Exploiting Profiles: Episode I – The Calling Station
In this article, we will derive some heuristics for exploiting calling stations specifically. Before we proceed, however, it is important to understand what exactly player profiles are and what they can and cannot do.
Is Limping Preflop Viable in Mississippi Straddle Games?
In this article, we’ll delve into both the theory and the practice of open limping. Why does it make so much more sense in Mississippi Straddle games than in traditional, two-blind Hold‘em? How should you respond to limpers when you have position on them?
Probing in 3-Way Pots
When the preflop raiser is not last to act on the flop, they have more incentive to check strong hands, meaning they will be less capped if the flop checks around. How does this change the BB’s turn probing strategy? Which boards and turn cards should they probe? How large should they bet?
Monkey in the Middle: 3-Way Pot Heuristics
In this article, we will discuss the key strategic differences between this scenario and one where you face a continuation bet in a heads-up pot, how those differences factor into the GTO responses to these bets in 3-way pots, and when those differences are more or less salient.
The Trouble With Implied Odds
When we were brand new to poker strategy, many of us learned about concepts like equity, outs, and pot odds. When drawing, we were taught to count our outs, use those to estimate our equity, and then call or fold based on whether we were getting the right pot odds for the equity we had.
Mississippi Straddles: Building a C-Betting Strategy vs. BTN
A Button straddle, also known as a Mississippi straddle, changes the preflop incentives of all players. If you’re interested in learning more about exactly how those incentives change, you can read about opening ranges and responding to opens in Mississippi straddle games. In this article, we will i