Hey Guys, another Leakfinder if people are interested :), think the next one may be on a microphone instead of text, i think it is quicker and more detailed hand analysis
LEAKFINDER #2
HAND 1 - Feel it is a good hand to have in My Check-Raise range as i have back-door draws and think they are going to miss this board a lot. I would have preferred CRing to 90 though to give myself more room for the next two barrels. Good card to barrel on, when they call the turn putting Villain on 6x and possibly some 7x, maybe 910o. Should i have jammed the turn? i was on a diamond, 5, 10 or k of course but going to need some bluffs in there and my line looks so strong. They would raise so many of there strong hands on the turn!!
HAND 2 - A clear fold on the river im guessing?! I like my turn bet sizing it gives me the chips to fold on the river. Villain must know i have every KX and Ax so there river Lead Jam looks super strong. Can only be doing it with QJ QT as bluffs but they have a bit of Show Down anywhere and may have Check raised flop. Easy fold right?
Hand 3 - Villain had 3b me 6/12 times so called with Q9o, is my Check Jam ok here? Feel Q high could be best a lot and have backdoor equity to go with it?
Hand 4 - Did i miss a bet on the turn? Feel it is a good board to Check Back on. Hits Villains Flat BB range hard but could i have turned my hand into a bluff on the turn or fine to give up? If they call with any pair or 10 im put in a difficult decision on the river, if they check the river could i then turn it into a bluff? I think the correct play is to just give up
Hand 5 - Think my check back pre is good, 53s fine to play small pot O.O.P. Thinking that i should have lead the turn, i have a pair and gut-shot, i also get calls from draws and could barrel some cards as bluffs (diamonds). I give the chance for Villain to be aggressive by checking the turn!! Thoughts?
Hand 6 - Against aggressive opponent who has opened 10/11. I think i played this hand well. Could 3b shove pre but seem too deep for that with marginal hand that is strong vs his MR range there
Hand 7 - Don't like my Cr sizing if they call im leaving 320 in a 300 pot. if CR should be to 90 or 125 so i can push turn! Had such strong draws i was confused whether to call and check raise a load of turns. I think calling is best, gives them chance to barrel with no equity when i hit. My check call looks weak aswell, would be doing it with a ton of JX 10x.
Hand 8 - Feel my line is too passive on the turn. When villain bets 60/160 i feel they are not that strong and look like drawing but i am getting a great price to call. With check calling i do see that much implied odds when i hit as they are checking back the river a ton. Would a small raise to 150 and call off be better? Could even bluff them off on blank rivers as my line is so strong
Hand 9 - Is my Check back on the turn correct? Even though i may get villain off some 4x5x (although not many of them in there range) i am not getting 67 (probs CR it though), 68, 78 or any Q to fold. (As i am writing this i am realising not many combos of 6x either though) so possibly a barrel. I think i like my Check back on the turn though
Raising backdoor draws is indeed a solid way of constructing a x/raise range. here though with K high and 2 overs c/call will run very close and suffers less variance. as played i like the turn sizing, but we should absolutely be jamming this river. it is a great runout and we fold lots of flopped pairs and A high + turned draws. note the small turn sizing both keeps some weak stuff in, and allows for a big river bet to fold it out.
Hand 2
Dont like the minr pre unless you have reads that villain is jamming wide or folding lots. although the hand is suited we are playing very face up and villain is correct to flat with a wide range. our positional advantage is greatly reduced at small stacks, and in a minraised pot the SPR is reduces our positional edge further. jamming or limping is fine.
hand 3
We dont need reads to flat to this sizing pre. if we want to contest this post flop, then flatting is going to be fine. jamming is a high variance play and we are likely facing a polarised range. flat, and look for bluffing spots / extra equity later in the hand.
hand 4
flop smashes his range. dont worry about betting turn, you only fold out hands you beat. give up on this texture with marginal showdown. it is crazy good for the BB. look for river bluffing spot if checked to when we dont have showdown.
hand 5
check back is fine. if villain misses cbets in limped pot its fine to lead as we get some thin value and protection from overs. same with the turn, although c/c, c/f is a fine line with this hand.
hand 6
yeah, wp. maybe bet smaller as his range is weighted to flopped low pairs and A high. a sub t100 bet will get called more often maybe.
hand 7.
x/r and calling will be very close. if villain is competent he wont be cbetting a lot of air on this board. we might want to c/c v villains that show this tendency. but our ev is going to be pretty steady in any line we take as long as we dont fold!
hand 8
again lines are going to run close. we have some showdown so c/c is fine. with a stronger flush and with reads on high cbet / barrel we can look to x/r turns. but again its a close spot either way.
hand 9
flop is close to check too fwiw - BDFD and overs. great hand to check and delay cbet depending on turns. as played for sure checking turn. we hate to get raised of our equity and we have position on the river. jamming might be best if we think villain is calling 2pr, as that part of his range is likely inelastic between t140 and jamming.
Thanks for your detailed analysis, very helpful. Regarding Hand 5 where you say leading is fine. This is a concept i really struggle with. Is it only good leading when they do not LCB much? Like you say we do it to protect our equity and also a little bit of value. If they start raising our leads with air is it then best to lead more for value (Top pair) or just stop leading all together. If we then start leading TP are we not losing value all the times they would bet when check to.
Im guessing leading with middle pair is never an option?!
Thanks again, will be making a load more but with microphone hopefully :)
I cant remember the hand, but if villain isnt cbetting then leading for value becomes more attractive. What constitutes value varies in different spots. but having solid equity v continuing ranges is one standard. However when we fold out a significant amount of equity we essentially gain some value (we profit from the equity villain surrenders) so we can bet a little thinner for value in these spots.
Generally we do want to be x/c mid and top pair though yes
Hey Guys, another Leakfinder if people are interested :), think the next one may be on a microphone instead of text, i think it is quicker and more detailed hand analysis
LEAKFINDER #2
HAND 1 - Feel it is a good hand to have in My Check-Raise range as i have back-door draws and think they are going to miss this board a lot. I would have preferred CRing to 90 though to give myself more room for the next two barrels. Good card to barrel on, when they call the turn putting Villain on 6x and possibly some 7x, maybe 910o. Should i have jammed the turn? i was on a diamond, 5, 10 or k of course but going to need some bluffs in there and my line looks so strong. They would raise so many of there strong hands on the turn!!
HAND 2 - A clear fold on the river im guessing?! I like my turn bet sizing it gives me the chips to fold on the river. Villain must know i have every KX and Ax so there river Lead Jam looks super strong. Can only be doing it with QJ QT as bluffs but they have a bit of Show Down anywhere and may have Check raised flop. Easy fold right?
Hand 3 - Villain had 3b me 6/12 times so called with Q9o, is my Check Jam ok here? Feel Q high could be best a lot and have backdoor equity to go with it?
Hand 4 - Did i miss a bet on the turn? Feel it is a good board to Check Back on. Hits Villains Flat BB range hard but could i have turned my hand into a bluff on the turn or fine to give up? If they call with any pair or 10 im put in a difficult decision on the river, if they check the river could i then turn it into a bluff? I think the correct play is to just give up
Hand 5 - Think my check back pre is good, 53s fine to play small pot O.O.P. Thinking that i should have lead the turn, i have a pair and gut-shot, i also get calls from draws and could barrel some cards as bluffs (diamonds). I give the chance for Villain to be aggressive by checking the turn!! Thoughts?
Hand 6 - Against aggressive opponent who has opened 10/11. I think i played this hand well. Could 3b shove pre but seem too deep for that with marginal hand that is strong vs his MR range there
Hand 7 - Don't like my Cr sizing if they call im leaving 320 in a 300 pot. if CR should be to 90 or 125 so i can push turn! Had such strong draws i was confused whether to call and check raise a load of turns. I think calling is best, gives them chance to barrel with no equity when i hit. My check call looks weak aswell, would be doing it with a ton of JX 10x.
Hand 8 - Feel my line is too passive on the turn. When villain bets 60/160 i feel they are not that strong and look like drawing but i am getting a great price to call. With check calling i do see that much implied odds when i hit as they are checking back the river a ton. Would a small raise to 150 and call off be better? Could even bluff them off on blank rivers as my line is so strong
Hand 9 - Is my Check back on the turn correct? Even though i may get villain off some 4x5x (although not many of them in there range) i am not getting 67 (probs CR it though), 68, 78 or any Q to fold. (As i am writing this i am realising not many combos of 6x either though) so possibly a barrel. I think i like my Check back on the turn though
Hand 1
Raising backdoor draws is indeed a solid way of constructing a x/raise range. here though with K high and 2 overs c/call will run very close and suffers less variance. as played i like the turn sizing, but we should absolutely be jamming this river. it is a great runout and we fold lots of flopped pairs and A high + turned draws. note the small turn sizing both keeps some weak stuff in, and allows for a big river bet to fold it out.
Hand 2
Dont like the minr pre unless you have reads that villain is jamming wide or folding lots. although the hand is suited we are playing very face up and villain is correct to flat with a wide range. our positional advantage is greatly reduced at small stacks, and in a minraised pot the SPR is reduces our positional edge further. jamming or limping is fine.
hand 3
We dont need reads to flat to this sizing pre. if we want to contest this post flop, then flatting is going to be fine. jamming is a high variance play and we are likely facing a polarised range. flat, and look for bluffing spots / extra equity later in the hand.
hand 4
flop smashes his range. dont worry about betting turn, you only fold out hands you beat. give up on this texture with marginal showdown. it is crazy good for the BB. look for river bluffing spot if checked to when we dont have showdown.
hand 5
check back is fine. if villain misses cbets in limped pot its fine to lead as we get some thin value and protection from overs. same with the turn, although c/c, c/f is a fine line with this hand.
hand 6
yeah, wp. maybe bet smaller as his range is weighted to flopped low pairs and A high. a sub t100 bet will get called more often maybe.
hand 7.
x/r and calling will be very close. if villain is competent he wont be cbetting a lot of air on this board. we might want to c/c v villains that show this tendency. but our ev is going to be pretty steady in any line we take as long as we dont fold!
hand 8
again lines are going to run close. we have some showdown so c/c is fine. with a stronger flush and with reads on high cbet / barrel we can look to x/r turns. but again its a close spot either way.
hand 9
flop is close to check too fwiw - BDFD and overs. great hand to check and delay cbet depending on turns. as played for sure checking turn. we hate to get raised of our equity and we have position on the river. jamming might be best if we think villain is calling 2pr, as that part of his range is likely inelastic between t140 and jamming.
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Thanks for your detailed analysis, very helpful. Regarding Hand 5 where you say leading is fine. This is a concept i really struggle with. Is it only good leading when they do not LCB much? Like you say we do it to protect our equity and also a little bit of value. If they start raising our leads with air is it then best to lead more for value (Top pair) or just stop leading all together. If we then start leading TP are we not losing value all the times they would bet when check to.
Im guessing leading with middle pair is never an option?!
Thanks again, will be making a load more but with microphone hopefully :)
I cant remember the hand, but if villain isnt cbetting then leading for value becomes more attractive. What constitutes value varies in different spots. but having solid equity v continuing ranges is one standard. However when we fold out a significant amount of equity we essentially gain some value (we profit from the equity villain surrenders) so we can bet a little thinner for value in these spots.
Generally we do want to be x/c mid and top pair though yes