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    I don't understand how "3-bet is premium" works as a stat but I'm skeptical of its usefulness.

    Anyway if you assume he's folding exactly 50% of the time and having QQ+ AK the rest of the time (equity of 36.1%), the EV is as follows:

    Outcome 1: He folds
    Probability: 0.5
    EV magnitude: +18.5bb
    Product: +(0.5)*(18.5)

    Outcome 2: He calls, we win
    Probability: 0.5*0.364
    EV magnitude: +105.5bb minus rake
    Product: +(0.5)*(0.364)*(105.5 - rake)

    Outcome 3: He calls, we lose
    Probability: 0.5*(1-0.364)
    EV magnitude: -96bb
    Product: -(0.5)*(1-0.364)*(96)

    Then you sum the outcomes:

    EV = X = (0.5)*(18.5) + (0.5)*(0.364)*(105.5 - rake) - (0.5)*(1-0.364)*(96)

    At your stakes I have no clue what the rake would be, I'll assume 3bb. Just note that the rake does matter quite a bit if the shove is marginal.

    Plug 3 for rake and use www.wolframalpha.com solver:

    X = -2.62bb

    Now, we can use a variable to find the breakeven point for how often he would need to fold for the shove to be profitable. We set EV equal to zero and the 50% fold frequency equal to X, while setting the 50% call frequency to 1 minus x.

    0 = (X)*(18.5) + (1-X)*(0.364)*(105.5 - 3) - (1-X)*(1-0.364)*(96)

    X = 56.2%
    Last edited by Renton; 02-10-2015 at 03:30 PM.

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