In the charts below you can find the range composition for when the pool check-raises the Flop compared to the PIO frequencies based on the PIO hand histories.
Compared to PIO, the pool check-raises 3% more on Mono textures facing a small C-Bet sizing. The pool seems to play the same range vs B30 and vs B50, while solver is more conscious of the bet sizing it faces. Facing a medium C-Bet, the pool tends to massively overshoot the XR frequency and their range composition seems nutted. This leads to a couple of possible exploits, for instance:
<aside> ✳️ Exploit 1: C-betting range for a small sizing is a viable strategy.
We can clearly see from solver output that the simplification of range betting on mono textures is actually the correct approach . Keep in mind that no overfolding was nodelocked.
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<aside> ✳️ Exploit 2: If choosing a medium C-Bet, keep in mind pool is not aware of the differences in defense. Slightly lower C-Bet frequency for that sizing (it’s already low to begin with)
Could make sense to put higher EV hands (Flushes, Sets) in this sizing scheme from time to time.
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<aside> ✳️ Exploit 3: Add flop 3-Bet range.
If solver faced the pool XR range construction, it would start implementing flop 3-Bets. The flop 3-Bet range consists mostly of nut/2nd nut flushes, some sets and some Nfd’s.
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<aside> ✳️ Exploit 4: Slightly overfold facing XR.
Pool’s range consists of more nutted hands especially after using a medium sized bet.
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<aside> ✳️ Exploit 5. Increase turn barreling frequency by 10% on average.
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