4:36 u say u need to call the shortstack.

i agree that math wise u most probably need to. but i think u can make an exploitative fold and keep opening massively wide vs others guys cause as u are the CL, everybody else is handcuffed when the shortstack is still in. it gets better the more icm aware are the middle stacks. even if the other players know that u are opening any2 they are so pressured for the ladder that i think the population will pass up a lot of profitable jamming opportunities.

Hello James
Great video !
You mention that we need to train for being able to play under high pressure and think clearly and not having our judgement biased by emotions/ego etc at these critical moments. I couldn't agree more, I think it's the game within the game.
But how do you train for this ? How do I make sure when I play for 100k of equity my judgement won't be biased ?
If you have any drills, exercises or routines, I would love to hear them.

Thank you
Ben

Hey James,

At 15:40 (J8o 3b) you say that you have plenty of hands that can 3b-5b such as 22/medium sc's so that villian can't small 4b you with reckless abandon.

My main question is what's the difference in a medium sc vs J8o? Does 89s have so much more equity vs a 4b/calling range than J8o? Or do you just use suited hands to limit your frequencies? For example, vs 88+AJs+ J8o has 27% vs 89s has 30%. Does 3% equity here really make a big difference?

Also, do you expect a small 4b sizing to include a different subset of hands than a larger sizing? Like if villian has 66 do you expect him to jam as opposed to small 4b?

Thanks for the valuable insight and keep up the great work!

At 48:40 you talk about making a small raise w 88 on turn when u turn full and flush comes in on A338. After you check/call flop what bluffs do you have to cr turn small?? I feel this looks way too strong but maybe I'm missing something. Or does it not matter and this play is purely exploitative??

Great video. I was with you on the A10o call but decided to plug it in using a prize structure I pulled from a small $109 on stars.

4 considerations: the payout I pulled from a 100 runner tournament may be different than the one you played, I do not think HRC's min-raising range fits the villain's range snugly, your 3b range may be different (although given that 22 is only slightly winning and you see it as a given to 3b, I think it is a good enough approximation), and maybe most importantly, 3betting your premiums not-all-in would make a10o a much more profitable call for villain that the results spit out by HRC.

The hand against gopu where you c/r the K8dd9s flop w/ Ah4h and then lead the Td turn, what's your plan for the river if the turn bet gets called?

On a completely unrelated note, I'm curious if you're aware of your MBTI type. After having watched a lot of your videos and having read your (excellent) Calvin Ayre piece over the last couple of weks, I believe you probably don't fit the standard poker mold of INTJ/INTP/ENTP (although possibly INTP). Just curious, if you don't mind sharing.

Anyways, great video, like all of your other videos. Thanks, James.

Thanks, James! Please do more of these! Eye-opening!