The Small Exception The last section outlined the big exception to the basic idea

that your calling frequencies should be roughly equal from street to street. When

the pot odds offered on the streets differ drastically, your calling frequencies

should also differ significantly. Now here’s another smaller exception. Again, this

exception doesn’t break the math, but instead is a feature of it. The frequencies I

have quoted so far are the ideal frequencies averaged over all possible cards. That

is, if you call a pot-sized bet preflop and your opponent makes a pot-sized bet on

the flop, you should be planning to call roughly 70 percent of the time averaged

over all flops. But some flops will be better for your range than others. Some

flops, for instance, privilege position more than others. If you are out of position,

you will tend to have lower calling frequencies on these flops. You make up for

the lower frequencies with higher calling frequencies on less position-sensitive

flops. For example, assume that you raised preflop, bet the flop, and bet the turn.

One player with position on you called along. In this situation, occasionally the

worst river card in the deck will hit. You are no doubt familiar with the

phenomenon. You are not required to maintain your 70 percent betting

frequency on this card. You get to quit with many more hands than that because

this is the very worst outcome for you, and it is a rare one. When you catch good,

you’ll be betting somewhat more frequently than average, and when you consider
all possible river cards, it averages out to the roughly 70 percent number (or

whatever number may be appropriate). So when you’re thinking about

frequencies, it’s completely fair to ask first, “Is this card better or worse for me

than the average ED MILLER 72 card?” When it’s worse, you can fold or give up on

a higher percentage of hands. When it’s better, you usually keep on coming. The

vast majority of flops, turn cards, and river cards, however, are not going to

change the dynamics so dramatically that you will adjust your frequencies too

much. This little exception is mostly just something to keep in mind when you feel

like you’ve caught the worst possible flop or card. When that’s the case, you’re

allowed to let it stop you in your tracks. THAT’S IT Well, that’s it for the excerpt.

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