Fundamental Preflop Theory

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0:00 - Morphology
3:04 - Polarized
7:51 - Condensed
10:27 - Merged
16:59 - Open sizing
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  • @GTOWizard
    @GTOWizard2 жыл бұрын

    🤔Learn how to master preflop in our Preflop Mechanics video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4SVx5Sgoc7Lgto.html 🤗All preflop ranges (Cash, MTT, Spins, HUSNG) are available for free at: gtowizard.com

  • @infosrelevantes7146

    @infosrelevantes7146

    9 ай бұрын

    What's the point of raising 0 EV hands? Is it only for balancing and getting called with top-of-range? If so, in small stakes where regs are not very good, and VS recreational players can we just raise the top of the range, supposing we get called anyway? And can we play with no mixing pre-flop?

  • @bossbear7187
    @bossbear71872 жыл бұрын

    Your content is one of those resources that have increased my understanding of many concepts. Ive had other channels and books and websites over time that have been milestones in my learning as well. It feels like a light bulb turned on in those situations. I actually watch some your stuff over and over to really let it sink in.

  • @G0DofRock
    @G0DofRock2 жыл бұрын

    Such good illustrated content! Great to review morphology visually and to know Im playing good ranges.

  • @Masty13
    @Masty132 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting to see how different rake structures change ranges so significantly. Would love to see similar content for an MTT structure (with antes)

  • @modestomouso1234

    @modestomouso1234

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed. Even online, at least on WSOP, they have a lot of tourneys where there is no ante for the first 3-5 levels. Obviously we have less incentive to take a pot down pre with no antes hence we play slightly tighter, but at what point does it become less profitable to play aggressively due to increased ante sizes? I’m sure there’s variations in strategy even from a .1bb ante to a .3bb ante.

  • @abhiroopgupta2313
    @abhiroopgupta23132 жыл бұрын

    Very nice content ! Please keep up the great work 🔥

  • @zeenlee6777
    @zeenlee6777 Жыл бұрын

    absolutely inspiring things you guys have done!

  • @CeegeePoker
    @CeegeePoker2 жыл бұрын

    Always love these videos! Great job!

  • @danthoreson4062
    @danthoreson4062Ай бұрын

    Thank you. this stuff is right up there with Sklansky's theory. well done

  • @FCarraro1
    @FCarraro12 жыл бұрын

    very interesting insight! Thank you very much!

  • @thomasmatthews80
    @thomasmatthews802 ай бұрын

    Such useful exploration for beginners. 🎉 and fantastic bonus info on sizing (best reasoning for the lower open raise from ep)

  • @t_goldberger
    @t_goldberger Жыл бұрын

    so much value... you guys are amazing!!

  • @Vivam656
    @Vivam6562 жыл бұрын

    Very nice explanations 👍 Thank you 👍

  • @byronwilliams943
    @byronwilliams943 Жыл бұрын

    I really liked hearing you say open small from out of position. if you have pocket tens or Jacks from under the gun and you get re-raised you can fold. Likewise if you have Kings or Aces you can re-raise when you min raise from under the gun. I did that with Aces and by the time the action got back to me, there were three more raises so I just moved all in and got called by Ace King

  • @BenjaminK18335
    @BenjaminK183352 жыл бұрын

    very nice content mate.. So e.g. against a calling-stick-guy (like 30% fold to 3b), we have more incentive to 3b QJs?

  • @PositivePoker72
    @PositivePoker722 жыл бұрын

    Really good deep stuff as always!!! 😀👍👍👍👍

  • @alexl2512
    @alexl2512 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent content. I have watched this one 5 times.

  • @sharkyjawz1342
    @sharkyjawz13422 жыл бұрын

    EP v IP srp I wonder the inflection point where range asymmetry shifts more favourably towards PFR in this config. If IP flats everything but AA & 72o, what are the implications for oop's strategy

  • @ncannavino11
    @ncannavino112 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again, your videos are so good it's ridiculous! Question: how do you get your preflop ranges?

  • @ro.54

    @ro.54

    2 жыл бұрын

    Download their software :)

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    2 жыл бұрын

    You can access our preflop ranges on gtowizard.com!

  • @racadabra3251
    @racadabra32512 жыл бұрын

    Great content , ty

  • @kevinjohnson4498
    @kevinjohnson4498 Жыл бұрын

    Ive always thought that an oop 3bet range is more polarized than an IP 3bet range, particularly a bb 3bet range. I was surprised to see the ip 3bet range be polarized and the bb range to be more merged.

  • @Nat-qw6jf
    @Nat-qw6jf2 жыл бұрын

    This is a great video. From what you’ve explained, would it be safe to assume that as I move up in stake as a beginner player, the range of cards played become tighter? With me knowing that the chances of being looked up to are greater?

  • @radirad2218

    @radirad2218

    2 жыл бұрын

    They won’t become “tighter” they’ll just become more fit to GTO ranges.

  • @bradleymartintoper2155

    @bradleymartintoper2155

    2 жыл бұрын

    To start def a tighter range but you cant stay that way. Once they adjust to your play they will abuse you. Higher stakes is a lot more trappy and disguising your hand. They dont call that light except in nosebleeds

  • @Noogaiii
    @Noogaiii Жыл бұрын

    Do you study first principles for a living or something? Incredible content, my mind is blown every video

  • @zaibakk9072
    @zaibakk9072 Жыл бұрын

    I think the main reason maxmin opens a smaller size from early positions is the fact that your range has much less equity because: 1) there are more players after you and 2) you are oop vs most of them. The fact their response is more polarized is more a consequence than a cause, imho (cause theyre IP and your range is not so wide) . Anyway nice video.

  • @SoulfightPoker
    @SoulfightPoker2 жыл бұрын

    Great video thank you. How should we adjust preflop strategy to live time rake games? So playing 1/2 we're paying 6bb per hour regardless of number of hands played. I like what you said in the video that we can open larger and with the less blocker-type hands because were being 3-bet rarely, what about for calling IP facing these large open sizes (making us not want to call often) but with a time-rake structure (making us incentivized to be involved more often)

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Timed rake is strategically similar to rakeless solutions. Typically that means leaning more towards playability rather than trying to block 3bets, and calling a tad wider preflop.

  • @Stefanburakov

    @Stefanburakov

    2 жыл бұрын

    So 25 hands per hour meaning 24bb 100 hands in rake... But If its deep stackars vs Americans then it must be plus ev...

  • @Stefanburakov
    @Stefanburakov2 жыл бұрын

    Very good video

  • @Zach-tf2qu
    @Zach-tf2qu2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video as always, but 20:20 I promise that is not the rationale for open sizing at live 1/2.

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha fair. It's possible to arrive at the right answer through more... intuitive means. Exploitative preflop sims have proved many "old-school" live cash exploits correct. And others wildly wrong.

  • @susymay7831
    @susymay78312 жыл бұрын

    Types of ranges: polarized, linear, condensed, merged

  • @howard2031
    @howard2031 Жыл бұрын

    Regarding the open sizing about 20 min into the video, you show a table of hands which shows 99 makes +.24 EV in BB in the LJ in 500nl with a 2x BB raise. If these EV expected values are similar in a live 1/3 game, 0.24 doesn't even cover the 1$ tip to dealer which means you are slightly losing money over time if you play 99(or AJs, AQo, pretty much any suited broadway) in the LJ in a live game which sounds crazy to me. Now I know the players are worse at live 7-9 handed 1/3 holdem' and more multiway pots are likely, but this is eye opening. .

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah most hands in your opening range are extremely close to 0EV. Check out the EV's of hands in our opening chart (free 100bb deep). Keep in mind the pot is only 1.5bb, so the starting EV's will usually be a fraction of that number. I don't think it's completely fair to subtract $1 off 99's EV because you only pay that when you win.

  • @benallen4668
    @benallen46682 жыл бұрын

    Assuming the BTN is always 3betting their premium hands is my favorite way to lose chips

  • @bossbear7187

    @bossbear7187

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @andreaspersson8478
    @andreaspersson84782 жыл бұрын

    question abput the 9 max ranges from 3 pos before LJ? its almost pure open AJ/KQo and A4-A9 s going to show a profit? i been ditching them in live games mostly from there ?

  • @exxtezzy5999
    @exxtezzy5999 Жыл бұрын

    Приветствую! если видео уроки GTOWizard перевести на русский язык ,тогда будет возможность обучаться и у тех кто его не понимает! например мне бы хотелось изучить , но к сожалению авто перевод через субтитры искажает некоторые слова

  • @docokd7oco443
    @docokd7oco4432 жыл бұрын

    What would be good to know is the very basics of what this app is about. Given the few seconds allowed for thought before you act, the vast majority of this will not (could not) be considered. Unless of course, you're a computer

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    We're working on Guides to help users understand how to use the app more. The point of these videos is to learn the underlying fundamentals of GTO Poker, rather than memorize arbitrary numbers.

  • @Mark-br9ww
    @Mark-br9ww Жыл бұрын

    How does GTOwizard program even calculate the expected value of the preflop hands?

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    This is done with preflop solvers. Most of our solutions were made using Monker Solver, however the coach in this video is using HRC Beta.

  • @cheat2win816

    @cheat2win816

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GTOWizard Who is the coach speaking, this guy is so easy to understand as a noob. Thanks for content!

  • @Kolorek994
    @Kolorek994 Жыл бұрын

    How all these strategies compare to 40bb deep mtt play? I would suppose it's totally different (and of course depends on the mtt stage) are your videos advice only applicabe for cash game? or do you also have videos about mtt play?

  • @DiamondForevah
    @DiamondForevah11 ай бұрын

    13:59 I don’t get the math behind the 8bb, isn’t is 0.8 bb per hand or 80bb per 100 hands?

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes you're right! I misspoke

  • @wxtayler3223
    @wxtayler32232 жыл бұрын

    Don't believe but it really worked

  • @infosrelevantes7146
    @infosrelevantes7146 Жыл бұрын

    How does the solver 'calculates' how much IP/OOP is advantageous/disadvantageous? Is it a exact thing?

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, it's an exact calculation. Solvers calculate the "expected value" of strategies. Here are some articles you can read to learn more: What is EV in poker? blog.gtowizard.com/what-is-expected-value-in-poker/ How solvers find optimal strategies: blog.gtowizard.com/what-is-gto-in-poker/

  • @kristapsvilcans
    @kristapsvilcans2 жыл бұрын

    I tried, it is not completely for free as you say it in video

  • @GTOWizard

    @GTOWizard

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello, all our preflop ranges are completely free. For postflop, we offer one spot per day for free.

  • @newman9948
    @newman99482 жыл бұрын

    Sb rfi Bb call 60%/ fold 40%

  • @papajoueaupoker
    @papajoueaupoker Жыл бұрын

    please make us videos in french

  • @LudmilaReutova
    @LudmilaReutova3 ай бұрын

    Did not understand anything. Absolute abracadabra.