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Originally Posted by Robin_Ripper  Hey Rob,
I would love to hear more on your theory of the reverse blinds HU play.
(For example, you said you limp or openfold alot more. Would you for example also be openfolding tier 3 hands or only tier 4 (and worse) hands. And how much does your postflop play change because of the preflop play? And do you ever openraise the SB? or always limp-call/limp-fold/limp-raise? and so much more  ) |
I wouldnt open fold tier 3 or tier 4 until the dynamic of raising limps have been established, then i am for sure open mucking tier 4, and likely limping tier 3+, w/ a reverse nut air ratio for limpraising. (in a way forcing the blinds back to a spot of the conventional blind structure)
the small grouping therefore of hands im not "3betting" (really L/R) for value/bluff are the ones im going to limp/call.
so, the "control" of the match in this case is both the frequency and size of villains BB + button raise.
i don't think open raising the sb is an effective strategy in the longterm, but in the short term it's more optimal (someone asked me why i don't employ this in blind war, and it's much the same). basically, picking it up pre is more important than establishing the dynamic of just "how often opponent should fold".
it's important that you can't play ATC in the reverse spot OOP, obviously, and the easiest time to spot a fishy opponent is one that is open raising, open limping, or any combination, that is >50% VPIP. (In fact, >40% is likely incorrect)
In general this blind structure leads to less action which makes it less overall appealing good player vs good player, but makes it possible to DESTROY a bad player much easier. Worth noting many good players play the structure in such a way that they turn into a bad player, as well.
In position, preflop is dictated by your opponent, obviously, but typically I would auto raise limps 100% (until a specific l/r dynamic has been established, then we can go a different route - similar to getting 3bet when they're OOP but this time you have the option of just seeing a flop) and if an opponent raises I would not fold my hand, i would either 3bet or call, and on the flop the way you approach it is the same way if you're raising 100% of hands, ignore the fact they have impetus, and pretend they're just donking into you alot. This way the hand range of when they open raise (perhaps top 30-40% of hands) vs your hand range (perhaps 100%) should make the adjustments "easy" for you.
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