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Hello Drew,
To answer your questions, yes for the most part I study it enough to follow it exactly. Additionally, I do have a list of hands that I’m 3 betting, just calling (which is not very often), and 4 betting. In my opinion, preflop is the absolute most important street poker as every single hand we play involves making a preflop decision whether it be folding, calling or raising; it happens every hand. Ones preflop play ultimately sets the stage for the rest of the hand. Without a solid preflop strategy, it’s nearly impossible to develop a winning poker strategy on later streets, in my humble opinion. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s correct to nit up, wait for Phil Hellmuths top 10 hands and play only those hands; otherwise people would be able to develop an optimal strategy against you via your capped range. What I am saying is that preflop play is certainly a skill, it’s important to have a solid preflop game plan along with a post flop game plan. Many players mistakes ultimately result from making a poor preflop mistake. A great question and I wish you nothing but the best of luck on the felt. -Jeff-
Hello Zach,
I agree with the other 2 responses in that leading out in this scenario is probably best. On a very wet board like this, you want to protect your equity/get value from your opponents by betting on the larger side. I personally would fire somewhere around 80% – 85% pot in this situation as this applies pressure on your opponents and denies flush and straight draws the correct odds to continue.
