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Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by DeathDonkey (Mid Stakes)

Time Link to 00:30:37

Do you always pay off on 5 card straight boards? Are there certain board textures that would make you fold? How small would the pot have to be for you not to call? Assume a non monotone board.

Great vid
Thanks.

Time Link to 00:35:47

Hi DD,

At the end of this hand you say you were surprised the villian played his draw so passively. If this is the case I would think your thought process on the turn would be that you are checking behind because it is more likely the villian peeled with an Ace or small pair. So checking to give up seems to make sense.

I would bet this turn a ton against a player who might just call the flop with his draws. This would obviously be a value bet, but could it also be a bluff? Might the BB fold a smaller pair on this turn or a K high hand?

I could definately see checking behind here against a tricky, aggressive player and possibly calling some rivers.



You also say you mix up your play in these situations. What would be your criteria for changing things up?

Thanks.

I'd say I am paying off on 5 card boards mostly, pot size being the biggest factor, could possibly get away in some tiny pots. Unless there are rare spots where his range is just so Ax heavy that like a 9TJQK board is just too nasty for me.

In the QT vs 97 OESD hand I think you make a good point. If we know villain will play passively with draws on that flop a turn bet is much better (though he can then turn CR semibluff and mess us up a little). Yes I think we could also consider a bluff on the turn here, some people will fold a pair of 4s right there, or to the last barrel on the river. I think the fact that my hand was QT high led me away from bluffing. If I had less showdown value I'd barrel more frequently there.

As far as mixing it up, I think I'd mostly be intuitively using the recent history between us, as well as that villain's recent results (if he is losing a lot it will be easier to bluff some guys and harder to bluff other guys). But I really have to be on my A game and possibly one tabling to catch all that and make the right play in such a close spot. Also if I were crushing the table I'd bet more often because people just fold when the scare card comes to the guy who "always has it"

Time Link to 00:04:15

Top Left: (Q4 on A53, turn 7)

What's your plan if villain calls and river is a Q?

Top Left: (Q4 on A53, turn 7)

What's your plan if villain calls and river is a Q?

I feel kinda stupid posting this, but that would be a super standard bet, no?

I feel kinda stupid posting this, but that would be a super standard bet, no?

Maybe, but is it just because b/c or b/f is better than c/c or because you think we are a favorite?

I just did a quick stove and it seems that if villain has the weakest Ax in his range we may have less than 50% equity.

Time Link to 00:07:31

Top right (J4 river decision)
I think a small flush is on the same level of "sensible-ness" as KQ that he probably shouldn't play that way but you see that from bad players too, so calling is probably better than 3betting.

Maybe, but is it just because b/c or b/f is better than c/c or because you think we are a favorite?

I just did a quick stove and it seems that if villain has the weakest Ax in his range we may have less than 50% equity.

Who cares whether we are a favorite?
I don't think we can c/f or c/r, I don't think we're getting raised very often at all, so i just bet

Who cares whether we are a favorite?
I don't think we can c/f or c/r, I don't think we're getting raised very often at all, so i just bet

I think that's the best argument for this spot.

I'd say b/f > c/c > b/c, but each only by a small margin.

I'm reviewing these vids and leaving no stone unturned (ie postcount ++)

I think that's the best argument for this spot.

I'd say b/f > c/c > b/c, but each only by a small margin.

I'm reviewing these vids and leaving no stone unturned (ie postcount ++)

postcount ++ >>> b/f ~= b/c >>>> c/c

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you have JQ where u 3! in a HU BBvsBTN hand

im wondering why you checked back on the TK58 turn after firing once on the flop.

is this play not a bit unblanaced? or did something else have to do with it like a peeling range on that board texture

I think I have worse straight draws that make more sense to triple barrel, QJ isn't getting a lot of better hands to fold and I will be sad to get raised, so I think its a good check/call, check/decide candidate.