Alex Coaching Notes

Question 1

What is the most important thought when opening from any position but the button?

Answer 1

Is anybody going to three-bet me?

Question 2

What is the most important thought when you have a weak top pair or good second pair out of position?

Answer 2

How can I get three streets of value out of this?

Question 3

What is the most important thought when you flop one mediocre pair versus one opponent who is the aggressor?

Answer 3

How many streets is this person going to bet and what am I prepared to call?

Question 4

What is the most important thought when continuation betting on the flop when your opponent has likely missed?

Answer 4

What will fold out high cards?

Question 5

What is the most important thought when a loose opener opens in front of us and we have a playable hand?

Answer 5

What percentage of the time does this person four-bet?

Question 6

When I call from the big blind versus a raiser with a crap hand what is the most important thought?

Answer 6

Can I check-raise here? (Does he C-bet enough? Do I have the chips? Did he open too many hands?)

Question 7

What is the most important thought when you call a raise in position in No Limit Hold’em tournaments?

Answer 7

Does this hand play well multi-way?

Question 8

What is the most important thought when you are going up against a person who you know nothing about?

Answer 8

What does the field do?

Question 9

What is the most important thought when you are in a three-way pot?

Answer 9

Only around a third of the time people have nothing, so 1/3rd pot bet works best.

Question 10

What is the most important thought when we bet a mediocre hand out of position on the turn?

Answer 10

Can we bet the river? (Most people do fold turn after flop is checked through)

Question 11

What is the most important thought when we don’t know what’s going on?

Answer 11

Run like hell.

Question 12

What is the most important when you have a good hand in position and you’re facing a raise?

Answer 12

Can I three-bet without getting four-bet?

Question 13

What is the most important thought when we have a weak hand out of position that cannot withstand multiple barrels?

Answer 13

What percentage of the time is turn and river going to get checked here?

Question 14

When calling a big bet on the turn what is the most important thought?

Answer 14

What do I beat and what is my plan for the river?

Question 15

What is the most important when we have less than 30 big blinds and a good hand facing a raise?

Answer 15

Can we move all-in?

Question 16

What is the most important thought when we’re short-stacked and with few options?

Answer 16

Get the blinds and antes.

Question 17

What is the most important thought when you see a Winning Poker Network open early position in a deep stacked game?

Answer 17

They open too damn much there.

Any three-bet (that does not get four-bet) is better than a flat

Question 18

What is the most important thought when it is checked to you in position on an ace high board and you have nothing?

Answer 18

Bet 1/3rd because all non-paired hands will fold because they have no over-cards.