Hey RunItTw1ce

25:15 not many preflop sims I've seen fold J10s CO vs MP open, but they do exist!

I'm currently playing Raise/Fold strategy from MP/CO, and I'm also using a much smaller 3b size. Together, this means that I do not vpip here. Sucks!

Hopefully see a review of 2021 (graph) and some big pots similar to Gary's video?

I was going to, but ultimately decided against it.

Hi Luke! Nice video

Not sure why you decided not to do the recap vid but in case it's not to reveal graphs/names on sites/grinding etc, you could do the mental aspect associated to being a poker pro itself.
You mention at the end of the video that this was the most balanced year of your career and it'd be great to know what did you change to feel that way.
The ratio of studying/grinding?Less students? Less volume? More volume?

Sorry,just thinking out loud here,ofc if you want to share that info we'd be grateful.
Thanks for the great content!

I was going to, but ultimately decided against it.

Luke Johnson Why?

zache86 RunItTw1ce

None really, I felt like it was necessary/required as a coach to make a recap of the year, but I've realised that's not the case, and I didn't/don't feel motivated to make the video. Maybe I would if I felt I had something better to share re. guidance.

I still struggle a lot with the mental side of Poker and balancing my life. I definitely don't feel qualified to give advice in either area haha.

Luke Johnson

Hi Luke, I didn't mean recap of the year in terms of transparency or questioning your skill level. I think everyone agrees you are one of the best coaches on the site and clearly shot taking 5kNL proves you are a solid winning player. A lot of the things you have taught us in 2021 went over my head and I had to dig really deep into understanding some of the things you were talking about.

For Recap mostly just entertainment value being the biggest pots like your $8k bluff, even though you were not called would be a good one to include. And if not a recap of 2021, just some things you are working on for 2022. I fell off the horse myself pretty hard, but all you can do is just keep getting back on. Whatever video you make I'm sure will still be great, so no worries. GL in 2022.

Hi Luke, I didn't mean recap of the year in terms of transparency or questioning your skill level. ​I think everyone agrees you are one of the best coaches on the site and clearly shot taking 5kNL proves you are a solid winning player.

That's very much appreciated RunItTw1ce :)

A lot of the things you have taught us in 2021 went over my head and I had to dig really deep into understanding some of the things you were talking about.

Haha, I know what you mean. Try not to worry about not retaining everything you learn, that is part and parcel of being a mere human. Your competition faces the same struggle.

For Recap mostly just entertainment value being the biggest pots like your $8k bluff, even though you were not called would be a good one to include. And if not a recap of 2021, just some things you are working on for 2022. I fell off the horse myself pretty hard, but all you can do is just keep getting back on.

For whatever reason, I'm just not motivated to make a video on this.

My goals (re. Poker) for 2022 are to:
• nail a consistent schedule
• establish myself at 5k
• take at least one 10k shot

Nailing a consistent schedules comes before anything else. If I can do that, I should be able to take my 10k shots.

Whatever video you make I'm sure will still be great, so no worries. GL in 2022.

Thank you <3

Best of luck to you, too RunItTw1ce

26:42 T#3 He was in MP here.

As RunItTw1ce mentioned I was MP, and I did RnG the open, too

4:15 top left k6ss you mention from ep you block rng but btn you would pot or chk. Is this because of changing equities based on the rngs involved? I would think on this board from the btn we would hit it more and bet more often whereas from ep we would polarize a bit more due to the tighter rng we have.

We size down in EP due to our range being more symmetrical vs the BB. Moreover, the hands we want to immediately fastplay BTNvsBB (our lowest overpairs) are more symmetrical in range when in EP.

17:27 top left jtss can we barrel the k turn for value with intention to chk back river? As played on river can we raise the river here with some frequency as a bluff?

Nice finds, yes, I agree we can cbT and raise river. Definitely autopiloted this hand vs rec.

Maybe i missed it in past videos but your ip 3bet sizing is 4.75. Seems small. Is this a new thing?

Not a new thing, no. I 3b small IP. 4.75 should be vs a 2bb RFI outside of BvB.

Thanks for the comment SoundSpeed !

Also for T9 hand when it runs out T76r8 I think having the T does block lots of IP's continuing range as the board is not that great for IP so he has to check back lots of Tx on the flop. As such it gets checked at a way higher frequency than other straights. Vs 1/3 or 50% probe size Tx should be a really big chunk of the continuing range for IP.

1.44 - A6s on T44r BB vs CO
Vs 1/2p I think this hand is a mix with mainly fold.

It is a clear continue with the backdoors & SDV. Note that on paired and rainbow boards, our Ax shoots up in our range, as we miss the board so often.

29.45 - T9o BB vs BTN 3x
Vs the 3x open I have this as a majority fold (65%) with rake-free preflop solutions. With rake obviously more folding.

I have this as a 50/50 defence (I wasn't mixing folds, though, which is a mistake.

Is it possible that vs the 3x sizing you are playing slightly too loose pre and post flop? I think for both decisions you weren't considering folding but RNGed just for call or raise? Is this a deliberate decision based on having edge or reads on your opponents, or you are just not that used to playing vs 3x given that it's quite rare for regs to open this size preflop these days?

I'm going to be making more mistakes vs the 3x than 2.5x, however, it's hard to say in which way. The T9o was definitely an overdefend (50/50 instead of 100/0), but A6s is a standard defend.

matlittle

Also for T9 hand when it runs out T76r8 I think having the T does block lots of IP's continuing range as the board is not that great for IP so he has to check back lots of Tx on the flop. As such it gets checked at a way higher frequency than other straights. Vs 1/3 or 50% probe size Tx should be a really big chunk of the continuing range for IP.

I agree. Even if he mostly cbet the T, it's still a negative blocker. So yes, should check more here.

12.00 - K8 on J65r6
I find these spots tricky too against recreationals - seems like they are bluffing too much so I want to call, but then it would probably require calling twice to make it +EV I would imagine (could be wrong on that). Did you plan to hero the river as well? I personally think it's probably not a good call, especially as lots of recreationals will bet a lot of random hands that beat yours for 1/2p on the turn like random pairs, A highs and K highs either for "protection" or just trying to take the pot down.

In general I think the defend makes money (a tiny amount), even with mostly folding rivers, and not bluffing when checked to. It's a strong Khi in a wide range situation, when IP, facing a good price. With that being said, I think we could exploitatively bluff river when checked to for a big size (2x pot) and print a little more EV.

14.36 - 77 vs squeeze
Interesting that you say that you call 44 and 33 more than 77. For the big squeeze sizing I would expect not much 76s, 87s etc (maybe a fraction of each)? 77 also makes more and better straights, and gets forfeited less so I have always opted for that in preference to lower pairs.
Also, what would you consider a standard squeeze size here vs 3x and call? With the 3x sizing I would imagine SB might have no flatting range here, or is the rake sufficiently low at 1k to allow some flats for SB here?
If SB is playing squeeze or fold with a linear range, 16 seems a lot to me. Seems like people add an extra 1bb every year to squeeze sizes.

Squeezes ranges usually almost always consistent of SC's, esp from the BB, so having any kind of blockers to that is a negative. However, it gets quite tricky, as we prefer the lower pairs in EP and the higher pairs in LP, which I wasn't grasping to in game.

I'd squeeze to around 14bb vs 3x RFI and a BTN call. There is a soft cap on how big you want to 3b pre (at 100bb). Therefore, adding a BB onto the 3b size against XYZ reasons begins to develop diminishing returns quite quickly.

Yes I think you are right about some SCs in the squeezing range - I was looking at some somewhat simplified squeezing ranges for a squeeze/fold strategy from the SB.

With the 16bb sizing - would you be tempted to trap more often with your BTN calling range, and perhaps include some back-raises or back-shoves? Or is it not big enough a squeeze size to incentivise a big change in strategy other than some more folding?

The 16bb sq is quite niche and is mainly a function of the large RFI. Therefore, I won't be trying to carve out exploits here.

Nice, glad it has seemed to click for you :) SoundSpeed

In general, the more symmetry there is, the less we have to leverage. This will almost always mean we have to size down.

Hey babaar

Haha, this is quite an awesome comment to read, as it shows you've been watching my videos and learning how I tend to approach these spots!

In these BXB lines I indeed default to the block OB approach, however, on the Ahi boards that are innately more symmetrical, I reduce the OB to a smaller ~2/3 sizing, so that we are better able to leverage our range.

Been going through your videos with a fine tooth comb!

The subject of symmetry has come up quite a bit in the comments recently it seems. It's something I'm struggling to get my head round and define. When you say ranges are fairly symmetrical are you meaning both players have a similar percent of hands in each hand class/strength and no nut advantage? I.e each player's range comprises a similar percentage of bottom pairs, top pairs 2pairs sets and so on? Am I correct in saying when ranges aren't symmetrical, one players range will comprise of a greater percentage of nutty hands (usually overpair+?)

Is my thinking right??!

Thanks!

Been going through your videos with a fine tooth comb!

<3 this

The subject of symmetry has come up quite a bit in the comments recently it seems. It's something I'm struggling to get my head round and define. When you say ranges are fairly symmetrical are you meaning both players have a similar percent of hands in each hand class/strength and no nut advantage? I.e each player's range comprises a similar percentage of bottom pairs, top pairs 2pairs sets and so on? Am I correct in saying when ranges aren't symmetrical, one players range will comprise of a greater percentage of nutty hands (usually overpair+?)
Is my thinking right??!

Your thinking is right.

Fundamentally, it is when there is a symmetry in a certain part of our range. Sometimes that means we should polarise, and other times depolarise. In this case, there is almost always a high symmetry of Ax top pair on Ahi boards in BvB SRP's. Therefore, we typically have less ability to leverage our range with an OB, so we size down in order to better do so.

Thanks!

babaar very welcome, as always!

I'm not sure on the lower stakes and their higher rake environments, but at 1k+ K8o makes for an easy defend IP BvB (we can 3b too).

Hey vishant5

Sure, he will fold FD's to any size, but what value do we have that wants to size down? This is similar to another comment from you (not sure which video), where I gave similar feedback regarding thinking about your range before your hand. Once you figure out your value only wants to shove, you would be faceup.

Hey vishant5 no need to apologise. I referenced your other comment to showcase what seems to be a leak in your thought process. I did not find it annoying.

Hey LiveCashGuy great spot, and yes definitely. Poor mistake from me. This is a clear raise/call situation and never fold.