haru220

Hey guys,

what kind of off the table work are you doing to improve your game?
This is an area I often struggle with and feel like I am using my time inefficiently.
Currently, I just plug in some hands and ranges on different flop.
Any exercises or drills you recommend?

Thanks!

Hey guys, as the title says iv'e got two questions. First, this is a common situation I run in to with aces and i'm not sure if I am approaching it correctly. SPECIFICALLY on these flop textures, I am not sure if I should pot or check. Also, I often feel lost when trying to use equilab so if I am using it wrongly or my logic is not sound, please let me know!

On to the Hand, Ill post the hand history first and then give my thoughts. I would really appreciate any feedback on my thought process/play.

Hand history:
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10 (6 Players)
BN: $31.39
SB: $6.05
BB: $12.92 (Hero)
UTG: $24.36
MP: $18.09
CO: $23.77

($0.15) Hero is BB with 6 A Q A
UTG folds, MP raises to $0.35, CO raises to $0.70, 2 folds, Hero raises to $2.50, MP calls $2.15, CO calls $1.80

Flop
($7.55) 4 T K
Hero bets $7.23, MP calls $7.23, CO folds
Turn
($22.01) 4 T K K
Hero bets $3.19 and is all in, MP calls $3.19
River
($28.39) 4 T K K 9
Final Pot
MP wins $27.18
Rake is $1.21

So villain 1 in MP opens the pot. He has been really loose the hands we have played and iv'e assigned him a range of about 30% in equilab.
Villain 2 in the CO comes over the top with a 3bet. His three bet stats were pretty high, 22.2 on HM2. I have assigned him a range of 20% in equilab.

With Aces in the BB I guess my two options are to cold call or pot it with a 4bet. I don't think calling is the right play. Running my hand vs the range I have assigned them leaves me at around 40% equity three way. I think it will be tough for me to realize my equity on a lot of boards therefor id rather just 4bet pot now, get the SPR high, and maybe even get a player to fold so this hand can be played heads up.

This is a flop situation I encounter often with Aces and I am never exactly sure on how to proceed. On the flop my SPR is 1.33, and at the time I thought the flop was a pretty good one for me. After running their perceived ranges vs my hand in equilab I came to 33% equity three way. So basically in this flop spot I am never sure if I should check or pot it.

Check: If I check, it gives drawing hands a chance to semi bluff. However since I do have AAQ (blockers for straight draws), their betting range is probably more weighted towards two pairs and sets.
Pot: If I pot it, I can maximize my fold equity as well as realize my equity more often (Not sure how much fold equity I have at these stakes vs pretty loose players). However often times I will get called by hands that crush me, and hands I crush will fold.
Half-Pot bet: Not really a play I considered. I just thought that with a smaller bet sizing, I will get reraised by hands that dominated me, but have to call due to very small SPR.

I decided to pot it. Basically I am not interested in the end result of the hand (running in to a set) but more so if my logic of analyzing the hand afterwards is correct.

Is there anything I have missed? When I analyze spots in equilab, is my process missing something? Are there some simulations that I should be playing around with?

Thanks a bunch.

Hey guys, What kind of exercises do you recommend doing on pro poker tools?

I currently just use it to input flops and see how that connects with a variety of ranges.
I know I could get a lot more out of this tool, please let me know what kinds of things you guys do with PPT!

Thanks!