Get Better at Continuation Betting in One Lesson

[EasyPoker]

I've been involved in donk level poker for around 4 years, and I've been through numerous thought processes and mini-epiphanies. After speaking to lots of different people and reading/watching lots of different stuff, I have to say that if you want a long term future in the game and any variant of the game, Spoonitnow is one of the only people worth listening to in terms of his approach i.e. math and theory.

Feel based poker (as opposed to math/theory based poker) is short-term imo.

Most players play the former approach, and that includes people who've made fuck tons from the game.

[spoonitnow]

I've been involved in donk level poker for around 4 years, and I've been through numerous thought processes and mini-epiphanies. After speaking to lots of different people and reading/watching lots of different stuff, I have to say that if you want a long term future in the game and any variant of the game, Spoonitnow is one of the only people worth listening to in terms of his approach i.e. math and theory.

Feel based poker (as opposed to math/theory based poker) is short-term imo.

Most players play the former approach, and that includes people who've made fuck tons from the game.

I recommend that people study examples with the theory in mind during their study so that they develop a feel for spots based on getting familiar with what is going on. A lot of "feel" based players don't do this, so they just end up playing according to some set of memorized rules which will only get them so far.

[DoubleJ]

My $0.02.

0. What is your pre-flop range?

With a Tight BTN and SB I would be opening:

{22+,A2s+,K2s+,Q8s+,J7s+,T7s+,97s+,86s+,76s,65s,54 s,43s,ATo+,K9o+,Q9o+,J9o+,T9o}

Without reads on BTN, my CO open range is:

{22+,A2s+,K9s+,Q9s+,J8s+,T8s+,97s+,86s+,ATo+,K9o+, Q9o+,J9o+,T9o}

I would expect BB to be calling here with

{JJ-99,KTs+,QTs+,JTs,T9s,98s,87s}; I don’t expect 66-88 as my range is too wide to set-mine. I also think he’d be 3Betting Axs.

Villain is not playing Fit-or-Fold OTF, so he will be continuing with draws, and floating when IP

1. C-Betting Flop A: K 2 9

This flop hits my perceived range, and has FD possibilities, so I’d cBet 100% of my opening range.

I’d expect Villain to x-raise any made hands here vs. FD, so his continuing range would be {JJ-TT,T9s,98s,QdJd,QdTd,JdTd,8d7d}?

2. C-Betting Turn A after Flop A: K 2 9 A

The A is a good scare card to barrel here – it hits my perceived range, adds some equity to any XcXc hands and devalues his draws.

cBet entire range

3. C-Betting Turn B after Flop A: K 2 9 2

This card doesn’t help Villain, but isn’t a “scare”, although it does pair the board.

I’d be cBetting any made hands and anything that may have picked up some extra equity

{22+,AKs,A9s,A2s,K9s+,Q9s,J9s,T9s,97s+,AKo,K9o+,Q9 o,J9o,T9o}

4. C-Betting Flop B: Q 8 4

Dry flop that hits my perceived range.

cBet entire range.

I dunno what to make of Villain’s calling range here. He could easily call with hands that have paired the board and PPs, as my stats make me unlikely to barrel the turn, and he has some SD value, so {JJ-99,KQs,QTs+,98s,87s}?

5. C-Betting Turn A after Flop B: Q 8 4 A

The A is a good scare card to barrel here – it hits my perceived range, adds some equity to any XcXc hands. He may have picked up some FD equity, but will have poor odds to call

However, he has called the flop which indicates some kind of strength, and so I have less FE (?)

cBet entire value range (Sets, 2Pairs, TPs) and Junk, check behind hands w/ SD value (Mid-, Weak-Pairs)?

6. C-Betting Turn B after Flop B: Q 8 4 2

Doesn’t help Villain, but again he has indicated some strength, and isn’t stationy.

cBet entire value range (Sets, Overpairs, TPs) and anything that has picked up a FD, check behind hands w/ SD value (Mid-, Weak-Pairs)?