Thinking Like a Winner: An Introductory Series (Part 3)

October 15, 2011 - 03:24

Waldie continues his Thinking Like a Winner Series. In this episode, he talks about formulating ranges and hand reading. He also discusses bet sizing and turn play, with a demonstrated with a combination of hand samples and slides.
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pocaja says:
Great video!
I totally agree with your betting size both on the flop and on the turn, i've noticed that a 2/3 pot c-bet gets a lot more respect in terms of fold equity than a 1/2 pot c-bet.
I've a question about opening size: i think at low stakes (10-20$) the avarage player is a little bit stationy and tends to call light both preflop and on the flop, yes we have position but we play big pots early in the match. For example if i open to 60 and villain calls and i c-bet 80 on the flop and he calls again we have 280 chips in the pot, don't you think is too much expecially early in the match with no history with a random player?
What do you think about 2x and 2.5x opening early in the match, do you switch frequently? And how much do you think the opening size is important when trying to exploit villain tendencies.
During tha game without reason to change you opening size when do you switch to min-raising or 2.5x considering the stack sizes?
Thanks
PHMERC says:
nice vid :)
waldie191 says:
...don't you think is too much...? No, I think at these stack sizes its fine. I think if we barreled the turn, we should either have a hand we want to get value with or a situation where there are many turn and river cards that hit our perceived range and will get a lof of folds by a 3rd barrel. This is why turn play is so important.
...What do you think about 2x and 2.5x opening early...? see video 1, I 3x until stacks are <= 40bbs effective. I basically never min raise >40bbs effective. You could argue that 2.5x is best, and every now and then its probably optimal. But, so is 4xing given the right situation. To answer your question, my default is >40 bb effective, 3x. <40 bbs effective min raise and around 35bbs deep i switch to half pot cbet.
If you go back and watch the first video of this series, I think it will clear up all questions you have on this topic.
Glad you liked. Feel free to ask anytime you have a question, jsut PM me or comment.
thanks, waldie191