet 1bb.

They just call. So it's more likely that they just don't have it, allowing us to bluff on the turn.

btw the turn is 6x, and villain checks again.

So we get 1 more round of information in this situation.



So anyways that's the idea. Couple of questions:

1- Does this have an actual name?
2- Has this ever been discussed or analyzed in the literature?
3- Is this ever against casino rules or ettiquete?


Thanks.

Not sure if the right thread to post - but which forum is best to post a poker trip report if the trip in question was NOT in Las Vegas?

Venues & Communities seems like a nice fit.

Also About the Forums is probably a nice place to ask questions about the forum itself.

Opening tables seems to give a nice advantage to early sitters. For one it seems that whoever was sitting first is given the button. Secondly, if the table is filled fast, and one leaves most open seats to their right, a player can enjoy playing their big blind + small blind on a small table, but get the benefits of playing free MP and LP as the table fills up.

This last benefit might be diluted if the table fills up slowly over a couple of rounds, but it still exists.



Is there such a playing style of hit and running? Of course it can be combined by actual play and table selection, leaving a table if it has too many regs, and staying if there's new faces.

Same questions as with the previous answers:

1- Does this strategy exist?
2- Does it have a name?
3- Is it bad etiquette?
4- Is it against house rules usually?

Thanks.

On a similar note, questions about missing blinds and reentering game.

In what position can you typically reenter the game? If you can reenter in the Button, I'd say it isn't a bad deal, as you get 7 or 8 positions for a single blind payment. Some rooms allow you to enter only in Cutoff or after, and I've seen some that ask you to put in a bb plus a sb as ante.

I'd say there's an incentive to skip the blinds especially in passive tables where you can reenter in button.

Of course as always, this can be combined with other uses like actually going to the bathroom for a couple of hands, and not doing it so much if it's against etiquette or house rules.

1. Yes
2. Yes, grimming
3. Yes
4. For some

how often should we be working with EV off the table?

does anyone use EV at the table regularly? any shortcuts for doing it in head?

TIA

hello everybody, we had a situation in our home game that we cannot agree upon.

two players are in play:

one has 10 of spades and 3 of hearts
the other has 8 hearts and 8 clubs

on the table are all spades:
A, 9, 8, 7 and 3

who wins and why?

T3o wins. Flush over flush.

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Preface: Been playing for almost 25 years. Pre black black Friday: turbo 9 handed sngs mass multi-tabling. Post BF: online low stakes MTTs part time.

I was thinking about transitioning to cash games online. I always liked the idea of lower variance in general and more steady income/smaller losses. Is it worth switching in this day and age? I probably wouldn't go higher than 100NL. The idea of bots/rta wouldn't be as prevalent I'm assuming? I'm moving to a state in June that has regulated online poker.

Hope this isn't a bother and appreciate any insight.

I think it would be fine and even better if you're going to be in a state that has regulated online poker. My recommendation would be to simply try it out. One of the other great things about cash games when compared to MTTs is that you can start/stop whenever you want.

Appreciate it

Is KJ Offsuit a shove UTG 8 handed with 10k at 500/1000 and 80 ante per player?

not enough information to determine the correct action, LD

Payout structure and the chip distribution of the field is important information for determining the correct action. HRC is software that would allow you to solve for this spot.

With zero other info, it’s on the cusp imo.

Typically I’d be taking some other info into account
- where we are in the tourney (rebuy period, bubble, ITM which then payout structure matters, etc)
- stack sizes of everyone else, esp blinds. This also matters wrt to where the tourney is. Bubbles and big ladder possibilities will freeze some players.
- hands I’ve seen the other Vs call pre shoves

for 6max nlhe - Hypothetically If we knew BB was folding 100% it would make sense to flat the BB flatting range (or similar) from SB right? Playing in the GG rnc pool, it is very tight, so I have considered it with some hands like middle pp's (in micros where not getting exploited). What do people think of this and if/where would the line of this exploitation be in reality?

If BB is folding 100% vs. an open from SB, then the EV of RFI is you winning 1.5bb per hand or 150bb/100. To justify completing in the SB your complete would have to have an EV > 1.5bb/hand for that hand.

I think you should just open wider. I've evaluated multiple DB from GG rnc pool at the micros and the pool tends to fold vs. 3bb open around 54-55% of the time. I'd suggest just increasing your RFI % from the SB rather than adding in completes.

Thanks. I missed out some info.. what I meant was flatting from SB vs an earlier open (BTN for example).

As for opening from SB I actually just open 2bb and open wider because they fold BB so much.

Unless the RFI is a small sizing (2.0bb), then you should just always 3b in SB vs BT node without other specific reasonings. You can, however, add in flats from the SB vs. earlier opens (EP/MP) and especially so vs. smaller sizings (<2.5bb).

Still I'd recommend just adopting a 3-bet or fold strategy from the SB vs. an RFI because it simplifies your preflop ranges and allows you to better study pre and postflop nodes with more clarity on your own range. Bifurcating your preflop ranges with calls and 3-bets adds complexity to your range and for a beginner this is just going to obfuscate your own ranges leading to poor study habits and less clarity on what you yourself are doing.

Can you change your two plus two name?

Not that I know of, but you can make a new account. That might be a question you PM to an admin or moderator.