Matt Afflecs shortstack Split Range Strategy( Linear /Polarized)

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I Love this Split strategy due to its extremely technical concepts of Chip accumulation and advanced EV theory

half the hands are played linearly and the other half polarized

On Paper against unsuspecting Victims It is one of the most EV+ strategys ,thats actually implementable

Just Like my Limpin is Pimpin we do not target weaker hands by giving them fold equity
but rather go post flop with them
we also aim to get the better hands that dominate us to fold preflop

So in The Split strategy (LP)(linear-polarized)
we jam A8 to get a9-AJ to fold
but we min raise aj to keep a10 and a9 in the pot preflop

AQo AJo A9 K10s QJs KJs Q10s plays polarized and targets fold equity

AA KK QQ JJ AKs AQs AJs A10s plays linear and targets true EV













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You can learn it from him yourself if you'd like or can ask me any questions or inquiries
https://pokercoaching.com/courses/5-day-preflop-challenge/challenge-day-4/
 
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The problem is you can exploit this strategy and make it -EV

what range he limps with or min raises and what he jams with is not equal in EV
knowing that and we can demolish it

My limpin is Pimpin range strategy is harder to play but is far less exploitable

Linear-Polarized isn't about sticking to the strategy
neither is Limping is Pimping

Its about concepts and understanding
 
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this is a great strategy like I said prior
A Real ++EV
and it is going under the radar due to a few reasons
the GTO hype train
Nobody understood Dnegs Limpin is Pimpin lessons(Good... I'll get ya'll right soon)
The lack of proper implementation or perhaps true understanging of what it is accomplishing with each partof its range and how to get EV whilst in those spots like turn check inducing, thats kinda like white magic and is just another tool thats very good today in poker

If you do it right its EV+
if you don't utilize your understanding of how your opponent plays against your current image
You won't know when you can make EV+ decisions, turn check bait him with certainty to induce him to bluff and gtd him to be wide

white magic is the battle spirit at heart
Certain spots run him over
certain spots he sees a spot to run you over
battle after battle

The eb and flow of the water
back and forth
once your opponent is off centered by being as one with the force of motion or put into a limited situation
than it is easy to take him down

you know he will call with bottom pair if you make this 2x all in raise with second pair ****
on certain boards using a line that makes no sense

Turn checking helps us accomplish this
It gains us EV and MTT survivability protection
Let me explain( I invented this shit lol)
MY MTT goals
To gain chips we want to get our opponents to call wide and bet wider and not when the pots the tiniest
I'm not the Tiny chip Leader
I'm the crush 1500 people right now lets go!!!

So how do I get more EV from my hands than anybody else?
by understanding and pre playing what their strategy will do in that spot before they do it
Forcing a mistake
and that mistake will not be highly RNG based to my EV
because if my read is right its a 100% success rate
but its up to me to force the image,
apply the pressure ,
and be like water with the force(inducing)(aikido)

by betting 3/4 on the turn we get into 16 BB +pots easily
River decisions are much harder and our survivability is shyt
When you bet 3/4 on the turn and the villian open jams the river on the 3rd club
You are 90% sure he has value
Why? becuase of the (4bb)3/4th turn bet thats now sacrificed to the gods of poker
Condensed his range and made most straight draws/bluffs fold
So it leaves two pair flush set and mabey a gto blocker fun move or smthn in his river range
and he jams for pot 14BB you fold or pay 14BBs with a set or 2 pair(the pots so big you cannot even rebluff a bluff if it ....no options!)

But if we check the turn the pot is 6 BB
his river range is still included in his possibilities
So now he gets to this spot with busted draws 3 times as often(idk 3 just bsn ...Mabey lol could be 3 xD) and will make a bluff bet
So now his 90% value/10% bluff bet of 14B
Is now a 30% value/70%bluff bet of 3-6BB
but it gets better what he deems valuable has changed due to our turn check and the composition of the board
If he checks on the river oop
Villian values any pair and even some ace highs but puts them from what would have been check folds to his check call range
its up to you to choose Pluribus sizing and understanding of the board and your opponents viewing your line throughout the hand
If he hit the flush and bets out the pot is 6BB he is risking 6 and you have invested 2 get into a 12bb spot where the opponents range is 30% value/70%bluff







getting value with this strategy
fold equity and the combo blockers
BUILT into the concept of the base strategy

This is the first offspring of the destroyer of GTO Limpin is Pimpin

I like it alot and it really makes me realize I need to give you guys a full updated better seat chart for Limpin is Pimping here on Cardschat

"Everyone is a fish, when you are the Ocean"



sry super tired
sry if you can't understand smthn
dumb isn't something to be ashamed about but confronted
I'm not editing
especially when I'm throwing gold for free on deafness

Love you guys!!!
 
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thats better poker theory than anything you'll see around town from the millionaires
 
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this is a great strategy like I said prior
A Real ++EV
and it is going under the radar due to a few reasons
the GTO hype train
Nobody understood Dnegs Limpin is Pimpin lessons(Good... I'll get ya'll right soon)
The lack of proper implementation or perhaps true understanging of what it is accomplishing with each partof its range and how to get EV whilst in those spots like turn check inducing, thats kinda like white magic and is just another tool thats very good today in poker

If you do it right its EV+
if you don't utilize your understanding of how your opponent plays against your current image
You won't know when you can make EV+ decisions, turn check bait him with certainty to induce him to bluff and gtd him to be wide

white magic is the battle spirit at heart
Certain spots run him over
certain spots he sees a spot to run you over
battle after battle

The eb and flow of the water
back and forth
once your opponent is off centered by being as one with the force of motion or put into a limited situation
than it is easy to take him down

you know he will call with bottom pair if you make this 2x all in raise with second pair ****
on certain boards using a line that makes no sense

Turn checking helps us accomplish this
It gains us EV and MTT survivability protection
Let me explain( I invented this shit lol)
MY MTT goals
To gain chips we want to get our opponents to call wide and bet wider and not when the pots the tiniest
I'm not the Tiny chip Leader
I'm the crush 1500 people right now lets go!!!

So how do I get more EV from my hands than anybody else?
by understanding and pre playing what their strategy will do in that spot before they do it
Forcing a mistake
and that mistake will not be highly RNG based to my EV
because if my read is right its a 100% success rate
but its up to me to force the image,
apply the pressure ,
and be like water with the force(inducing)(aikido)

by betting 3/4 on the turn we get into 16 BB +pots easily
River decisions are much harder and our survivability is shyt
When you bet 3/4 on the turn and the villian open jams the river on the 3rd club
You are 90% sure he has value
Why? becuase of the (4bb)3/4th turn bet thats now sacrificed to the gods of poker
Condensed his range and made most straight draws/bluffs fold
So it leaves two pair flush set and mabey a gto blocker fun move or smthn in his river range
and he jams for pot 14BB you fold or pay 14BBs with a set or 2 pair(the pots so big you cannot even rebluff a bluff if it ....no options!)

But if we check the turn the pot is 6 BB
his river range is still included in his possibilities
So now he gets to this spot with busted draws 3 times as often(idk 3 just bsn ...Mabey lol could be 3 xD) and will make a bluff bet
So now his 90% value/10% bluff bet of 14B
Is now a 30% value/70%bluff bet of 3-6BB
but it gets better what he deems valuable has changed due to our turn check and the composition of the board
If he checks on the river oop
Villian values any pair and even some ace highs but puts them from what would have been check folds to his check call range
its up to you to choose Pluribus sizing and understanding of the board and your opponents viewing your line throughout the hand
If he hit the flush and bets out the pot is 6BB he is risking 6 and you have invested 2 get into a 12bb spot where the opponents range is 30% value/70%bluff







getting value with this strategy
fold equity and the combo blockers
BUILT into the concept of the base strategy

This is the first offspring of the destroyer of GTO Limpin is Pimpin

I like it alot and it really makes me realize I need to give you guys a full updated better seat chart for Limpin is Pimping here on Cardschat

"Everyone is a fish, when you are the Ocean"



sry super tired
sry if you can't understand smthn
dumb isn't something to be ashamed about but confronted
I'm not editing
especially when I'm throwing gold for free on deafness

Love you guys!!! promocodius.com

You say the turn checking strategy is effective against players who bluff too often. How do you determine if a player is bluffing too often?
 
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You say the turn checking strategy is effective against players who bluff too often. How do you determine if a player is bluffing too often?
learn true odds of cards being dealt
Learn inner frequency tracking pfr
translating to opening Range(RFI)

compare the range in flopzilla to the flop

would be a good starting point to learn

compare all his possible combos

and it is a duel edge turn check

it also makes non bluff players

calling stations

Do not ALWAYS check the turn
Don't always do anything

Lets try thinking

his range
his flop call of your cbet
what value combos and draws are available for his range

If he is a bluffer we check turn
If he has bottom pair(and we have better) we check turn ,
instead of betting 3/4 on the turn and ending the hand with 6+ bbs
we fire POT on the river for 12bbs

if he has bottom pair or better and we check the turn with nothing but air

we have increased the calling range of our opponent

Pluribus solved this hard to bluff spot/problem with 2x+ pot sizings
 
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You say the turn checking strategy is effective against players who bluff too often. How do you determine if a player is bluffing too often?
if theyre not bluffing too often then theyre calling too often

And you can influence their play and exploit your image.

You can make them do anything you want



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Any tips for hyper-turbo(?), @AKQ, Jett?
 
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