Lesson overview

Stack Depth

Deep vs short stack play

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Why do small pairs become gold with deep stacks but garbage when short?

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You have 22 facing a raise. With 200bb behind? Easy call-hit a set and stack them. With 25bb behind? Call, miss, fold. You just wasted 10% of your stack chasing.

What you’ll learn

  • How stack depth changes hand values
  • SPR (stack-to-pot ratio) decisions
  • Adjusting aggression by stack depth

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The SPR Framework

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SPR = Stack-to-Pot Ratio

Formula: Effective Stack ÷ Pot Size

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💡 The Commitment Threshold

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Once you put in ~33% of your stack, you're COMMITTED.

This is the point of no return. If you put in 30bb of your 100bb stack, you need to call the rest with almost anything reasonable.

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