Wave of Mutilation

From time to time I’m going to be reviewing interesting good or bad videos that I’ve seen lately, for educational and entertainment purposes.

Grogheadflow’s 400NL deep vid on Leggo

I hadn’t played much with Groggy but I had him labeled as a fish which is no surprise based on what I did know and what I had seen. It’s different now that I know he’s a Leggo guy and in fact not a fish (and I’ve talked with him some, cool down to earth guy) :D.

His 400NL deep video is good and has a ton of information to extract that’s very relevant, even if you play 100NL 100bb.

One of the things he says that makes so much sense that a lot of people may know intuitively and even more don’t necessarily have at the forefront of their thought process, is that he wants to have one of 3 things in the hands he’s playing: Position, Initiative, A Good Hand. Think about that for a minute. Let it sink in. It’s simple yet profound. It’s extremely solid framework.

I don’t agree with all of the plays Groggy makes in this vid, like peeling OOP w/trash suited gappers (even deep) but it works for him in his game, in his overall game plan, and that’s important.

I think that’s something some people don’t consider nearly enough when they’re thinking about how they would play a hand that someone else has shared. There are going to be a number of very obvious good or bad plays, and then there’s the close spots people disagree frequently on, and a lot of them can go both ways, it becomes then, more of how your decision will fit into your overall gameplan, how it works into your table image and how others will react and how you want them to be reacting, or conversely how everything has gone up until this point, and how the variables you have point you in one direction or another vs. this specific opponent for these specific reasons.

I’m blabbering but I think it’s pretty interesting. I guess I’m big on poker theory conversations, and even though I don’t agree with everything Groggy does, I am open to learning why it works for him, and taking something away from his game that may help me improve my own game.

SSCCRREEEEEEEEECHHHHHH! KRASH KATHUNK KABOOOOOOM and a very Batman KA-THWAK!!!!

That was the sound of the next vid I’m going to talk about flying out my window screaming as it crashed to the glass strewn jagged pavement below.

If you’re looking for a train wreck video to watch (or try to anyway!) check out Smizmiatch’s latest CR vid, from a couple of weeks ago. It’s by far the worst video I’ve seen in quite some time. He misplays every hand for 20 minutes AFTER a 20 minute discussion about a topic 25NL players need to know, not midstakes players or players looking to move up from say 200NL to 400NL. Sometimes I think they aren’t even watching the stuff they post. I wish one of them would so I don’t have to. I’m sure Smizzy is a nice guy and no offense to him, but meh.

Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating it, I know I’ll be moving all-in on some pumpkin pie :D