Expert Heads Up No Limit Hold'em, Volume1: Optimal and Exploitative Strategies by Will Tipton

Author:Will Tipton [Tipton, Will]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781909457003
Publisher: D&B Publishing
Published: 2012-11-12T16:00:00+00:00

which is approximately the top 50% of hands less those which will almost always be included in a BB’s value 3-betting range. The specifics of this section’s analysis will of course change if these assumptions are modified, but we will focus on the big ideas rather than the specific results.

Figure 6.1: Players’ flop starting distributions plotted according to their preflop equities as well as their equities at the beginning of play on the 8-7-3 flop.

The players’ equity distributions at the beginning of flop play are shown in Figure 6.1. They are useful for establishing a baseline from which to appreciate how the players’ distributions change as we move down the decision tree. The equity distributions take both the player’s and his opponent’s range into account, so it is easy to see changing relative hand strength. In the case of Figure 6.1, we see from the graphs that the BB’s average hand strength increased slightly with the advent of the flop since the dotted line is on average higher than the solid one, and the opposite is true for the SB. Thus, the flop is modestly strong for the BB and relatively weak for the SB. For reference, here are the equities of several of the SB’s holdings at this point: K-K has 78%, A-8o has 73%, and A-3o has about 52% equity. This should give you an idea of the equities of hands which you might consider worthy of a value c-bet.

The volatility of the board is also apparent in these plots. Most flops will have improved some hands drastically and crushed the hopes of others. This will be reflected in the equity distributions: some hands will have very high equity (indeed, some may be locks or near-locks), and others will have very low equity. This is not the case on the 8-7-3. The players’ best hands have have a bit more equity than the best hands preflop, and the distribution drops off quickly. Similiarly, the worst hands here only have a bit less equity than the worst preflop. In this way, volatile boards actually play a bit like preflop situations. Indeed you can think of preflop play as the ultimate volatile situation: hand equities always change a lot on later streets. Strategic considerations on volatile boards will resemble those of preflop play to some degree.

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