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Hi Eric, i get your point but still i would not c-bet 1/3 pot. I thinks it's a very dangerous tendency to continue with an extreme wide range (and this hand belongs - as Isther correctly indicates -to the stone bottom of that range) vs a very strong range. As the bet becomes smaller (1/3) a decent opponent (which he is) will also defend wider. Also, i don't think because you might have a range advantage that you need to bet with the absolute bottom of your range. F.E. you are not going to bet 44 from UTG on a AK5 board vs a bb flat because you have the range advantage, are you? This hand particul. has 15 % eq vs his defend range..
Edit: i know i did but to my defense, the footage is from sept 2015 :)

Vilain has 70% fold to 3b (first stat on second line) and co rfi 36% so 5Js becomes an option to 3b. His range is very strong after calling the 3 b oop so altough i tend to agree that population overfold in these spots (unsure how to play this board oop) my c bet is way too optimistic. Zero EQ vs a decent opponent with f to c bet 44%.

I' ll def check your video. Nice thread so far

2:58. Think i still like my bet. Getting value from 66-TT right away.There are not that many Kx in his range (AK 3bets and us blocking KJs)

Many thanks for the review. Made a ton of notes and learned a lot! Can't argue with anything you said, as expected. Def have to pay more attention on my SPR. Some remarks regarding my ingame thoughtprocess:

6:01 - A9dd sb3b vs bu: definitely have to put in the work manipulating ranges with betsizes. Very usefull remarks in order to widen your own value range and vilains calling range.

21:00 - Squeeze Jam A5ss vs reg. Vilain actually had a low 4b% of 4 (which makes it even worse) but a high sq % 13. I probably levelled myself by thinking:
- He squeezes a lot so he probably thinks I (bluff)squeeze a lot too.
- There is a recreational player involved so he probably thinks i want to isolate that player
- A5s looks like a fine hand to Jam blocking AA and AK (and hey, it looks good on camera)

32:08 AKo getting minr by a recr player. I made a small 4b of 17 because i wanted to spare some money when he would jam AI. Minraises from recr players are often AA/KK. That said, i think a bigger 4b isbetter for the reasons you explained.

Cheers. Looking forward to the next part!

One of the best video's i 've seen this year! It gives you a great inidication regarding spots where you need to improve. I was wrong in two postflop spots where i should know who had the range advantage. I simply did not know the correct answer because i haven't done the work writing out/ stove those ranges. Keep up the good work!

Hi Paul,
f.e. = for example -/ eq = equity. Not sure those are standard :).

I do not advise making significant strategic adjustments against regs without strong reads.

I agree but based on my let's call it 'player pool read' most regs do overfold in these spots as not too many players are bluffing multiway. I actually make a note when i see (a mostly decent) reg bluff mw as i think it's not that very common. Against that kind of player i tend to be more cautious in regards of bluffing multiway because of the ' if i have that move in my arsenal, he can have it as well' pseudo theory. Think people are overfolding and overcalling in a lot of spots and (for me) the fun in poker is to find those spots and exploit them. (and adjust when they figure out). It's classic tic-tac-toe and on every level there are spots where people are just not adjusting because they think that what they do is 'standard' and 'solid'.

Not quite. I do have a flatting range here against regs. The issue is the lack of nut combos. Provided I never 3b them pre, I only have 5 combos of 2p+ (Q8s, 55). We will find ourselves over bluffing here without astute book-keeping.

Still 5 combo's (maybe 6 if you occasionally flat 88 (10% in snowie's pre ranges)) but if the player pool assigns you with like 95% certainty that you have 2p+ those 5-6 combo's will be enough. 'It just looks so strong'. combo's are combo's but part of the probability is the 'weight' you assign to the fact whether he can be bluffing or not.

The idea here is that he has a wide flatting range pre and consequently has a wide stabbing range on the flop

def has a wide flatting range pre but also a wide stabbing range on the flop? that's really fish depending (weak passive never stab) imo. I can be wrong but most of the times when i see a weaker player bet multiway they have kind of hit the flop and are not eager to fold that hand. But def agree with the fact that you have enough cards in the T where you can add pressure. Would you give up on the R though?

Thanks for the comments! Cheers!

Hi Paul. Great video. Good pace and thoughtprocess.
33:05. Your pre flatt 56s. Like the flat with the fish on the bu but i don't see any harm in doing this occasionaly with regs and f.e. not overly squeeze happy BB. When doing this you actually can perfectly raise this flop (blocking 1 set) and expecting tons of folds of hands prob as strong as AQ, KK (on the R when you keep barreling) I do this sometimes with hands that block a set and see people overfolding a ton as it looks so extremely strong and they expect you having a set every time. Prob in your particular spot is that you prob don't have a flatting range sb vs regs and therefore it's hard to rep a lot. Am i right? Also, when the fish is really bad, don't expect him to fold any Q just beacuse you rep something so i don't really like your play vs a fun player. (edit prob ok as long as you give up on time (i neglected your eq for a second)) Cheers!

Good video. Think 2 tables is better especially when doing a live video. The small spots are often interested too. Couple of questions: Not sure whether i understood correctly but did you say you had 300k hands on 500nlZ? In which period did you play that level? What are the biggest differences between crushers overthere and solid regs on 100z? Is 100NLz your maingame nowadays? Cheers!

yeah, pls just inform your hand so people can comment.

Very good remark of philibr imo. I find it hard to know which hands to use a as the best bluffcatchers. hands that block his value range (Ahx) or hands that don't block his bluffing range. (33). Maybe better to use a hand like KhQ f.e. as people will not bluff that frequently with a hand that won't make the nuts (Khx/Jhx) but you still block a lot of his value range.

Nice video. Think your x/r with QJ (24.30) is fine. You're repping KJ which is still 6 combo's. (33 would prob be a smaller raise? (or nitty call))

Hi,

Great video as always. In this vid you wanted to focus more on explo plays vs fish and general weaker population. I had sort of mixed feelings with two hands where i thought you made have levelled yourself maybe a little bit and where you got 'pseudo' exploited by the not deep thinking recreational players.

33.50: (T1) TT sb vs bb - You opted to bet small on T (protection and thin value) and very small on R (th value). After he raises you it's a clear fold vs any decent reg on this level. But also vs a fish? A fish would bet his Ax on the F so what can he have on the R? Fishes are not familiar with the concept thin value so he very likely might think you are weak because of F x and small bets on T and R and raise with ATC? (They prob call with all broadways on sm T bet to see R)

36.25: (T3) call 77 bu vs mp. I understand your reasons to raise the F. But after this 'goofy move' and the T x/x i think his bluffing range is largely expanded wtith hands like KQ-KJs-KTs-QJs-TJs (already 32 combo's) etc (hands he could call the smallish raise with due to the akwardness of your play). Value AA-88 -44 - A8s (40 combo's). given the odds i think you should at minimum consider a call.

Looking forward to your next video's altough i would enjoy it even more if you would review a live session from someone at 100NL z or something. As i understood that you re not planning to make a vid of yoursel playing normal stakes :).

+1 Playing your normal stakes

Think TT vs big CO 4b is a fold.
15.51. KJo: I ofc understand why you call given the odds but i find it very difficult to make money in that kind of situation (dubious hand vs strong ranges) You ll have to flop a big draw and then it's still hard to make money oop. Especially playing passively. What's your opinion about those hands. I always seem to end up folding .
22.00: calling 6JK with 33 seems optimistic to me.
23.11: I don't like the blocking bet. You don't want to get bluffed but i don't see many bluff combo's bu 3b range vs utg. Just a X/F imo

General question. Do you see your passive style as a problem? Do you want to get more aggressive in order to move up? Do you get the feeling to receivea lot of pressure in certain spots.

Nice video and i like the format of two tables. Small spots are important as well and i thing you miss a lot when recording 3 or let alone 4 tables.

35.35: With your (pretty concealed) OESD on the T vs a fish: you put him on a stronge range so the immplied odds make it a mandatory call, no?

Hi,
4.25: JJ hand on JQT7K. You x the R in order to bluffcatch with some hands which is fine. I understand that you bluffcatch with hands that don't block his folding range on previous streets but why is TT better than JJ?