Re: Different styles for BB defens
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Apologies for the long ramble, but I think I was getting these concepts jumbled. I still find it hard to reconcile the fact that both players can be playing correctly and be +EV. This does not seem possible...
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It's definitely possible. Tolbiny's explanation above was quite good. Here is an example.
Your on the river. Your the BB with a set of aces. SB who is your only opponent has a 4 out gutshot. The pot is 200 dollars because the casino owner dropped 180$ on the table. You slowplayed preflop and the flop. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] When you bet the turn, SB is making a profitable call. But you get ~18 of the dollars going into the pot and he only gets 2. So in the absence of a pot, you are proffiting. Because the pot is so large, his call has a positive expectation. Both players have a +EV move. Moreover just because the SB can call profitably does not mean the BB should NOT bet. He makes money on the last bet.
Krishan
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