Micro Stakes Playbook: Turn Flashcards
Firing the second shell
- real money is aggression w/o showing your hand
- double-barrel about 50% of the time
- most will float the flop to see “where they are at” but will often fold at the turn b/c it’s getting expensive
When should you usually double-barrel? (3)
1) Big Hands: overpairs, sets, top pair, etc.
2) Scare Cards
3) Equity Cards: usually a pair or draw that improves our equity
Scare Cards
A card that improves our PERCEIVED range but not theirs. Our perceived range would be top pairs, aces, broadways; their perceived range would be speculative hands
- play that ace like you have it
- best used vs. weaker regs
- if we get called, we’re probably behind
Double Floating
- regs will fire more double barrels these days, aggressives will keep on applying pressure even during their missed draws
- double float IP vs. double barrel lovin’ regs
- DO NOT double float w/o any equity! If you have no pair and no draw, fold!!
- weaker regs double-barrel 30-40%
About pressure and aggression
You have to fire those guns. It sucks to lose half a stack, but sometimes you need to be willing to apply big time pressure to find that fold and be aggressive. Expand your calling ranges w/ TAGs and LAGs or they’ll run you over. You can’t beat them by being tight and passive and folding all the time!
What should you double float with?
Mid-top pair and good flush/straight draws
The key ingredients to a turn bluff raise (3)
1) the right board for our PERCEIVED range (speculative)
2) the right player type: aggressive TAGs / weak player with -22% WTSD
3) outs: AT LEAST two overs w/ 6 outs
Perfect conditions for a turn bluff raise (3)
1) highly aggressive reg w/ very narrow value range
2) opponent doesn’t go to showdown a lot so is capable of making that big fold
3) we have decent equity
* remember to use the turn bluff raise sparingly and under these perfect conditions
