4:51 bottom right you fold Q9dd utg, I have been out of holdem cash games for a long time, but isnt that a open? Your thoughts on why you folded, also you folded QJo hijack moments before that, I thought that would also be a open, or is this the correct way to play zoom holdem games? REally would appreciate your feedback.

NVM, killed the vid after you folded KK, gl, sad to think poker is that dead...

Hi James,

Been watching your vids for a while now. I understand from the SB you're basically playing a 3b or fold strategy. This is simple enough. Could you briefly explain your strategy from the BB?

Some confusion I've been having recently is when to flat MW when receiving such great odds on a call versus when to squeeze and reduce all the dampeners playing OOP MW may have on our EV. Without completely defined ranges my thought process is basically: "do I significantly raise my preflop EV by 3 betting compared to a cc?" and I look for some criteria to be met like fold equity, potential isolation vs fish, large cc/fold to 3b stats, etc. How do you go about doing this? 

Also, the more cc's to squeeze over the less success our hand needs to work as a 3b, so we can essentially widen our squeeze range and include more hands to do this with... so from my understanding it might make more sense to slot some of our weaker hands we'll usually defend with by cc-ing HU into a 3b sq range... and keep our hands with robust equity potential (PP's/suited hands) intact. 

CO opens, BU calls, when do you cc KQo (or AJo) in the BB and when do you 3b it?

Thanks (great work btw)

Love the no HUD play this is real poker, ban all HUDS! I think folding KK was correct there.

Great video.

You had some awful boards with your big hands - the KK multiple times, the set of 7s when he had the straight.  I liked your discipline with the KK hands and learnt a lot from it - these are situations where I've been autostacking so a bit of an eye opener for me.

4-bet folding KK just seems wrong.  Even if you assume it is QQ+/AK then you have 52% equity so it is a call with the money already in the pot. 

Good video, good fold with KK (standard). Its funny to watch your mouse cursor hunting for stats. Like a puppy dog with an empty food bowl :D

In relation to the KK hand i did a quick CREV simulation.

http://gyazo.com/b6ca03e3b40838368c3e294113560c8b

This includes villain shoving AKo,AKs,QQ 30% of the time. Which without any read or HUD i believe it is reasonable to assume that this 

could be the case. Around 27% is the break-even point for calling with KK.

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Another point i would like to make is that, I actually feel like villains line here is more weighted toward AK and QQ, as i feel

That KK+ would be more inclined to make a 5bet.

Anyway no matter what villain had, he pretty much chose the worst way to play any part of his range, for quite obvious reasons.

23min you fold QJo to a 3b BTN v BB 2bb - 7.5bb, my preflop is pretty rusty b/c I haven't played in a few months, but that seems like it should be a call given how wide you're (presumably) opening?  

Assuming you're opening like 60-70% of hands, ~40% of that (I think that's around the right MDF) is top 28% of all hands.

1/2 players folding kk preflop. sickening to see

Hi James, good Video as always. BUT!!!! When are you going to release the handanalysisvideo from your videos you did before??? I  am waiting and waiting........and waiting :-D

Hi, on May 17 you´ve relaesed this video: 4 Table $1/$2 Zoom Session (Part 1) You mention there at the beginning and at the end, that you are going to anaylze some hands in CREV. And in part 2 you´ve mentioned it also, i think!

Good Luck in Vegas!!!

James thanks for your comment about QQ+/AK+ as being the best scenario there.  Given you opened in LP. Couldn't his perception be you are quite wide?  If you originally opened UTG or UTG+1 i would agree but you opened LP get 3bet then the BB is priced in fairly wide.  At this stage he knows you still wide and your 4 bet could still have lots of AQo AJs hands in your range given the action.  There is nearly 100 in the pot when he shoves and i think lots of players will do this atleast as wide as QQ+ but given the action JJ as well.

4 minute mark, table 3, pocket 3's in SB v steal:

You mentioned 3-betting would be based on opponent's tendency to CB and their F3B. Obviously you're looking for a high F3B, but with regards to their CB habits, are you looking for high CB %ages or low CB %ages? I assume it's high, as this increases your implied odds when you hit your set, although an argument could probably be made for low CB %ages increasing your chances of reaching showdown and/or giving you opportunities to steal the pot post-flop.

Min 37ish--defend J9s...is this type of hand ever in your XC range? you just think he never will stab again weaker than your holding?

Min 38-- BVB---ATo  Do you have much of a 4b/f range vs BB ever here or do you have to know w/ good certainty that villain will 3b trashy non linear type hands?

@ end of video you choose to give up on river w/ 97dd but that hand seems like one of the best hands to have in your river bluffing range for that particular spot. Can you elaborate on why giving up is better than bluffing and what your bluffing and value range would be there?

Sup, just saw that you fold some hands that i think they are an open at MP somethin like KTo, QJo why are you folding those? also u fold pre K9o at CO and you are opening A8o why is that? Could you upload a rangle table? or give % per position? ty, sick to see someone folding KK preflop but villain is like 300bbs deep and he is not closing the action you should do some EV formulas on that one and calculate how many combos of AK,QQ, KK+ should he have to make our call with KK at least breakeven. (Sorry is my english is bad:P )

Also, how do u 3betting range BTN vs CO looks like? i was arguing with a friend that i like to 3bet more hands like ATs, QJs, QKs, than ATo, QJo, KQo and thats why i think we can barrel more often with those hands that the ones that are offsuit and just flatin KQo on the BTN against a CO opener if he is opening something like 22%-28%

Hey James. About KK hand. Dont u think that some of his AA hands should be just calling ur 4bet there? 

Do you still play regularily on Stars? I haven't seen you there in ages

KK:

Must be more EV to call pre-flop there IP it also makes you able to manouver post-flop?

I think it's questionable.

great vid , agree on folding KK hudless, although holabcn made valid point about villain possibly flatting Aces good amount of time, just a gross spot... however my question is: i didnt mark down the timestamp but you didnt open 67o on the BTN ... dont get me wrong im not trying to point out your failed play im just really curious if this is really standard for you or just  a missclick ?

if you're not planning to get the kings in against a shove, why don't you just flat the 3bet?

Hey James, great video.

At 26:50, you 3bet ATo BTNvsCO. Is that a standard play for you? I think personally I rather 3bet a somewhat polarized range, like AQ+, and then some lower suited aces.