Thanks for putting the work into these videos Tom. I actually think the most interesting nuggets are the observations you make outside of the text/combinatorics. The notion of "proximity blocking," comparing the equity of top set on different board textures, the variation in strength within a hand category depending on the backup equity, it's all great stuff. There's an argument that these videos would be even better if you lingered a bit more, helping us interpret the math, so it's less of a data dump (especially since some of the combinatorics/range breakdowns can be done in PokerJuice nowadays).

Actually one question: can you explain the suited vs. unsuited Ace you make towards the end of the video in more detail? I get distracted easily and the back-and-forth on the relative probabilities left me a little confused about the ultimate takeaway :-) Thanks again Tom.

These vids are not elite stuff. Nice videos and for sure lots of work but not elite stuff.

Hi Andreas.

Are you speaking specifically about the Core Concepts videos or all of mine?

I don't mind criticism either way, but it would be useful to know which for a couple reasons.

John I'll get back to you on the suited and unsuited ace. Will have to listen to what I said to answer you precisely. Feel free to poke me with a pm if I forget.

I think the essential (but perhaps not Elite?) point is that people don't realize how heavy the sequence of preflop, flop, and turn actions weights the As* combos on a spade flush river to having the suited ace instead of the blocker. And this is true even on monotone flops, just based on preflop range weighting.

Love the detail of the videos and it is interesting to see all this charted out, but for me personally would make processing the information a bit easier (and less painful) if some of the hands were displayed on poker juice or similar software to break up the constant lines of text.

Thalio I agree with you. I am going to work on this. I also make powerpoints for some of the coaching I do and have been working on a better mix of text and visualization, and it's helpful there to have more direct/immediate feedback.

I'm also beginning some work for PJ soon and will be using PJ in more videos.

Anyway, my natural domain is walls of text but I'll work on balance.

Very tedious work you did there, thanks a lot i re-wrote most of it in my notes

One question at 39:00
Q![A, K 7] has 55% equity whereas KQ![A,7] has 53% equity, what is the reason for it? why KQ![A,7] which should be ahead of Q![A, K 7] as this combo must hit 3 live kickers, has lower equity due to having a king?

Just a tip, when i re-wrote all this in my notes, i actually use the cards to illustrate the flop and helped me a lot just to get the material in. You can just google "poker cards svg" and use those in your presentation would make it more human :)

I look forward to the next vides in the series Core PLO Concepts!

Hey guys, are there more core concepts videos beyond these first 2? I really enjoyed them, would be interesting to see the rest.