Advanced strategies for postflop play

1. Strategy: S’n’G / tournaments Advanced strategies for postflop play

2. Introduction • Postflop play also has enormous potential in SNGs • Different positions • Preflop-aggressor • Caller • Limper • Freeplay in the big blind • Important factors • The texture of the flop • The number of opponents • Your position • The chip stacks of other players • The images of other players

3. Postflop play as a preflop aggressor • The most important factors • The texture of the flop • Number of opponents • You probably hit the best hand • Maximize profits • No draw heavy board – keep your opponents in the hand • The number of opponents influences the size of your bets • Do not risk the whole SNG with a top pair • You hit the flop, but possibly do not have the best hand • Against only one opponent – a continuation bet is possible • Play more defensively against multiple opponents and a draw heavy board • You didn’t hit the flop • Against only one opponent – a continuation bet is possible • Play more defensively against multiple opponents

4. Postflop play as a caller • The most important factors • Texture of the flop • Number of opponents • Position • Reads • Your image • You probably hit the best hand • Exploit your reads on your opponents • Top pair has different values • Exploit your position – information advantage • Pay attention to possible draws • You hit the flop, but possibly do not have the best hand • Use your position or check • Estimate the possible bets from your opponents • You didn’t hit the flop • React very defensively

5. Postflop play as a limper • The most important factors • Texture of the flop • Number of opponents • Position • Reads • Your image • You probably hit the best hand • Normally three of a kind or an overpair • Maximize profit • Protect your overpair • Do not overvalue top pair • You hit the flop, but possibly do not have the best hand • The more players in the hand, the more defensive you have to react • Against one opponent – a bet is possible • You didn’t hit the flop • Against one opponent one bet is possible

6. Postflop play in the BB as free play • The most important factors • Texture of the flop • Number of opponents • Reads • Your image • You probably hit the best hand • Unfavourable position • Often a weak kicker • React carefully with top pair and a weak kicker • You hit the flop, but possibly do not have the best hand • The more players in the hand, the more defensive you have to react • You didn’t hit the flop • Do not invest any more chips • Only occasionally make a continuation bet

7. Example hands • QQ with two kings on the flop as a preflop aggressor • Preflop • UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to 80, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls 70, BB folds • Flop (Pot 180) • SB checks • Hero bets 120 • SB folds

8. Example hands • QQ with a king on the flop as a preflop aggressor • Preflop • UTG folds, Hero raises to 60, MP1 folds, MP2 calls 60, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls 40 • Flop (Pot 190) • BB checks • Hero bets 120 • MP2 folds • BB calls 120 • Turn (Pot 410) • BB checks • Hero checks • River (Pot 410) • BB bets 140 • Hero calls 140 • Villain shows

9. Example hands • Called a raise with JJ (caller) • Preflop • UTG folds, UTG+1 calls 20, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 raises to 80, CO folds, Hero calls 80, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 calls 60 • Flop (Pot 270) • UTG+1 bets 100 • MP3 raises to 280 • Hero folds • UTG+1 calls 180

10. Example hands • Limped with AQo • Preflop • UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls 20, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls 10, BB checks • Turn (Pot 60) • Hero checks • BB checks • MP1 bets 60 • Hero calls 60 • BB folds • Flop (Pot 60) • Hero checks • BB checks • MP1 checks • River (Pot 180) • Hero checks • MP1 bets 100 • Hero calls 100 • Villain shows

11. Summary • Depends greatly on the situation • Dependent upon different categories • Actions before the flop • Position • Reads • Number of opponents • Texture of the flop • Image of the player • Discuss hands Good luck!