nc/lc thread: enter at own risk
10-06-2015
, 04:04 PM
10-06-2015
, 04:23 PM
Lol you're right about the spewy part, but this guy seemed more taggy than is the norm. I put him on a flush or better and maybe some K
x and Qx bluffs, which are drawing dead. I was not considering folding at all, but thought maybe calling and raising the river would be more profitable because I have this loose theory that river value is worth more. Also, if he incorrectly thinks that I have a range capped at (Tx) when I just call the turn 3 bet, he may bet 3 bet the river when he makes a flush. I decided to call and raise the river in an attempt to let him catch up a bit with his potential bluffs. He bet called the Qo river with Q9o.
If he was a bit more spewy as is the norm, I would've 4 bet for sure and probably more.
x and Qx bluffs, which are drawing dead. I was not considering folding at all, but thought maybe calling and raising the river would be more profitable because I have this loose theory that river value is worth more. Also, if he incorrectly thinks that I have a range capped at (Tx) when I just call the turn 3 bet, he may bet 3 bet the river when he makes a flush. I decided to call and raise the river in an attempt to let him catch up a bit with his potential bluffs. He bet called the Qo river with Q9o. If he was a bit more spewy as is the norm, I would've 4 bet for sure and probably more.
04-10-2016
, 11:03 AM
Here's one that I can't get the query machine to work for:
Cepheus raises preflop, I call in the big blind.
K
T9
I check call.
9
I check call.
I forget the river, but the point is that I check called and Cepheus shows 6
5. I don't like the turn bet as I don't think there's enough fold equity nor enough pair draw equity to make a bluff more profitable than checking back the turn. Perhaps it's a very low frequency bluff on the turn, which makes it less bad imo, but I still like a turn check here.
Cepheus raises preflop, I call in the big blind.
K
T9I check call.
9
I check call.
I forget the river, but the point is that I check called and Cepheus shows 6
5. I don't like the turn bet as I don't think there's enough fold equity nor enough pair draw equity to make a bluff more profitable than checking back the turn. Perhaps it's a very low frequency bluff on the turn, which makes it less bad imo, but I still like a turn check here.
02-03-2017
, 07:43 PM
05-26-2020
, 11:33 AM
understanding balance is about understanding cause and effect:
cause: different hands contribute to the ev of a strategy in different ways and the three major hand groups: draws, showdownable hands, and junk, these groups overlap each other like this:
effect: the hand groups(and individual combos that comprise the groups), help each other earn ev. the showdownable hands allow some draws and junk to bet(without value hands there would be no bluffs). the draws add value to the value hands, and aid in keeping the junk safe(without draws in the checking range, there would be too much folding). junk represents hands that never reached potential because junk misses the board by definition. junk doesn't benefit us on this board, but instead junk benefits our strategy on different boards by hitting flops turns and rivers when other hands cant.
result: ev is maximized when your strategy can't improve the way the different hand groups help each other. this is true balance imo.
05-26-2020
, 04:31 PM
07-23-2020
, 08:14 PM
Quote:
what a maroon.
understanding balance is about understanding cause and effect:
cause: different hands contribute to the ev of a strategy in different ways and the three major hand groups: draws, showdownable hands, and junk, these groups overlap each other like this:
effect: the hand groups(and individual combos that comprise the groups), help each other earn ev. the showdownable hands allow some draws and junk to bet(without value hands there would be no bluffs). the draws add value to the value hands, and aid in keeping the junk safe(without draws in the checking range, there would be too much folding). junk represents hands that never reached potential because junk misses the board by definition. junk doesn't benefit us on this board, but instead junk benefits our strategy on different boards by hitting flops turns and rivers when other hands cant.
result: ev is maximized when your strategy can't improve the way the different hand groups help each other. this is true balance imo.
understanding balance is about understanding cause and effect:
cause: different hands contribute to the ev of a strategy in different ways and the three major hand groups: draws, showdownable hands, and junk, these groups overlap each other like this:
effect: the hand groups(and individual combos that comprise the groups), help each other earn ev. the showdownable hands allow some draws and junk to bet(without value hands there would be no bluffs). the draws add value to the value hands, and aid in keeping the junk safe(without draws in the checking range, there would be too much folding). junk represents hands that never reached potential because junk misses the board by definition. junk doesn't benefit us on this board, but instead junk benefits our strategy on different boards by hitting flops turns and rivers when other hands cant.
result: ev is maximized when your strategy can't improve the way the different hand groups help each other. this is true balance imo.
Miss those days but glad I got to play HUHU LHE in its prime
