The Well: Whale

[BalugaWhale]

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Hi Whale

Tks for doing this. let me say congratulations on your success since your analysis of a downswing episode -you've certainly boomeranged back. It's good to see you back posting again after your summer break too.

Some good questions so far . I've got a few...

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3) reading villains and taking advantage of what I know they have (i.e. vs. a donk villain, if you have 44 and the flop is AA4, and you bet the flop and he calls, I usually just open push any turn cause they're not folding)




Any more examples, particularly vs OKish players do you find they have more defined ranges?

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not sure I understand your question, but I am usually not cbetting vs 2 opponents.
5) Not cbetting into multiple opponents (this helped my game/winrate a ton)




Interesting. I cbet vs 2 opponents sometimes but I suspect too much as it sound like you v. rarely do this- when do you consider/factors it appropriate to cbet 3way?(NL50/Nl100) if stakes relevant.

Sometimes I check,it's checked through then I 'Cbet' turn and am often called is this spewy since PPs are likely to call?

Do you play AJo KQo OOP UTG and reraise Ak/AQo in blinds vs EP raiser?

Almost last question. I asked Pokey in the well about value betting the river, so I'll be interested in your views too.

This situation below I think I may be mising value.
Say for example(contrived)
100bb stacks
Villan PFR UTG 20/10/2 TAGGY player
Hero calls with SC on BTN.
Villan cbets 2tone flop (assume he holds an overpair/2pair), Hero calls.
he checks the turn, I bet 2/3pot and have hit my str8 on the turn. He calls.
River completes the frush (Hero doesn't hold). Villan checks.

Now can I bet my str8 for value given there's a flush on the board. Would worse hands call i.e an overpair/2pair?


In you opinion how have FT /players changed post Frist?
Baluga after your short break, how are your business ventures going?
Hope you enjoy college/uni (whatever it's called in the States) and don't play too much poker
- I'm sure if the online poker thing had happened when I was at Uni I would've lost time playing than doing other fun stuff with friends though it's probably nice to be a college balla



Sorry to ask so many poker questions and make so much use of you.

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Another example: You have AA, you raise, are called. Flop is Q22. You bet, and are called. Turn is a K. Because KQ is SUCH a huge part of his range, I am likely to c/r the turn AI or just start potting the turn and river (or often overbet pushing the river). Part of that is hand rading though, and knowing that he has KQ.

Cbetting vs multiple opponents without any cards at low stakes is just as spewy as it is in MSNL, probably more so.

I raise AJo and KQo UTG. They are good enough easily imo. I usually am reraising AKo at all times. AQo I often flat call if an UTG raises and one person calls, just because I know if I raise and am called, I am destroyed. I often reraise too in a variety of situations.

You should've raised your straight on the flop if you think he has an overpair and is likely to get it in, especially on a drawy board. As played, yes value bet the river, especially at uNL because people have a very very hard time folding anything down here.

FT is great, probably better than ever imo.
Business is alright, still very early.