OTwenty 11 years, 10 months agoIm not sure if im right to say this, but I think you're covering way too much time with basic concepts in most of your videos. You are very clear and you do say the right stuff imo, but I would expect the ELITE pros of the site to skip most of these simple concepts and instead look for better situations to talk about.
Aren't the essential pro's here to cater more to the less experienced members? and the elite more to those who dont need long explanations about a 3b-call w AJ on the button. Correct me if im wrong saying this though, just my thoughts.
You're certainly in the right to say this and I'm glad you did. I agree with this criticism in general and especially with regards to this video. Part of this is getting used to making videos and understanding my audience, so these comments really do help me get a better idea of what everyone wants to see. Part of it is also the live session format - since I'm not really skipping through the slower footage sometimes there are only basic hands to comment on. Having said that there's always advanced theorizing and hypothesizing to be done so I will try to focus more on this and less on reiterating fundamentals. Constructive criticism is definitely appreciated especially when you're polite and reasonable about it, so thank you.
Todd Sisley11 years, 10 months agoI'm going to try to be brief here because I could be v long-winded. Basically I think Ax offsuit plays pretty badly in a lot of situations and I think that in general people overvalue this hand, especially from non-steal postions where it plays pretty poorly against tighter flatting ranges and is almost never good enough to 4b shove even against decently wide 3b ranges. Having said this, I think opening in the hand in question would be fine. But you're maybe making a penny or a nickel, so if anything behind me makes me want to tighten up (eg reg on button shoving 9bb properly and me being barely priced in against a range that mostly dominates me) then I think this a great hand to cut out of your range (since it's the bottom 5% of my HJ opening range anyways).
Todd Sisley11 years, 10 months agoMy friend who is much more tech-savvy than I set it up for me. If I can figure out how to do it I'll try to post the files in a HSMTT thread.
ggho22 11 years, 10 months ago7:10 , you open AJ off and get called by the bb , you say he has a very wide defending range which i agree with. You cbet and you say that if he raises there he is reping only sets. Do you think it is a bad strategy (in bbs position) to raise call with 9x ?
Todd Sisley11 years, 10 months agoVery difficult to answer this question, because you really have to look at these situations as a part of your overall game plan and not in a vacuum. Basically whether you decided to cc or c/r 9x here will have a MASSIVE effect on your ranges and when people realize you're c/ring 9x here they will drastically change how they play against you. I will say this though, if I got c/rd there by most players and they showed up w/ 9x I would think that they played it poorly. It's so ridiculously thin for value that you would really have to have a read that your opponent was going to be bluffing you a lot or getting it in extremely light to justify it. I also think 9x plays great as a call (either to call down, cshove T, or something else) so by comparison c/r strugges to do better. It also depends a lot on which 9x, because A9 can get it in against a lot of worse 9's that open the HJ, whereas 94 or whatever can't. Big difference.
By this logic you could say, "well, then shouldn't I c/r bluff this a bunch because if he can't get it in w/ worse than 9x he'll fold too much". This might be true against some people, but it's probably not true against a good player. The combination of their opening range, their cbetting range, their check back range, their ranges for continuing to c/rs (both for value and as a bluff) and positional advantage will all make it very difficult to show a profit c/ring a super wide undisciplined range.
I guess you could c/r all 9x and it wouldn't be horrible, but I don't see why you would. Unless you have a crazy image or dynamic you're going to end up getting it in bad a lot and you won't be balanced unless you're c/ring this flop as a bluff a LOT. And then we're talking a bout a serious stylistic adjustment. If you really think your opponent is crazy enough to warrant doing something like c/ring 9x here he's probably aggro enough that c/c ing down or c/shoving turn is more profitable.
ggho22 11 years, 10 months agoi just realize you were a little above than 30bbs deep which makes me think raise calling any 9x is pretty bad but what about if you were 25~bbs deep
ChrisMintZ11 years, 10 months agoI'm Loving this. Many of the exact trouble spots you went over in this video. Looking forward to the next one . Chris
ChrisMintZ11 years, 10 months agoIn the spot with JJ in SB vs MP with 80ish BB. How do you figure out what board textures to continue on and call down? Do you use stove and figure out their ranges and run equity calcs? I would like to know the best process so I can work on my game away from the table.
ggho22 11 years, 10 months ago@TODD SISLEY ok you explain it well , i just said that because there are many regs that when they get x/r on that board they think that your range is pretty polarized so they try to play back at you with clickbacks so if u shove over that u could pick up some value and in the other hand if u x/c they can play almost perfect against you barreling scare cards on turn and river and put you in a really tough spot. But i can see what you mean and i agree that it affects alot your overall strategy. I still think tho that there are some players that u could x/r - shove and be +ev. ty for your answer
ggho22 11 years, 10 months agoI still think tho that there are some players that u could x/r - shove and be +ev. ty for your answer
(i know you said that already ) :)
Good eye. This was a bad shove. Not a terrible one, especially depending on my assumption of the blinds, but I should not be shoving this hand, at least not as a default.
I think this really depends on your game and what you're trying to accomplish. I think this is a complicated situation and my bet sizing is pretty dynamic in general. In this particular hand it seems like I am trying to put him to a shove/fold decision and make calling a less attractive option to him. This sizing has less to do with my particular hand, and more to do with what my range will be in this spot and what I want him to do vs that range. I don't remember specific reads or what I was thinking during the hand, but it's clear to me I wanted him to shove/fold vs my range.
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Aren't the essential pro's here to cater more to the less experienced members? and the elite more to those who dont need long explanations about a 3b-call w AJ on the button. Correct me if im wrong saying this though, just my thoughts.
Good vid non the less:)
You're certainly in the right to say this and I'm glad you did. I agree with this criticism in general and especially with regards to this video. Part of this is getting used to making videos and understanding my audience, so these comments really do help me get a better idea of what everyone wants to see. Part of it is also the live session format - since I'm not really skipping through the slower footage sometimes there are only basic hands to comment on. Having said that there's always advanced theorizing and hypothesizing to be done so I will try to focus more on this and less on reiterating fundamentals. Constructive criticism is definitely appreciated especially when you're polite and reasonable about it, so thank you.
By this logic you could say, "well, then shouldn't I c/r bluff this a bunch because if he can't get it in w/ worse than 9x he'll fold too much". This might be true against some people, but it's probably not true against a good player. The combination of their opening range, their cbetting range, their check back range, their ranges for continuing to c/rs (both for value and as a bluff) and positional advantage will all make it very difficult to show a profit c/ring a super wide undisciplined range.
I guess you could c/r all 9x and it wouldn't be horrible, but I don't see why you would. Unless you have a crazy image or dynamic you're going to end up getting it in bad a lot and you won't be balanced unless you're c/ring this flop as a bluff a LOT. And then we're talking a bout a serious stylistic adjustment. If you really think your opponent is crazy enough to warrant doing something like c/ring 9x here he's probably aggro enough that c/c ing down or c/shoving turn is more profitable.
(i know you said that already ) :)
at 14:20 you open jam Q9o in the CO w/14bb
Good eye. This was a bad shove. Not a terrible one, especially depending on my assumption of the blinds, but I should not be shoving this hand, at least not as a default.
Around the 10 min mark in the $75k gtd (Top middle) the bt opens 2x and you make it 5.5x from bb w/AK with 35bbs eff.
Would you normelly make it this size? I tend to go a bit smaller to induce or is that making my hand look stronger here and pricing him in?
Love the videos
Thanks
I think this really depends on your game and what you're trying to accomplish. I think this is a complicated situation and my bet sizing is pretty dynamic in general. In this particular hand it seems like I am trying to put him to a shove/fold decision and make calling a less attractive option to him. This sizing has less to do with my particular hand, and more to do with what my range will be in this spot and what I want him to do vs that range. I don't remember specific reads or what I was thinking during the hand, but it's clear to me I wanted him to shove/fold vs my range.
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