Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by sthief09 (Micro/Small Stakes)

I also liked the format of this video or rather the concept.

Concept of recording the play in advance and afterwards coment on the intresting spots, gives more intresting situations explaned (in some detail) in a shorter time then compared where we comment live while playing (and sometimes dont even get time to take the action planned because timer runs out while explaining the reasoning behind the desicion).

Better video as a base next time and it will be excelent.

I liked the format and content a lot. Very practical, realistic advice on those common, "simple" situations that basically decide your winrate. Look forward to the next in the series.

I very much liked the characterisation of a blind battle: "more like a HU match than 6-M". I'd never thought of it in those specific terms, but it's a great macro approach to it.

On the downside, sound was a bit wonky for me too, but no big deal. And it would be good if the tables were identified 1,2,3,4 in commentary.

I really liked this video, also because you came across situations where I find it difficult to play. I take some notes and learnt a lot! Keep up the good work! Especially finding the good situations with nits behind you and a donk in the blinds, good stuff!

I have some questions, or people can answer them too ofcourse

I see calling in position with hands like JTs/QKs etc, I normally fold them against TAG, because I have always learnt these are reversed implied odds hands, which can cost you lots of money, on flops like K high. Of course, I can fold these kind of hands on the flop when I am suspicious. Is this a big leak? What about low suited connectors?

My next question is can you recommend me something how to improve in reading players, like that play with, minibet flop and turn/push river. I always fold that, because I think he is playing some obvious monster. And the hand in the blind battle with KQ, and c/r all-in by the SB. You just explained me this is e easy call against a TAG, i would come up with these ideas of: I showed strength, raised him made a cbet, how can he think I dont have a good hand. He must have me beat. I try to understand these kind of plays.

Against those TAG regulars at 50NL at FTP, do you suspect those player understand all the aspects you were telling about? For example, calling a raise while he has a LAG next to him, do these player take these things into account? How much credit do you give them, because they (and I) are still playing on microlimits.

Thanks!

sick video

I really like how you speed up your videos to the interesting bits.

Keep them coming!

very nice video, thnx for that.
im interested to know if review peoples videos for a fee, as a coach, or do you only make these for the site?

+1 on this concept/video

+1 on this concept/video

FYP

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30:23 QJs - what do you think of a check here given that donkus has already limped and our hand plays decent multiway? How easily do you think Donkus could call our raise with some crap? then what do you think of our spot?

Also interested in some of what sweetysven said.

isnot it better to fold Q9 on the QJT board?tho the good odds i think only the 8s can be real outs if none of them flopped the stone cold nuts

good video btw!

Great work !!! Thanks for it, sthief09. Hope to have more time to watch other videos here.

45Min JJ. I think we should fold here just like you said, because villain is 3betting from the blinds and probably has a strong range. Still I was amazed how you advocated folding when we have an overpair on the flop. I think that is really weak. If we're going to call we're always stacking off here

35.50min TT. I would 3bet here also. Solid advice. As played the flop call is standard, but I would raise the turn since those bets are never a strong hand. I know we're kind of turning our hand into a bluff, but I would raise and try to get him off jacks, QQ, KK. I think your advice to fold is weak.

Teh series has been very good, but I think you have some bad advice on this one.

I don't understand why you suggest raising so much in a SB vs button limp situation. I mean he had some decent hands like A10o QJs - which you even raise UTG. I agree the raise was a bit small I would raise it to like 2.50 but why 7-8 BB? I mean button limp is such a weak play I think you don't mind playing the pot with quite a decent hand, and you say you want people to FOLD. Isn't that like turning a decent hand into a bluff PF? You might as well do it with 72o.. And don't understand why you would build a big bot because of that raise, I rather think you build big pot when you raise to 7-8 BB and the button calls you..

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Really good video.
Something I want to note here is that I think you are giving some of this guys too much thinking credit.
That 30/20 is prolly not on 2nd level and analysing that situation that badly for sure