CC Grade 1 Flashcards
What hand qualities and situation make it mandatory to bluff barrel the turn? (i.e. when is EV of checking a lot worse than EV of betting?)
-No Showdown Value
-Nut potential
-Out of Position
e.g. SB vs BB.
hero has 8h7h
AsJs5d SB b33, c.
6h SB ? MANDATORY BLUFF
What are the two things that matter most when determining whether your hand must be value bet, can’t be value bet, or is optional to value bet,
Urgency
Landing equity- since equity drops lower as bet size gets bigger, we need to know how much landing equity we need for each bet size to be able to value bet for that size.
What happens to your equity after a villain calls a bet? Aka, how does your landing equity on a given street compare to your finishing equity on that street.
It goes down since they shed bad hands from their range by folding.
Bigger sizings make villain shed more hands so equity drop is larger.
What is minimum landing equity for value betting wet turn w/ 33% pot, 75%pot, or 150%pot?
B33- 55%
B75- 65%
B150- 75%
(10-15% less than value betting Dry Turn or River)
What is minimum landing equity for value betting dry turn or river w/ 33% pot, 75%pot, or 150%pot?
B33- 65-70%
B75- 75-80%
B150- 85-90%
(10-15% more than value betting on Wet Turn)
On turn do we need a lot of equity to value bet?
No, e.g. normally B33- 55% minimum
but don’t even need 50% especially if OOP
(equity denial and implied odds in play)
On river do we need a lot of equity to value bet?
Yes, we need more since pure equity now! More strict since:
No equity denial
No more implied odds
On wet turns (where hand is ahead more often than our equity suggests), can you value bet with higher or lower landing equity compared to dry turns or rivers (where hand is way ahead or way behind)?
On wet boards, you can value bet with lower landing equity.
Do we need more or less equity to value bet IP compared to OOP?
IP needs a little more equity to value bet due to risk of re-opening the action
OOP needs less equity to value bet since checking doesn’t close action
When must you value bet?
- When hand is strong enough to pick a certain bet size
AND - Urgency is HIGH
e.g. BB vs BU (Ad2d)
flop: Jh4h2s X-B33-C
turn: 2c X-?
-landing equity is 94%
-board is way ahead/way behind spot except for flush draws, need to be more strict on how much equity we need to value bet
-Monster equity w/ MUST BET (chooses B150, B33 only close in EV bc solver raises a lot but people don’t
-Finishing equity is 91%
When is it optional to value bet?
- Hand is strong enough to pick a certain bet size
AND - Urgency is LOW
e.g. BB vs BU (KcTc)
flop: Ks7d6d X-B33-C
turn: 3d X-?
-landing equity of 67% is not enough for B75 on dry turn/river
-villain having lots of 20-30% equity hands (draws and pair+ draws) is misleadingly lowering our equity.
-Higher equity than seems hand qualifies for B75
-spot not urgent though so optional
-hand not seeking to build huge pot or win massive amount
When is it forbidden to value bet? aka mandatory to check?
- Hand is not strong enough to pick a certain bet size
OR - You are not building a betting range using a sizing small enough to value bet your hand.
e.g. BB vs BU (KcTc)
flop: Ks7d6d X-B33-C
turn: 3d X-?
-betting w/ 77 turns equity from 56% to 47% after BB calls.
B33 is mistake of 1.3%, B75 is huge blunder of 10.7%!!!!!
Is denying equity (aka protection) to live hands your opponent has to fold a sufficient reason for betting?
No, denying equity is a useful bonus but not sufficient reason for betting.
Denial comes in handy when fold equity you get by betting is largely useful to you.
You don’t “bet for protection”
You bet for value with a BONUS OF DENIAL.
You bluff with a BONUS OF DENIAL.
Denial can be a SWING FACTOR.
Denying equity to hands that are already losing only wins you a little against those hands.
When you risk that bet to make those hands fold, you lose extra to hands that beat you.
MAKE SURE BET HAS HIGHER PURPOSE (Value or Bluff)
e.g. BB vs BU (9h9s)
flop: 8h5c5s X-B33-C
turn: 2d X-B75
-9h9s bets due to landing equity but benefits from overcards folding too
e.g. BB vs BU (Kc6c)
flop: KhQc4s X-B33-C
turn: 5s X-X
-Kc6c does not rly deny equity in a useful way, flush draws you get value from since their equity is poor,
-hands you deny equity to are stuff like gutshots, pocket pairs
What is draw obsession syndrome?
Obsessing over draws getting there and betting to “price someone out.”
Draws are supposed to call from villain a large amount w/ draws due to implied odds, etc., don’t have to bloat pot for when they do!
e.g. BB vs BU (AsAh)
flop: 8c7cs6s X-?
-Solver checks but EV bet and EV check very close
-Only have 53% equity vs. hand like QcTc, so urgency not high when villain has this hand. Better draws def not folding too
How can denial be a swing factor?
Can turn a thin value hand which prefers to check in a dry (way ahead/ way behind situation) to a bet on a wetter texture (more villain hands are just draws & behind)
Bluffing aims to do what?
Bluffing aims to get villain to frequently fold hands with very high equity against your hand.
When we’re bluffing, which is more useful? Getting very useful fold equity or denial
Fold equity is much more useful than that gained by denial.
Unlike when value betting, downside is we lose when called.
What are the four types of bets?
Value- 0-10% ish average equity folded by villain to your bet
Value/Denial- 10-35% ish
Bluffing/Denial- 35-65% ish
Bluffing- 65-100% ish
What two key factors determine whether you:
a) cannot bluff
b) it’s optional to bluff
c) you must bluff
-Showdown Value (is EV of checking high or low?)
-World Favorability (EV of range. e.g. massively ahead, IP, nut advantage etc.) fold equity will go up
Most common factor that makes bluffing a mistake?
When hand is performing too well by checking for betting to be as good, even if we fold out better hands.
Risk of bluffing should be rejected when checking is highly profitable.
What is an unfavorable situation for bluffing?
When opponent has range advantage, fold equity is lower.
Only choose bluffs that have either :
-Some nutted redraw (on the turn)
-Positive blocker effects (on the river)
Especially bad to bluff when villain has range advantage and positional advantage, they will be slightly underfolding compared to the expected amount of fold equity.
Are turn probe opportunities favorable? (should OOP bet after X-X on flop)
Turn probe opportunities are usually UNFAVORABLE for OOP and demand a selective bluffing strategy since preflop raiser retains an advantage when he checks behind on the flop.
When is it optional to bluff?
-Not in unfavorable world
AND
-Do not have too much SDV to bluff
Spots that are very often optional bluffs when you hold both air hands or draws are:
a) Cbetting the Turn (double barreling)
b) Delayed Cbetting (bluff more than double barrel, favorable world, optional since bet now, or wait til river)
c) Probing the Turn on a very low/connected board
(more favourable than most turn probe opportunities)
can wait til river to bluff
d) Betting the flop where your range is stronger than villain but not massively
e) Triple Barreling on the River