Ben Newman

In his eyes I think he could be value shoving AJ for value! Dont hink I could get away from QQ

35 min - the AJ fold. I would have folded! Dont feel to good about me saying this tho, Im not very good at poker :) 

The reason I would have folded. His trying to squeeze out as much value from you as possible. Its unlikely his betting an under pair, he could have Ax I guess but is he really 3b a weak Ax on the btn?  

13 min AQ - what is your calling range? Are you folding AKs or QQ? 

Can you explain your thought process when it comes to resteal spots? E.g software tools do not take into consideration fold equity.,would it be as simple as knowing your oppenent folds to much to resteals so your doing it light, and if he calls corectly your waiting for hands to resteal that are ahead of his range? 

I am getting truly butchered in this area at the most, any training tips would be much appreciated

Benny 

Some concept vids would be good. hardly any 

TY for responding to the thread. I gathered as much. Any suggestions? 

What about a average player  like me making a Live vid, giving my thoughts about doing what Im doing and someone like Mr Koon playing it back and ripping me to shreds for having such a warped / confused thought process about poker?  

1) ICIMIZER training vid 

2) Fish to Bad ass coaching

Anther great vid.

From watching your videos, the main thing I have learned is what you do with your whole range in spots such as, what bluffs / semi bluffs you can have in your  raising range as well as value hands etc.

Would love to see a concept video as you explain the game very well and your more of a feel player than mathematical

As it looks like hero is value betting I think it makes it look more of a fold. Think the villain has a set here 95% of time on flop and is roping and doping old school style 

Hi Dylan,

Good video, like your style and reasons for over betting. 
Why did you decide not to 3b KK out of the bb on the last hand? Looked like a great spot with a value hand with the possability one of the players is a non believer and you can get more chips in pre with a premuium.  

9.00 min into vid when you flop a set. 

I am what you would call a fish. And your right, recreational player is less insulting than being called a fish!

 If you c/r that flop you have a much better chance of getting all the money in considering how many draw combos... being a fish I am not giving up with tptk on the flop. 
When you flat the cbet there are lots of bad cards for your actual hand and what will make the fish slow down as tptk looks bad with many turn cards. 

How about some Jake Cody commentary?

Great video, enjoy having dual commentary.
QQ hand, Im flatting 100% in that spot as sb will rejam very wide imo. Against a stronger reg in the SB I think l 3b small looks more steally and less suspicious.

The ATos is really close but I think I would have made the call as WhiteSense was opening so wide. I think he is jamming to many hands we have dominated and were still in decent shape if we lose. (Saying all that, Im a nit and would have prob still snap fold!)

I think defending in the BB is mandatory with very wide range vs SB but vs a tough button im defending less.
With 10-15 bb I like calling a min raise from the button with wider range of hands and going with it If I hit. (Jason Koon discussed this concept in one of his videos I believe)

Many thanks
Ben

Great addition to the team and great 1st video.
I am new to plo playing 0.50/1.00 - At this level is it less important to be balanced with your range due to the fact your playing not great hand readers? or would you say its a good habit to get into for when your moving up in stakes?

looked at the report for this week. 5.8k hands spread over .25/0.50 and a little at.50/1...... winning at 9bb (running well obv) and only made $387e
pretty depressing.
How can anyone make a living doing this unless your playing 5k min hands a day?

great vid as always Mr Koon
With the 9T hand where you have OES draw against Tsmit, you said Bet folding the turn is fine as his going to check call with a lot of his stronger hands..... But if we know a good part of his range his not going anywhere, wouldn't it be best to check the turn as we will have some equity with the straight draw and hope to bink the river? Or is this just to weak as we could get him to fold A6 or the weaker part of his calling range?

I thought you explained yourself very well and the notes I have taken all make sense for a low cash player / Mtt player. its all relevant such as realising your equity, and de constructing the opponents hand range etc.
Slightly envious that your such a baller playing pots that are 1000 times more than my total lifetime earnings and net worth! :-)

The AJ hand where you open and demurder 3b you small on the btn. You said you would call and see a flop. I paused the video before you gave the answer to see how I would play it....... I would have 4b and folded if he 5b. if we call OOP and we hit the A high flop and he bets were going to be in a reverse implied odds situation and our hand turns into a bluff catch and we could get value owned by AQ and AK?
I know we turn the AJ into a bluff, but its near the top of our bluffing range and could still get called by weaker Jack? Be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

I think it would be good for you to do a class room / theory video, similar to what Phil Galfond has done based around MTT's i.e stuff you have touched on such as playing shallow from the bb, bet sizing etc.

The way people play against you is going to be different to how they play the average Jo, as you have a known reputation from the regs and are a solid winning player.
I know that when I play on-line tourneys and I see what people are 3b me Im left shocked! So what im getting at is, the average player gets in more tricky spots as were abused more often by aggressive regs!

The vids you have done so far have been superb, but I think it would be good to see how your getting these monster stacks near the business end of the MTT.

Many thanks
Ben

Hi Phil,

Really enjoyed the video, takes me back the the theory vids you made on Bluefire that were pure gold and that's the reason I pay 100 bucks a month subscription.
I know lots of players are math based and they need there math junkie fix and that's understandable, but I much prefer it when you stick to what you do best.
Is there anyway you can get your old theory vids you made for bluefire to me? would love to re watch them and recap.
I think the other MTT instructors would do well to make the odd theory video on based on MTT's, seeing live sweat session, hand history's is educational to a point but so much more could be done imo.
Without seeming to suck balls, Jason Koon videos are amazing as his thought process is golden and learnt more from his vids than most.

Many thanks
Ben

HI Sam,
Enjoyed your vid and very, well explained thought process.

The end of the video you folded 66. Was that close for you and what is your calling range in that spot? I know there is much to think about such as stack depths, risk reward etc.
I have found myself calling more in that spot as they will be sharing cards like the Ace and your be going in 3 ways as a Favourite to win the hand.
Thanks
Benny

Hi James,

66 hand (end of vid)
Would you be 3b folding to 4b / jam to turatikia? Your range looks stronger than 66 with Lucksac short in the big blind, so im wondering if this would effect your calling range all in range? If lucksac was same stack would you still be 3b or calling?
Coming from a cash background I would always play the same with a short stack in the BB as it makes you look a lot stronger as your committed to Lucksac so its clear you have a perceived strong range.

early in the vid when Powers 3b in the small blind vs your early open.
In his mind his only trying to rep QQ+?
I have a perceived range of tight / solid (Nit!) style so I like to 3b early openers from the blinds as it looks like a monster and gets more folds pre 9/10 times.
I didn't like the sizing of Powers 3b as its inviting so many hands (like what you had) to call as 1) good odds and 2) so deep, would call your whole range if he had AA and was face up

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Many thanks
Benny

What a legend, frav instructor by a country mile. the way you explain your thoughts is better than any training instructor I have heard from CR, TPE, DC etc. Would be close to closing account if you and Sam Grafton was not making vids.
If you get a chance to answer question on Sunday warm up 2/3 would be most appreciated.

As for vids would like to see......early stage / mid stages of Sunday / WCOOP session

Hi Nick,

Thank you very much for your comments, I did not think about the other guy possibly flatting with Aces, and that would have been a great spot for him if he knew I was squeezing there with a wide range.

Thanks again
Benny

If this isnt a shove, whats the worst you are shoving with?

Hi Dave,
Enjoyed the vid.
Away from the table when looking at Push / shove situations, what software do you use?
I recently got ICMIZER and it works really well.
I think a theory vid would be great for you to make.......most of your decisions you make on the vid seem 2nd nature to you, so it would be great to hear some theory based concepts and how you come up with the decisions / analytical software you use etc

Cheers
Benny

wow, just spent last 20 min reading the back and forth comments from yourself and Brian,and I feel I have learnt just as much from the comments as watching the vids.
I have been a member of most of the training sites at one point but feel this site has fantastic instructors as well as having the likes of Brian and Benjamin making comments which are equally useful.

I am like a 2 year old child when it comes to Math as didnt attended school lessons that often!
I have a good understanding of pott odd's, equity etc, but Im much more of a feel / game flow player...... and my 2 bobs worth on the hand........ it looks so much like a draw / desperation shove the way the hand is played.....I I could not see you playing the top of your range in this way so its hard to imagine a player folding top / 2nd pair. Especially a player who has not got the mtt life on the line.

Many thanks
Ben