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@2:42 you have K4off in SB with 74bbs, BB has 18bbs.

Why do you push? Your risking 18bbs to win a little over 2bbs. Even if you had a better hand like KJ I don't see why pushing is the correct play. He's probably only calling if he has you beat so why is it okay to risk 18bbs here?

I know I must be looking at this wrong though so please tell me where I went wrong. Thanks!

Hi Jeremy Menard

Thanks so much! That clears up a lot and I see why edges, even small ones, do add up.

But how about this scenario. Over 100s of MTTS you could play great and get all in with an edge but its rare you will win every all in. So hopefully, if you do lose an all in, you have built your stax up to where you can take some hits.

But near the end of the tourney you could always run into bigger staxs and be taken out. Even though you won 12 all-ins throughout the tourney but you lose that crucial last one, even if you had a big edge. I think this could happen over tons of MTTS even though your making all the right plays. You just keep getting unlucky to run into a bigger stack and lose the all in.

Are you saying all the little edges add up over time so eventually your going run in God Mode and win all your all ins or at least never lose to a bigger stax in a tourney?

Or eventually the odd will balance out and you won't run into a big stack at the end of a tourney and thus not face risk of elimination?

I must be looking at this wrong again.

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

Great video series! Just curious do you ever just flat with a monster hands preflop. Every decent hand in the video you are raising with pre. Maybe you aren't showing the big hands you limp with, or on a site like ACR it makes sense to always raise and not worry about your opponents knowing if you just call pre, you never have a huge hand?

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

Congrats on the nice cash and thanks for showing all your hands, very helpful to also see the hands you didn't VPIP in.

Whats your thoughts on ACR not letting us see all hands at showdown? I talked to support and they said they just don't have that feature. I find it extremely weird especially when thats a rule of poker and all the other sites allow us to see any hand that made it to show down. Plus it hurts our game strategy to understand how a player is playing. Or should we just look at it like we are playing live since no one every really asks to see a losing hand at show down.

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

Thanks for all your great videos, I'm learning a lot! But I'm confused about the below theory question and wanted to get your thoughts on it.

Does Positive EV/Equity plays carry over to future tourneys?

I understand you always want the odds in your favor. I get how in cash games in the long run if you get your money in good you might lose in the short term but all those edges add up over time and in long run you will profit just like a casino does with their edge.

But in tourneys you need to avoid getting knocked out. So you could go all in 10 times as a 80-20 favorite, you win the first 8 but lose the last 2 to bigger stacks and your out. You did great getting your money in good and put your self in a good spot but I don't see how that 80% edge you had carries over to other tourneys. Since its not like a cash game. In many videos the pros say your making the correct long term play but once your out of the tourney I don't think any of the profitable moves you made matter for the long term. Since a tournament is a different beast than a cash game.

I totally get you always want to be the favorite when you get all the money in. But I don't think all the edges u pushed in todays tourney will carry over to tomorrow. Just because you need to avoid being knocked out.

This makes me think I should be avoiding spots were I could be knocked out and maybe passing on some spots were my edge to win is not too high. Just to retain my chips. But this is probably the wrong way of thinking.

I know I must be looking at this wrong so I hope you can clarify what I'm missing!

Thanks!

Hi Jeremy,

Great video, just a simple question.

At 19:12 your on BB with A2 off. Everyone folds to SB who limps in. You shove for 13bss. I'm guessing the reasoning is if the SB limps his hand is weak and since you have an A you should be ahead of his range. Plus your low with 13bbs so you have to push. Am I looking at that right and is there any other reasons?

Thanks!

Gotcha, makes sense now. Thanks for clearing that up!

Hi Pedro,

Thanks for the analysis, I appreciate it!

This was pretty early on in the tourney. Thank you for the response that cleared up a lot for me!

Thanks Grayson that cleared up the hand, I appreciate it!

What are your thoughts on the below question I posted to the forum, I must be looking at it wrong and wanted to get your feedback on it...thanks!

Does Positive EV/Equity plays really matter in Tourneys in the Long Run?

I understand you always want the odds in your favor. I get how in cash games in the long run if you get your money in good you might lose in the short term but all those edges add up over time and in long run you will profit just like a casino does with their edge.

But in tourneys you need to avoid getting knocked out. So you could go all in 10 times as a 80-20 favorite, you win the first 8 but lose the last 2 to bigger stacks and your out. You did great getting your money in good and put your self in a good spot but I don't see how that 80% edge you had carries over to other tourneys. Since its not like a cash game. In many videos the pros say your making the correct long term play but once your out of the tourney I don't think any of the profitable moves you made matter for the long term. Since a tournament is a different beast than a cash game.

I get why positive EV plays are important to give you an edge in the short term but I don't see how they factor into long term - future tournament play.

Thanks!

My man! Thanks, these links are perfect...I need to reread a few more times to fully get what Gigabet is saying but its starting to make sense.

Thanks again!

Hi Grayson, great video! At 25:49 UTG goes all in for about 5BBS...it folds to you and you re-shove all in with A8 on the button for 10BBS. He has A4 and you win. You say this is an easy play. Could you go into why this is such an easy play.

As a newb i would fold because I would think he could have a better ace or any pair and we are just flipping. Also the blinds could wake up with something and have you dominated. Even though you have 10BBS I would of waited for a better spot. Sorry for the newb question.

I agree I loved this video series. Please make more just like this one, it really helps me learn and its great to be able to get into your head on each play. Thanks, Lucas!