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Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by BigBadBabar (Micro/Small Stakes)

keep up the good work bbb helping me out a lot

keep up the good work bbb helping me out a lot

thanks, feel free to ask questions related to hands in the video if you have any

Time Link to 00:09:27

Hi. In the hand on the left table you isolate a limper on the button with 96o. I ran a stove with 96o against a random hand minus premium hands that the poster may have raised with and it came up a bit less than 50% equity. So, I can see this isolation being for value against the poster with position.

What would be the weakest hands that you might isolate a poster that limps when you are on the button, assuming that you think there is a reasonable chance of the blinds folding ?

Time Link to 00:10:27

On the left table you 3-bet KTs in CO vs the open raiser and c-bet the flop. On turn, the board becomes 6377 and you c-bet again with a view to possibly folding some Ax hands.

I often see posters saying that they dont think many players will fold A high on low card boards. How likely do you think a better hand will fold to your turn c-bet in this hand ?

Time Link to 00:23:39

Left hand table, you complete 64o in the big blind effectively getting 7 to 1, and mention that this hand is about the bottom of your calling range.

What other weak hands would you call with getting 7 to 1 in this situation ?

Time Link to 00:27:02

Left table, you get 3-bet by the big blind after opening AQo in early position. You call down and board is 9,4,3,T,9 (no poss flush draws) on the river.

What worse hands are you expecting to be in villain's range when you call his river bet ?

Time Link to 00:34:39

Right hand table, you open 74s on the button playing 3 handed. What are the weakest hands that you would consider open raising from the button in this position ?

Time Link to 00:42:58

Right hand table, villain limps on the button 3 handed with A2s. You expected villain to have raised preflop if he had an Ace.

Am I correct that not many players would open limp any Ax hand on the button at higher stakes ?

Hi. In the hand on the left table you isolate a limper on the button with 96o. I ran a stove with 96o against a random hand minus premium hands that the poster may have raised with and it came up a bit less than 50% equity. So, I can see this isolation being for value against the poster with position.

What would be the weakest hands that you might isolate a poster that limps when you are on the button, assuming that you think there is a reasonable chance of the blinds folding ?

I isolated a poster (meaning he posts $ to get into the game), not a limper. If he'd limped I most likely would have folded preflop. In general, with blinds who aren't super loose, I isolate any two cards OTB when a CO poster checks his option. Vs a limper (who has chosen to put money into the pot instead of raising or folding) I tend to isoraise more or less the same ranges that I would have opened the pot with, tightening up a little in each of my ranges (maybe OTB vs CO: 98o instead of 97o, K8o instead of K6o, etc).

On the left table you 3-bet KTs in CO vs the open raiser and c-bet the flop. On turn, the board becomes 6377 and you c-bet again with a view to possibly folding some Ax hands.

I often see posters saying that they dont think many players will fold A high on low card boards. How likely do you think a better hand will fold to your turn c-bet in this hand ?

Yeah, you're right that if he calls this flop he's probably not folding this turn, and it's questionable as to whether I should have bet the turn. I'd be betting good aces and up for value, and worse stuff in my range (JTs etc) for the bluff aspect. Here in the middle it's tougher. The pot is reasonably sized though so if I do have the best hand and happen to take it down on the turn (say he has worse overs or whatever that he opened with) I'm fine with that outcome, since I might not have strong enough of a hand to check back the turn intending to bluffcatch on the river.

Left hand table, you complete 64o in the big blind effectively getting 7 to 1, and mention that this hand is about the bottom of your calling range.

What other weak hands would you call with getting 7 to 1 in this situation ?

(not counting hands I would be raising)
any two suited, any ace, any two cards 7 or higher, and some offsuit connectors like 86, 85, 76, 75, 65, 64, 54, etc

Left table, you get 3-bet by the big blind after opening AQo in early position. You call down and board is 9,4,3,T,9 (no poss flush draws) on the river.

What worse hands are you expecting to be in villain's range when you call his river bet ?

I was hoping for worse ace highs, and other broadway combos like KQ, KJ, maybe QJs, that type of stuff.

Right hand table, you open 74s on the button playing 3 handed. What are the weakest hands that you would consider open raising from the button in this position ?

It depends a lot on the other players. In a really tough game (assuming I were forced to play it) I would tighten up some OTB, expecting to get 3bet and 4bet a lot and not be in a good spot vs good players. So I wouldn't be opening a lot of stuff that I would be opening in a different game where the other two players weren't very good. Especially if they're very foldy preflop, or fit/fold postflop, then I'd be opening tons and tons OTB. If they never fold preflop then I shouldn't open super crappy hands, since even in position it will be hard to make up a disadvantage vs random hands. I haven't really answered your question with hands or percentages as much as I've done it by sort of giving you things that I tend to think about. Hopefully it makes sense and is useful...?

Right hand table, villain limps on the button 3 handed with A2s. You expected villain to have raised preflop if he had an Ace.

Am I correct that not many players would open limp any Ax hand on the button at higher stakes ?

Yes, correct, or even openlimped the button at all, although it happens sometimes