harangutang - $1,000 NL HH Review

[harangutang]

Thanks Martin!

jaded - haha na, I'm not quite that zen, although through experience I have gotten better at dealing with beats while playing. They look pretty funny in hindsight, though

[Three Iron]

Good video, Tim.

When you talk about your decisions regarding bet sizing and why you choose to bomb certain rivers when you have the nuts you talk about his calling range being inelastic. I understand the inelastic calling range concept but how do you determine that his calling range is inelastic? Is it simply because the draws missed or is it more complicated than that? Can you elaborate on any other factors? Do you find both good and bad players have inelastic calling ranges in similar situations? Thanks.

[harangutang]

Originally Posted by Three Iron

Good video, Tim.

When you talk about your decisions regarding bet sizing and why you choose to bomb certain rivers when you have the nuts you talk about his calling range being inelastic. I understand the inelastic calling range concept but how do you determine that his calling range is inelastic? Is it simply because the draws missed or is it more complicated than that? Can you elaborate on any other factors? Do you find both good and bad players have inelastic calling ranges in similar situations? Thanks.

Sorry for the delay in responding - been travelling around Iceland (blog post coming!)

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

inelastic calling ranges often occur when you know your opponents range is very polarized - in this spot he knows I either have 22 or a T or a bluff, so if he is planning on bluff catching with his pairs then he will often do so if I bet 1/2 pot or full pot. Generally calling ranges aren't perfectly inelastic, meaning if I shoved then he might be more willing to fold his pair.

I think it's hard to make general statements in regards to elasticity of calling ranges of good/bad players, since overall there is basically always going to be a continuum of call vs fold preference where the inclination to call increases as the bet size faced decreases. But I think that less sophisticated players can't really read too much into bet sizes and aren't great hand readers, which makes their calling ranges more elastic in more spots - which means that you can value bet thinner and smaller with weaker hands, eg. valuebetting 2 bbs into an 8 bb pot with a very marginal pair. There are lot of examples, but I think that's a decent one to keep in mind often.