Unfolding Poker: Advanced Answers To The Most Frequently-Asked Poker Questions by James Sweeney

Author:James Sweeney [Sweeney, James]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Take the same example from earlier where you bet the flop and villain would continue with pairs, draws, and some backdoor draws. How often is that range going to enjoy facing a barrel when the turn is the 5♣?

Well this takes some hand reading and estimating, but it is totally possible to determine the answer with a little work. That flop continuance range only has top pair or better and decent draws about 40% of the time on the turn. If you thought you could barrel and get everything else to fold, any bet under pot is outright profitable.

This kind of situation comes up WAY more often than the average player realizes, and it becomes easy to spot with off-table practice. Use a tool like Flopzilla or Flop Falcon when studying to help you understand these spots.

Remember, just because a player does NOT fold to a flop CB often does NOT mean that we should fear bluffing the flop. Think ahead and consider how often they will be able to handle turn and river pressure. There are plenty of opportunities to barrel bluffs on the turn and river when you know what to look for.

What Should You Do?

Building a double and triple barrel skillset is a huge asset. If I were going to build mine from scratch today I would do the following:

Work on hand reading. Being able to estimate your opponent’s range is the basis of everything in poker. When you know what they have to a reasonable degree it becomes easier to find bluffs, thinner value bets, etc. This is a complex skill, but one worth pursuing.

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