Predator Strategy

1. Basic Strategy uses more aggressive betting.
2. Basic Strategy relies primarily on memorized decisions, while Predator Strategy relies on calculated decisions.
3. Predator Strategy ignores position.
4. Predator Strategy requires identifying individual opponents.

Answer: B

1. Play as many hands as possible.
2. Force every opponent to fold.
3. Identify profitable opportunities and apply appropriate pressure.
4. Make every hand a bluff.

Answer: C

1. Player Versus Player
2. Player Versus Opponent
3. Player Versus Game
4. Player Versus Table Image

Answer: C

1. Because every hand must be played differently.
2. Because the correct action can change according to the conditions present in the situation.
3. Because memorized decisions are never useful.
4. Because aggression is always required.

Answer: B

1. Attack → Hope → Continue
2. Fold → Call → Raise
3. Scan → Identify → Attack → Observe → Recalculate
4. Raise → Raise → Raise → Fold

Answer: C

Correct answer: Position, Hand Strength, Pressure, Stack/Commitment — B

Correct answer: They help determine whether a situation contains an exploitable opportunity. — B

Correct answer: Position affects the information available and the ability to apply pressure. — B

Correct answer: The situation may contain an attack opportunity. — A

Correct answer: A single condition may be meaningful, but the interaction among conditions provides the stronger decision signal. — C

Correct answer: A situation in which the conditions create a potentially profitable opening for action. — B

Correct answer: No. The opportunity must still be evaluated against weakness, pressure, risk, and commitment. — B

Correct answer: An opportunity must be supported by the actual conditions rather than created through wishful thinking. — B

Correct answer: You have position, the board favors your range, and resistance is weak. — B

Correct answer: Reassess the situation. — C

Correct answer: Structural weakness in the situation that can be pressured. — B

Correct answer: The weakest point in the current situation that can be exploited. — B

Correct answer: A situation in which the available actions or board structure make the strongest holdings less likely. — B

Correct answer: The board can change which portions of a range remain strong, weak, or vulnerable. — A

Correct answer: Pass or continue cautiously and reassess. — C

Correct answer: A situation where pressure can create a meaningful folding response because continuing becomes difficult or unattractive. — B

Correct answer: It identifies situations where pressure may produce folds from hands that cannot comfortably continue. — A

Correct answer: Whether the situation has entered a potential Fold Zone. — A

Correct answer: No. The complete situation still has to be evaluated. — B

Correct answer: Weakness can create the conditions under which pressure becomes effective. — A

Correct answer: Random aggression — D

Correct answer: When the situation indicates that stronger hands can profitably extract value from weaker continuing hands. — A

Correct answer: When the situation creates sufficient weakness, opportunity, and pressure for folds to be realistic. — A

Correct answer: To combine drawing potential with the possibility of winning through immediate pressure. — A

Correct answer: Reduce the complexity of the situation or concentrate action in a more manageable way. — A

Correct answer: To make the opponent's continuing decision more difficult when the conditions justify it. — B

Correct answer: The situation, objective, board, ranges, stacks, and required response. — C

Correct answer: The initial deliberate application of pressure when an opportunity is identified. — A

Correct answer: When the continuing conditions still support pressure after the first attack. — A

Correct answer: Observe the new information and recalculate. — C

Correct answer: A situation in which the opponent's resistance changes the strategic conditions and creates a new decision. — B

Correct answer: The available information increases and the decision becomes increasingly specific. — B

Correct answer: The board creates new information that changes the conditions. — A

Correct answer: The turn can dramatically alter ranges, equity, pressure, commitment, and available attack opportunities. — A

Correct answer: There is no future card, so the remaining information and commitment must be evaluated without another street to improve or change the hand. — A

Correct answer: It affects the amount of pressure available and the consequences of continuing or committing. — A

Correct answer: The degree to which the pot, remaining stacks, and previous action make continuing materially significant. — B

Correct answer: The remaining stack can reduce maneuvering room and alter the effectiveness and consequences of pressure. — A

Correct answer: More players create additional ranges, competing interests, and resistance, which can change the value and risk of aggression. — A

Correct answer: Recalculate whether the original opportunity still exists. — B

Correct answer: Situation → Four Conditions → Opportunity → Weakness/Weakest Link → Fold Zone → Objective → Pressure → Plan → Recalculate — B

Correct answer: Recalculate using the new information. — B

Correct answer: Reassess the opportunity. — B

Correct answer: Knowing when to attack and when to pass. — C

Correct answer: The player continuously scans the situation, identifies interacting conditions, recognizes opportunities, applies appropriate pressure, observes resistance, and recalculates. — C

Your answer should explain:

1. The difference between Basic Strategy and Predator Strategy.
2. Player Versus Game.
3. The Four Conditions.
4. Opportunity.
5. Weakness and the weakest link.
6. The Fold Zone.
7. Choosing the objective.
8. Applying pressure.
9. Responding to resistance.
10. Recalculating.
11. Knowing when to attack.
12. Knowing when to pass.

This question should be answered without looking back at the lessons.