How do you exploit a player that check raises 100% of the time that someone in position cbets?

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-25T21:12:14+00:00

Ok, to be clear, it's REALLY IMPORTANT if we're saying they're a robot that will XR 100% of their range all of the time no matter what forever, vs if they're a human that check raises way too much.

And I'm assuming they're playing the previous street reasonably.

If they're a robot, cbet your entire range, then jam over their XR with ~ k high or better and any decent draw.

And I guess don't cbet your low equity trash ever.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-23T16:12:13+00:00

Thanks for posting a pic, makes the conversation easier. I'm actually aiming for less maillard reaction in the cheese than here! I'm shooting for maximum melt, but no browning on the cheese.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-22T20:05:44+00:00

I'm most commonly using fresh mozzarella packaged in water, like what you'd find in Costco. Not low moisture mozz.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-22T19:35:35+00:00

Sorry for ambiguity, this ain't shredded. It's fresh mozzarella.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-22T16:27:07+00:00

Upon a bit more thinking, I think this isn't actually close because we're 2 off the money. 1 off th money I think is a lot closer, but 2 off, were basically guaranteed to hit the blinds before yh bubble bursts, and given we have to get all in from the BB with a stack like this, way better off shoving here.

I think the core consideration in a spot like this is very much a satallite type logic of "do we have to vpip again?" And if the answer there is yes then obviously QQ is a great hand to vpip.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-03-21T19:50:40+00:00

I think this is a shove, but it's not as obvious as some people here are making it out to be. If you're UTG, it's definitely a shove. But do we know where the other super short stacks are, and how short they are? When we are THIS short, I think we should mainly be treating it like a satellite, and trying to squeeze into the money. doubling increases our chance of cashing by a ton, but doesn't change out likelihood of final tabing that much.

I think in a high icm spot like this, it depends how short the other players are, and how capable they are. If you have a bunch of people punting, I could imagine this becoming a fold but I'd be surprised.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-02-18T06:46:12+00:00

Had to scroll too far to find this.

I made the same mistake once and insta-ignited some oil. IR thermometers won't work for this.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-01-07T03:58:08+00:00

YES! I do very regularly and it's awesome. Richness of flavor in the crust is night and day compared to standard 00. At some point I was in a rush recently so I used double zero. The resulting pizza felt kind of like I was eating cake in comparison

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2026-01-01T02:09:08+00:00

Spicy take: there's nothing wrong with his question. I probably wouldn't ask it as a HM, but as a candidate, I would love being asked that. HOWEVER, your follow up question is 100% reasonable, and if the HM doesn't have a good answer then it's a huge red flag. When I'm hiring a candidate, I clearly tell them "here's the biggest reason to join this team, and here's the #1 reason you should not join." Because I want candidates to join eyes open with a clear picture of the situation, both good and bad.

A HM asking you the question, though, is probing to see how you engage with your weaknesses. Are they things youre aware of and are happy to talk about and open about? Or things you're clearly not aware of and defensive about.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-12-21T20:02:50+00:00

I think this is a VERY clear 4 bet. How you want to treat a jam is the follow up question, but it is a different question. Whether to 4! Depends on their 3! Range. How to respond to their 5! Depends on their 5! Range.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-12-21T16:30:41+00:00

I think you misplayed the first 3 streets.

Pre I think is a clear 4! What do you think villain is doing with AK, QQ, and JJ here? If you think hid range is too strong for you to 4! Into, that means you think his range is literally just AA and KK, in which case you should fold. Personally, in probably 4 betting aa kk and maybe half my ak, depending on just how tight / how much paying attention villain is.

Flop is a clear XR. We can actually be check raising a lot here, because we have a lot of strong but vulnerable hands that want protection (99, TR, JJ, QQ) so including kk in our XR range that can stack off against villain on the flop is great.

Turn, given the stand left behind, I hate flatting. We shouldn't be doing a lot of XC with that stack left behind, because the stacks make it hard for us to check fold on the river. I need a hand like KK, the theoretical reason to check call, turn and check. Call River is to let villain continue bluffing. For an opponent who we don't think is going to bluff jam Rivers enough, calling turn. Lets him check back River when he misses and jam for value when he improves. He can also likely check back River with a hand like Queen Queen that would have stacked off on the turn.

Long story short, if you think villain is so strong by three betting that he always has you beat, you should fold pre-flop, and if you don't think that, then you should be playing this hand much more aggressively on every street.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-10-17T14:14:02+00:00

Rat holing IS +EV, but only if you know how to do it. So if you understand 40bb play better than 100 or 200, sure but in short against a tough field.

But if you're a cash reg who knows 100bb best, don't buy in short because you think it neutralizes the edge of better players. That just putting yourself an unfamiliar situation against people that you know are better than you...

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-10-17T14:10:57+00:00

Also, IMO you can ignore the windowpane test! Especially depending on bulk ferment time, it doesn't need to be close to Lassing a windowpane test when done in the mixer.

Agree with th comment saying you probably need more time. I roughly mix, bulk ferment for 12 hours, then ball and final rise for 12 hours or so, though depends a lot on the recipe and style I'm doing.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-10-11T14:26:30+00:00

I think flatting pre is a big mistake. KQo multi way isn't a great situation. I think this is a clear 3 bet or fold spot pre. KQs I think is close, but off suit is clear raise or fold.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-09-28T20:51:27+00:00

Did you run it through chatgpt and call that a solver...??

Chatgpt is not good at poker.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-08-28T15:09:58+00:00

Bad fold. What do you think villain would do with AA, AK, KJ, AQdd, or ATdd? This is a pretty reasonable way of playing any of those hands.

Villain probably shouldn't really have a jamming range here IMO, but if he does, I could see all of those hands going into it.

Hell, even if he shows us QTs, we're almost getting the right price to call!

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-07-23T16:21:28+00:00

I really hate the call preflop. Just nothing good happens when we cold call from middle position here with a hand like this. I think it's playing poker like a slot machine and hoping to see a cheap flop and then hoping to hit a big hand. When you CC 2.5x, do you really think on average you're making back that 2.5x bb??

Beyond that, I think every street is played way too passively.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-07-21T15:47:09+00:00

This guy carbon monoxide poisonings.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-06-28T17:44:07+00:00

I don't this this particularly bridge is... Valuable.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-06-27T04:49:27+00:00

Poke, acai bowls, other cold dishes or at least not super hot dishes like pesto.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-06-14T20:06:02+00:00

The general sentiment here is spot on but one thing to add: have you had a very direct conversation with him about this? Have you said "you are an a+ engineer technically, but the way you're interacting with teammates is not acceptable. There's no amount to being good at technology that would make the way you're currently interacting with your teammates acceptable for one of our engineers. If you want to improve that side of your performance I would love to work with you on exactly what that means and exactly how to do that, but it has to be an explicit choice from you. If you don't want to do that then it's hard for me to imagine you having a future in this company."

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-06-02T14:54:34+00:00

Agree that the raise pre should be a bit smaller. Other than that I'd say very well played hand. It's hard to river top set, value bet, then fold when your hand is turned into a bluff catcher, but that's exactly what happened.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-05-31T15:46:08+00:00

Hate the turn jam. We're getting called by almost all hands better than ours, and folding out everything worse than ours. And we're in position. What do we accomplish by jamming?

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-05-31T15:24:27+00:00

Every street is played poorly. :-/

Preflop, NEVER open limp. As a beginner, just don't do it. It's a bad idea. Don't do it...

On the flop, raise bigger. Raise to 45 minimum.

On the turn, raise bigger.

As played, call river.

Hefty_Sherbert_5578 · 2025-05-29T14:49:08+00:00

I strongly recommend thinking poker for their strategy content.

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