Steve Horvath
15 points
I'm pretty sure that while he's correct, the villain is more likely to float vs. a smaller sizing, the density of Ax still favors hero since he's betting range for 1/3 on the flop therefore has 100% of the Ax (including AQ, AK, AJ) which the villain shouldn't have- since he's still folding some Ax on the flop. Also, the calling range will still predominately consist of pairs and weak-ish draws which don't contain an A. the A-high floating portion of range is small relative to the rest of villains range and relative to hero's 1/3 flop, 2/3 turn line.
March 10, 2020 | 3:12 p.m.
43:20 great note about the QQ. How good is QQ on this board can help provide some insight on bet sizing options on the flop
Feb. 28, 2020 | 7:48 p.m.
Relatively new to RIO, but i'm glad to see consistency between coaches. It took me awhile to jump in because of the vast amount of coaches, I was worried that there would be conflicting information and therefore causing more confusion. This topic has the same thought process as a video I watched yesterday (Goliath vs. David by Peter Clarke). The bet sizing and frequency strategies align with the range advantage/nut advantage thought process even though that topic was about UTG vs. BB, IP, SRP. Before seeing what you were doing with the exact hand, it helped to 1) take a look at the board, 2) figure out the global strategy, and 3) figure out where our hand fits within that strategy
Feb. 27, 2020 | 6:53 p.m.
i was looking at a similar spot yesterday. what's your pre-flop strategy in this game? are you playing 3b or fold or have a calling range in the SB? What's your range look like in this spot? i think you still maintain a significant range advantage on the flop which is why it's a high frequency bet. you have a subset of hands villain doesnt have (AA,KK,QQ) and your AK has nut potential and good blockers to strong top pair. I don't see getting raised very often by this type of player. i do think as played it's fine. i do think this is 1 of the worst hands you can have in this spot so a check down is ok. What hands do you barrel as bluffs?
Feb. 20, 2020 | 11:42 a.m.
TK1991 i think your raise preflop could be a bit bigger, but i know that wasn't really the question. Shoving really increases villains folding range while you can still get stacks in by betting 2/3, 2/3 and still keep villains range relatively wide. is there a particular reason you're jamming turn? maybe we if we heard about your thought process we could help validate or comment more. overbets are usually used to help get as much money into the pot when stacks are deep. being that this is a 3b pot, you can get all of the money in by the river anyway. I think if you were going to jam turn, you might want to re-think your flop sizing to be a bit bigger. If you just wanted to play a 2 street game, you could pot flop and the turn would be a $7 bet into ~$6.
Feb. 20, 2020 | 11:29 a.m.
Great video! I really appreciated the notepad breakdown of the methodical thought process and playing each hand step by step. this will definitely help my review of hands.
Feb. 19, 2020 | 7:47 p.m.
Dekkers at the 22:09 mark, you 3bet AQo table 1. It looked like you folded to a $25 all in? Is that correct or just a misclick? since you didnt talk about it, i assume you just missed it.
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March 10, 2020 | 3:12 p.m.