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Opening 100% from the BTN? Opening 100% from the BTN?

05-25-2019 , 06:13 AM
Just saw this training Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfHsTFAV5-w&t=1502s
because I really struggle to play from the BTN (Winrate 18BB/100) and this "coach" suggest to open 100% from the BTN against unknown and tight Blinds.
Reason for that is, that the CBet Success on these Stakes (NL5-NL10) is pretty high which I also experienced. People are definitely not floating enough OTF. I am currently opening a 40%-ish Range from the BTN and I do think that I have an Edge in my Postflop-game over the vast Majority on these Stakes.

So now my Question:
What are your Experiences from playing on the BTN on these Stakes and would you consider the "100% Opening BTN" Strategy as better than just a "normal" 40-50% Range due to the fact that population is overfolding to small cbets.
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05-25-2019 , 06:35 AM
any 2 suited is fine as an exploit and it gets you to ~55%
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05-25-2019 , 06:39 AM
I was doing this in 2009 or 2010 and shockingly, people catch on to what you're doing and exploit you. If you're playing an anon game like Bovada, go for it and see what happens. I suppose it's fine if you're playing nits that you think are brain dead as well or people you have small samples with.
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05-25-2019 , 06:57 AM
wont work for long on sites where tracking is possible
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05-25-2019 , 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by .isolated
If you're playing an anon game like Bovada, go for it and see what happens.
No no no, anon is where you 3bet your BB 100%
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05-25-2019 , 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Acryl2
wont work for long on sites where tracking is possible
why? how can unknown players on which I dont have any hands on exploit me?🤔
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05-25-2019 , 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MatthiasKrenn
why? how can unknown players on which I dont have any hands on exploit me?🤔
I didn't watch the video, not going to watch one from someone who advocates short term buffs vs big picture strategy.

Yes, if it's an unknown you can go ahead and open ATC.

However, you're still going to run into actual people playing actual poker hands that would call, raise, float, all the stuff you don't want people doing if you are opening ATC. You'll also get some people get into a leveling war thinking you are opening ATC simply because you guys are unknown.

- The point is that it's not a bullet proof strategy

However, and this is the key thing, you can never get away with it for long. Yes, the first 1 or 2 times it'll probably get there, winning a few blinds, but then once they recognize what you're doing and start 3betting you, floating the flop, etc etc it's better to tighen up that range a bit.

So yeah, it's a helpful strategy vs 2 unknown for an orbit or two, but with the hundreds of thousands of hands you'll be playing, you'll soon find yourself running out of situations where you face unknowns.

Bottom line is that it's a good principle to incorporate into your game, but it's not a sustainable strategy. Anyone who tries coaching you for outliers instead of looking at regular play probably shouldn't be coaching.
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05-25-2019 , 08:38 AM
I would do it if Vs won't adjust to it. I can't see that being anywhere close to reality though.
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05-25-2019 , 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by javi
No no no, anon is where you 3bet your BB 100%
I don't see why we can't do both
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05-25-2019 , 12:33 PM
A decent Exploitative play, but as with any exploitative play, good players will eventually suss you out. This is more true if they have trackers and see your Att to steal is over 80 XD
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