{Continued from Part One}
[NN] “Even if we know the range that the c-bettor is betting with, that doesn’t mean opponents will call or raise with broad enough ranges. Among weaker and tighter players, particularly out of position, a c-bet will induce a check-fold most of the time.
Looking at the same dry flop of K♥7♣2♠, if the button c-bets, a player who has already checked might call with top pair with a bad kicker, second or third pair, or a slowplayed set, but not much else. If the board had been lower, a loose player might call with just two overcards, but I don’t see that play much around here.
Suppose you had put a middle position player on this 20% range for their preflop limp-call:
22+ A2s+, K8s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T9s ATo+, KJo+, QJo-JTo
The calling hands would be these:
22+ AKs, A7s, A2s, K8s+ AKo, KJo+
which is half of his hands.”
[NN] “On a wet board like K♥Q♥T♣, many players will check, hoping to see the turn for free but otherwise intending to check-call with just about any draw. Top pair and better hands might also check-call, along with some weaker pairs that have other potential, leaving this range:
AA, JJ ATs+, K8s+, QJs-QTs, Ah9h-Ah2h+, Jh9h+, Th9h AKo, KJo+, QJo-JTo
That’s just about 60% of the preflop hands. Sets will probably bet, and straights will bet unless they have the flush redraw.”
[NN] “It doesn’t make much sense to check-raise on a dry board with a strong hand (although I suppose you should some of the time to cover your bluffs), but on that wet board it’s a good play against a frequent c-bettor. Not including bluffs, the check-raise of the c-bet might be made from two pairs, a set, better hands that don’t want to give up a free card, and semibluffing drawing hands that want to take the pot down now:
KK-TT KQs, KTs, QJs-QTs, AhQh+, AhTh-Ah2h, Kh8h+, Qh9h+, Jh9h+, Th9h AJo, KJo+, QJo-JTo
Since two-thirds of that range are drawing hands, it really pays to know whether your opponent would check-raise with a draw.”
{To be continued…}