F Paulsson
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Re: FLHE semibluffs
Taylor (Chuck) found me awake this morning at 4am. I had an acute case of insomnia and decided to play some poker. One hand I played was 7c6c out of the small blind, where I openraised and the big blind called.
The flop came A-Q-5, two clubs. I bet the flop, the big blind raised, and I 3-bet.
This is the Skype-conversation between me and Taylor after the hand:
[4:25:28 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I want to represent the ace. Without fold equity, there's absolutely no point in pumping a flushdraw on the flop heads-up
[4:25:43 AM] Taylor: true
[4:26:00 AM] Taylor: unless maybe going for a turn check w/ position?
[4:26:24 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: If I'm going to do that, the pot has to be bigger than it was now.
[4:26:51 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I.e. if it's capped preflop or if it's three-way (but one guy has folded on the flop and it's bet into you) then it's OK, if you have AKs or so
[4:27:14 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: When you check, you don't want to forfeit any fold equity
[4:27:20 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: Or as little as possible
[4:27:42 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: With a capped flop preflop, you're not giving up much by checking behind AKs UI on the turn, since no better hand will fold
[4:27:46 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: See what I mean?
[4:28:20 AM] Taylor: dont you forfeit tons of FE by checking behind? i always get led into on the river if the flush is missed
[4:28:40 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: Not the really juicy kind: The kind where you actually get him to fold a better hand.
[4:28:50 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I forfeit the kind where he may fold a six-outer.
[4:29:31 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: But that's not at all as expensive as forfeiting a situation where he might fold a hand that has > 50% to win
[4:29:46 AM] Taylor: i think i get you
[4:30:09 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: This is why you should bluff in FLHE, but you should bluff the really really crappy hands.
Taylor (Chuck) found me awake this morning at 4am. I had an acute case of insomnia and decided to play some poker. One hand I played was 7c6c out of the small blind, where I openraised and the big blind called.
The flop came A-Q-5, two clubs. I bet the flop, the big blind raised, and I 3-bet.
This is the Skype-conversation between me and Taylor after the hand:
[4:25:28 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I want to represent the ace. Without fold equity, there's absolutely no point in pumping a flushdraw on the flop heads-up
[4:25:43 AM] Taylor: true
[4:26:00 AM] Taylor: unless maybe going for a turn check w/ position?
[4:26:24 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: If I'm going to do that, the pot has to be bigger than it was now.
[4:26:51 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I.e. if it's capped preflop or if it's three-way (but one guy has folded on the flop and it's bet into you) then it's OK, if you have AKs or so
[4:27:14 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: When you check, you don't want to forfeit any fold equity
[4:27:20 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: Or as little as possible
[4:27:42 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: With a capped flop preflop, you're not giving up much by checking behind AKs UI on the turn, since no better hand will fold
[4:27:46 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: See what I mean?
[4:28:20 AM] Taylor: dont you forfeit tons of FE by checking behind? i always get led into on the river if the flush is missed
[4:28:40 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: Not the really juicy kind: The kind where you actually get him to fold a better hand.
[4:28:50 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: I forfeit the kind where he may fold a six-outer.
[4:29:31 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: But that's not at all as expensive as forfeiting a situation where he might fold a hand that has > 50% to win
[4:29:46 AM] Taylor: i think i get you
[4:30:09 AM] Fredrik Paulsson: This is why you should bluff in FLHE, but you should bluff the really really crappy hands.