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Just a shoutout to say that I have been really enjoying your videos ; you've got some quality stuff there friend, thx!

Hey Tyler, I have been following your videos for a few years, so first of all, much thx, you have done A LOT for my game even though I never (I believe...) chimed in before!!! So to my question : I notice that you are seemingly defending your BB much lighter than in the past... Stuff like 64o vs a 2.5x button open etc. Do you really find these hands to be profitable or B/E? I play on Unibet and hence do not get the feedback of a HUD to attest if they would be profitable for me or not, but they stay remain "unnatura"l for me to want to defend...

THx in advance friend!

I always love the videos Phil (since Bluefirepoker), thx a ton!!! Question : I am mainly a midstakes-highstakes NLHE player, but have been playing 200-400 PLO lately. I feel that I lack certain fundamentals preflop, like what range to call a 3bet with (or even what % should we defend). Any usefool tools or charts to refer to? Or even a % number (in holdem, it is roughly 50% defence frequency, what would it be in omaha? 70%?). THx Phil or guys!!!

Very solid, as per usual. Just joined Elite a few weeks ago and binging your videos has been amazing. Thx for the well thought out and articulated material Tyler!!!

Oh, and as always, great video once again and loved the KK analysis about either betting with small value hands, or X-shoving with boats.

AKhh, when you 4bet about 1.8x, you leave yourself, when he calls, with an awkward stack size postflop.  You bet small on the flop (about 25% pot) and shoved for around 70%.  I understand that you thought that he would either 5bet or fold preflop, but assuming that lots of weaker villains will make the call preflop, don't you think that it would be better to increase your 4bet sizing preflop (to say 2.1-2.2x) in order to leave yourself with a potsize bet on the flop?

I usually size it up to make my life easier with AK postflop and in this case, it does not change anything preflop outside of investing slightly more chips and possibly getting some more fold equity preflop...  Thoughts?

always refreshing to watch your videos, thx!

Hey guys, never mind : I am just getting familiar with the ICMizer and it told me that I am losing 100$ in that spot!!!  It came as a surprise, but then, shouldn't I therefore be shoving AKo with 20bb instead of making it a raise-fold sort of hand (but then again, I am not folding versus many villains...).

Really original idea and thx for showing those standard bust out races ; it is always refreshing to be reminded of the variance of those flips and how to let go of the results.

Thx, really enjoyed the video.

Thx, love this series and your videos in general : I always come back to them when I feel I am lacking in fondamentals after not playing MTTs for a while.

Thx Lucas for the quick answer, I appreciate it! 

 

A few things though ; when you say that min raising has become a standard instead of typing a precise number in, I disagree, for the option was there in the past, but the tendency only happened within the past 2 years...  But outside of that, after watching your second video on the WSOP main event, I do find your sizing was too big and put you in spots that you could of avoided if you had used a lower variance route...  For example, when you 3x 3bet the AA on the button after the CO raised, I believe that not only you committed too many chips preflop, but might of gotten away from it postflop had you invested less...

 

Also, when you defended AA by simply calling from the bb after a MP min opened and justified the play by saying you would call with 80% of your hands in that spot, I believe it is a fundamental mistake.  And again, I stress, maybe live tournaments are different, but defending that high of a frequency in the bb vs a MP open-raise is a mistake : you are OOP and behind his range.  I believe that you should fold most of your range, 3 bet a fair chunk of it, and call a strict minimum.  But calling with AA here is a mistake, unless you are deliberately setting a trap.

Anyhow, I have been preparing for my first WSOP and was wondering about the differences in the sizings for openings, but after watching your videos, feel really confident with my lower variance route...  Thx for the videos and I do enjoy them a lot, but think you are more of a cash game player and should reduce your variance in tournaments...

Thx for the video, I really enjoyed it.  I am going to Paris to play my first bracelet events this year.  I have played a few highstakes events in the past, but most of them were quite soft.  That being said, I am surprised by the sizing in your video : to me, it seemed to be too big almost in every aspect.  I am use to the online min opens, to a smaller 3 bet range like 2.5x and to smaller cbets, 30-50% pot on dry boards, 50-70% on wet boards.  Is it just you or do most people aim for a higher variance sizing in a deep stack event?

 

I noticed that you open preflop to 2.5x even when the antes kicked in.  Again, I am not inquiring about your personal approach, but isn't more of a standard to min open even in deepstacks events when the antes kick in?  Any information you can give me about the standard sizing will be helpful, for I sense that live players use a higher variance route...

I agree that there is quite ai few spots I would of 3bet vs a 3bb open or simply jammed 10-15x over the the 3x...  It does make it an obviously higher variance game, but I do believe you will pick up that extra bb significantly often.

Thx for the video!

I think it is a standard shove, even though you do not have that much fold equity, but are ahead of his range there.

Zachary, if we are getting 64.08%, then it is an instant call, but I do not know where you are getting your numbers from...  I do not think that you are including his 6 outs to a pair, which are crucial in our decision.  Pokerstove gives us 44.8% vs flush draw and 2 unders.

 

dantonius, I believe that is a mistake to assume that villain never has an A here.  And since our edge is only 3.2% vs a flush draw not Q high, we need to include the possible pairs in the equation, and yes the random A.

Good video once again, thx.  At 17:17 with KQo on A104 flop, where we flop 2 overs to the second card, a gutter and backdoor flush draw, I prefer in this spot to check back the flop.  First, we have a decent amount of equity and a free card is not something to frown upon.  Secondly, that puts him in a spot where he has to reveal somewhat his hand by his turn decision.  I would expect him to lead out on turn fairly often and that gives us a chance to raise his bet, making his call with a draw a bad one.  It also polarizes our range the same way that double barreling would, but I believe shows more strength.  Also, it increases our flop checking range, which I have been working on.  Thoughts?

Great concept video!  Love the limping as well, I have included it in my HU tournament game in the previous year as well, especially when we are under the 20bb level, I think limping does wonders (as long as you balance your range).

As far as the Q5o call vs the flush draw, I love the read, but I believe it is too much of a marginal spot that is too high variance...  I would call that shove in a cash game if I had the same read, but not in a HU tournament structure. 

According to pokerstove, he is a 55.2% favourite in the hand.  And while the pot odds make this play a profitable one (we are getting 1.4 to 1 on our call, so we need to win 41.6% of the time for the call to be right, and we are a 44.8% vs a flush draw), I still do not like it.  I think that he has an A a decent amount of the time, because a weak player will himself be scared of the flush draw.  But mainly, it is a marginal spot, roughly a 3% edge if we are always right about him having a draw (which is not the case), and even though it is a hyper turbo structure, limping does in fact reduce the variance, making this call doesn't.

Thx for the video, looking forward to the next ones!

Thx for the video, love the concept videos : they are quite refreshing! You covered everything I try to do during a downswing : booking a small winning session at lower stakes, taking a break, watching videos, make sure your personal life is balanced etc. But one thing that I always fall back on when my downswing goes on for too long, is I revisit Rounders, the movie. Got to put your downswing in perspective and remind yourself, that after all, it is not too bad, it is not a Mike-life-threatening-downswing!!!

Thx, that was another great video! It was a very interesting dynamic 3 handed with tollgate being so aggro. Was wondering about your blind vs blind battles with tollgate ; considering villain had a tendancy to flat alot, dont you think that you could of raised more than your standard 2-2.1x from the SB? I tighten up slightly when villain calls loosely from the BB but adapt by increasing significantly my bet sizing (to 2.5x say). Thoughts?

Thx, that was a great video! Nice analysis, description. Love how you make the distinction in between inducing or shoving in certain spots and the merit of each line to take. Will be waiting for more videos!

Great video! Good to see the numbers on the blockers, especially the nut flush blocker. Do you think we will get to see more theory videos from you in the future? Thx and gl!

Great value, great flow. Like said before, love the detail you put into ICM and just an articulate analysis on the whole detailed hand. Love that you click through the folded hands so we get some kind of insight on the game flow. Looking forward to other videos, thx!

Thx for the video. A suggestion over here though : dont you think it would be better to include the hands that you dont play simply by clicking really fast through them? That would give us a chance to see what hands you are folding in what position, what hands you are stealing with and it what position and more importantly, we could get a feel for the dynamics of the game and your perceived table image. This format presents us more with a hand played in a vaccuum with certain stack size, but we dont get to feel the dynamics, if you hadnt played a hand in a full round or if you are playing 2 or even 3 hands in a row. I do believe that dynamics are huge in a tournament. Just a suggestion here, but I do think it would bring alot more to the video.

Well, if this is your first video ever, that was a great job, some amazing and different insight! Good job friend. Loved the different approach (at least to me) of jamming the 66 from SB that deep. Would of played that Ajo hand differently though... Considering that we had the backdoor nut flush draw and a backdoor broadway draw, I would of checked flop, because we are not scared of too many cards on turn and can induce him to 2 barrel bluff with weaker draws or complete air. Also we can value bet the next 2 streets. Thx again for the video!