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Why is a basic secret game not enough? Modern poker requires more than just a solid starting strategy. If you want to win consistently, you need to go beyond the standard tag style, use advanced techniques and adapt to the trends in the game. In this article, we will analyze three powerful tactical moves that allow plus players to exploit opponents and increase winrate.
1. Lite 3-bet vs. Wide Styles
Adding light 3-betas (pre-flop re-raises) makes the game more difficult for your opponents and makes it possible to grow from a standard tag into a more aggressive and profitable LAG.
Lite 3-bet is a bet, the purpose of which is not so much a value as forcing the opponent to fall.
For example, if someone opens with a raise, and you re-raise
, then this is a light 3-bet, since it is done with the expectation of a fold, and not a distribution on a post-flop.
Advantages of light 3-bets:
- You make life difficult for your opponents.
Most low limit players do not sufficiently protect their blinds. Lite 3-bets force them to either expand the range of protection or lose a lot of chips without a fight.
Over time, this leads to the fact that opponents will try to steal your blinds less often, and this will increase your profitability. - Get additional expected value due to frequent field folds.
At low limits, many players will overfold on 3-bets, especially when playing without a position. Using this, you can earn not only on strong hands, but also on situations where your card does not matter at all. - Create a balance between vellus and bluff value.
If you 3-betet only with top hands, thinking opponents will quickly notice this and stop giving you action. By diluting the range with light 3-betas, you keep opponents from easily reading your strategy.
2. Thin vellyu-bets against value bets
Most of the profit in poker comes from situations where the opponent pays for the worst hands. However, waiting for nuts is not the best strategy, because they do not come so often. That is why it is important to be able to pick up the extract value even with marginal value hands.
When and how to make thin vellya-bets: value bets
- The optimal strategy against those who like to call.
If your opponent is a "calling-station" (likes to call without much meaning), you should reduce the frequency of bluff and increase the number of velu-bets, even with not the strongest hands. Fish often pull the draw not by chance, overestimate the weak top pairs and cannot fold the second pair on the bet.
- Selection of the correct boards for thin vellya-bets.
It is important to consider the texture of the board. For example, on safe rivers (which do not close the main draw), your bet will be more likely to collide with weaker hands. And if the board has changed a lot and strengthened the opponent's range, a thin value bet becomes less profitable.
- How to punish dropped range.
When the villain only calls, he usually excludes the strongest hands from his range. This gives you the opportunity to place small bets on the river, knowing that it does not have nuts, and it is often forced to respond with weaker hands.
3. Floats on the flop in position
In modern poker, c-bet on the flop has become the standard, and many players bet almost always, regardless of the strength of the hand. However, not everyone is ready to continue aggression on the turn and river turn. It is against such opponents that floats are effectively used.
What is a floating?
Floating is a call on the flop without a strong hand with the intention to pick up the pot on the late streets.
How to float correctly:
- Floats work best in position, as they give you maximum control over the hand.
- Ideal opponents are those who often bet on the flop, but rarely continue on the turn.
- It is better to float with hands that have the potential for improvement (gatshots, overcards, backdoor flush draw).
Example:
- Villain opens from the button, you call on BB button
. - On the flop,
he puts a c-bet, you call. - Turn comes
, the opponent checks. You can pick up the pot with a bet representing a strong hand.
4. Summary
Using these three advanced techniques will help you take your game to the next level and earn more:
- Light 3-bets increase your aggression and allow you to exploit players who overfold.
- Thin vellyu-bets allow you to get additional value bets from the fish.
- Floats in position give you control over the distribution and the ability to win pots without a showdown.
Add these elements to your strategy and watch your winrate grow!
