3 Table $2.5/$5 6-Max Zoom NLHE Session Review (part 1)
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Making a FR video once in a while would be nice. There's definitely a lack of midstakes FR content.
I think there is a good reason for that.
Very good content. Certainly a good addition to the team.
Could you talk a little bit more about why you prefer to 4b suited hands ?
my initial thought on 3betting ranges from the sb x bn, for example, is that offsuit hands are better than suited, since we have two blockers to suited hands (assuming that his continuing range ip will be more suited heavy) and the suited hands blocks itself and the suited hands near it. and also by calling the suited hands on the sb we make the bb continuing range wider, including suited combos that we dominate.
but for 4betting ranges I still don't know the reason. maybe it is because if we are 4betting J4o our 4betting bluffing range is quite unbalanced considering that our 4betting value hand is very narrowed to 3%-4% of the deck.
Nice first video. I like this format (3 6max zoom tables).
Haven't seen the video yet but you are definately a player who is very tough. Welcome
I think that you like the word "like"
Nice Job!, and congratulations for this site. Always thinking in the best quality players for the followers.
In min 10:40 you 4b 98o, Can you explain here how you made the frequency 4b/flatt from your range or again this particular villain. Cause if we 4b aleatory this stat increase heavy and the villain can jam heavily.
I lost so much $ trying to make you fold postflop that I am almost surprised to see that your software has the same fold button as mine!
Hi there. Do you use notecaddy? At the scene 1:50, I want to know how you checked Villan's 4b range by mouse over.
no, i dont use notecaddy. I have some popups for specific stats like positional 3bet or 4bet.
Great video. Whats stakes do you play normally and do you change your play in this video compared to when you play yourself?
Raphael,
Your reasoning for 3betting off suit hands is an overuse of "blocker" theory. The extra equity you gain by being suited trumps any of the blocking you would attain by reducing their suited combos.
I'll show you how negligible it is.
This is showing suited combos of the top 20% of hands. There is a 1 combo difference (.08% of hands) when you block As8s vs blocking A8o. When I ran it with j8s vs j8o it makes zero difference. The reason is because j8o only blocks more combos than j8s of other j8s combos not suited combos of other hands. So for it to make a difference (tiny as it may be) the suited version of your hand would have to be in their calling range.I hope this post doesn't come across harsh. It was instead a product of reading your post. I thought it was interesting but seemed flawed and this was process of confirming my inclination.
thats perfectly described. Furthermore another point is important: the more you get flattet (either 3bet or 4bet) the more you wanna have a hand that has better playability and isnt dominated that much, which refers to the suited hands again. So the more people tend to flat, the more i think suited hands are better than blocker hands.
no hard feelings bro. just had this quick thought about the situation and wonder if it was enough. your description is great and the wider the range, like bn x bb less sense have what I thought.
thank you for your input.
id actually like to see some FR content - 6 to 8 tables if you have to to keep the pace good for a video. or mix in 1-2 FR tables with zoom/6max.
Min 27 you r discussing possible 3bet with 45 of suit from SB vs bu. Don t u 3 bet linear range from SB vs bu? I would be ok with your reasoning if u were in bb, can u explain why u think that 45 of suit was on the borderline of a 3 bet in that spot?
Welcome. Great vid, waiting for part 2 :)
@9:45, with the Kto, what was your plan for rivers that dosen't improve your hand?
Looks like you check back a lot as PFR. I would like to see a video about checking back. You can pick up some hands and talk about what ranges you bet and check and why. Also it would be nice to see some CREV analysis on those spots if you are familiar with this software.
Good video! What massive downswing means in buyins?
i dont know in buyins, its just when you run like horrible in any situation, like way too many worse river, way too many topranges, way too many setups over several months then i think that would be a massive downswing.
Amazing video! Hope your downswing will end soon !
16 : 00
If turn comes A or K and river blank it's really tough spot to call twice isn't it ?
Wanna see more live sessions <3
Thanks so much!Timestamp 16 : 00
Nice Video! Great addition to the RIO lineup.
Just please try and be more proactive when it comes to bringing hands to the hand replayer table on the bottom right. You often talk about some hands that just happened but don't bring them up on the conveniently placed handreplayer. Just re-showing the board will help me focus on what you are saying and I won't need to rewind the video when I missed a detail about a past hand.
Im just being nitpicky here, but if you are gonna reserve your 4th table for the replayer, try and make the best use out of it :)
In the Td9d hand from 17:00 I don't really understand how we can get away with folding here. I know you said you weren't exactly sure but you went on to say that you thought it depended on reads which we didn't have. I think in that case we ought to be thinking about our own range and our defence. Given that he's betting 2x pot or thereabouts he needs to win about 33% of the time. I can't really imagine a flop checkback range where top pair + gutter is not in that 33%. Essentially I'm wondering if you think we don't need to worry about being exploited here and if so why and I'm also wondering what thought process style you use as default when readless if it is not GTO-style anti-exploitative thinking.
Great vid, nice to have you here, one of the toughest of z500 :)
Hey I saw you playing 4 tables of 2.5/5 and 1/2 the other day. Just curious as to what hourly vpp rate you could expect to earn by doing this? Thanks
+1 for the checkback + FR video....
i like your style of the play. I love your exploitative approach to the game while using optimal play when its useful.
Great vid sir.
I have a question about AJs, 45:00. Would u still call if he bets pot or close to pot in this spot? I think here is an easy call with his sizing because it seems he is just trying to get u fold QJ, QT, Q9s type of hands. But when he bombs it is seems he just wants to get max value from your KQ, Ax because he is expecting that you never fold those hands. I mean thats are my experience playing that spot do you aggre?
Min 16' 41 you c/c with T9dd on T68xss. You said it's a 2 street of value hand. Would't be better to choose flop and turn as streets to bet? Why would you choose turn and river? I would have chosen flop and turn cause it's unlikely that a draw pays when miss. Are you checking cause you don't want to face a x/r? ty
i think you will get checkraised a lot on either the flop or the turn, because most players dont just call twice with a draw. so i cannot just bet twice and expect too many draws to just call, only when they have some sort of pair. you can also bet the flop and checkback the turn, thats definitly an option too, but then you will sometimes have the problem of getting blown of the hand.
29:15 You fold a gutter and back door flush draw to a half pot lead from an unknown. What were your reason for this? If it isnt good enough to peel why not semi bluff raise? Surely thats better than folding?
you can definitly make a play here, but i think he shouldnt be bluffing, only semibluffing because of the weaker player in the pot. If i would do something here i would call, i think a raise isnt very good because we will for sure have to bluff most turns because he will always call us on the flop. So i think if you wanna do something here i think call is the best option and make a play on a later street. But i think a fold is a good option too without any closer reads what hands he is folding which i didnt have
yea id always call here just thought raiseing would have more merit than folding
How do you not get owned with how wide your button opening range is?
I dont know if thats a serious question
Good video. Last hand upper left ~50:00. You squeeze ATcc and cbet 33% pot on 589cc. What is your betting range in that spot? Do you bet this small with all of your range? In your opinion what are the advantages of a small bet vs a bigger bet in this particular situation?
yes, I like to bet smaller in squeezed pots since if you always bet half pot twice you will end up on the river with less than half pot vs 100bb. So i bet this small with my entire range. I think its better to bet smaller because it gives you more options on later streets, because if you bet too big on the flop and turn there no space left on the river and you will not be able to triple barrel bluff on the river as an example. Another benefit is also that its cheaper to cbet.
Hey Era7er,Great videos.
Right at the start within the first 5 min. You have have the cold 5bet AKo in SB to which you say first the 3bettor has a high 3bet % is overall % is 10 (is that high?) and his 3BP IP vs EP is 7% is this high as well? Or a better question might be what is making his 3bet % higher than normal and what in your opinion is normal?. The CO then 4bets and you say he has a high 4bet steal % which is 4.2% again what do you consider normal? and total 4B % is 2.8% is that normal.
After this hand within 60 sec CO opens you 3B QQ on BTN, SB 4bets, you say he has a high cold 4B% as well as he is 4.1% and overall 4B% of 3.5%. You 5B small as you want a 5B bluff range here vs such a high cold 4B%. same sort of question really but what is to the cut of point to which you wouldn't have a 5B range here?
What would be a normal 4B% and what would be a normal cold 4B %?
As you can see I am new to 6 max. If I could give any advice for future videos it would be to over explain in relation to you HUB and stats.
Thanks!!
3bet vs UTG should be around 5% i think, a little more or less is fine. so 10% is really high and definitly unbalanced in some sort of way.
so that means the other reg is definitly cold4bet bluffing more than normal since he sees this stat as well. vs UTG 4.2% 4bet range is not that wide, but it definitly contains some bluffs.
so thats why i jam AK there.
the 4.1% is just overall cold4bet number, so it means it will be higher in late position. so when he has 4.1% overall he might have 7% in this spot, which would contain again a lot of bluffs. so i think since the stacksizes allowed a 5betbluff i 5bet small with QQ. you could as well jam, i dont think it makes too big of a difference.
i will try to but you also have to consider that there are also some very more experienced players watching those videos where i cannot completely talk about "standard" spots all the time.
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