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Didn't look at this but is it better/easier than random.org?

Using an RNG in spots where we want a mixed strategy is a brilliant idea. I've seen it used for timing frequencies but not for this. Thanks for sharing!

How do you hook up a monitor to a typewriter?

You raise T8o on buttons!!!

Awesome video, Stephen.  I have a question for you.

Often jamming from LP for 15-18 big blinds eff might net us say, 0.25-0.50 bbs with a bunch of hands.  When you plug in raise/folding these hands with reasonable reshove ranges, it's often only slightly less profitable to say 2.2x/fold or even 3x/fold (mixed with some raise/calls ofc).  If we're netting slightly less but get to risk 3 big blinds as opposed to 18 big blinds, how would you go about comparing the two strategies?

You were shoving wider than I would have anticipated pre-ante in the $700 SNG and I was thinking that developing 3x/call and 3x/fold ranges that might net slightly less but with significantly less risk could be worth considering.

Thanks for your time!

Nice video, Peter.  This is my first time *really* commenting on a video on any site, so please respond when you find the time.  I appreciate it very much.


6:05, A9hh - When deciding to 3bet pre IP, do you have set ranges or are you kind of just winging it on the fly?  What makes you want to 3-bet this hand?  When IP do you generally think in today's games it's best to be polarised or to be linear and have a chunk of 3b/flats?  I find when I play a linear range I can't help myself from 3b/flatting the bottom stuff but I see many winners 3b/flatting hands like QJs IP (otb_redbaron did it vs me).

6:25, K9o - If you 3bet K9o aren't we 3betting an absurd amount of hands?  I know you said you wouldn't do this always, but once you start getting into offsuit non-double-broadways we have to be 3-betting just an absurd clip here.  When we 3b are we isolating ourselves vs too tough a range against most villains once we go this wide?  This villain later defends vs your 3b with J5s IP so clearly not, but I tend to find in the 200/500 games I am often isolating myself vs an incredibly strong range when I 3b hands like KJo, KQo, QTs etc.

This leads into my 2nd question which is defending IP vs 3-bets.  I have found in my database that offsuit broadways are just doing poorly as a defend.  I'm not sure if this is due to people 3-betting pretty tight (maybe top 7-10%) and I'm just dominated range vs range and without the initiative?  Do you think I should be defending hands like QJo and KJo vs typical opponents or am is it possible my data just hasn't converged yet. 

12:00, K9s - From playing with CREV I've found that I'm not defending enough of my checks if I begin extending my value range to include K9 here.  You have one of your worst kings so when you check you basically have QQ at best and I believe you said you might cbet that once.  So when you do check, isn't this leaving you too exploitable?  You said you thought the turn bet was bad, but I'm curious if this flop bet is standard for most players.  It seemed like a clear flop check/call to me. 

16:05, K9o - You said your 4b with this hand is fine, but again I'm just curious if it matters if we're severely imbalanced here.  I imagine our value is something like 2.5-4% of hands so once we get to K9o and what not we're going to have a lot more bluffs.  Does this just not matter since we're IP and can realize more equity?  You didn't pull up his stats (I don't think) so I guess this is at least a somewhat standard play for you even if you don't do it everytime.  I'm asking because perhaps my 4b frequencies are too narrow and I'm considering balance too much when IP.

18:00, ATdd - I feel like we aren't getting called enough on this turn by worse especially since there are just as many jacks in his range as tens.  It seems like a clear check to me but maybe I'm playing too passive in spots.  If we are betting all of our open enders and flush draws do we just need to go down to AT for value here or is this a bet for other reasons?

19:50, 55 - Why do you think takechip should lead Tx on the turn?  Is it to get value or to balance all of his draws?  I feel like betting Tx doesn't accomplish a ton other than balancing all of our draws.

32:00, A8ss - Pass_72 is crushing 1k and 2k 6-max normal tables. Clearly his defend with J5s is non-standard but what do you make of his decision to do so?  Is it possible it's semi good?  If it's bad, what about something like J7s?  I'm folding JTo as noted above as I've found I'm losing with these hands but when I see someone winning lots of money I want to open my mind a bit :)

35:00, A9cc - You decide to x/c this flop which I really like.  This seems similar to me however with the K9s and the ATs ott.  Would you bet T9 otf?  Why do you like check/calling this hand and not the other two spots?

38:20, Q4hh - What do you think about checking back this turn?  I've been getting check/raised a ton lately in these spots and it's a great spot for villain as we're extremely capped and they can have all sorts of stuff.  We strengthen our range that gets to the river and can begin betting rivers with more bluffs credibly when we have total give ups while also preventing a turn x/r and perhaps inducing a river bluff.

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I don't really care what has been said on 2p2, this is one of the better vids I've seen.

Agree completely with this and above comment from this poster.  Also, we're folding 100% of our range if we fold here I'd imagine. 

You're still one of my favorite video producers though. <3

A quick word about the 98s hand...

You add the caveat he could be just barreling off q7 and trying to apply sheer pressure, however I find it unlikely he'd check pre and then decide to run some ambitious triple bluff with nothing invested and choosing not to apply sheer pressure pre. 

Also, you said you're capped and discount 76s and I'm not sure why. 

I agree with the top comment that just raising is better as atleast for me you better define ranges and youre uncapped.  You suddenly can have overpairs and that ddrastically lowers his outright bluffs imo, and he is less likely to show up with 43 or 62.  Also, you said you'd limp and call a 4x raise and keep the pot smaller, however if you open hes probably just 3betting to 4.25x-5x anyway.  So youre not saving much there, cap your range, and have less defined ranges for villian post.

Anyway, really enjoying this series . Grats on the score!

14:00 - what does sctrojans show up with?

"But also keep in kind this isnt Pokerstars. "

In my experience on even Stars, most players don't have enough of a 3b/fold game on 25bbs to make this a great spot to cold 4.  And we don't need just the 3-bettor to fold >50%, we need BOTH of them to fold >50%.  Too marginal and not +EV enough to warrant the risk imo.

"Also keep in mind that we do not feel villian can 4ball anything but the top of their value range"

This is enough to make it a 3b for value imo.  We said we're ahead of his opening range and he'll likely peel worse while 4-betting better.  I like 3-betting to get it hu, IP, with the best hand.  If he 4-bets, we know we're folding as stated.  I like this play a lot in theory and haven't gotten to put it to practice enough in MTTs.  It's something I do against fish in cash.

Also against regs who open wide and don't fold to 3-bets, this is a pretty good tactic imo.  They'll peel because they are getting such a good price and basically just 4b the top of their range (most of the time).

I lean towards calling given we need 39%.  I would however like to look at 2 key stats.  #1 donk flop, #2 fcbet.  Those two stats are linked.

If someone has a low fcbet and they donk, it makes no sense and is usually a bluff since they like to x/c or x/r.  If someone has a high fcbet and they donk, it's usually how they roll and they're just donking the goods.  With 184 hands I'd hope we have something that pushes us one way or the other.

"...would be too exploitable folding here..."  This does not matter against this opponent.  Playing GTO or whatever would be a catastrophic mistake here or in any spot against someone who doesn't know what they're doing.

Where are the other two hole cards?

Hey Jason, under "Last Action" in the bottom right, you can see the exact bet sizes.  Someone pointed this out to me not too long ago.  Nice vid.