CardRunners instructor RonFar brings us this micro-stakes full ring No Limit Hold’em training video that discusses theory and shows it off in practice. Well know small stakes grinder “RonFar3” has been consistently beating the micro and small stakes games for years and brings his perspective in this video.
Here’s the official training video teaser from CardRunners:
Full Ring Theory and Practice – RonFar – 11.08.2010
We introduce new instructor RonFar3 with some serious style: a new series showcasing the true theory behind your decion making. This Week it’s all about practice as he actualizes lessons from parts 1 & 2 in 45 minutes of live play at $25 NLHE.
Here is some of the discussion from the thread of the video:
Question: Hey Ron what to you think is a good bb/100 win rate at 25nl to move up to 50nl?
This is a tough question for me to answer as I haven’t played any 50NL (or really 25NL for that matter outside of this video) in the past two and a half years. From my experience with friends trying to make the jump and the game quality at 25NL however, I think it is quite likely that 25NL to 50NL constitutes the largest jump in all of micro or small stakes, at least on Pokerstars (and I’d imagine FTP is the same). As for a number, I would expect a 3-4bb/100 (1.5-2ptBB/100) winner at 25NL would be able to have some success at 50NL provided they stick to the game that got them to where they are and do not start over adjusting.
Question: In regards to iso raising limpers…
In general, if we are looking to raise one or more limpers we should be doing so either for pure value or because we will be able to exploit our position + skill advantage postflop (the latter often being able to cbet an effective range and exploit their tendency to either fold too much or call too much on the flop). Fold to cbet is significant because if they are playing a “fit or fold” style a lot of loose/weak recreational players employ we will be able to show a profit easily by cbetting a lot of dry flops. As the number of limpers increases, we’ll have a more difficult time picking up the pot cbetting with our air, but will have an easier time potentially getting value out of our stronger hands. With hands like 22-55 or 87s which we won’t be raising for value and play well both multiway and with high SPRs, limping behind is going to most often be superior to raising. Conversely, with a hand like KQo we can get significant value from their limp/calling ranges which frequently contain dominated Kx and Qx hands. Additionally, our hand plays better with a lower SPR and with less players to the flop, so raising for value while hoping to thin the field a little is the clear choice. Of course, when considering either an iso raise or an overlimp it is equally important to take a look at the players left to act behind you. Even if two weak players who are likely to pay off limp from EP, we may not be able to overlimp profitably with 33 or T9s from MP if there are three shortstackers left to act behind us. Situational awareness is key.
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