S01 - E05 - 4-Betting

Question 1

Building a 4-Betting range

Answer 1

• Everything is centered around the value portion of your range. The more value you have, the more bluffs you need to stay balanced.
• Our range stays essentially the same vs different 3-bet sizes, except when facing extreme sizes.
• Opponent tendencies can also influence your range - vs a very tight 3-bettor, you’ll want to remove some bluffs
• The main factors to consider when 4-betting are your position, and the position of the 3-bettor

Value Portion of a 4-betting Range:
UTG vs MP
QQ+, AK (34 combos)

BTN vs SB
TT+, AK (46 combos)

Question 2

Choosing 4-bet Bluffs

Answer 2

• 4-bet bluffs are centered around postflop playability and blockers

KQs, AQ, AJs, A5s, KJs

• Avoid always calling with these hands. Otherwise your 4-bet range will be significantly weakened.

Question 3

Adjusting to extreme 3-bet sizings

Answer 3

• 3-Bet Size is Very Small
  
  • Keep value portion similar
  • Remove some bluffs
  • 4-bet more frequently with offsuit hands
  • Just call more with suited/playable hands
• 3-Bet Size is Very Large
  
  • Tighten up with both bluffs and calls
  • Keep value portion similar

Question 4

4-bet Size

Answer 4

• When 4-betting we want to allow for more playability postflop so that our skill edge has a chance to flourish
• Be consistent with your sizes regardless of your hand

OOP vs typical 3-bet size (2.5x-3x): 2.6x-2.8x
IP vs typical 3-bet size: 2.1x-2.3x

Question 5

Adjusting for deeper stacks

Answer 5

• IP our range doesn’t change much but OOP we tighten up, and call more often with good playable hands
• We also want to utilize a larger size when deeper

Question 6

Adjusting for shallower stacks

Answer 6

• Sometimes you need to just get those chips in with hands that aren’t quite strong enough to call and play postflop (A6, 66)
• Especially when IP vs a solid player with a short stack, we need to sometimes flat 3-bets with strong, trappy hands

Question 7

Cold 4-betting

Answer 7

• Your position and the position of both of your opponents are the main factors to consider

Typical 4-bet range

• Value:
  
  • JJ+, AK (40 combos)
• Bluffs:
  
  • AQs, KQs ( 8 combos)

BB vs BTN vs SB

• Value
  
  • 99+, AK
• Bluffs
  
  • KTs+, QJs+