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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