Your Doing It Wrong Video by Matthew Janda

What hands make good bets? Hands which retain their equity well: Example: We open SB, BB calls. Flop is 9h 6d 4d. What hands make good value bets !ultiple St"eets: ##$ %ne o" #&o St"eets: 9', (6, etc. )ote &e*"e not making man+ o, the hands &e beat ,old b+ onl+ betting one o" t&o st"eets &ith these. What hands make good blu,,s #'s, -d'h, (h.h What hands make good check/calls? Hands that do not retain their equity well when bet /n othe" &o"ds, hands &hich make man+ o, the hands the+ beat ,old. Example: Same as be,o"e. SB open, BB call. 9h 6d 4d What hands do not make good blu,,s, and should be check0called (-0(1 +et most u)2 and SS)2 pla+e"s bet them. Wh+ check0calling (-0(1 is good 2ets ou" hands "etain thei" sho&do&n value. We have the nut non3pai" hand, and ou" opponent &on*t have a pai" ove" hal, the time. -eeps in hands like -'0140etc in the pot. #hese hands have onl+ 5 outs, and the+ also have t&o tainted outs. We can &in a p"ett+ la"ge pot &hen &e check0call (-0(1 and ou" opponent tu"ns top3pai" &ith a &o"se kicke" Example: (d-d on #d 9h .h boa"d SB v BB %bviousl+ betting (- he"e is going to be p"o,itable, but is it mo"e p"o,itable than checking What &e should have done instead is asked ou"selves: What good and bad stu,, happens ,"om betting Pros of Betting: Will make some hands &ith 467 e8uit+ ,old 91c'c, :s5s, etc; be,o"e the+ can outd"a& us Builds the pot i, &e hit an ace o" a king and ou" opponent &ould have checked back the ,lop Cons of Betting: Even though &e can call a ,lop "aise 9i, ,olding, p"obabl+ ,olding too ,"e8uentl+ mathematicall+;, getting "aised is ,a" ,"om ideal We make tons o, hands &ith little chance to outd"a& us 9-c'd, (c4s, etc; ,old We lose value ,"om hands &e have dominated, since the+ ,old and &on*t blu,, 9like the+ &ill &hen &e check; and &e &on*t get a chance to outkick

them i, &e both tu"n a pai" What good and bad stu,, happens ,"om checking Pros of Checking: <et value ,"om ou" opponent*s hands &hich blu,, and have little chance to outd"a& us. <ua"antees us &e get to see the tu"n ,o" a good p"ice. /, &e bet0,old, &e ma+ not get to outd"a& ou" opponent i, &e*"e behind, o" &e ma+ ,old the best hand. /, &e bet0call, &e pa+ much mo"e to see the tu"n than &e &ould have i, &e had check0called. <ives us the chance to &in a la"ge pot i, &e tu"n o" "ive" top pai" and have ou" opponent outkicked. <ives us a chance to &in a massive pot i, &e tu"n and "ive" the ,lush against a lo&e" ,lush. =es, it happens, and even though it*s "a"e it*s so huge it matte"s. (llo&s us to mo"e e,,ectivel+ use ou" sho&do&n value. Betting makes nea"l+ no bette" hands ,old, but allo&s ou" opponent to st"ength his "ange b+ ,olding all o, his &eakest hands. /n othe" &o"ds, ou" hands does much bette" against >667 o, ou" opponent*s ,lopping "ange "athe" than 6.7, since the 5.7 hands &e make ,old &e t+picall+ do ve"+ &ell against. Cons of Checking: %u" opponent &ill sometimes outd"a& us &ith a hand &e &ould have made ,old. /, &e check0call, it*s ha"d to "ep"esent st"ong hands on the tu"n i, the tu"n ca"d comes a blank Be su"e to "eali?e ou" opponent can onl+ bet big on ce"tain tu"n ca"ds and onl+ at a ce"tain ,"e8uenc+ o" he*ll be unbalanced. :ust because a line is vulne"able to ove"bets ,"om a balanced "ange does not make ou" line bad. ote ! Middle "air and to" "air hands are more #ulnerable to being outdrawn a$ter being check/called than %d&d' (hey also ha#e $ewer tainted turn cards $or our o""onent' @emembe", (- isn*t beat all that o,ten on the ,lop and has a ton o, "ed"a&. Ala+ a"ound &ith ,lop?illa. (o )et or ot to )et Hand 1: %pen in the B% &ith (c-h, B#) calls. Flop is 9c 6c 4h. Check Call Wh+ / &ant to keep tons o, dominated (:0(#0-10-:0(xs stu,, in m+ opponent*s "ange. !+ hand has sho&do&n value. / don*t &ant to bet0,old o" bet0call, and he can "aise me agg"essivel+ he"e. /, &e "unne" "unne" clubs, it*s g"eat. )ot as "a"e as &e might think. Hand !:

 %pen in the B% &ith 6s6d, B#) calls. Flop is 9c 6c 4h. Check "aise Wh+ Because it*s ha"d to check0call on this boa"d, and check0"aising p"events ou" opponent ,"om "ecklessl+ betting %u" hand "etains it*s e8uit+ insanel+ &ell. Coesn*t "eall+ matte" ho& st"ong ou" opponent*s "ange is, middle set is a&esome (n+ hand &hich can outd"a& us 9gutte"s, %ESC, FC; is going to bet an+&a+s, so i, / end up giving ,"ee ca"ds / don*t ca"e. Bheck0"aising allo&s us to p"otect ou" checking "ange mo"e e,,ectivel+, so ou" opponent can*t Dust al&a+s bet. #his makes check0calling easie", especiall+ since the ,lop &ill sometimes check back no& 9so ma+be &e &in (- v (1 a,te" he checks back ,lop; (gain, &e don*t Dust bet &hen it*s p"o,itableE Bheck0"aising F Betting he"e Sets &in a ton o, mone+ b+ betting he"e, but &ill &in mo"e b+ check0"aising. Hand #: %pen in the B% &0 #s#d, B#) calls. Flop is (c 9c 'h. Bet$ with the intention to check either turn or ri%er& Wh+ Want to make -10-: stu,, ,old, since those hands have 6 outs vs ou" hand. (lso get value ,"om 9x0'x hands no&, and the+ ma+ check back late". )ote: -- is less vulne"able to being outd"a&n he"e, and thus &e can check0call. Whe"eas, &e a"e valuebetting a &eake" hand G##H, since it is mo"e vulne"able. Hand ': %pen in the B% &0 (h.h, B#) calls. Flop is (c 9c 'h. Check Call Wh+ Con*t &ant to make hands like -1 and -: ,old no&. <iving ,"ee ca"ds is less "isk+. Ban value bet late" st"eets. Iands that ,old on the ,lop 944366, -1, -:; don*t conce"n me as the+ a"e unlikel+ to outd"a& me. Sucks &hen the+ hit a set on the tu"n that &ould have ,olded the ,lop. )ot an excuse ,o" us to pla+ poo"l+ though. Hand (: %pen B#) &0 :d9d. BB calls. Flop is #h 9h .d. Check& Wh+ <etting check0"aised sucks Ie should have at least #9o and .. in his "ange that &ill c0". Ie &ill also p"obabl+ check0"aise some ai" and good d"a&s. #he"e a"e 4 possible ove"ca"ds he"e 9(, -, 1, and :;, but onl+ the (ce is

"eall+ bad. : gives us t&o pai" 1 gives us the %ESC - gives us a gutte" (lso 5 o, those can be diamonds giving us a FC. While &e &ill get outd"a&n he"e sometimes, &e*ll also sometimes outd"a& him. @unning diamonds and st"aights a"e a thing. J!eh, the odds o, a "unne"3"unne" st"aight o" ,lush is p"ett+ lo&, so mehK #he+ a"e "a"e to hit, but i, /*m picking the bette" "andomi?e"s do?ens o, times pe" session, that .3>67 chance &ill hit on ave"age 435 times pe" sessions. /t matte"s. <etting the occasional ,"ee medium o" la"ge pot is impo"tant. ( ,"ee stack 57 o, the time is &o"th app"oximatel+ 5bbs, and an ext"a 5bb 9on ave"age; is nothing to dismiss. Hand ): %pen B#) &0 Lh'c, BB calls. Flop is #h 'h 4s. Check Wh+ Con*t &ant to get check0"aised he"e. Ban "unne"3"unne" a st"aight o" a &eak ,lush. So, he ma+ blu,, &ithout the ,lush i, the tu"n o" the "ive" a"e a hea"t, o" he ma+ check &ith 5h5d and / ove",lush him. While the"e a"e a lot o, ove"ca"ds, an L is a ve"+ good and a 9 is p"ett+ good. #he 6 and . also give us a st"aight d"a&. Betting is p"o,itable. )o one is a"guing that. =ou likel+ can bet an+ t&o ca"ds p"o,itabl+ since the big blind*s cold calling "ange is &eak. But +ou*ll be lost on &hat to do on a lot o, tu"n ca"ds &hen +ou" opponent bets a,te" +ou check the ,lop. =ou*"e still lost &hen +ou get check0"aised on the ,lop 9and mathematicall+ +ou ma+ not be able to ,old this o" else +ou*ll be ,olding too o,ten; =ou*"e still lost on the "ive" a,te" +ou bet the ,lop and check the tu"n. (nd no& the pot is bigge". Hand *: %pen in B% &0 1c:h, B#) calls. Flop is 1h 'c .c Check Wh+ %u" hand isn*t st"ong enough to bet all th"ee st"eets e,,ectivel+, and 1: isn*t ve"+ a,"aid o, giving ,"ee ca"ds. Iands like ##3LL &o"k bette" to bet onl+ one o" t&o st"eets ,o" value. /, the ,lop checks th"ough, &e can still get t&o st"eets o, value b+ betting the tu"n and "ive". Hand +: %pen the B% &0 9sLs, B#) calls. Flop is :c Lc 'h.

Tough, but probably a check raise bluff Wh+ !an+ o, the hands &e make ,old &hen &e check0"aise have a signi,icant amount o, e8uit+ against us 9-1, (1, (9s, (ts; #he boa"d ,avo"s the opponent*s "ange and position is valuable he"e, so &e*ll usuall+ check0"aise #9s, LL, '', and &e need to be check0"aise blu,,ing. %u" e8uit+ is p"ett+ "obust. #he L and # especiall+ &ill give us a ve"+ st"ong hand on the tu"n, so i, &e check0"aise and a"e called b+ (:0-: it*s all good in the hood. Hand ,: %pen in B% &0 -c-s, B#) calls. Flop is (c 9c 'h. Check Call Wh+ Iand isn*t st"ong enough to bet all th"ee st"eets, and &e a"en*t a,"aid to give ,"ee ca"ds. We have no "emoval e,,ect, so all (x hands a"e in the opponent*s "ange 9he "a"el+ has even (-; We have the "unne" "unne" club nut ,lush, so it*s nice &hen &e give ou" opponent ,"ee ca"ds and he gets stacked &ith his -h1c. Hand 1-: %pen in B% &0 -h1h, B#) calls. Flop is (c 'h 4d. Check call& Wh+ B0calling keeps the opponent*s dominated hands M-10-:0-#01:01#N in. We have sho&do&n value But &e*"e likel+ not going to use it. We need some hands that can be check0called and blu,,ed late" i, &e don*t imp"ove. /, +ou don*t check0call this, &hat a"e +ou blu,,ing &ith on the "ive" i, +ou" opponent bets the ,lop and checks back the tu"n #hink about ho& much ou" hand looks like (x &hen &e check0call he"e. <uess is most people a"e exploited b+ check0calling he"e, and / also imagine this is the <#% line.