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Very, very much appreciated HawksWin ! Although the pictures are a bit small to see, I understand clearly what you are explaining. Also, this is the first time I understand where the range bet theory is coming from! Thanks again <3

Hi RaoulFlush, could you elaborate a bit on why Ac is calling off here? I would think that Ac means less missed flush draws that villain is barreling with?

Yes, I've finished up FTGU for the first time and I could add A LOT of tools to my toolbox. Will watch again soon ;)

Hi! I'm a cash player from the lowest stakes, the cracks of hell: 2NL :)

Completely understand now. Considering the board I too would have thought it is a board to selectively bet. I was thrown off because of the comment that Mark would check his range here.

Thank you for your patience ;)

This really helps a lot Shaun, thanks. I'll keep studying and playing and see if I can get the hang of this.

There is still one thing that bugs me in this particular hand. If this board warrants a range check, why are we betting 3/4 pot here, which is considered an OK play in the video? Because when we range check all hands that miss but bet all good hands, that would defeat the entire range bet purpose, right?

Hi Shaun,

Thank you for your time and elaborate answer.

I'm a beginning, struggling player, playing 2NL and new to range based thinking and solvers. So please excuse my ignorance but I'm still confused. Let me try to explain and elaborate a bit on how I understand this spot at this time.

• The JJ hand from the video is a classic BTN vs BB spot
• Pete asks Mark what he would do in this spot with his range. Maybe 'what to do with your range' is not the same as a 'range bet/check' but Mark answers that he would 'range check' this
• Both statements confuse me. As I thought I learned from the FTGU course, a range bet is a c-bet with your entire range, that you do often and small (1/3 of the pot), on boards where Hero (BTN) retains an advantage like high and/or dry boards. When you decide to do something with your range on a board, this isn't always a bet? This can also be a check?
• The 4d6c7d doesn't seem like a board to range bet on, because it is neither high or dry. Therefor it is, I thought, a board to selectively bet on. Polarized, value bets and bluffs, at about 3/4 pot. As I understand you correctly though, this is not a thing on this board. In the video the bet is 3/4 pot and is agreed that this is OK
• Now that I type all this, I think that most of my confusion comes from the debate about checking in this spot. I would think to always bet this overpair, but I guess I'm wrong?

At this point I'm trying to grasp this, watching this part of the video over and over and reading your elaborate answer, but I don't succeed to understand it.

Do I need a solver to understand these spots and to learn the game properly? Can you recommend a good tutorial or video explaining some more about solvers?

Nice write up and some consistent numbers. Looking at the 38 hands I immediately noticed you were in bad shape most of the time and that opponents don't get way out of line apparently. What stakes is this?

Thanks a lot as well HawksWin. I'm going to think about this for sure. I'll collect all this info and when I'm at the sizing section of 'From the ground up', all pieces will come together, I'm sure.

Thanks Trinity, that are some great guidelines! Together with all the other info I’m sure I’ll make more correct decisions.

Great, I've send you a request

Cool, I now see that 'From the ground up' also has video dedicated to bet sizing! Awesome!

Hi Polyneikos

Well I like your stats and wished I could play the volume you play! :) But I can't keep up when I play 4 tables and even 2 tables is sometimes difficult. I don't put in many hours yet, I'm studying a lot.

I can only play at GGPoker from my country (the only site that has some volume). I believe it's the worst site rake-wise, but there are no other options. There's is a lot of fish, but also regs.

I've been playing for 2 months now I guess. I've started out fantastic and discovered it was luck mostly. Now I'm struggling for a couple of sessions in a row, a few thousand hands, and trying to plug my leaks.

Lets keep in touch!

Thanks for the tips! So a bit what I was afraid of, no easy answer or guidelines. The previous training material made it seem not too complicated for the micro stakes, but yet it is.

I'll let your 2 points sink in for a bit and will go looking for some play and explain vids. I'm currently following the NLHE series 'From the ground up', and try to mix in some supplemental material for specific topics like this.

Looking good, right? What site are you playing and how many tables at once? How long have you been playing (weeks, months, years)?