Master the Fundamentals

Question 1

What are the 3 main reasons to bet?

Explain

Answer 1

1. Value
   You want worse hands to call. Can be with a premium hand or decent but marginal hand (aka thin value).
2. Protection
   You want hands that have the potential to improve to fold.
3. Bluff
   You want better hands to fold. Can be a pure bluff or a semi-bluff.

Question 2

When we get 3-Bet, what are the 4 things we need to consider?

Explain

Answer 2

1. Your opponent’s strategy
   Looser range = play more hands
2. The 3-bet amount
   Smaller 3-bet = play more hands
3. Your position
   Later position = play more hands
4. Your opponent’s position in relation to you
   When you are in position = play more hands

Question 3

Explain the difference between a tricky limper and a straight forward limper.

And how do you exploit them.

Answer 3

Tricky Limper -

• Limp with some portion of premium hands to trap.
• Most limp/3-bet with only their best hands.
• Most are only tricky from early positions because they have more people that can potentially raise them.

Exploit - by just limping back.

Straight Forward Limper -
- Usually have junky ranges that do not contain the best hands.

Exploit - by raising with a range similar to your initial preflop range. Exceptions: you can call more often with suited connectors, suited aces, small pairs

Question 4

How should you play vs a raise from the following player type:

1. Tight Aggressive Player (TAG) raise
2. Loose Aggressive Player (LAG) raise
3. Tight Passive Player (NIT) raise
4. Loose Passive (Calling Station) raise

Answer 4

1. Tight Aggressive Player (TAG) - Play straight forward from the charts
2. Loose Aggressive Player (LAG) - 3-bet and call more often than the charts recommend
3. Tight Passive Player (NIT) - Fold more often than the charts recommend
4. Loose Passive (Calling Station) - Fold more often than the charts recommend

Question 5

What are the 3 range composition of hands?

Explain

Answer 5

1. Polarized
   Premium hands and hands not quite good enough to call.
2. Linear
   Premium and strong marginal hands.
3. Condensed
   Decent, but non-premium hands.

Question 6

What is the definition of the following:

1. Range
2. Range Advantage
3. Nut Advantage

Answer 6

1. Range - A grouping of hands that a player can have in a situation.
2. Range Advantage - When one range has a distinct equity advantage over another range.
3. Nut Advantage - When one range has a distinct nutted hand advantage over another range.

Question 7

What are the implied odds hands?

Do they have more value when deep stacked or short stacked?

Answer 7

Implied odds hands - small pairs, suited aces, suited connectors

have a large amount of value when deep stacked

Question 8

What are the reverse implied odds hands?

Answer 8

Reverse implied odds hands - low Ax cards (A2-A9), off suit Broadway hands and off suit connectors.

Question 9

What are some adjustments due to SPR?

Answer 9

The lower the SPR, the less polar the check/raising range typically is.

As the SPR goes down, you should be more willing to 3-bet the flop and get it
all-in immediately.

There is a large increase in 3-betting the flop at SPR’s < 1 if you were to call
the check/raise.

3bet the flop with premium hands that need protection + some draws, and
call with premium hands that need no protection and draws that don’t want
to stack off immediately.