More than enjoying the course, that last video was great and the article on patterns really got me thinking about the best ways for me to take in the information needed to make the correct decisions.
Homework 3
Question 1: You are holding KQ. What is your preflop equity against an opponent who has 33? How does the equity change on this flop: J53?
Preflop:
Equity Win Tie
UTG 50.78% 50.40% 0.38% { KsQs }
UTG+1 49.22% 48.84% 0.38% { 3d3c }
Flop:
Board: J
5
3
Equity Win Tie
UTG 26.46% 26.46% 0.00% { KsQs }
UTG+1 73.54% 73.54% 0.00% { 3d3c }
Question 2: What would you do in the following hand? (Remember that it is important to explain your reasons, simply posting "Fold" or "Call" isn't enough!)
No Limit hold'em $2 (9-handed)
Players and stacks:
UTG: $2.00
UTG+1: $2.08
MP1: $1.92
MP2: $1.00
MP3: $3.06
CO: (Hero) $2.08
BU: $2.00
SB: $2.00
BB: $1.24
Preflop: Hero is CO with AJ
5 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, BU calls $0.08, SB folds, BB calls $0.06.
Flop: ($0.25) 263 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, BU checks.
Turn: ($0.25) 5 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.22, BU raises to $0.44, BB folds, Hero...?
Well for the BU to call our raise, I'd put him on a range of 22-JJ (since most people would 3-bet any better here) and some suited connectors / suited aces.
When we get to the flop and he checks behind, we can take overpairs and trip and 45 out his range since he'd most likely bet these to protect them but I guess he could check back trips pretty safely against my range.
His action on the turn leads me to believe he's either just made trips, a straight or a slight chance he could have a flush draw of some sort. I'm going to say he's got 22-66 as there the only hands that seem to fit. With $0.91 in the pot and only $0.22 to call, I'm getting roughly 4 to one odds. After evaluating the situation in Equilab I get the following results:
Board: 2
6
3
5
Equity Win Tie
UTG 19.89% 17.05% 2.84% { AcJc }
UTG+1 80.11% 77.27% 2.84% { 66-22 }
I'm getting just about the right odds to break even when I hit the flush (which doesn't pair the board) or straight so if I factor in the implied odds that the opponent will more than likely put the rest of his chips in, it's a definite call.
Question 3: Do you have questions about your postflop play?
NL2 Middle Pair on paired board vs. one opponent
NL2 AA on high board
NL2 Middle Pair and Flush Draw vs. TAG
NL2 Overpair to paired coordinated board
NL2 Pocket Pair on paired board
Wow, that homework required a bit more thought, enjoyed it.
Now to reward myself with an actual game of poker and maybe I can watch some of 'I bet you TV show' after, just saw a few clips and it looks awesome!