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Best response / MES (poker)

Also: Best response, MES, Maximally exploitative strategy, Nemesis

Poker term

The strategy that maximizes your EV against a fixed opponent strategy.

If the opponent folds only 25% of the time, the best response is to bluff zero. This is what an exploit really is.

Related terms

  • Exploit / Deviate (poker)Deliberately shifting from the baseline (GTO) to match an opponent's tendencies.
  • GTO (poker)The equilibrium strategy: one that loses no matter how the opponent plays.
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