Your Kx example is reasonably bad. I agree with the point you are making about domination but it is the exact same as if you flopped a pair of 8's with 86 on K85 board. Beting the flop is not as good as checking and Bluff catching 2 streets/delayed cbeting.
45 does not have enough high card value to be in your UTG+1 range. around 67 is the tweener spot.
You really shouldn't be 3 betting QJs in CO against an UTG+1 raiser. It plays too well in single raised pots and is dominated too often by his calling range. This is not a hand you 3bet when you have a polarized range.
Using someone who folds 80% of hands to a 3bet in an example is silly since it becomes instantly profitable to 3bet ATC against that fold percentage.
In example 3, you say "both have reasonable fold to 3bets " but don't mention what a reasonable fold to 3bet is.
In an instructional book, don't use filler words like "probably". eg "I probably make it 18-20bb". If you don't take an action 100% of the time and have to use the word probably, explain why.
example 4. "reacts in "standard" fashion" what is standard? Same sort of problem with that word as probably.
Good stuff Riley.
The hand selection, specifically opening ranges and 3bet ranges, are definitely debatable, but don't make too much of a difference imo.
I think fighter's being a bit of a stickler in the way that he thinks riley's assuming the reader will know a bit too much about 'standard' play, which could be true. Though, imo this isn't a guide for a 5nl player (who needs words like 'standard' and 'reasonable' explained and quantified), it's more of a guide for decent 25nl players looking to think properly about the game and improve their winrate.
The preflop opening standards are probably too loose for someone who needs a guide on what hands to open, I agree. I probably open wider than the guide suggests, but I play higher and have more experience. For someone taking shots at 50nl it might be better to stay a bit tighter.
I thought the rest of the guide was great and if it means anything to anyone at the micros, I highly suggest taking heed of the content.
I read it and never saw any adjustments for FR promised in the opening section?
I can tell that you did put quite a bit of effort into it and on the whole I think your advice is solid.
Lol was wondering how long it would take for someone to notice!
Ya I know I forgot the FR adjustments. Just slipped my mind and I'm sorry FR grinders! Next update of it (which will include more post-flop play) I will try to remember to add some FR adjustments to the ranges. Basically, and this is kind of an oversimplification, every thing is the same besides the first 3 positions after the blinds. In these 3 positions, play very tight and generally assume that other people are playing very tight and you should be ok.
I know that's not anything you haven't heard before and a dramatic oversimplification but for now I hope it's ok!
are we really playing Axs utg?
alright, i thought you were talking FR. FR I'm folding 66-77/AQ most of the time.