Lesson overview
Deep Stack Play
More room for creativity
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You have 200 big blinds. Do you play tighter or looser than with 30?
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Deep stack poker is a different game. More streets, more decision points, more room for creativity and disaster.
What you’ll learn
- How stack depth transforms strategy
- Playing speculative hands for implied odds
- The SPR framework for commitment decisions
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Hand Selection Shifts
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Deep stacks reward DIFFERENT hands than short stacks.
WORSE when deep: 🔴 Big unsuited broadways (AJo, KQo)
- Can't realize equity as easily
- Often dominated postflop
- Hard to win massive pots
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💡 Deep Stack Traps and Tips
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The Danger of One Pair:
At SPR 15:
- Opponent bets flop, bets turn, shoves river
- You have TPTK (top pair top kicker)
- They're repping a VERY strong range
- One pair = bluff catcher at best
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