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Optimal Game Theory (from English Game Theory Optimal) is a term for an optimal poker game that cannot be exploited.
You can calculate the optimal poker game using mathematics or specialized software (for example, PioSolver, SimplePostflop). The essence of the optimality of the strategy is to create an indifferent situation for the opponent in which he does not care, to call against our bet or fold. That is, to create a situation that is absolutely not exploited. GTO poker strategy achieves maximum EV when playing against very strong opponents at MTT limits of $530 and above.
1. What is a non-exploited strategy
- Example: We are on the river and we bet a value bet of 67% of the pot. In order for an opponent to care whether they stab us or not, we need our value bet to be balanced by a certain percentage of hand bluff. At a rate of 67%, we create pot-odds for the opponent – 29%.
This means that if we have exactly 29% of the bet on the river in the range of the bluff – the opponent will not care whether to call the bet or fold. He will receive the same expected value at the the long run from these actions. However, this does not mean that the mathematical expected value of the GTO poker strategy will always be maximum; against the majority of opponents playing tournaments up to $530 - the exploitative style shows the best expected value.
Exploiting
Using vulnerabilities (weaknesses in the opponent's game or field) in order to make more profit in game situations. Using the exploit, we consciously sacrifice the balance in the game, the GTO strategy for the sake of achieving maximum profit.
In simple terms, exploitation is finding zones in the opponent's strategy against which you can choose a solution that brings more profit than the GTO strategy.
Leak of the player
Vulnerable part of the player's strategy, which is revealed by analyzing the statistics displayed on it by special software - an example in this article (Holdem Manager, Hand2Note, etc.), or clarified by analyzing the showdowns of this player.
Glade
leak Vulnerable part of the strategy of most players of this game limit. The trend of the strategy of the field game. An example of such a face is in this article. The best strategy in modern poker is the maximum exploit of the playing field. Since the field changes its game every year, it is necessary to constantly modify its strategy in the direction of new adjustments to common field strategies.
- Example: If we take our example above, then we should bet 71% velly and 29% bluff at a 67% pot rate on the river, playing the TRP. If there are more bluff, then our villain will receive an automatic profit when opening our bet on all his bluff catchers. On his part, it will be a strategy that exploits us. For our part – at a rate of 67% as a bluff, we need to get at least 40% of folds to bluff without a loss.
Read more in the article: "What is a bluff in poker? Mathematics of bluff".
2. What operating strategy can be in this situation
- If the villain in this bank will fold less than 40% of its range, then our exploit will completely exclude bluff and put only on the vellya.
- If the villain in this situation throws out more than 40% of fold hands, for example 60% of hands, then our bluff becomes very profitable and we need to increase the frequency of bluff up to putting all the bluff combinations available in our range.
Both of these tweaks are exploit strategies.
An exploit becomes vulnerable against a reverse exploit. If the villain somehow understands that in this situation we only put a velly, then it will be profitable for him to completely abandon catching bluff. On his part, this will be an exploit of our strategy.
3. GTO bet and line balance in poker
Balance of bet
The use of bet in the game with a balanced range at a distance in order not to give opponents information that they can use against us.
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In the same board structure, we put a bet of the same size and with a bluff, and with a vella and with a draw, thus eliminating the probability of reading our bet. If we bet on value more than as a bluff, then attentive players can exploit us.
Bet exploit
Conscious refusal to balance in bets, if this will lead to an increase in profits on the the long run. Profit increases due to the lack of necessary corrections in the opponent's game strategy, and we, for example, making larger bet with a strong hand against weak players, banally get more profit.
Line balance
In the same payline (for example, bet bet bet), the use of vellus and bluff combinations with the necessary frequency, which makes our strategy non-exploitative. For example, we need to play 65% of the value of hands and 35% of the bluff of hands in the TRP in this pot, and we do about that. And if we start bluffing with a higher frequency, then relative to the balance point, this will be called a "pereblef". And if less, then "nedoblef".
Line Exploit
The use of lines that are not balanced by the required amount of bluff or velly against opponents who will not be able to make the necessary adjustments. The goal of a strong player is to find plus exploit lines in a bluff as a bluff against the strategy of the field. This is how my video course "MTT Easy Postflop" is built, in which I tell in detail how to exploit the limit glade up to the ABI-50 to get the best winrate on the postflop.
