Re: Top trips on the river. What are we doing?
IMO the IMMEDIATE value of capping preflop when you have a slight equity edge HU is pretty inconsequential.
What's more important is how the CAP effects the psychology post flop.
1) How they see your "calling" range vs your capping range
2) Wheter you want to have the iniative or dont have the initiative
Totally depends on the opponent, your positions and your "type" of holding.
Against spew monkies I love to hammer them with raises light because it becomes a pissing contest with them.
Ill occasionally spew a draw or cap J9s against them just to let them think that im on their spew level.. Then tighten up and just pound on them for value (and obv showdown anything).
Against some spew monkies capping gets them to play MORE agressive postflop.
Against most TAG's capping gets them to play less agressive postflop and more foldy.
Also cetain hands do better with/without initiative depending on the opponent.
So much more money is won/lost postflop that the extra bet with a 5% equity edge is inconsequential and the CAP should be done considering how post flop play is effected imo.
3 handed value is the most important factor(but not everything)
4 handed it should almost always be for value
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