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Here's a little bit of math.

100NL game for the sake of numbers.

We open to 4$ and shortstacker shoves. Lets say we call 50% of the time and have 40% equity.

Shortstackers EV will be 5.2$

If we open to 2.5$ in the same situation, shortstackers ev is 4.45$

The inherent problem that we encounter is that when we make some of these adjustments to take advantage of the shortstacks, we leave ourselves more vulnerable to be exploited by other fullstacks.

On that same thought, I start to question whether or not a lot of these adjustments are worth it - i.e. are we sacrificing too much e.v. against the fullstacks to make our play more optimal against the shortstacks.

I don't think you need to totally adjust your play, but blending in some of these strategies will help your winrate a little bit.

In the end, you just have to understand that play a shortstack well is just another feasible strategy that can be profitable in online poker. There's a reason why there's 20 bad shortstacks for every 1 good shortstacker.

It's not easy to play optimally. Anyone who thinks so is just fooling themselves.