Fknife
Legend
Silver Level
First of all, I'm aware that at the limits I play, pretty much everybody is depolarized as far as their 3betting goes. That being said, my questions will be mainly about polarized 3betting. Maybe I will never reach that limits but since it looks like I really embrace 'theoretical' side of poker, I hope somebody who has any experience with/idea about this kind of stuff can help me
1. How to recognize a polarized 3betting range? My first guess was a higher 3Bet% stat (so it includes both 'poles') over a decent sample size but on the other hand somebody 3betting a bit wider while still being depolarized will also have high 3Bet%. Is there any other way?
2. What about balance in a polarized range? Lets say I know somebody is polarized with 3Bet% of 9%. Standard value range consists of about 3% of hands, so that leaves him with 6% bottom of his polarized range. How can I be sure he is unbalanced here (maybe his polarized range is 4.5% value and 4.5% air)?
3. And finally, how to exploit an unbalanced polarized range? Suppose he is heavily unbalanced towards air. If I start 4bet-bluffing him alot, I will make my own 4betting range unbalanced, right? Can he exploit it (I dont know, he magically switches into 'unbalanced towards value' mode and starts to 5betting me for value or just starts to 5bet-bluffing...)?
Any input is welcomed!
1. How to recognize a polarized 3betting range? My first guess was a higher 3Bet% stat (so it includes both 'poles') over a decent sample size but on the other hand somebody 3betting a bit wider while still being depolarized will also have high 3Bet%. Is there any other way?
2. What about balance in a polarized range? Lets say I know somebody is polarized with 3Bet% of 9%. Standard value range consists of about 3% of hands, so that leaves him with 6% bottom of his polarized range. How can I be sure he is unbalanced here (maybe his polarized range is 4.5% value and 4.5% air)?
3. And finally, how to exploit an unbalanced polarized range? Suppose he is heavily unbalanced towards air. If I start 4bet-bluffing him alot, I will make my own 4betting range unbalanced, right? Can he exploit it (I dont know, he magically switches into 'unbalanced towards value' mode and starts to 5betting me for value or just starts to 5bet-bluffing...)?
Any input is welcomed!