cedhabs

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Luke

What do you think you could play differently than suggested in the BSS Starting Hands Chart and why?

Maybe I would raise in Middle position with hand like KQ suit or pocket like 99 or 88, From the chart I learn that I should less be playing hand like QJ aggressively

Do you have questions about your preflop play?

I'm wondering if you shouldn't be calling more with low pocket or hand like t9s JTs when the opponent limp hand UTG

What is the equity of AKo against the top 5% range? 5% means 88+, AJs+, KQs, AKo.

AKo vs 88 = 48%, AKo vs AJs = 65%, AKo vs KQs = 65%, these are my approximation, I didn't use the equity, I say it like I was in a tournment and want to calculate

Hello cedhabs,

Welcome to the course.

For more information on each lesson please visit this link: Welcome to the No Limit Beginners Course Forums

Good job with the first and second homework.

With the help of this course (and myself) and your hard work we should be able to overcome a lot of your weakness.

Re: Question

When the opponent limps UTG you can also raise them more often to try and isolate them (mostly UTG limps come from weaker players). However, if the table is full of recreational/loose players calling behind more pairs/connectors/suited aces is fine.

Best of luck and keep us posted.

Bogdan

Question 1: You are holding KQ. What is your preflop equity against an opponent who has 33? How does the equity change on this flop: J53?

KQ suit Vs 33 = 51% vs 49% On flop J53= 25% vs 75%

What would you do in the following hand?

I would have call for these reason
Fold wouldn't be a bad idea cause there's chance your opponent hit straight or three of kind but personnaly I would call cause if your opponent is strong he maybe willing go far in this hand. Maybe the guys just testing you cause he think you are weak and try to steal the pot. Here's my calculation: the pot odds are 91:22 which give 4,1:1 and your out if you think he is strong are 46:7 which give 6,5:1 cause 6 and 3 of club would maybe give full house to the other. It seem not profitable but with implied odds it would give you something like 150:22 cause if he is so strong he will be easily willing to call on river a 80% pot bet. The double raise seem strange with is check on flop and just calling preflop. His call preflop put him on pocket JJ to 22 pocket or AT AJ AQ but still depend on his style of play. That's the range of Tight Players. A loose player may have hit straight with A4. These low chance that a tight player would have play an A4 with someone raising preflop.

Do you have questions about your postflop play?

Can I use my position to bluff if everybody check the flop with a hand like AJ or is it better to take a free card.

Good job on homework #3.

Re: question

The short answer is yes, you can definitely take advantage of position to bluff people out of a pot.

The longer answer is that it depends a lot on the opponents you face, how many opponents there are, stack sizes, pot size, etc so providing an example would be best.