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1. Hero shoves the river for 40 bb (pot-sized bet). At equilibrium, Hero must mix a certain hand between betting
2. effective stack, what is the primary economic reason the SB shove range is wider than the BB calling range?
3. In a 6-max game, what is the approximate RFI percentage for the Hijack (HJ) position?
4. Villain shoves for 24 bb. Hero knows Villain is perfectly balanced. If Hero calls and wins, Hero gets 48 bb pr
5. If Hero opens to 2.5 bb and the blinds fold 60% of the time (F = 0.60), and dead money is D = 1.5 bb, calculat
6. the 'baseline' against which a shove is measured?
7. Hero faces a 10 bb shove from the SB. If the pot currently contains 11.5 bb (Hero's 1 bb + SB's 10 bb + 0.5 bb
8. In the RFI boundary inequality V > - (FD)/(1-F), what does the variable V represent?
9. folds 60% of the time (F = 0.60), what is the expected value of the 'Fold Branch' alone?
10. Hero opens and BB calls. Flop is Q ♠ J ♦ T ♣. Both players' ranges contain many straights and strong draws. Ho
11. You are on the turn with SPR = 3. If you bet 50% pot (20) on the turn, what happens to your river shove?
12. How many suited combinations of AK (AKs) exist in an unopened deck?
13. $7 (facing a $5 CO open) Question: Hero 3-bets JJ+, AK, A5s-A2s, KTs, 65s, 54s and calls TT-22, AQs-A6s, KQs
14. On a flop of 9 ♥ 8 ♥ 7 ♠, Hero is the pre-flop raiser. Why is the polarised c-bet architecture (large size, lo
15. If the Hero had 3-bet larger, resulting in a pot of 22 bb and a remaining stack of 78 bb, how would the SPR ch
16. $7 (facing a $5 BTN open) Question: Hero's 3-betting range is 88+, ATs+, KTs+, QTs+, JTs, AJo+, KQo. How is th
17. $7 (facing a $5 SB open) Question: Hero 3-bets 99+, AJs+, KQs, AQo+, A5s-A2s, K9s, Q9s, T8s, 54s and calls wit
18. $7 (facing a $5 HJ open) Question: Hero 3-bets TT+, AK, AQs, A5s-A2s, 65s, 54s and calls with 99-22, AJs-A6s
19. Hero faces a 3-bet. If the pot is 13 bb and Hero must call 10 bb, what is the required equity (q) to break eve
20. Hero opens and BB calls. The flop is 5 ♥ 4 ♥ 3 ♠. Hero has overpairs but the BB has the nut advantage. What is
21. $7 (facing a $5 UTG open) Question: Hero 3-bets 99+, AQs+, AKo, KQs. Hero has no calling range. How is this ra
22. Hero opens the button and the Big Blind calls. The flop is A ♠ K ♦ 4 ♣. Which continuation bet (c-bet) archite
23. $7 (facing a $5 UTG open) Question: Hero 3-bets KK+, AKs and calls QQ-22, AKo, AQs-A2s, KJs+, QJs, JTs, T9s, A
24. $7 (facing a $5 UTG open) Question: Hero 3-bets JJ+, AK, AQs and calls TT-22, AJs-A2s, KQs-KTs, QJs-QTs, JTs
25. BTN opens, Hero 3-bets with A ♣ K ♣, BTN calls. The flop comes A ♠ K ♥ 7 ♦. How many combinations of AK does t
26. Why does a paired low board like 5 ♠ 5 ♦ 2 ♣ support a high c-bet frequency for the pre-flop raiser?
27. $7 (facing a $5 HJ open) Question: Hero 3-bets TT+, AK, AQs, A5s, A4s, KTs, 87s, 76s, 65s and calls 99-22, AJs
28. Applying the principle of stack-to-pot ratio (SPR) as a design parameter, why is a larger opening size (3-3.5
29. Hero shoves the Small Blind into the Big Blind. Hero holds K♥ J♣. The Big Blind is expected to fold F = 0.55.
30. calls. Flop K♠ 9♠ 4♠. Why does Hero's c-bet frequency collapse to 25-30% on monotone boards?