Seen a lot of these videos but this is the one that finally nailed it for me - very well explained and I'll be taking much more notice now depending on where I'm sitting.
I quite like a limp in with a strong hand utg and hope for this scenario, you can check call most streets then check raise the river or turn (as you mentioned trapping) to exploit this strategy. Typically mixing it up between raising and limping utg works quite well. Also, you can do this in inverse where because your range has to be tighter in early positions, a 3BB raise from utg+1 with like mediocre hands like J8o, K6o something with a face card is quite a good bluff of strength as you’re early position. If I find that a lot of people will bet big on the button and cut off so it’s a good way to take that advantage away from players if you see it happen over and over at the table.
For example a weak ace could easily check call that board utg as it’s a reasonably unthreatening board after the turn and you could even check raise the ace on the river as the cut off can bluff it telling 10x or the ace himself. Worth mixing it up though isn’t it?
I actually believe that position is overrated and comes in second (in terms of NL Holdem success factors) to things such as 1) card edge, 2) aggression, and 3) initiative. Give me good cards that smash the flop in SB, BB, or UTG and I’m 100% confident i can print money.
Think what you want, but data doesn’t lie. Playing from the sb and bb will never print money, it’s about losing less from those positions because they are both -EV.
Seen a lot of these videos but this is the one that finally nailed it for me - very well explained and I'll be taking much more notice now depending on where I'm sitting.
Awesome, that’s great to hear! GL on the felt
When I asked my girl what her favorite position was and she said the Button, I knew she was the one.
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Dope explanation. Appreciate it!
Super helpful. Thanks for helping me level up!
Anytime G
Thanks. This is very explanatory
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Poker is very small here in Belgium 🇧🇪 but still support all the way from here
Love to see the support from so far away! Thanks!
Super helpful
Glad to hear!
I quite like a limp in with a strong hand utg and hope for this scenario, you can check call most streets then check raise the river or turn (as you mentioned trapping) to exploit this strategy. Typically mixing it up between raising and limping utg works quite well. Also, you can do this in inverse where because your range has to be tighter in early positions, a 3BB raise from utg+1 with like mediocre hands like J8o, K6o something with a face card is quite a good bluff of strength as you’re early position. If I find that a lot of people will bet big on the button and cut off so it’s a good way to take that advantage away from players if you see it happen over and over at the table.
For example a weak ace could easily check call that board utg as it’s a reasonably unthreatening board after the turn and you could even check raise the ace on the river as the cut off can bluff it telling 10x or the ace himself. Worth mixing it up though isn’t it?
I actually believe that position is overrated and comes in second (in terms of NL Holdem success factors) to things such as 1) card edge, 2) aggression, and 3) initiative. Give me good cards that smash the flop in SB, BB, or UTG and I’m 100% confident i can print money.
Think what you want, but data doesn’t lie. Playing from the sb and bb will never print money, it’s about losing less from those positions because they are both -EV.