PLO From Scratch Part 5

Theme: 3bet/4betting pre flop and begins to transition into post flop play. - Know why we want a big pot pre flop.

- Don't give up to easily post-flop, you have invested lots in the pot, don't be weak.

- Big pre flop pot = less multi street planning, more knows your odds vs. range and go!

- SPR <1 = Ultra low (call or fold in 4bet pots so stack off light)
- SPR <4 = Low (generally raise or fold territory when facing a bet)
- SPR 4 - 13 = Medium (multi street play begins)
- SPR 13+ = High

- Low SPR = Big POT = more important your hand connects with the flop often.

- If we can get at least 1/3 stack in pre flop we will 3bet all AA** (good versus short stack to ensure they cannot exploit you)

- Border of 3betting Premiums and speculative hands is fuzzy.

- Have a hand that can gain equity on turn but cant stand getting check-raised on flop? Preserve equity and check behind if you want. Opportunity to tak a free card on flop in position is HUGE.

- If we bet a street, we often want worse hands to fold as when we get called we can be put in some very tricky river situations.

- WA/WB concept doesn't apply in PLO as equities are much closer. So bet-fold marginal hands is generally better than checking behind/check calling which we would do in NL.

- Flaws of 3betting trashy AA** are we are often 'forced' to c-bet, our equity does not fair well on most flops. See worked examples for further implications. Don't always 3bet trashy AA** OOP 100 bb deep. Not having a non AA** 3bet range OOP can be exploitable as.

- When facing a 3bet, not considering side cards to AA** can be a small mistake as they may only 3bet premium AA**.

Playing against a 3bet- Dry pairs and A*** does not play well - not many good flops for us to continue on (we would need perfect info/conditions).- Generally call more IP than OOP as we can pot control, win more when ahead, steal opportunities.

- Call more versus bad players (those who 3bet/overplay trashy AA**)

- Call more versus a well defined 3bet range.

- Against tight 3bettors (AA**), remember it’s not preflop equities that matter, its equity distribution across different flops

- Against 3bet of 2.5% or lower likely to be AA** as that’s the % of times we are dealt AA**. We play lots of speculative hands post flop versus these players, playing fit or fold in general and stealing when given the opportunity.

- Against a balanced 3bettor we should call less to avoid getting the wrong end of coin flips on the flop.