As a stack enters the medium zone, aggressive strategic options become viable given the leverage a medium stack can wield. Great for turning up the heat on your opponents with 3-bets and 4-bets. But knowing how to operate with different M sizes and how to balance fold equity with hand value is crucial to successfully leveraging a medium stack.
Topics include:
- 3-Bet Jamming - Under M10 and a 3-bet will mostly be an all in move, see why.
- 3-Bet Raising - Mix value hands with semi-bluffs to apply pressure to your opponents and accumulate chips.
- PokerNerve Ranges - Acesup discusses the PokerNerve hand charts and range composition based on stack depth and positions.
- 4-Betting - When to consider 4-betting. Thinking ahead and considering how your opponent will re-act will allow you to stay one step ahead.
- Pivots - See the key to effectively wielding a medium stack. Learn to balance risk with reward.
By the end of this lesson, you should be comfortable operating with stack sizes between the first and second pivot. Understanding range composition as stack size shifts and positions change. Checking the PokerNerve ranges as a guide but also looking to exploit opponents. Overall, acquiring the knowledge to 3-bet and 4-bet aggressively but profitably.
The following video provides 3-betting and 4-betting examples. Acesup discusses reraising considerations, raise sizing and post-flop play.
Reraising Considerations, Raise Sizing and Post-Flop Examples
Here's a quick clip demonstrating how aggression can be used to accumulate a lot of chips. Acesup leverages his stack with raises in a way that opponent's frequently invested money in the pot but are then forced to give up without even seeing a flop!
What’s the meaning of “leverage”?
hey Yanxiang,
Here is a pretty good explanation of leverage from Amanda Musumeci over at pokernews:
“PokerNews: For those who don’t know, can you explain exactly what leveraging is?
Musumeci: There are a couple types of leveraging. Stack leveraging and positional leveraging are the two most common examples. Stack leveraging can be used by either betting or raising to a size that either (a) implies and represents to our opponent that this pot is growing rapidly, and that a huge bet is likely coming on the turn and river, or (b) can be used by raising or reraising to a size that gives the illusion that you will call your opponent’s reraise or shove, meaning that you are giving the illusion of being pot or stack committed. Positional leveraging is using position to your advantage to threaten your opponent’s stack and put them in tough spots.”
Get the full article and more details here:
https://www.pokernews.com/strategy/applying-leverage-with-amanda-musumeci-9260.htm?fbclid=IwAR34_-qMDKi4vdCqBVSFZCoQZIdNj1C0lZTF1zp1y3_yj1PcyLOFghBYedY
Yanziang I just updated 2.7 and 2.8 so be sure to check these videos out again and the extra content! Of course, stack size leverage is often mentioned again ;)
Hi Aces Up! This is a great tool. Can’t wait to get playing again!
Can I ask, (I’m sure you can find them all online), but do you have copies of the push charts and Poker Nerve tables for calling re raising etc that you use?