Originally Posted by kmind

What all do you take into consideration when thinking about what type of hand you are calling a 3bet with? Obv. stack sizes, how often they 3bet, etc. but when are you calling SCs, are you never doing so, etc.?

What calling range do you have against an avid blind stealer and what types of hands are you 3betting with?

Originally Posted by Deanglow

1. Do you raise 22-66 UTG? AJo? AJs?
2. When you raise from early to mid position do you often call light 3bets with small-mid pairs OOP against a tight range? Looser range?
3. What do you think of the new fad at 400NL+ of minraising preflop? Ever since Kelisitaan proved he could win 5ptbb+ 24 tabling 400NL+ it has become all the rage, even amongst the best regs.

Originally Posted by Keilah

More on blind defense plz.

If we're calling lots, we're going to miss most of the time + be OOP + not have initiative.

Whats the strategy to turn things around?

Originally Posted by pokerfan

1, whats your UTG & UTG1 raising range? Do you play AQo, 22-55 in these positions when multitabling FR?
2,whats your calling range when unknown 20-30BB shorties in blinds shove over your BT or CO 3x raise? Do you have any ideas how to crush 20-30BB shorties in general?
3,what flop textures do you think are good for c-bet bluff oop vs one tight regular and another semi-loose guy?

Originally Posted by Renton

The concept of initiative is way overrated.

Originally Posted by Fnord

...and exploitable.

Postion > Initiative.

Flatting the button and pwning people is fun.

Originally Posted by XxStacksxX

1) I've been wondering how to proceed on whiffed flops in a 3b pot. For example EP opens and we 3b from BU with AKs. EP calls and flop is Q73r and he checks. I always seem to feel out of place c-betting here because the pot is larger than usual. What about oop?

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

If the UIGEA and it's ramifications on marketing were instantly repealed and tons of reliable and easy options for payment were made available and tons of fish came back onto the scene, do you think the FR NLHE would receive more or less of the influx of players than 6-max and why?

Originally Posted by XxStacksxX

1) I've been wondering how to proceed on whiffed flops in a 3b pot. For example EP opens and we 3b from BU with AKs. EP calls and flop is Q73r and he checks. I always seem to feel out of place c-betting here because the pot is larger than usual. What about oop?

2) Do you tend to 4b with KK/AA. If so, how much over a standard 3b? And what factors determine your decision to either flat or 4b (passive/agg villian, stack sizes, oop/ip)?

Sorry if those questions seem retarded, but those are two things I've run into lately that I've been wondering if I'm making the correct play or not. For #1 I understand the type of villian still ways heavily on our decision, such as we wouldn't want to c-bet here against a station.

Originally Posted by Deanglow

Tell me what you would do with AA/KK in these 3bet PF spots and your general thought process/standard for flatting big pairs:

1. You are EP against tight 3bettor in MP/LP

call

2. In EP against against tight 3bettor in blinds

call

3. In EP against loose 3bettor in MP/LP

generally call, this one depends heavily on how i'm perceived and what %age of his 3-bet range stacks off

4. In EP against loose 3bettor in blinds

call

5. COvBU v tighty

4b

6. COvBU against loosey

4b

7. MP/LP against tighty in blinds

4b normally

8. MP/LP against loosey in blinds

4b always

Originally Posted by elipsesjeff

how often do regs bet the river for value on dry boards OOP after they cbet a dry flop and the turn goes check, check?

Originally Posted by badgers

maybe dumb question...

should you be balancing your 3bets of early pos. raisers (regs only obv) w/ hands like Axs?

Originally Posted by spoonitnow

If the UIGEA and it's ramifications on marketing were instantly repealed and tons of reliable and easy options for payment were made available and tons of fish came back onto the scene, do you think the FR NLHE would receive more or less of the influx of players than 6-max and why?

Originally Posted by badgers

god i think my question is really dumb, delete, delete!

I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, and then when I have some 3betting history w/ the player I can add TT-QQ and eventually even more stuff into my range.

amiright?

Originally Posted by cardsman1992

As a general guideline, VPIP and PFR are "ideally supposed" to ramp down from Button to UTG at a 2:1 ratio. I am finding my ratio to be closer to 3:1 by design as my weakest moneymaking postions are in MP. This rampdown is dramatic from button to MP, and more level from there to UTG.

How exploitable is this?

Originally Posted by cardsman1992

Question 2--How often are you floating a standard reg TAG running 14/10/2 (or thereabouts)...

I am seeing people with 20/16/3 FR stats being called LAGs now, do you feel the games are tight enough now to justify this definition?

Originally Posted by Renton

(ie if he calls absurd amounts of 3-bets then i'll depolarize my range obviously).

Originally Posted by reDZill4

you ignored my question. okay here goes again
im planning on jumping to 2/4 at the end of the month
i have a solid 200NL wr what changes to my game do you reccomend i make in order to make the jump smoother for me? also what do you notice are the major differences between these levels?

Originally Posted by Renton

One MAJOR topic that didn't really generate a ton of discussion was the abcd theorem post I made a while back (see digest sticky).

Originally Posted by pokerfan

under what circumstances do you want to quit your FR sessions ?
stop win/loss limit, total hands or hours?

Originally Posted by XxStacksxX

Hmmmm.... Could be a totally stupid/pointless idea, but here it is anyways. What if we were to post up some hands and work together through the ABCD ranges for both the hero and the villina as a group (or have the next person after the hand to create the ranges, then we critique), then from that logically discuss what the heroes action should be and why? I mean, imo, this is really what a beginner needs. But this would also help nearly everyone else in making sure their ranges are correct and they are making the move appropriate to that range.

In nearly every hand history posted here, the discussion is limited and the regs just state what they would do. Sure there are some that take the time to explain why, but that can sometimes be too few and far between. Also, one thing I like to do is take a situation and ask what my play would be if some factors were changed, and that is generally overlooked.

Anyways, just an idea. Thoughts?

Originally Posted by GatorJH

Can I come over and rail you for an evening? Seriously. I'll bring the beer (or whatever you want to drink/eat).

Originally Posted by elipsesjeff

So the questions went downhill...

1. what's the sickest read-based bluff you have made at FR?
2. Same question but value bet too.
don't remember either of these. I make all in bluffs all the time, but i always do it to make them fold weak hands, not strong ones, so no one bluff sticks out. As far as value bet, I three barreled all in in a reraised pot with Q9 on a Qxxxx board and got called by worse from a tough reg at 3/6 recently.


3.when you've decided to defend your blinds by calling OOP, with what frequency do you use the following defense techniques (you're answer must add up to 100%):

-C/r Bluffing flop 20
-Calling Flop then leading turn with air
-Leading Flop 20
-Do Nothing, c/f flop 60

4) How often are you 2 barreling but not 3 barreling an opponent with a missed hand, both OOP and IP, and assuming the board bricked on the turn when you 2 barreled and the river too? Assume a random Tagfish at midstakes FR and you raised preflop and cbet. Also, when are you determining your decision?

Originally Posted by XxStacksxX

While reading NLHE T&P, I ran across the section regarding blocking bets, and it briefly touched on c/cing and b/fing lines. I believe I understand it, but would like some conformation.

Are we generally c/c against aggressive players as they have a higher bluff frequency? Obv they will be bluffing hands our marginal hands beat so our showdown value increases? Also if you were to take a b/f line against an aggressive player, their would be times when they raise our bet as a bluff and we are forced to lay down the best hand.

However, we should be more inclined to take a b/f line against a more passive player as they will call with weaker hands. Hands they wouldn't put in a bet with if we took a c/c line. And we can feel fairly confident we are beat if they come over the top of our bet.

Is this a fairly accurate understanding?? What sort of factors am I overlooking here?

Also, I was mainly referring to river play. How does this differ on other streets (which I'm assuming it does as we have other things we must factor in such as protecting our hand, getting better hands to fold, and worse hands to call)?