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John May

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7:50 - How do you come to the determination of a 2:1 value to bluff ratio?

15:00 - Would you flat hands like 77-TT vs this player type as well? If so, what type of flops are you getting it in on?

28:50 - If the stack lineup was different, with say 2-3 reshove stacks in LP would you still open? Or is the % of hands they will reshove too high and takes away from the profitability of the open? I assume this can be modeled in HRC?

With the current stack lineup, are you insinuating that the players behind with 30bb+ will not perceive this to be an attractive spot to play back at you because of your perceived tighter range from this position/stack depth?

40:25 - What was the reason you called this jam instead of shoving? When you commit half your stack it looks like you're clearly committed and not folding any of your range. I guess if everyone behind you went all in you fold?

Random question, but say this player was in the HJ and went all in for 13bb and you have like 38bb's and everyone covers you. I know HRC will have split ranges that call and shove all in, do you have a similar strategy or employ a more simple strategy in practice?

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April 13, 2017 | 11:53 p.m.

10:00 Weigh In - What hands do you use to balance with your check back range?

16:15 Million - Are you going for 3 streets on blank rivers?

Great analysis on that J7s hand in Million.

April 4, 2017 | 9:10 p.m.

54:30 w/ 66. If you were at a tough table, and you're confident the players behind will assume you have a raising range, are you tightening your shove range because everyone knows you're not open shoving top of your range? Is it correct that not having these hands in your shove range doesn't allow you to shove as wide or are the straight nash numbers good enough?

March 27, 2017 | 7:19 p.m.

shoutouts to the tech team here. seems like a game changer to be able to review multiple high pressure spots in tournaments that were played at different times. definitely keep this going Jean.

Nov. 14, 2015 | 3:11 p.m.

Comment | John May commented on Rough Sunday (part 1)

Thank you for giving the people what they want.  You were definitely shook in the beginning, but adjusted smoothly.  Once you got the spacing a bit cleaner it was very easy to follow.  Felt like I was watching RedZone.  Obviously, just continue to pause for turn/river breakdown or for alternative lines pre.

Nov. 12, 2013 | 3:40 a.m.

I agree with guy above me.  I think you should have more tables going, at least in the beginning then taper off.  I think you voiced more relevant information in your earlier series with more tables and lots of decisions.  If you keep six I think you should prepared for the dead air.  Obviously, once you get something deep that becomes more of the focus on the video.

I enjoyed the end of the series, but didn't think the earlier parts were your best effort.

Oct. 31, 2013 | 7:45 p.m.

I did enjoy the video, you were very objective in analyzing your play.  I think it's good to mix in a quick turbo video occasionally just with how saturated they are on the schedule.  Using PokerStove to show how marginal +cEV plays aren't the say all end all in decision making was well taken.  I would definitely like to see a live video, even though it probably won't be as informative as your HH reviews.  I think throwing on the recorder when you're down to a few final tournaments of a session would fit your video style well.  I'm interested to see what's going through your head in game.

Aug. 3, 2013 | 6:43 p.m.

I would definitely open the 44 in question. I understand your rationale in folding, but in this exact situation I like r/c the 7/6/10bb stacks and folding to Cotchery and the blinds. I think your position garners some respect, at least from Cotchery, so I'd be fine folding to him. I just feel like those short stacks are not getting it in as light as they should since they have no FE and we're still flipping vs so much. I think I'm much more likely to be folding a pair here if there were say 5 12bb stacks behind since it's getting reshoved at a much higher percentage in a spot where I can't call with great equity, but here I think you take it down pre enough to make it a profitable open.  
One question I have since observing your game is what is your thought process when deciding to r/c a marginal hand on say a 13-16 bb stack vs it being a clear profitable shove? This may be more of a feel thing, but is it simply what your hand/image is and factoring how wide people will reshove/peel..how deep they are? Like say A9s in HJ on 14bb stack, what are you thinking about? Or AQ/AJ in EP/MP 14bb stack? On FTP table->Options->Badges/Display->Hide badgesand Rounder63 is NOT solid.

April 30, 2013 | 4:28 a.m.

I think for a live video it's better to go more tables. I'd love to see 8 tables with the HH replayer in a slot, would be exciting, but high stress for you. I think if you wanted to hit on particular topics it's better to do a separate theory video, even if it's a short one.

Feb. 7, 2013 | 4:53 a.m.

Thank you for the response, however, I'm left here not feeling satisfied. I should have been more specific in my question. Keeping all variables constant would you defend all, none, or which hands of (K5s/Q8s/97s/65s) in this spot? I guess what I was getting at...are you primarily concerned with the price you're getting or are you taking into consideration how strong your opponents range is and how well those hands play against it? Like this ATo hand I would call, but probably draw the line at this, I feel like even when I do flop top pair I'm getting barreled off too often because they represent a stronger range than I do. I feel more comfortable peeling wide vs MP/LP opens when I know their opening ranges are much greater and I can do things when I miss, but obviously the price I am getting is the same as if they opened UTG.

Feb. 1, 2013 | 1:19 a.m.

28:00 in 100r you defend ATo to a min raise vs Princesa. You said you were just deep enough to and it's a very strong hand. I find spots like this to be very sensitive. Can you go into your thought process on defending the bb vs opens from different positions, at different stack depths, with different types of hands? I know it's a very general question, but something I never feel comfortable playing marginal hands OOP. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Jan. 19, 2013 | 4:31 a.m.

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