How to deduce what hand your opponents has

[Bakersquid]

How do decide if your opponent is 4-betting and u have AJ offsuit and in the previous hand he went all in with KT . How do u make a decision in this spot .

 

[PlayNow]

How do decide if your opponent is 4-betting and u have AJ offsuit and in the previous hand he went all in with KT . How do u make a decision in this spot .

This is a classic spot where one hand can really mess with our perception of an opponent.
About that previous KT hand Context matters here - did he shove KT as a bluff? Was it for value? What were the positions, stack sizes? One hand tells you very little about someone's 4-betting range. AJ offsuit vs a 4-bet This is almost always a fold against most opponents. AJ is pretty weak for calling 4-bets, especially offsuit. Even against a loose player, you're often behind their range.

How to make the decision:

1. Opponent's 4-bet frequency - if he's 4-betting 15%+ of hands, you can consider a call. If it's 3-5%, it's almost always a fold.
2. Position - in position with AJo you can sometimes call against very aggressive players, but out of position this is almost always negative EV.
3. Stack sizes - if effective stack is 20-30bb, this might be a jam/fold spot, but not a call.
4. Sample size - one hand with KT means nothing. You need more data on the player's style.

My approach:

• Against unknown/tight opponent - auto-fold
• Against a lag maniac with high 4-bet frequency - sometimes call in position
• Against short stack - consider shoving as a bluff

Bottom line: Don't let one weird KT hand change your fundamental strategy. AJ offsuit just isn't strong enough to play against most 4-betting ranges, especially without specific reads. Save your chips for better spots. That KT shove could have been anything - maybe he was tilted, maybe it was a perfect spot for a bluff, maybe he had some read you don't know about.

Stick to solid fundamentals until you have a real sample size on the opponent!

 

[Mantinhoo]

Normally AJ offsuit is a fold vs a 4-bet, but if the opponent just shoved KT, I’m more willing to call it off since their range looks way wider than usual.

 

[dreamer13]

Decision speed. This is one of the main signs an opponent can give away in online poker. However, not everyone is good at using this signal, and sometimes trying to read an opponent based on their decision time can backfire. For example, a long pause after a big raise may, at first glance, indicate a bluffing attempt.

 

[thwenth1983]

Good afternoon everyone, to put villains in a range of hands requires a lot of study, the best poker players have this skill. It is necessary to observe several scenarios, I usually look at the villain's statistics and see if he is a good player: If he is a good player and makes a check-raise on the flop, I already pay attention to the possibility of the villain having 2 pair or more and if he bets big on the turn, I already know that my top pair is not good enough and I fold calmly. Now, when I see that it is a recreational player, the top pair in many cases can be good. Poker is a game of skill and this is very difficult to master.

 

[Peteski84]

Hope they haven't got what you don't want them to have. Be confident.