Hey guys.
I have mostly been using the SAGE table in my HU endgame, but I have been switching to the NE tables lately.
I just have a couple of questions about it that you may be able to answer:
1.
Today i had a situation with 76s being 8BB deep, so I just followed my SAGE instinct and folded. However, upon looking in the NE table it says that 76s is a push up to 20+BB .
On the other hand something like 96o is only a shove up to 5.2BB.
So far I was always under the impression that in these Push/Fold situations suitedness counts for nothing, and connectedness for less. I was pretty sure that high(er) cards get favored a lot over medium SCs, which is actually the case with SAGE.
Can anyone explain this huge difference between SAGE and NE to me? Also, would you have shoved there 8BB against a fairly standard 30$ player who folds quite a bit or rather waited for a better spot?
2.
The hands 63s, 53s and 43s have asterisks and funny explanations like: 63s: 7.1-5.1,2.3.
What the heck's that supposed to mean?
3.
As far as I know, a Nash Equilibrium is a state where no player can profit from changing his strategy while the other player stays with his.
That said, how would I have to change my strategy against certain kinds of opponents to increasy my EV? Would this mean that I have to shove even wider than NE against someone who is not strictly calling by the NE table? (which is basically everyone).
Thanks for any input :D
Nash only works if you feel your opponents pushing range is according to Nash..
At the end of the day the real skill is accurately understanding your opponents push/call range
at 25/50 and 50/100 where u dont have that many examples to make a perfect read and also
if you feel villians range doesnt change in those levels compared to 10/20 and 15/30 levels.
Nash and Sage are based upon optimal play which is very rarely practical unless your playing good players which you dont want to in the first place with husng's.
As far as I know, the only advantage of SAGE over Nash is that it is easier to memorize.
1. Being suited and being connected both add a significant amount of equity to your hand. Thus, they can be shoved wider than similar hands that are not suited or not connected. I think that shoving 76s against a typical random is ultra standard.
2. The hand can be shoved at 7.1 to 5.1BB deep or up to 2.3BB deep, but not 5 to 2.4BB deep. At least that is how I understand it.
3. If your opponent is calling you light then you can shove tighter than the Nash ranges. If your opponent is tight then you can shove wider than the Nash ranges.