Let's Talk Balance

[spoonitnow]

Your range is balanced only if your opponent is aware of it. It is not necessary to balance your range against an opp who only thinks about his cards and not yours: just value bet him. That's why it is often advised not to bluff at the micros: there is less need for balancing, since your opponents are less aware of your range.

The bold is wrong, but the rest of it is right. You're thinking of our perceived range.

For example, in the AKQ half-street fixed-limit game, if we're playing unexploitably, it doesn't matter if our opponent knows we're playing unexploitably. Fwiw, a perfectly balanced range is, by definition, unexploitable.

[daven]

Fwiw, a perfectly balanced range is, by definition, unexploitable.

in before people start thinking that unexploitable=most profitable

two spots to think about a lot when trying to get a handle on balance
1 - raising flop c-bets in position on various types of boards vs TAG-stat regs
2 - checking flops oop after raising pre.

[spoonitnow]

in before people start thinking that unexploitable=most profitable

Yeah no joke. I guess I should throw in using a very large font that

being unexploitable also means

you're not exploiting your opponent

at all.

[kfaess]

Very cool thread.

What I like most is that this discussion of balance also helped me to understand adjustments/exploitative strategy better.

[!Luck]

Yeah no joke. I guess I should throw in using a very large font that

being unexploitable also means

you're not exploiting your opponent

at all.

This! I used to think too much about it. Now I pot it when I have it and bet smallest amount I think i can get away with when bluffing. Works great.

Might make exception vs regs.