5 Responses to “TPE Theory: Big Blind Defense with Andrew Brokos (Part 2)”

  2. linopolido

    Defense BB part2
    on hand 66 min 47.30 . The flop comes T85s and you end up quitting to c -bet , but will not be a good situation to continue ? The board theoretically does not favor more the calling range of the BB ? there will be several Turns favoring us? Any heart Q , J , 9, 7, 6 , 4, are not good for our range ? as are cards completing various draws who are in our range of call , and the villain probably will not go back to bet again (if bet can fold easily , except 6) and if bet we will not have the hypothesis of bluffing River or even win showdown?
    Sory my english?

    • Foucault

      I discuss this at length in the video. I don’t think we can feel too great about facing another bet on many of those cards you mention. Yes, they improve our hand, but not to the point where we have substantial equity against better holdings, nor, in many cases, to the point where we can raise for value. There are many, many better candidates for continuing.

  3. Riar

    Hi Andrew,
    On the last hand, when we have 44 on K42ssJ2 what about betting small on the river, like 1888 ?
    This deals with both the fact that villain has a weak range after he checks back the turn (wont call often a biggish bet) and that it might also induce villain to raise as a bluff so in fact we actually give him the change to put more money in the pot with bluffs

    • Foucault

      Sorry for the delay in replying. I don’t much like a small river bet, though. I don’t think it does really deal with the fact that he has a weak range. His air (like the T8s he had) aren’t going to call even for 1/4 pot or whatever. Hands that will call (Kx and Jx) will call larger bets. I also think many of those hands, both the value bets and the bluffs, will bet when checked to. I think check > “normal” bet > tiny bet.

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