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Ioften2ndbarreltype1and2boardsbutIllrarelytriplebarrelthem.Infact,thereasonforthis:

WhenIhalfpotor2/3pottheflopImlookingtoinduceaction.Thisisbothwithfloats,draws,marginal

pairs,etc.Imlettingthevillainpeelcheaply.WhatImreallydoingiswhatIcallmakingthemdraw

dead.Ofcoursetheyrenotreallydead,butrathertheycallbecausetheyfeeltheycanshowdown

cheaply.This

is

of

course

what

(we)

try

to

avoid;

playing

to

get

to

showdown,

namely

because

so

many

factorshavetogoright*.Anycase,theopponentisluredintoasenseofcallingsayhalfpotandgetting

toshowdown,soforapriceof3:1theywanttoshowdownbciftheyhavethebesthandhalfthetime,

thiscallshowsprofit.

WhatIdothenisfollowupwithaturnbetalmostalways.Also,theturniswhereIllbombit;thetextureofatype1ortype2normallychangestotype3or4,enablingmetostepupmybetsize.Suddenly,theopponent(whohadaweakerhandrangeforcallingontheflop)isfacedwithabiggerbet

andtheprospectofalargepotfortheriver.Thus,Igetalotoffolds.

IFIAMCALLEDONTHETURN,ItypicallywillNOTfirethat3rdshellontheriver.OfcourseifIimprove,or

haveahand

Ifeel

is

worth

value

shoving,

Ill

shove,

but

ifsomeone

calls

the

turn

bet

on

adry

board,

theyaresendingamessagethattheyintendoncallingariverbetonablank,andsinceeveryriver

shouldmoreorlessbeablank,abluffwontshowprofit.Afewexamples,510NL6handedwith1200

eff.Stack.

IraisepfinEPwith78sto40andgetcalledbythebutton.Heisasolidwinnerat510andmultitables.

FlopcomesJc9h3s(95).Thisisatype1boardwherewehaveaweakpassivegamble,buthavethe

initiativeandapot:stackratioof12:1.Thisisnotagoodboardtobalanceourchecksforanyfancy

reason,soourdefaultistocbet,especiallyOOP.Sowebethalfpot,whichseemslikeagoodamount

sinceitsatype1boardandhistendenciesshouldntreallychangeoursizingtoomuch.Hecalls,which

weshould

expect

from

most

of

his

range;

our

bet

probably

doesnt

show

too

much

profit,

but

our

small

equityandimpetusaswellasbuildingthepotfortheturnlikelywillnetusasmallgain.Letmeexplain;

Ontheturn,(anyturn,butforsakeofdiscussion)thecardisthe4h,whichactuallymakesthisboard

suddenly~type3ish.Thepothasalmost200androughly5.5:1ratio.Thisisntanidealcardto2ndbarrel

forusbecauseifopponentfelttheyhadthebesthandontheflop,theystillhavethebestcardonthe

turn.However,thisisalsoagoodcardto2ndbarrelsincethatcardalmostneverhitsthemfor2pair.

(Outsidechanceof34c,34djust2combosofrealistic2pairhands).Iwouldalmostalwaysfire150

here(3/4pot)thinkingthatontheflopheiscallingwithANYunderpair,ANYgutshot,andsometimes

acehigh(likeATs).Ontheturn,thebulkofthathandrangehasnotimproved,andcannotstandany

heat.

Wehaveineffectbuiltthepotontheflopslightlyinordertotakeitdownontheturn.Ofcourseifwe

getraised,wefold;wehadzip.Now,iftheycalltheturn,theyhavesentamessagethat:

1.Theyareslowplayingabighand(33,44)andintendoninducinga3rdbarrelandwanttoshovethe

restin,sincethepotwillbe~500withlessthan1kontheriver.

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2.Theyhaveamarginalhand(namelyJx,orTT)thattheyfeelhaslittlevalueofraising,butarenot

foldingbecauseithastoomuchshowdownvalue

3.Theythinkwerebluffingandaretakingastandwithaweakmarginalhand,mayfoldit,butisa

judgementcall(thiswouldbe98,77,etc.)

Thetruthisa3rdbarrelwouldbeaimedatcategory3,andtherearentenoughofthosehandsto

warrantbombingitin.(IFtheydevenfold)OfcourseifIhadanythingthatbeatcategory2thisis

basicallyAJ+ Imvaluebetting(All3streets). WithairIbettwiceandthendecideImnotbluffing

again.

OnenoteisthatifIdecideNOTto2ndbarrel,andvillaindoesnotfloat(theycheckbehind)theirmost

likelyhand(wheninposition)isamarginalhandthatwillnotbefoldedontheriver.Thus,Idonot

rewardtheirturncheckwithariverbluff.Ifwehadpositionandvillaincheckedtous,andweshutdown

(wetakethefreebiewithair)andtheychecktherivertous,againIwilllikelynotbluff.Mytimeto

springonthepotwastheturn.Likewise,iftheysuddenlybettheriver,itsrareIlldosomethingrash

likespring

an

awkward

raise

in

their

face.

Ontype3or4boards,though,mystrategychanges.Peoplefloattheseboardslessoften,howeverthey

tendtohavemarginaldrawsorweakdrawswhenyourecalled.So,ifI2ndbarrel,Ishovetheriver.Again

5/10andwehave78swhichweraiseto40utg.ThistimetheflopcomesKsTh6h.(95)Thistimethe

boardisatype4boardandwestillhaveaweakpassivegamble,buttheleadduetoourpfraise.The

rightplaywillbetocbet90$,andIfcalled(Iexpectaflopbettowinmoreoftenthantheexample

above,since5522areNEVERcallingthis,andyoucanexpectthemtosometimesmuck7799,random

ace

high

hands,

and

a

few

gutshots

similar

to

ours)

shut

down.

The

reason

is

again

the

hand

range

for

callingusheretendstobestronger,andweshouldrespectthat.Iftheturncomesthe3dablankso

thatthereis~275andeff.Stackof1070behind,(justunder4:1)ImakeadecisionthenandtherethatIF

Iamtobluff,IMUSTshoveANYriver.(Ifjustcalled)So,Ibetnearlythepot,270,whichifcalledputs815

inand800behind.NomatterwhatriversImshoving.

Itmustbenotedthataboveonthetype1and2,my2ndbarrelfrequencyisnear100%.Here,itsmuch

lowermaybe20% simplybecauseIrespecttheflopcall.(AndIdonthaveahand)Alittlefurther,

whenImcalledontheflop,givenIthinkmorehandsfold,wecanbreaktheirrangeinto:

1.Astronghandwaitinguntilthehandtoraise(AK,KT,66)

2.Amarginalhandthatisunsurewheretheyare,andarelettingaturncardfalloffbeforecommittinga

largesumofmoney(KQorworse,sometimesatenlikeAT,JJ).

3.Aweakmadehandthatisineffectfloating,thisisrareforthisboardbutwouldbethoseunderpairs

thatweassumefoldtoaflopcbet,ora6like67or68.

4.Adraw;couldbestrong(like98h,KJh,AJh)amarginalone(like34h,QJs)oraweakone(likeJ9c,98c).

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Sovariousturnswilltypicallyhitthesehands;soagain,a2ndbarrelshouldntworktoooften.(plus,we

maygetsemibluffshovedonbyadraw,whichmeanstheybluffedthebluffer).However,weEXPECTa

stronghandtoprotectitselfontheturn,andoftenweexpectaweakmadehandtofold.So,when

called,theirrangeisagainadraw(strongtoweak,dependingonhowtheyviewtheirbluffingequity)or

thatmarginalhand.

Onablank/dud,thedrawwillfold,andourbluffwillbeprofitable,eventhoughthemarginalhand

shouldandwillcallus.

Onadrawcompletingcard,thedrawtypicallywillhitandthuscallus,butthemarginalhandwillfold,so

againthebluffwillbeprofitable.

Variousassumptionsarethrownabouthere,buttherootofthematteristhatifyoudecidetocharge

aheadonawetboard,youmustbeabletothrowthelastbarrel(yourstack)in.Ifyoubetadryboard

(sinceyoullhaveairalot)bepreparedtoconstantlyfollowupontheturn.(Butholdingbackfromthe

3rdshot)