Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by Joe Tall (High Stakes)

Been waiting all season for this!

Time Link to 00:06:59

Nice vid guys!

Are counterfeited small pairs bluffing here? Considering he is a good player wouldn't it be marginal to only target a Kx that might not fold?

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Time Link to 00:37:06

Epic Joe-Berating

I could put up with a whole season of Fnupple just yelling "A-Game" at students

Time Link to 00:51:40

Any thoughts about beginning to donk into this guy on the flop as he's been checking behind constantly?

Hey guys,
hope you all enjoy this vid, I certainly enjoyed myself making it. But I'm sure there's a lot of room for improvement in my vid making skillz (and in Joe's game! ), so if you have any kind of criticism, post it here imo. Also pretty sure I butchered a hand or two, so feel free to flame away!

Nice vid guys!

Are counterfeited small pairs bluffing here? Considering he is a good player wouldn't it be marginal to only target a Kx that might not fold?

For starters, at the time we didn't have any info on whether villain is good or not IIRC, and you def see people bluffing here when they end up playing the board. It would certainly be a marginal spot to bluff, but Joe doesn't have to fold K hi very often to make it profitable (and he might have a counterfeited pair himself, or even stuff like J9 that didnt semibluff).

Epic Joe-Berating

I could put up with a whole season of Fnupple just yelling "A-Game" at students

And i could spend a whole season berating Joe

Any thoughts about beginning to donk into this guy on the flop as he's been checking behind constantly?

Interesting question for sure, and one I would have to think about a little longer to come up with a definitive answer. But my gut feeling is that there's a lot of merit to a flop donk with this exact kinda hand, as well as with quite a few of our weakish draws.

Time Link to 00:05:34

One thing that's worth adding is I'm wondering what was Joe's plan on a blank turn? Check/call and CR turn is not a bad line sometimes on a paired board, but I think it might be a bit of an overplay in this exact spot vs a CO range. If you were just intending to c/c down I think that's quite bad.

Definitely agree with fnupple's thoughts on the hand aside from wondering about that possibility.

Time Link to 00:09:29

"I kinda like to announce my presence with authority a little bit"

In previous episodes you've been criticized (by me at least once ) for not coming in aggressively enough early in the session. I remember in a couple blind battles in particular you mentioned not 3 betting a SB open with a suited connector early on. I think you should really consider whether your play reflects your ideas.

Time Link to 00:14:59

Just to continue my last thought, this is another fairly close preflop spot I'd say where you err on the side of a safe, tight action (fold Q9s in SB), which contradicts what you said earlier is your preferred style.

Also this is a 3 handed game that you voluntarily joined, presumably the dude on your right is the spot since you chose that seat, what was he doing that was so bad? Assuming this game is worth playing I would be actively looking for spots to play pots against him so I'd 3 bet the Q9 unquestionably here. The only way I see myself folding Q9s here is if the button were a solid player, but then in this particular game I see no reason to be playing at all.

Time Link to 00:59:19

When I see a backraise on a flop like this by a mediocre or poor player I often think a set makes up a lot of their range. He's not raising for fear of shutting you out so when you raise he knows he can go ahead and get value with his strong hand and puts in the raise at that point rather than just calling and risking the turn getting checked through.

Time Link to 01:12:24

I think cold calling after someone else is referred to as "cool calling".