NL10 SH ZOOM A2s blind defend, flop x/r

Hey wicKeD,

I slightly prefer to x/c here seeing as it can be awkward if we get shoved on, we don't want to be forced to fold so much equity etc.

However assuming we had reads and opponent clearly has a very wide cbet and is folding a ton to flop x/r it may still end up being the highest EV line despite the fact we need to fold if he shoves flop.

Hey, w34z3l !

Would you be so kind and elaborate a little bit more on:

1) if we x/c, how and on which specific cards do we proceed further ? What's our general game plan ?

2) if we x/r, which cards are good to barrel and which are not on - turn ? on - river [bluff shove here, obv] ?

Generally x/r strategy for me involves x/r hands which are either an easy fold or an easy continue vs most 3bet sizings. We don't want to be routinely folding out a ton of equity etc unless the likelihood of us getting 3bet is very low.

Turn we generally x/c again if we feel we are getting the correct price otherwise we x/f. X/raise turn is an option vs aggressive barrels against whom we feel we have fold equity. We will be comitted in this case and always get to fully realise our equity.

Generally we expect our opponents range to be consist of weak pairs and draws when he flats vs x/r, (otherwise he'd 3bet the flop right?). So the better cards for us are those that don't hit villain's calling range. I.e they don't complete any straight draws and don't give any of our opponents hands 2pair.

So we actually prefer to barrel on blanks here rather than overcards.