Nl2 AQ

as i said it's relative. calling 87o on a A22r flop is gonna lose you a ton of money. But calling 8:h7:h on a A:s9:h2:d could be fine, because you could turn some flush or straight draws and put a ton of pressure later on.

Also vs wide ranges, Ace high does not need to be bluff raised on dry boards. IF the flop is 882 for example, a hand like A5 in a blind vs blind situation is a really easy flop call.

Example: Vs someone raising 50% of starting hands, and cbetting 100% of the time.

http://www.pokerstrategy.com
Board: 8s8h2d
Equity Win Tie
MP2 52.25% 47.53% 4.72% { A5s, A5o }
MP3 47.75% 43.03% 4.72% { 33+, A2s+, K2s+, Q2s+, J4s+, T6s+, 96s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, K5o+, Q7o+, J7o+, T7o+, 98o }

You can see that Ace high here is a favourite on this flop vs a wide range which makes this an easy call. We don't have to bluff later streets and we can just check it down.

as i said it's relative. calling 87o on a A22r flop is gonna lose you a ton of money. But calling 8 :heart:7 on a A :spade:9 :heart:2 could be fine, because you could turn some flush or straight draws and put a ton of pressure later on.

It could be fine most for bluffing then i guess..? And if i turn a straight/flush on the river i get implied odds too. But does the implied odds really make up for the 46:1 odds?

It's mostly about being able to bluff him on a later street, because he is just betting the Flop and check/folding the Turn too often. But it's always nice to have some equity in the hand so that you can win in more ways than one. And if you have equity, then your bluff doesn't need to work so often to be profitable.

Implied odds are only a small part of the equation.

Alright thanks. I think i should just finish the whole NL Beginner Course and when i look at all the contents in the lessons there, i see theres alot i should have learned about there. Things ive asked in this thread too

sure no problem. you can start a new thread like this when you have more questions. good luck!