Spots to overfold at 2NL
I am a beginner who has studied some charts and basic concepts. I have to admit I have a calling problem, especially since my opponents seem to bluff much less than I do. I tell myself to call less, but then in the situation the pot odds too often seem good, especially on rivers.
Did you have a calling problem and have tips how to stop? Perhaps a few typical spots that are good starting points to overfold at the micro-stakes?
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Question too general, answers might be very specific. Try posting a hand, communicating about hands is a skill in itself.
Answering in general. Crying calls on the river where you are given pot odds to call, might feel wrong but be right in the sense that your usual experience will be losing, you need quite a big sample size to get good feedback on whether a 1/3 (pot) or even 1/4 and 1/5 calls are right. Especially since river spots are rare, and if the pot is big enough to cause you concern, that's even rarer, and causes a lot of variance.
Maybe spend a disproportionate amount of time studying these spots, actually go through your opponent's hands, do maths on the combos. You might drastically reduce your learning feedback loop and EV uncertainty by doing so.
Never call triple barrels by IP with a bluffcatcher, unless you're up against the BTN and he is a competent reg (if there is any at 2nl) or an aggressive recreational.
*This is valid for higher than 2nl as well 😀
Studying what makes a good and a not so good bluffcatcher should be on your list by now.
When you think in terms of range construction, defending vs polarized range etc.. it will start to fit together I think. When new to poker unless you have very high intuition it will just take a long period of pattern recognition, trial and error etc.. to understand how populations and certain player types play different hands. Play 1 table and really focus on spots, don't get put off by losing calls just remember the required equity you need and over time your thinking will get better.
