What would typical values be for SA, Fsb, Fbb, WtSD, W$SD and how would you exploit players with different values?
I don't have poker software so I don't even know what my values would be for each of these stats. It's really making me think about investing in software.
Well, these stats can be very different even among players of similar types. It really boils down to what personal mannerisms that player has. All the stuff I'm about to say is in regards to 6max. I don't know very much about FR, except that you should be tighter in general.
Steal Attempt: Stealing is something that a lot of players will tell you basically ends up being, the more the better. However you must ensure that you are stealing against correct opponents, and creating a profitable spot due to the combination their fold to steal %, and the
equity you expect to have postflop from your hand strength combined with the likelyhood of making them fold. My steal % is generally around 40%.
Fsb/Fbb: These usually won't be too far off from one another. The looser a player is, the lower their fold to steal is going to be. A good rule of thumb is you can steal profitably against nits/TAGs, but not from stations/LAGs. Now that's oversimplified, more specifically, if both blinds have a fold to steal >= 80%, you can profitably steal with any two cards 100% of the time. The steal itself is profitable even if you can never win at showdown. Of course you will win some showdowns, and you'll also win some hands by forcing your opponent to fold. However, don't take this info and think, okay I'm going to raise 100% of the time this situation comes up. Doing so will leave you extremely exploitable, and even pretty brainless opponents will begin to 3bet you light, and making you pay for being too loose. TAGs are going to usually fold to steal 75%+, Nits 80%+. I personally fold my SB 80% and BB 75%.
WtSD: You'll see a few ranges of WtSD stats. Some guys will go to showdown 20% or even less. Even just over 20% is pretty tight, and these guys are basically only getting to showdown with really strong hands. This guy's probably weak/tight, and you can push him off a lot of one pair holdings.
From the low 20's to about 30% WtSD is the range most TAGs live in. They have a higher % because they'll be doing things like value betting more thinly and double-barreling more often. The higher the %, the more they're doing this stuff. The lowest end of this range, is probably still very straightforward in their play.
30%+ is just pretty loose. These guys are likely overestimating their equity most of the time. That means you have to adjust by calling them lighter, and value betting them more often.
I'm on the edge, I double barrel my face off, and I triple barrel most of the time that i double barrel too, so my WtSD is 27.7%.
W$SD: Let's start with the bad and go from there.
<40%: This is probably the same guy who's going to showdown a ton. This player is again overestimating equity, probably bluffs too much, could be a calling station. There's lots of ways to lose honestly, but those are some major characteristics this guy is likely to exhibit. If he's the station, value bet him to death, I'm talking 3 barrels of 2/3 pot or more. Whatever he will call, bet that 3 streets. If he's a maniac, then check/call with stuff like middle or bottom pair, and love life when he shows down jack high and can't believe you're such a fish that you called with "that crap". Obviously some high variance here, but very +EV.
40%-49%: Again the lower end is similar to what was just discussed. The top of this range probably still overvalue top pair on bad boards, and probably still go too far with things like whiffed overcards. You can definitely still value bet these guys light.
50%-54%: Most TAGs are here. They go to showdown with their decent hands, and usually did so with decent equity. Not too much info can be gained from this for exploitive purposes.
54%+: Nits and weak/tights fall into this category because they fold so much that when they finally go to showdown, they have a monster. People in this category generally have a low WtSD%. If that's the case, you must skew your range of hands that you'll take to showdown with them to very strong ones as well, or you'll just throw money away to these guys.
I have 57.1% W$SD even though I go there so often. I'm pretty LAGy, and people just don't adjust correctly. I also read people pretty well, and I get away from spots when I'm beat, and take thin value to showdown.
3bet: At micros, most people are going to have very low 3bet ranges. <3% is quite common, often 2%, comprising {AA, KK, AK} A good rule is if someone's 3bet range is around 5%, then they're not getting out of line. It would take a lot for me to start 4betting light at lower stakes. I don't think people are really out of line untill about $400nl, maybe at $200, but there are so few doing it, that you don't really have to adjust. Assuming people are 3betting normally until you have hard evidence contrary is a fine place to be.
3bet ranges get difficult because so many people tout polarizing these ranges. So if you see someone 3bet and flip up 76s, this doesn't really mean that much. You're going to have to look at his 3bet range, and try to decide what he's doing. Let's say someone's 3bet range is 5%. It's pretty safe to assume they are 3betting {QQ+, AK}, which is 2.6%. The remaining 2.5% is hard to determine. If their range is merged, then it's going to probably be {TT-JJ, AQ}. However if they polarize their 3bet range, now it's really hard to know. They probably have something like {65s-87s} which leaves 1.5% more hands. He may still have the entire previous range, since this totals 5.6%, and 3bet ranges take some time to converge. Or he may leave out TT, or AQo, or add some other weak hands, we just don't really know. On top of this we must decipher how the 3bet range will be skewed against us, or if they are adapting 3bet ranges versus specific players. Seeing someone 3bet a 60/50/inf and end up with AJo doesn't mean he's going to 3bet us with that hand.
I'm not even really done with this, but I'm going to stop here, and say that 3betting can get quite in depth, and that for simplicity, sticking to a general rule like if he's 3bet 5% total, he's doing it for straight value is a nice easy spot to start.
Fold to Cbet: This one is my favorite, cuz I cbet a LOT. With this stat, the higher the better. This stat alone can be reason to raise crap preflop. If someone who folds to 70% of cbets limps in, I'm jumping on that guy. He's going to bleed money to someone, and I want it to be me. 72o??? Looks good, raise that pot up! You want to isolate this guy, get him to yourself, and relieve him of his chips. As the number gets lower, the immediate value of a cbet also drops of course. However you need to take note of his fold to turn cbet %, because there may still be tons of value in double barreling.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is the guy who's folding to 33% of cbets. He's not going anywhere. If he catches a piece, if he catches a gutshot, if he has one overcard, if he has a pocket pair lower than the 3 board cards, he's calling. Now you better not be cbetting that AK you raised preflop when the flop comes Td 4c 2d. It doesn't matter what the flop is, this guy's not going away. Check that hand down as far as you can, try to spike an ace or king. On the other hand, when you flop a big hand, just fire away. A majority of the time, you're going to be called, and paid off on all three streets.