Combatitng Optimal Raiser At 50bb+

Question 1

Facing a raise preflop

As more money goes into the pot, you want…?

Answer 1

As more money goes into the pot you want to have a stronger hand that relies less on implied odds.

Question 2

Facing an EP raise and you are in MP , at 50+bb

If you expect a 3-bet…?

Answer 2

As when in EP, if you expect a 3 bet, it is ok to fold the bottom of your range

Question 3

Facing an ep raise, you in late position, 50+ bb

What is your range?

Beware…?

What should you fold if unsure?

Answer 3

Axs , JTs+, all pairs, decent suited connectors

…but beware being dominated.

As a consequence you may wish to fold the weaker parts of this range if unsure.

Question 4

Facing an EP raise, you are in the small blind, 50BB+

What range does Jonathan recommend here, and why?

Answer 4

Jonathan recommends calling with the same range as in middle position.

You are out of position and the BB might 3 bet, so you want your range to be fairly tight.

Question 5

Facing a MP raise, you are in MP, 50+ bb

If you choose to 3 bet. What size raise should you use?

What should you do if your 3 bet is called

Answer 5

If you choose to 3 bet, you want to raise to 3x their bet.

If you get called, be prepared to make a 50% pot c-bet on most flops, especially if your opponent plays straightforwardly.

Question 6

When raised in MP, 50+bb

As your opponent range widens, how does this affect your strategy?

What would you typically 3 bet with?
What do you call with?

Answer 6

As your opponents range widens, u can play wider and start to have 3 bets.

3 bet with. TT+, AKo,AKs,AQs for value
3 bet with ATo, KJo, QJo, K9s-J9s as semibluff
Call the hands in between , Axs , and 99-

Question 7

Facing a MP raise and you are in the SB ,50+BB

What should you consider, and how does this affect your strategy?

Answer 7

Consider how the BB will play…
…if they are poor and will call when you do, you need to call with a different range than if they will squeeze or fold,
….however,if he is competent, use the same range as if you were in MP.

Question 8

Facing an MP bet. And you are in the SB, 50+bb

If the BB rarely 3 bets or is passive…? What range?

Answer 8

…you can get away with calling a bit more often, but you still cannot go too wide.

AXs J9⬅️⬆️, pairs, suited connectors, ATo, KQo.

Question 9

Facing a MP raise and you are in the SB, 50+ bb

How big should your 3 bet be from the small blind?

Why is this?

Answer 9

If you cbet you want to raise to 4x their bet, as you are OOp

This is to discoursge calls…but as you’ll be raising with a strong range, you dont mind if they do call.

Question 10

Facing a MP raise when you are in the SB , 50+ bb

How wide are you defending?

Answer 10

You can defend a bit wider than against an EP raiser,

3 bet TT+, AQs, AKs, AKo for value
3 bet As a bluff with ATo, KTo, KJo, QJo, T7s, 86s, 75s
Cakk Axs ,pairs, suited connectores, J8s, T8s.

Question 11

Facing a LP raise, you are in the SB , 50+ BB

What should you do with your range if you expect to be called alot of the time?

What size of 3 bet should you use?

Answer 11

You can put all of your calling hands into the 3 bet range to make a solid linear raising rangr - this is good if you expect to be called most of the time.

OOP. You can expect them to call more often, so 3 bet s bit bigger, to 4x

Question 12

Facing a late position raise ,you in sb, at 50 bb+

What is your play dependent on?

If you want to play with them then…?

If you want the pot heads up with the raiser then…?

Answer 12

How you play will be dependent on how good the BB is, and how they will react.

If you want to play a hand with thr BB becUse they are poor, then call with a wide range.

If you want to play heads up with the raiser, use a 3 bet strategy.

Question 13

Facing sn LP raise, you are in LP, 50bb+

What should you do if the players in the blinds are poor players?

Answer 13

If the players in the blinds are poor, you should call with the suited connectors that might otherwise “3 bet or fold”

This is because the errors the blinds will make will be more profitable than the margin you get from getting them to fold.

Question 14

Facning a LP raise, you are in late position, 50bb+

While you can 3 bet with AXo a fair amount of the time, why should you not 3 bet too often with it ?

Dont…?

Answer 14

If you 3 brt too often with AXo your opponent s will start calling or 4 betting, which is not good,

If they are cslling too often, dont 3 bet bluff with AXo, and use less bluffs in general.

Question 15

When raised from LP at 50 bb+, and you are in late position

Remember. The raiser may be aware…?

What should you do when against late position raises in general ?

Answer 15

Remember, the raiser may be aware that a 3 bet is possible and constructing their range accordingly,

When you are in LP against late position riases, you should apply pressure as their ranges will be too wide.

Question 16

When facing an Ep raise and you are in EP, 50+ bb

What will they rarely do?

Therefore, you should not…?

As stack sizes shrink…?

Answer 16

Because an eo raiser has a string range, they will rarely fold to agression

Therefore you do not want to have a 3 betting range. This protects your calling range.

As stack sizes shrink, rely less on the smaller suited AXs and connectors, as they rely on implied odds

Question 17

Facing a raise oreflop at 50+bb

Sometimes a 3 bet bluff with blockers and/or hands that flop well is called for.

When would you use blockers?

When would you use hands that flop well (like connectors)?

Answer 17

Use blockers when you think they will “4 bet or fold”.

Use connectors & “flop wells” when you expect them to call.

Question 18

Facing a riase, 50bb+

As long as you’re all deep stacked and you are ip, you can call with…?

Answer 18

As long as you’re all deep stacked and you are ip, you can call with all pairs and decent suited connectors almost every time, due to implied odds.

Question 19

Facing a raise in general…

What might be a useful choice to include when constructing a polarised 3 betting range?

But remember…?

Answer 19

Marginal suited connectors like 97s and 86s can sometimes be good 3 bet bluffs, …these flop ok, and your opponent may not expect them.

….but remember, if you only flop a moderate top pair, you may be behind or dominated- big hand big pot /small hand, small pot !

Question 20

When developing a range in LP what could you consider 3 betting with?

Why?

But..?

Answer 20

Consider including marginal suited connectors like 97s and 86s..

Thry fall below your opponents raising range so are unlikely to be dominated

But beware if you flop a marginal pair with them …big hand big pot/ small hand,small pot.

Question 21

At deep stacks, when you 3 bet facing a raise, where does the majority of your profit come from

Answer 21

The majority of it comes when they fold either preflop or to your cbet.

Question 22

If your opponent pfr’s and then declines to c-bet

What does this possibly indicate they have ?

What should you concentrate on?
How should you react?

Answer 22

If your opponent declines to c-bet, then in theory they have either Marginal or Junk hands.

You will not get much/any value from the junk, so you should concentrate on the marginal hands.

Try to extract 3 streets of value from the marginal hands,but dont bet so big that they fold.