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Really liked this format.Thnx

Thanks BarracudaNL

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it:-)

Thank you very much Steve, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer that for me.

That makes perfect sense to me, and clears up the confusion in my head of how to think about it. Most helpful,

esp this:-

"e.g. If f is how often your opponent folds to a minraise
sm/sc/sf is how often he shoves/calls/folds vs a minraise
sl/sx is how often he shoves/checks vs a limp
then
EV(minraise/fold) = sm * (-1.5) + sf * 1.5 + sc * postflopEV(mr/call)
EV(limp/fold) = sl * (-0.5) * sx * postflopEV(limp/x)
EV(open fold) = 0"

The exact equation I was looking for!

And so as just to sum it up in my mind, as well as the equation you have provided, I think I was missing a second part, which is that this equation will only work as long as you have the numbers to factor in to it, usually taken from the population reads, i.e - the amount they fold v min raise etc. Am I correct?

Which vids/are there any vids on rio that you would recommend that show this equation actually being explained and/or being used ?

One last thing to ask to settle a discussion between myself and a friend ( a simple yes or no is fine). Is 'R' the same as capture factor?

Thanks again Steve

Excellent! Thank you for taking the time to answer zinom, really appreciate it:-)

ok cool, thanks again:-)

which vids?

Thank you,

I think that is an answer that will set me on the right track.

Any vids here on rio about this very thing, or articles you could link me to please?

Thanks again zinom1:-)

Hey Steve,

I don't know if this is proper forum etiquette, but would you be so kind as to take a look at a post of mine please?
http://www.runitonce.com/nlhe/comparing-openfolding-v-flatting-v-raisi/

"I think 3 years ago me was just picking a number for the sake of the example"

Oh ok, thanks Steve. I was confused enough already up to that point lol.

First of all, thanks for the reply.

I do appreciate anyone who takes the time to reply.
However your reply has not been helpful in answering my question.

I can see my question may not have been clear enough though, so I will try to clarify.

I have started playing Hu Sit and go's, and have watched a few vids, and read quite a few articles about this game type, but I keep coming across quotes like:-

" it is +ev here to open with this hand rather than open fold " or " we do better here limping, rather than losing our .5 of a big blind " or " we can at least break even here limping rather than folding " or " limping J,3o here, is more ev than folding " or " we can do better here by limping than negative .5 of a big blind " or " by comparing to a constant, which is folding "

And so far I have not heard these statements qualified with proofs!

So my question is - How have they came to these conclusions?

Is there some math/equation that is used to compare options of openfolding v min-raising v limping.

I am trying to find out how to do the theory behind the above quotes, so I can think for myself when designing for example, my own pre-flop ranges,
rather than blindlessly following others ranges, without knowing how and why they have been designed that way.

Thanks.

"we defend 74o which has 33% equity preflop"

Why does it have 33% equity? if it is v random hand, then does it not have 38.5% euquity?