Quiz for lesson "Steal-EV" - PokerStrategy.com

This quiz lets you test whether you have understood the contents of the Steal-EV lesson.

QUESTION 1:

What is the definition of "Steal-EV"

Steal-EV = Fold Equity * Blinds + (1 - Fold Equity) * ( - Open Raise)
Steal-EV = (1 - Blinds) * Fold Equity + Blinds * Open Raise
Steal-EV = Preflop-EV + Postflop-EV * Blinds

QUESTION 2:

What is the exact meaning of "Steal-EV"?

Steal-EV shows whether an open raise with a weaker hand constitutes a frequency leak.
Steal-EV shows the relationship between PFR and WTS of you opponents.
Steal-EV shows how much money you have to win with a hand after an open raise to be able to play profitably.

QUESTION 3:

Which of the following statements is false?

A better Steal-EV than on an average table means that...

…your opponents play a tighter range.
…you have to win more money than usual later on in the hand.
…you need to win less pots later on in the hand.

QUESTION 4:

What do you have to take into consideration when using the Steal-EV formula?

You need to multiply the equity by 1.6 when you are in position or by 0.4 when you are out of position.
In practice, your opponents will also 3-bet you. Especially for hands that you will fold to a 3-bet, you should replace (1-p) with the call probability of your opponent.
You will want to win far more hands than the Steal-EV would tell you to in order to play exploitively.

QUESTION 5:

You are in the middle position at the following table:

Position of opponent	Call vs MP	3-Bet vs MP	Fold vs MP
CO (LAG)	0.07	0.09	0.84
BU (LAG)	0.11	0.1	0.79
SB (LAG)	0.1	0.05	0.85
BB (Fish)	0.47	0.04	0.49

What is your Steal-EV with a 3BB open raise?

-1BB
-2.2BB
-1.8BB

QUESTION 6:

Using the table from question 5: how often do you play heads-up against the fish in a single raised pot?

20%
12%
27%

QUESTION 7:

Relating to the situation from question 5: let´s assume that you can´t realize any equity against a 3bet with the bottom of your range. How much equity do you have to realize after a call?

19%
55%
39%

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