[spoonitnow strategy] Leading the Flop and the Relationships to Continuation Betting

[spoonitnow]

This is true, but it can be said of most of poker's decisions too. I'm thinking more along the lines of, what if my opponent is unknown? To try to build a statically correct/thought-out strategy. Then deviate from this strategy based on reads, but keep it in as a baseline. I hope that makes sense..

The AK hand, I think it's a fold, looks like he is ahead with a pair, and even if he's bluffing you aren't sure that you'll even get paid off if you hit your 6-outer.

Your opponent won't be unknown for very long, so these decisions won't come up very often. It doesn't take many hands to be able to find something that you can try to exploit.

If you really want to, then just try to make sure teach of your ranges is about equally strong. Trying to get this 100% perfectly balanced isn't really worth it.

[jackvance]

Your opponent won't be unknown for very long, so these decisions won't come up very often. It doesn't take many hands to be able to find something that you can try to exploit.

If you really want to, then just try to make sure teach of your ranges is about equally strong. Trying to get this 100% perfectly balanced isn't really worth it.

I like to have a good baseline idea of what your strategy is. En then adjust that baseline depending on reads. A read is also never black and white, but a shade of grey. And you wanted to have a discussion.

I've been incorporating donking succesfully in my play today. Not much to say though, just looking for spots and trying to adjust my play.

[steelsatin]

Cool ill read this a few times ! I think the baseline strategy is to adjust jackvance ,to exploit an opponent strengths and also weaknesses by counteracting their habits,
don't get me wrong tho' I am defiantly no expert lol far from it !

[mondayscool]

Found a couple hands that I think apply here.


Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 2 Players

Hero (BB): $12.71 (254.2 bb)
SB: $4.62 (92.4 bb) 37/2 | 100% fold to cb | undefined cb | 66 hands

Preflop: Hero is BB with 6 A
SB raises to $0.10, Hero calls $0.05

Flop: ($0.20) 5 3 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.15

So I lead here as a semi bluff to capture any fold equity from any random broadways I thought he might have that still have a decent amount of equity against my hand. It's probably a little questionable as his range is supposed to be quite tight (2% PFR) but that was at 6 max, and this was a breaking table. Thoughts?





Poker Stars, $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players

BTN: $27.73 (110.9 bb) 35/26 | 86% cb | 50% fold to cb | 48% ATS | 70 hands
Hero (SB): $28.32 (113.3 bb)
BB: $19.49 (78 bb)
UTG: $27.63 (110.5 bb)
MP: $68.42 (273.7 bb)
CO: $50.23 (200.9 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T K
3 folds, BTN raises to $0.50, Hero calls $0.40, BB folds

Flop: ($1.25) Q 7 A (2 players)
Hero bets $1

I lead here again as a semi bluff to capture any fold equity I might have from middle pairs, and also to prevent him from c betting and forcing me to c/f all the equity I flopped. I don't like c/c and I don't like to c/f against this guy as he's c betting close to his entire range on this flop, so I lead.





Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 4 Players

BTN: $10.69 (106.9 bb) 44/25 | 80% cb | 50% fold to cb | 43% ATS | 50 hands
Hero (SB): $10 (100 bb)
BB: $6.15 (61.5 bb)
CO: $10 (100 bb)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8 8
CO folds, BTN raises to $0.40, Hero calls $0.35, BB folds

Flop: ($0.90) 5 T 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.60

This is a spot where in hindsight I don't really like my lead, for a couple reasons. a) He's c betting with a high freq so there's no need to value bet here, I can let him do it for me. And b) I'm pretty much crushing this relatively dry board so by betting here I'm folding out all kinds of hands that can hit something and pay off later in the hand (eg. overcards, smaller PP's).

[spoonitnow]

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