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Originally Posted by Lego05
I'm having a difficult time understanding the first paragraph on page 46.
So we know that they will 4bet/call with 15.2% of their opening range. Therefore, you say we need to "defend" with at least 15.2% of their opening range. What do you mean by "defend", 5bet, 3bet, 3bet/5bet?
Using the assumptions in the section, if we won't flat 3-bets we need to 4-bet 27.5% of our opening range when facing a 3-bet. Once we've 4-bet, we need to call a 5-bet with 55% of our 4-betting range. Since (0.275)(0.55) = 15.2%, if we never flat 3-bets we must be willing to 4-bet then call the 5-bet with 15.2% of our opening range.
This is just useful for giving you an idea of how aggressively you'll need to stack off in situations where you open MP or the CO and get 3-bet by the button. This of course isn't optimal, as an optimal player will very frequently call 3-bets OOP. But it is useful for giving you an idea of how strong of range you can felt if you choose to play a 4-bet or fold game when facing a 3-bet, as you can see on page 46 you're only felting AQs+/AK/TT even if you open 25% (like many players do in the CO).
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Originally Posted by Lego05
Also, I think I am missing the logic of why defending range should match our opponent's 4bet/call range.
Thanks.
I'm not sure what you mean by this, as the original raiser is the 4-bettor and calls the 5-bet. If you clarify what you mean I'll be glad to help.
Last edited by Matthew Janda; 05-26-2013 at 01:32 PM.