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Introduction Images

: Figure 1: The Progression of Dominoes in your pursuit of Poker Excellence

: Figure 2: there are 5 sub-dominoes that lead to toppling the Preflop Ranges Domino

: Figure 3: Tracking 5 stats before and after 1 week of studying open raising ranges

: Figure 4: my Smart HUD with 16 statistics

: Figure 5: PokerTracker 4's Note Editor for color coding, recording notes and viewing street-related auto-notes

Flopzilla: http://www.flopzilla.com/

Equilab: https://www.pokerstrategy.com/poker-software-tools/

HoldEq: http://www.flopzilla.com/holdeq.html

PokerTracker 4: https://smartpokerstudy.com/pokertracker4

Smart HUD: https://smartpokerstudy.com/smartHUD

Action Steps PDF: click here to download

Sub-Domino 1.1: Position & Player Types Images

: Sub-domino 1.1

: Figure 6: The positions at a 9-handed full-ring table

: Figure 7: The positions at a 6-max table

: Figure 8: VPIP increases gradually as position gets later

: Figure 9: A losing player’s VPIP stays about the same from BB to CO

: Figure 10: The 6 player types broken up into groups

: Nits

: TAGfish

: TAG

: LAG

: Whale

: Maniac

: Figure 11: Orange border = Maniac

Tommy Angelo's Elements of Poker

6 Player Types PDF

Sub-Domino 1.2: Open Raising Ranges

: Sub-domino 1.2

: Figure 12: The 20% open raising range for “Sam123”

: Figure 13: Following these frequencies makes you a solid TAG player

: Figure 14: The EP open raising range

: Figure 15: The CO and SB open raising range

: Figure 16: The BTN and BB open raising range

: Figure 17: Raising from either blind when facing non-blind limpers

: Figure 18: With Flopzilla, I have a plethora of ranges to choose from for any occasion.

: Figure 19: There's a big difference in playability between KTs and A7o

Open Raising Ranges PDF

Sub-Domino 1.3: 2bet Calling Ranges

: Sub-domino 1.3

: Figure 20: The EP calling range equity versus a 12% EP open raising range

: Figure 21: The EP calling range versus an EP 2bet

: Figure 22: The CO calling range versus an EP 2bet

: Figure 23: The BTN calling range versus an EP 2bet

: Figure 24: The BTN calling range versus a CO 2bet

: Figure 25: The SB calling range versus an EP 2bet

: Figure 26: The SB calling range versus a CO 2bet

: Figure 27: The SB calling range versus a BTN 2bet

: Figure 28: The BB calling range versus an EP 2bet

: Figure 29: The BB calling range versus a CO 2bet

: Figure 30: The BB calling range versus a BTN 2bet

: Figure 31: The BB calling range versus a SB 2bet

: Figure 32: The calling range is now winning more often on this flop

: Figure 33: The calling range has lost equity on this flop

: Figure 34: The EV Spectrum

: Figure 35: building a 2bet calling range

: Figure 36: PokerTracker 4 report showing many 13% 2bet callers (far right column)

: Figure 37: Tracking your estimate versus actual equities

3bet Calling Ranges PDF

Sub-Domino 1.4: 3bet Ranges

: Sub-domino 1.4

: Figure 38: 3betting versus an EP 2bet from the EP, CO and BTN

: Figure 39: 3betting versus a CO 2bet from the BTN

: Figure 40: 3betting versus an EP 2bet from the SB and BB

: Figure 41: 3betting versus a CO 2bet from the SB and BB

: Figure 42: 3betting versus a BTN 2bet from the SB and BB

: Figure 43: 3betting versus a SB 2bet from the BB

: Figure 44: 6% polarized on the left, depolarized on the right

: Figure 45: The larger the 3bet multiplier, the more frequently it needs to work to break-even

: Figure 46: Your 3bet range versus a likely EP calling range

3bet Ranges PDF

Sub-Domino 1.5: 3bet Defense Ranges

: Figure 47: the 3bet defense range for EP versus an IP 3bet

: Figure 48: the 3bet defense range for EP versus a blind 3bet

: Figure 49: the 3bet defense range for CO versus an IP 3bet

: Figure 50: the 3bet defense range for CO versus a blind 3bet

: Figure 51: the 3bet defense range for BTN versus a blind 3bet

: Figure 52: the 3bet defense range for SB versus a BB 3bet

: Figure 54: It's all value for this 3bet range

: Figure 55: There's plenty of value and bluffs in this 3bet range

KISS Cash Game Ranges PDF

Game Tape Podcast Episode #136

Sub-Domino 2.1: Stealing Fundamentals

: Sub-domino 2.1

Steal Focus Session Video

Sub-Domino 2.2: Utilizing a Steal HUD Popup

: Sub-domino 2.2

: Figure 56: The Steal Popup from my Smart HUD. I have almost 6K hands versus this opponent, so these stats are extremely reliable.

: Figure 57: my opponent's “making a steal raise” section

: Figure 58: the stats I use before making a steal

: Figure 59: post-flop stats to help me foresee what's headed my way if we get to the flop

Building a Steal Popup in PokerTracker 4

Sub-Domino 2.3: Steal Positional Analysis & Adjusting Ranges

: Sub-domino 2.3

: Figure 60: The 20% CO open raising range

Sub-Domino 2.4: Blind Stealing Consequences

: Sub-domino 2.4

: Figure 61: Villain 3bets 9.2% in SB, 12.7% in BB

: Figure 62: Villain 3bet Steals much higher in the blinds: 10.3% in SB and 16.6% in BB

: Figure 63: 3betting wide at 15% and 198 combos

: Figure 64: Villain is calling or 5betting with 66 combos

: Figure 65: HoldEq shows that Hero has an equity advantage

: Figure 66: equity decreases, but still over 50%

: Figure 67: Villain's 4bet calling range

: Figure 68: Hero is winning 60% of the time before the board hits when Villain calls

: Figure 69: still a healthy equity advantage with 2 bluffs added

: Figure 70: The KISS 3bet calling range

: Figure 71: The KISS 3bet defense calling range against the 15% 3bet range

: Figure 72: A large 3bet calling range of 366 combos

: Figure 73: Plenty of equity to make a mathematically correct call, but is that enough?

Sub-Domino 3.1: 3bet Essentials

: Sub-domino 3.1

: Figure 74: T9s fares well against such a wide opening range

: Figure 75: The Raise/X stats I use to gauge an opponent's 4bet range. This player with a total Raise/4bet at 4% seems to be extremely value-oriented.

: Figure 76: The “Holdem Hand Range Visualizer” report shows me that I've 3bet with J5o in the past. I’ll review this to see if I had a good reason.

Sub-Domino 3.2: Value 3bets

: Sub-domino 3.2

: Figure 77: Villain's expected 3bet calling range in the MP

: Figure 78: AA has great preflop equity versus a wide preflop 38 combo calling range

: Figure 79: It's hard to imagine a more drastic change in equities for AA

: Figure 80: The 3bet+ Pot section in my Smart HUD Cbet popup shows how often this player cbets IP and OOP as the preflop 3bettor

: Figure 81: The 3bet+ Pot section in my Smart HUD Fold to Cbet popup shows how this player reacts to cbets after calling the 3bet preflop

: Figure 82: This calling range only hits TP+ and good draws 30% of the time (9 of 30 combos) on this “2 Up 1 Down” board.

: Figure 83: The 38 combo calling range on the “Low & Wet” board.

Sub-Domino 3.3: Making Better Bluff 3bets

: Sub-domino 3.3

: Figure 84: My RFI and Fold to 3bet popup

: Figure 85: A plausible 35%, 470-combo CO LAG opening range

: Figure 86: 87s fares well versus the wide opening range

: Figure 87: Villain defends with 75% of their open raising hands at 352 combos

: Figure 88: equity remains about the same for 87s

: Figure 89: Looking at playability and equity differences between potential 3bet bluff rival hands

: Figure 90: T9s has enough preflop equity to break-even versus a tight 3bet range

: Figure 91: The wider the range, the more preflop equity T9s has

Sub-Domino 3.4: 3bet Defense

: Sub-domino 3.4

: Figure 92: These stats come from the LAG Villain with a total 3bet of 7%

: Figure 93: A 142-combo, 10.7% 3bet range

: Figure 94: 3bet-related auto-generated notes from PT4.

: Figure 95: A more accurate polarized 3bet range based on stats and history

: Figure 96: AQs has over 50% preflop equity versus Villain's 3bet range

: Figure 97: The average player's total 3bet range of 6%

: Figure 98: Your 3bet calling defense when adding 44-88

: Figure 99: What a great opportunity to earn tons of post-flop value

: Figure 100: My Smart HUD Cbet Popup with post-flop specific 3bet pot stats at the bottom

Sub-Domino 4.1: Defending the Blinds

: Sub-domino 4.1

: Figure 101: Fill out your own blind play stats

: Figure 102: My student's play out of the blinds. 2bet calling is a huge leak.

: Figure 103: J4o has enough preflop equity to call in the BB, but is it truly worth playing?

: Figure 104: AQ has great equity versus an AX opening range

: Figure 105: what a difference a kicker can make when calling

: Figure 106: 2bet Calling hands in the blinds from my recent database

Sub-Domino 4.2: Post-flop Blind Defense

: Sub-domino 4.2

: Figure 107: Calling in the BB versus a CO open with good post-flop playability

: Figure 108: Outs and Odds chart with the shortcut x2 Rule to help estimate the odds of hitting your draw on the next street

: Figure 109: My XR Flop All Players Report

Sub-Domino 4.3: Blind Versus Blind Situations

: Sub-domino 4.3

: Figure 110: KTs hits strong hands on the flop 2.82% of the time

: Figure 111: A PT4 Winning Aggressive Stealers Report