Professional No-Limit Hold 'em Volume 1 Review Thread

[Sunny Mehta]

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Im playing $100 NL against somewhat loose players with a couple tight players.Im in LP with AK.According to your book Id need to raise to about $7 to achieve an SPR of about 4.4 assuming I get 2 callers.Now at this point Im thinking......I have only $7 invested into this pot yet because Im gonna cbet the flop the size of the pot,Im commiting to going all in on the turn(assuming I hit the flop or turn).

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Hi DovVN,

From the above quote, it sounds like you are reluctant to commit against these opponents with an SPR of 4.4. So maybe 4.4 is too high for your particular situation. That means you can aim for a lower SPR by raising even more preflop, or if you think they'll fold most of their range to a bigger raise, you can aim for a higher SPR and play a "small pot". (Something we mention throughout the SPR section.)

However, when you say this:

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So if Im one of the callers calling with 77,76 suited,even AQ,Im looking for a good flop to get my money in and bust what looks to me like a big pair.Its doubtful Im gonna call a pot size bet here with a pair on the turn.


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you are (like many players) overestimating how often those hands will hurt you. AQ? Do you know how often AQ (or even 77 or 76): will be dealt on the same hand you have AK, call a raise, flop a very strong hand ON THE SAME FLOP in which you also have a fairly strong hand, get you all-in, AND hold up as the best hand until the river? It's not very often. If you are winning the pot the high majority of the time that that doesn't happen, you can see how favorable your situation is.

-S