nl workbook

Question 1

when calling in position on a low paired flop 733 ect, and getting checkraised by a defined player, what is the proper play?

Answer 1

float 80%, jam 20%.

Question 2

when floating a low paired flop in position, what are the correct actions for an aggressive turn?

Answer 2

we should be betting the top and bottom of our range if checked to, and looking to jam any rivers that brick. if he bets into us, we can raise with the very top of our range and fold the rest. the only thing that should check back are mid pocket pairs looking for a showdown taking a pot control line

Question 3

when there is a late opener and a active player 3 betting out of the sb with wide range, what should we be looking at doing

Answer 3

cold 4 beting. we should be looking at both ranges from their respective position

Question 4

as stacks get deeper, what should you be looking to do and why?

Answer 4

3bet in general to build a bigger pot, and 4 bet with more bluffs in your range in position.

Question 5

what kinds of cards are TAG’s most likely to continue with from utg?

Answer 5

broadways these give him a lot of outs on the river, a lot of openended and gutshots.

Question 6

when a TAG opens utg or utg+1 and the flop is broadway low low, and then continues on a brick or ace, how should we respond? ESPECIALLY ON A NON FLUSH DRAW TURN

Answer 6

we should be looking to raise the turn as a bluff with a lot of hands. if we are 2.5x raising his turn bets, we are folding out a lot of his hands.

Question 7

if a reg is constantly putting you in tough spots, what is the proper solution?

Answer 7

JUST AGINST REGS that you feel are exploiting you, you should raise more turns and call with a slightly larger value range on the river.

Question 8

on paired flops with no broadways aginst regs, what is the correct play after it goes check/check on the flop both in and out of position?

Answer 8

bet both the turn and river especially if a broadway does not come.

Question 9

in 3 bet pots from people with tight ranges, what should you be doing in position

Answer 9

looking to raise their flop raises. this should be a function of their range and 3b flop continuation stat

Question 10

after the flop goes check/check what line should you take out of position?

Answer 10

you should be looking for a reason to bet, and you should plan on betting the river for balance as well.

Question 11

after the flop goes check/check what line should you take in position?

Answer 11

bet the bottom 2/3 of your range, and follow through on the river.

Question 12

what hands should you be looking to check raise the flop with as ballence to nutted hands?

Answer 12

under gutshots, wheel draws with an ace and back door flush draws

Question 13

what is one of the best places to bet the turn

Answer 13

when the turn card is 1 or 2 higher than the flop, especially if its a broadway

Question 14

what is one line where you should be betting most rivers?

Answer 14

hero in position: went bet / call, check/ bet and villain called.

Question 15

what question should you be asking before you bet the turn?

Answer 15

is my opponent super tricky or aggressive? if so CHECK BEHIND with all but the nuts

Question 16

what 3 things should you ask yourself before betting the river?

Answer 16

1. how often will villain call? based on stats
2. do i have a 2 or 3 street value hand?
3. what sizing will get the desired result?

Question 17

what kinds of boards are you looking to shove over your opponents with

Answer 17

you are looking for 1 high card low card draw completing boards, or places where the turn pairs the board and they bet when they can’t have the given card in their range. basicaly places where they can’t have the nuts

Question 18

what kind of opponent are you looking to shove the river against?

Answer 18

weak tight, TAG’s 14/12 or less on stats

Question 19

what are the best places to mess around on the river?

Answer 19

places where the top of your opponents range is made up of almost all pairs

Question 20

what is the best line to take in a 3bet pot opp vs a aggressive 3 bettor

Answer 20

check call flop, check turn. if checked back, you can bet or check the river depending on board texture

Question 21

what is the optomal line with ak, aq, and aj opp vs aggressive opp, and why?

Answer 21

check call flop because if an ace comes on the turn, you will get another bet, and he will most likely check back the river.

Question 22

what kinds of boards are good to barrel bluff in a 3 bet pot?

Answer 22

ones where there are 1 high card, and the rest low with a flush draw present that doesn’t come in.

Question 23

what are some good spots to overbet for value?

Answer 23

when the turn gets checked back and they bet the river, you can overbet value raise top pair top kicker when the flush draw misses.

Question 24

what are the 3 most common lines with pairs 66 and under out of the blinds?

Answer 24

1-fold pre 2- reraise preflop, you must do this with a balanced range 3- call and try to get to showdown on a flop with 1 high card and 2 unders.

Question 25

what is a creative way to play smaller pp against aggressive late position openers?

Answer 25

to check call the flop and maybe the turn, but to check raise the rivers. you are looking for c/b/c flops, c/c turns and c/b,cr rivers. you are looking to do this against a good aggressive player that has a tight river fold stat.

Question 26

what kinds of players should you be bet/folding the river to?

Answer 26

calling stations, weak tight players

Question 27

when you are in position in a 3 bet pot and flop overs, what are you looking for?

Answer 27

what is their cbet in 3bet pot, and what is their general 3bet%. if both are generally high, 10% cbet and 80% cbet, you should consider shoving overs especially with aq,ak,and aj due to the card removal theroy.

Question 28

what is a good non standard value line on a k97r flop?

Answer 28

cbet flop, check back dry turns looking to value rasie/bet on river.

Question 29

when you flop open ended in position on a board with flush draws in a 3bet pot, what is the optimal play?

Answer 29

check back in position, and bet the turn or call a turn bet. its a pot control line and will still give you a chance to get max value while protecting against getting it in as a dog on the flop vs overs and flush draws. if they bet the flop, it is most likely just a call call evaluate the river line

Question 30

when you flop open ended in position on a board with out flush draws in a 3bet pot, what is the optimal play?

Answer 30

look at stats to see if they cbet a lot in 3bet pots. if they do, you can shove over them and get a fold a lot of the time, if not you have good equity. you can also bet if checked to, as the likelihood of them check shipping a fd is non existent.

Question 31

what are the differences with kqs and kqoff in position?

Answer 31

suited should call and play post flop because it has much better equity and will only fold out dominated hands with a 3bet. kqoff on the other hand will gain in equity from 3betting.

Question 32

what are some things to think about when an ace rivers?

Answer 32

if it completes a low straight, you should think about raising or bluff shoving. the same goes if it doesn’t really hit anything. a lot of good players will bet/fold to a shove or raise. this usually works best on a bet/check/bet line.

Question 33

what are two things to consider when bluff shoving the river?

Answer 33

1- what hands are your repping? you want to do this when villians range is mostly made of pairs.
2- you want to be giving him around 2 to 1 odds on a call. not better than 2.5 or your success will go way down
3- what are his river call stats?

Question 34

with middle flush draws in a 3 bet pot, what should be the standard play?

Answer 34

check back the flop or just call and evaluate on the turn. getting it in will usually be a bad move, as we will be in bad shape. we don’t want to get check raised and have to play for stacks with this hand.

Question 35

what is a better than standard line to take with tpmk?

Answer 35

its better to bet/bet/check fold if we don’t beat anything. espically on paired boards. this line is better than a bet/fold river.

Question 36

99,1010, and jj utg the gun; what is the optimal play with these hands when 3 bet by late position?

Answer 36

fold unless you have been getting abused. call only if you can let go on any non set flop. if late position has been very very active, you can jam here. folding has less variance.

Question 37

when the river card fills most draws (a flush and straight) and its checked to you, what should you do?

Answer 37

aginst tag regulars, you should turn the bottom of your range into a bluff here and bet 2/3 pot. if he took a pot control weak line, what can he call with? you need to ballence this with betting the same with the nuts, but thats not hard to do in position

Question 38

what kinds of hands should you be checking back on flops

Answer 38

hands that can improve to a good to strong hand and will catch bluffs on very dry boards by having some show down value

Question 39

if villians call a draw heavy flop and draw heavy turn how should you play the river?

Answer 39

shove most of the time reguardless of the river unless it is noted that they call light or make hero calls. if they have a strong hand, you would expect a raise on the turn, or a donk river bet