Hey ibo, thanks for the question.

66-KK is 48 combos and TT+ at least has to be discounted. AT-AQ is 48 combos by itself, A2s/A3s is 6 more, I think he will have some K3s type hands but even if not A6s-A9s is another 16 combos plus probably 25-30 combos of flush draws, some 67 type floats. I think we have the best hand probably 75% of the time.

that should pretty much never happen, but if his donkbet-range is balanced then QT is obv a fold

Timestamp plz seonkett

Nvm found it. I would be folding to a raise. Thanks for the gl

Hey Raphael, thanks for the compliment. I don't have plans to do a satellite concept video any time soon, sorry. 

11:34 Jd9x would not be a better candidate to x/r on this board ? A hand this weak on most turns certainly does not play good as a x/c but this deep I don't think he has a lot of FE on this board.

Yes, having more equity would make a x/r better and I likely would have done so with that hand.

14:51 QsJh I usually c-bet this boards that are not good for anyone to range protection, so I can keep all my premiums on my range when they does not have almost any of them. Even if the guy next us is pair heavy, like 99-TT, 55-77 with this hand we can find some good barrel opportunities with our bdfd/bdsd OTT. But it plays poorly as x/c or x/f giving up initiative and post flop range advantage. This makes sense ? lol

Yeah it makes sense. I'm pretty sure I remember saying that in the video.

20:57 JJ on T9885sss his range looks quite inelastic there, but against such a weak range we are not better betting small like 980-1150 OTR to increase his mininum defense frequency and find a call with AsKx, AsQx, AxKs type of hands ? 

I don't mind going a little smaller than I did. I wouldn't go all the way down to a third pot but half pot may be better. I prefer giving my opponents worse odds and putting them in tougher spots in general.

42:20 how often do we need to lead this river with our flushes ? Since he has some sd value most of the time to check back turn and a part of his weaker Ax and Kx he will check back river also, is this a play that we may be unbalanced on our value/bluff ratio on lead/x/r this river ? In my view the majority of our bluffs plays better as x/r and our value as a lead. Of course we need to adjust that to be playing a overall balanced strategy but when you don't bet this river against a range that is capped for me usually tends to be bluffy. 

I don't think he is calling river with Kx ever and a lot of Ax will bet again so we don't need to be leading flushes a ton. I definitely would be some of the time but more often with 2pr and leading the QJ type bluffs with the worst showdown value to balance that. x/r'ing strong hands is also a good way to protect the part of my range that wants to see a showdown like Kx and flushes are the best value hands in my range to x/r.

Thanks for the questions.

Thank you very much for the answers. 

Just on the last question (42:20 Qd5d), you said that he is not calling ever with Kx (he is more likely to check back some of them OTF also) but KsQx or KsJx are not a good bluff catchers there against your missed draws/weak sd value hands ? Having the KxQs is worse I think, since it is a hand that you have more combos that you are willing to turn into a bluff OTR.

My weak showdown value hands won't be betting and there aren't very many missed draws. Plus Ax is such a better bluff catcher for card removal reasons.

Hey WiCane, good question. I have a few different strats as stack sizes get shallower. With 30bbs specifically limping is tough because stacks are awkward to limp/raise. I tend to implement a mixed strategy with these sizes as the benefits of the limp only strategy are somewhat diminished. 

Hi pierre, yeah people sometimes show up with AK or QQ and I don't know the guy at all. Moreover there are just so many chips in the pot that taking it down now is pretty great. Especially since a lot of his 5b bluffing range will include an ace.

I agree with pierrehusson here, its a 10K villain is a reg theres no way he is ever getting in AK or QQ pre here, ive made a similar mistake this deep live instead of flatting a 5bet (although there is more attachment to a live 5K tournament, this is still a 10K buy in) . In another tournament I would think this is fine but do you think this is optimal in a big 10K like this or a big live tournament  and is your standard in spots like this with KK super deep just to be getting in? Or is this more because this is a super tough field and you want to push any small edge?

I wasn't aware villain is a reg and I think the fact that he 5b folded for a third of his stack kinda validates the play. I wouldn't classify it as a small edge. I play a lot of big tournaments and see people spazz it in early with AK a lot more than you might think.

Yes, the top of my range is included in a limp only range. The bottom will depend on the tendencies of my specific opponent and could be anywhere from 100% to 50ish. I disagree that my hand is face up by checking flop. I have hands in my checking range that will raise or fold to a bet as well and I don't think betting 1bb with every hand is optimal though it works well with a lot of them.

Yes I have a river bluff range. I would find it tough to fold to a river shove but it would probably be correct. Disagree about villains range…I think he has almost no double floats and zero 2pr hands. Most of his range is 1pr and we do way better betting.

Thanks Jans! Glad you enjoyed it.

saw that too wasn't sure if it was because he was in earlier position but still seemed odd

I open to different sizes based on position and stack depth, not the strength of my hand

You had been opening the same amount for the majority. When i get AA i don't want to raise any sort of suspicion - which you did.

Being that you adjust your sizing based on pos and stack depth, what are your thoughts on non standard sizing to say 6x+? Not every time, but manipulating it based on how you want the table to respond.

Good question, I think there are situations where a very large sizing as standard could be optimal. For example with very deep stacks at a particularly loose and soft table. Not something I've experimented much with though and I think probably not good very often.

I play on softer American sites, but I've had pretty good success with it. No one really knows how to respond. One reason I will do it is if I have a light 3bettor acting after me. I like to do this when stack sizes are around 20-30bbs for my remaining opponents so if I 6x it makes it very awkward to 3bet me. I'm only investing 3-4 additional bbs (which is usually cheaper than calling a 3bet) and I get to play flops more often. I've been pretty surprised at how bad even the better players respond to it.

People are really floating 6x raises that often? I feel like you are giving everyone such a great price on a reshove unless you are playing very tight. Having a light 3bettor doesn't seem like a problem when we have 30bbs. Just tighten a little and 4b shove most of your range to the 3b. I can't see opening to 20-30% of your stack being a good solution to the problem.

I missclicked :) 

2) @19.30 JJ open utg facing 3bet mp, you call. Flop is T89s. do you never lead this type of texture in this dynamic? Could be a good option for us?

Ty so much, Mario

1) both of these hands are good candidates for 4b bluffs I agree, you can't go nuts with it though when there are so few hands you want to be getting in.

2) Interesting thought, my first instinct is that I have good enough reasons to split my range before my opponent with a lead here but I can see some benefits to it. Mp should have very few nut combos on this board and we can put him in a tough spot with a lot of his range. It is a much higher variance line though as we should probably be turning jacks into a bluff on most runouts and I was trying to avoid those for the most part with a structure this good.

Glad you enjoyed the video. I agree that there isn't much value to be had by betting but I also think his bluff frequency is very low on river. I think he has more reasons to bluff catch than to bluff.

Hey gremista, I'm not sure how to answer such a general question. I would lean towards flatting all those hands in this spot though i would 3b them sometimes and 5b/fold almost never.

Hi gremista, I'm not really sure how to answer such a general question. I lean towards flatting pre with all of those hands in this spot though I would 3bet some of the time and 5bet/fold never.

Def bet/calling flop. I wouldn't shove K, Q, T or heart turns some of the time.