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Most regs on BU vs UTG, MP have pretty tight bluffing range, consisting mostly of hands that would be sometimes also okay as cold-call when preflop opener is exploitable postflop (like A2-A9s, 56s-9T, TJs, TQs+, KJs).
Let's say that UTG/MP is exploitable against both, he's exploitable vs 3bet, but he has also postflop leaks.
Do you use the aforementioned range for cold-calling and 3bet even weaker range (something like suited onegappers)? This maximizes your defending range, but on the other hand it becomes quite difficult when faced with cold-call from the blinds or small 4bets.
I have similar problems on BB vs UTG/MP. If opponent is exploitable both preflop and postflop, I can have wider defending range and also wider 3betting range. The problem here is again that my 3betting range gets very weak, causing me troubles when I do get called.
Is that a famous chinese scholar on the cover of your book? And what do the chinese characters mean?
What do you think the future holds for online poker, especially for high stake games?
If you would discover poker today how would you be developing your poker skills to get to the top?
Looking ahead: What did poker teach you that will be valueable for you in future endeavours?
Originally posted by Lucker9200
having a gamer background , do you find this activity an advantage to entering the poker scene and why?
A pretty significant advantage IMO. Online poker is almost the same as gaming, just that the disparity in skill levels is even higher IMO, since you have older folks playing who I presume will be at an even larger disadvantage in a game mostly involving quick wits and high levels of concentration.
Most regular people won't be able to sit down in front of the computer for hours and they'll start to feel restless after a while, but gamers in general are very used to it.
Originally posted by w34z3l
Would you describe yourself as a good player? ♦
We are probably in the top 1%, and I think it's safe to say that you can consider yourself good at something if you are within the top 5-10%.
Originally posted by unshpe
What path would you suggest a transitioning player from SNG/MTT to cashgames?
get a coach, grind some zoom, lose some money and learn from your mistakes. Or you can buy my books and courses at my site ♦
You need to start learning hand reading and postflop play I suppose, not just autocbet every single flop and check-fold turn unimproved.
Originally posted by Anssi
Why should I read the book?
If you're a Black Member you probably shouldn't.
If you're bored and want a light, entertaining, yet casual read, you probably should.
If you are at the early stages of your poker career and you want some solid advice, you should.
My book are one of a kind. Which other poker books have random cartoons and bad jokes all over the place? 
Originally posted by danyseful
How do you "scout" your opponents off/on the tables or in other words how do we study most efficiently other regs? Ty!
Are you asking me how you should go about studying other players' games? You can't really do that unless you data-mine, and that's against the rules of many sites. But if you see the strong players at your limit making some interesting plays, you should probably try to figure out why they are doing that and if it makes sense for you, implement it into your own game.
E.g. NL5000 hand between Katya and Asianflushie
Internet and I were looking for interesting high stakes hands on 2p2 and I found this hand.
BU raises to 2.5bb, BB calls.
Flop: T89r, BB check-raises
Turn: Blank 2, BB checks, BU bets 1/3 pot
So I tried to understand why BU bets 1/3 pot. Does it make sense? BB will rarely have a c/r F c/c T range so it probably makes sense to bet small when your opponent is mostly going to be in a c/r or c/f mode. I guess that's how I learnt something new
Originally posted by Itsnevereasy
What's the one HM2 stat that you use that others don't or what stat do you use differently from other players?Congrats on releasing the book!
Thanks!
I can't answer your question because I'm not sure about others, but I started using WWSF recently and I think it's a good stat to have whenever your opponent makes some strange/unusual plays and you are unsure whether you should be bluff catching or not.
Other than that, make sure you use positional stats if you have the sample to do so.
Originally posted by andiofwbafc
If you had to give a player who is new to poker one piece of advice, what would it be?
You are stupider than you think. Be humble, be hardworking, and learn self-discipline. Do not rush.
Originally posted by yarish
Imagine you are obsessed with poker (not sure if it's addiction already), you are in lust to play and it makes you happy and satisfied no matter of the results. How to make the best use of that state? Just let it go as long as it keeps pushing you to the success or keep it in check - make a daily schedule for playing and learning and stick to it rigidly?
Obsession without control leads to nothing good. Unless you are really talented like Isildur1. But for the majority of us, it's going to be close to impossible to become strong poker players without a clear direction and some study.
Plan the use of your time properly, learn to make good working habits, and you should be making a lot of money in no time.
Originally posted by b0gd4n3l
Why do you think most of the players get stuck on a stake and can't pass through it? At micros, small or medium stakes?
Law of nature. Everyone has different abilities and some just reach their full potential earlier than others.
Scarcity of resources: Number of fishes depositing are way fewer than they used to be in 2005.
Rake: Rake at micros is insane. Most players cannot pass this barrier.
Originally posted by jianny
What is your one biggest mistake in your poker journey and what did you learn from it?TEAM SINGAPORE REPRESENT! ♦
hi fellow singaporean,
Probably overestimating my own skills and moving up too quickly. I was always eager to get to NL1k asap but ended up running bad and getting burnt at higher limits.
Originally posted by sykora808
There are a lot of poker books out there already. How are your books different from the rest?
1. Cartoons, with a little humour sprinkled all over
2. Written in a clear, concise and logical fashion
3. I don't try to sell you some false idea of "Crushing the Micros" and I'm fairly realistic and practical with my approach
4. Book 1 has some quizzes at the end which could prove to be useful for the reader to test his knowledge
5. Written by someone who plays mid and high stakes. Most of your low-stakes content are written by low-stakes grinders and you'll often see some pretty bad advice offered. Of course the main drawback of playing higher limits is that I might be out of touch with the games but I have been evaluating a lot of hands since Nov 2012 (you can see this from my post count). I do coach some microstakes students sometimes and I also play microstakes occasionally.
Originally posted by JonDavid
Do you account for different starting hand quality models (which cards are their top 10, 20, 30%) of different opponents, when evaluating vp$ip and pfr to construct an opening range? And if so, how?
The only approach I could think of is to maybe figure out the set mining preference, if I had a lot of data on an opponent, but beyond that I'm drawing blank.
I've worked out 2-3 different preflop calling and 3betting ranges in every position, based on
a. Starting position of Hero
b. Opening frequency of Villain (look at positional stats)
c. Raise size of villain
d. Effective stack sizes
e. Pot odds (esp if you are calling from BB or SB)