2 Table $.25/$.50 6-Max Zoom NLHE
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Great upload, nice content, very explainative, thank you!
A few questions here, and there:
A8s hand at 30:19: Would it be a big mistake to start with a x/c on that relatively dry board?
I figure maybe we would want to bet with smaller pockets (66 type hands) for protection, checking our A highs since I presume villain would check them back too, betting with his/her worst (like KTo type) (of course we want to have a x/c plan twice or 3 times regarding villains river Afq and board run out), and maybe we would face 1 or 2 protection bets from smaller pockets, but not necessarily, also not to induce agression from certain players? Also we could have than some Jx in our flop x/c range (mix it up with small cb and x/c flop)?
42:08: 87s on 833r, In this case, I would want to bet (a small amount), I presume SB's flat range is somewhat broadway/suited ace heavy, because of protection/thin value?
One more: Are you using Ishters HUD?:)
Hey HellSpawn,
A8s - Yes this would also be fine to mix in a check but at microstakes I tend to prefer aggressive high betting frequency strategies as I think people tend to underdefend in alot of situations, A8 is essentially a protection bet here. Your logic is sound in terms of your overall strategy and you should certainly be trying to protect your checking range by throwing in some of the weaker Jx combos like J6s.
87s: I haven't done a tonne of work on IP vs SB flat spots but essentially given that the SB range here is much stronger than, say, a BB flat range would be, I don't think we can bet full range as we aren't pushing enough equity.. I would bet frequently here with 87s but I think its also fine to mix in a check to induce some turn stabs otherwise we are going to struggle to defend on turns like the 6 here.
FWIW I think you picked two spots where a solver would have a mixed strategy so there will be some frequency of betting and checking with both hands. In these circumstances I would strongly advise checking the HUD to see if you have a reason to go one way or the other. Alot of players can have big leaks at these stakes.
The HUD is similar I think but I have edited it significantly for the games I am playing in.
Nice video
What are the highest win rates at nl25 and nl50?
12:15 J8 how tight are you defending here otf, are you calling 7x in this spot?
14:45 should we only be calling 99+ ott? What should our calling range on the river be, Kx+?
Don't you think villain is more likely to bluff 78s or 89s than to just barrel some Ax?
17:30 44 do you think we should call 22-55 here at some percentage?
thanks
Hey,
To be honest am not sure what the highest winrates are I would guess around 10bb at least by the top players given how many weaker players there are.
J8 - This is a very strong board for the button and against this sizing im probably folding around half my range. I think hands as strong as 88 here are a fold. I would call 7x with BDFD for sure.
99 - I think on the river my calling range is primarily Kx with some of the middle pairs being mixes between call and fold. I need to mix up which pairs I call with to avoid certain blockers being better for my opponent to bluff with.
44 - Yes I think its important to try and throw in a % of calls with the lower pairs in order to have sets in your range on as many textures as possible.
Good video Ian, I like the way your using a theme of the video during live play to explain certain concepts. Any chance you could mix in some videos at 100 and 200 Zoom cheers
Hey Gaz, yes planned for the future.
Great video, just have a few questions, hope you can answer them!
On min 5:14, when you get 3bet with 99, which is the bottom of your calling range considering that you opened from the SB? Which hands would you 4bet bluff and which hands would you 4bet for value?
Also on min 6:49, don't you think we could go for thin value given that he is a weak player, so he will probably call wider, and he doesn't have many Q in his range?
On min 15:13 giving that 99 doesn't block any bluffing hand (exept 89s), iy your opponent had bet the river, you think it's better to call with 99 rather than QQ or JJ?
Waiting for more topics!
Hey, with the 99 I opened UTG not SB. I think bottom of my calling range here vs a rec is 55 and strong suited BWs as I expect a stronger than usual 3B range. 4betting here for value with KK/AKs+.
I don't think we have value with AJ. Our opponent can have a Q here in my opinion. There is AxQh, QhTx,KxQh, Td8d, flushes, QJo lots of hands in our opp range we lose to. A clear check I think.
I would rather call here with 99 than QQ or JJ because a common bluffing hand here is AQ/AJ and having QQ for example blocks more combos of bluffs (AQ) than it doesn value (KQ is less combos due to K on board).
Hello!
At 37:19 A9s BB what do you think about a raise on the turn? There are times they just fold a better hand but if we get called we can raise on the river as a bluff or value. Ofc it depends on ther river. What river do you bluff if you play like this?
Hey, I would strongly advise against bluff raising a hand with this much showdown value against a recreational player. Agaisnt "fun" players we have reduced fold equity at all points in the hand and so we want to be raising almost always for value. A recreational player is never going to fold Jx to a raise here in my opinion. If the SB was a regular we could consider a raise with a lower flush draw here but I would not bluff the river with missed diamonds on the river as we would be blocking our opponents check-folding range.
Thank you for the Video!
What program is it that shows you previous action on the table? Thanks
Hey this is starshelper
Hello
great video
How do you make the stack appear in BB?
With starshelper
Definately reccomended. Great software and it has a tonne of uses. PM if you need help, maybe I can share my SH profile
Great Video! Keep them coming
Thanks
Great Video Iain!!!
Clear speech and no random ramblings.
Sounds quality is great as well. Really enjoy both of your videos so far.
I do have a question in regards to a comment you made a couple times near the start of the video.
What do you mean by a " High Equity Bluff?" Aren't we usually bluffing when we have poor Equity in hopes of taking down the pot, hence the reason why we choose to bluff? Could you elaborate on this?
Hi, high equity bluffs are basically strong draws or hands that have decent equity against our opponents calling range. Conversely a hand like a low gut shot which only has 4 outs against a top pair type hand I would call a "low equity bluff". Essentially the point is that against recreational players, specifically after they have called flop in position I tend to favour high equity bluffs on the turn as we have massively reduced fold equity.
Cheers!
Really great stuff, thanks!
@20:13 Qh9s hand. If instead you had a blue queen and a blue 9 came, would you consider checking back to bluff catch river since you don't block backdoor hearts? Or keep betting has still more EV?
Yes- unblocking villains flop floats which will go into their river stabbing range is good logic to use when deciding which pair combos to balance your turn checkback range with.
Very clearly presented video.
Given that you are a fresh addition to the site I would like to know what quick coloring scheme for profiling players do you use i.e. what does yellow, green (obviously weak player), light blue and orange stand for?
I think he mentioned his colour profile in his First video right near the start.
Identifying player types
Hey - Yes go and check out my first video "identifying player types" for more information on this and advice on how you can implement it into your game!
Hey Iain, love your vids. More a question of the HUD. How do you get the pot odds added and how do you use this within your strategy? Another Similar - I notice you have your cash games set to BB's instead of values. Any reason for that? Would you do that in say $1/$2 tables?
Hi,
15:40 76s, I don't quite understand why you don't cBet this.
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