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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by Ansky (High Stakes)

Finally posted
thx

liking the series thanks Ansky!

one suggestion is playing 4 tables instead of 6. ive always found 6 tables of 6m too much for a live play instructional video.

with 4 tables -

- we can see the action better, fonts are bigger, etc
- we notice the metagame and specific villains more, follow the action way better
- there's more time for you to explain each spot thoroughly instead of racing to keep up with the action, talk about new things that happen, get back to what we were talking about 5 minutes ago etc.


also can you explain your thought process a little on this , ive heard a few times in this series you say 'im betting here because theres no other way im winning the pot'. for example the 22 hand in this video where you bet when checked to after flatting pre. i think in an earlier vid you also stated that you often cbet boards where you have very little equity, because there is no other way to win the pot. this seems like lazy/bad reasoning to me, like one of those bad reasons for betting donks use (such as betting for info, betting to take it down, betting for protection etc). perhaps you can explain further what you mean as Im sure your thought process is more sophisticated than I am presenting it

Please use the time stamp if you are going to refer to a hand.

Regarding what you are saying, I think you are misunderstanding what I am saying. I am not saying "because my hand is so bad, I have to bet to win the pot." If that were the case, in a multi way pot on AKQ with a fd I'd bet my 67s every time, or something like that.

I am saying that for situations in which I am likely to be cbetting with my whole range, I should make sure that I am including the more vulnerable showdown hands in my cbetting range, while sometimes checking the less vulnerable ones. ie, I 3b and the flop comes 775. It is less imperative that I bet AK than 22. I am pretty certain that a cbet with 22 is profitable, but if I check, I can basically do nothing but check fold, therefore betting is "the only way" I can win the pot.

thanks i get what youre saying now

I personally really like the 6-table format but I think you should avoid the fast tables for videos... It's really tilting to watch you time-out!

I personally really like the 6-table format but I think you should avoid the fast tables for videos... It's really tilting to watch you time-out!

yeah you are right.

Time Link to 00:05:35

Hi Dani, Table 4 you 3-bet A3s in the sb vs. the button open. Do you not feel it doesn't play well enough against a wide range for a call? Are you 3-betting because you don't like calling in the sb? Would you flat call in the BB vs. the Button open?

-Thanks.

Time Link to 00:08:18

Hi Dani, Table 1 you mentioned you don't mind flatting 22 vs. the co open on the button. I've never heard of or seen anyone fold a baby pocket pair vs. an open in position. Are you implying that it may be sometimes ok to fold a smaller pair vs. an open even in position?

-thanks

Hi Dani, Table 1 you mentioned you don't mind flatting 22 vs. the co open on the button. I've never heard of or seen anyone fold a baby pocket pair vs. an open in position. Are you implying that it may be sometimes ok to fold a smaller pair vs. an open even in position?

-thanks

pretty sure folding small pockets in position is standard nowadays.. you have to fold so many flops to a cbet and vs a reasonably tight range you're just screwed.

Great content so far, as usual.

However, I can't see your mouse pointer!?

Could this be a Camtasia setting or something? I think it's hard to follow where you focus your attention sometimes without seeing the mouse pointer.
One time in the video you actually say something like "the reason is right where my mouse is" and well, we can't see where your mouse is
So if you could fix this, that would be great.

Hope to see more video series from you!

Time Link to 00:04:41

really, really good advice - the fact that someone's range is super loose is good reason TO bluff him, not to AVOID bluffing him

obv, if we see him call down the whole way with ace high on a terrible board we revise this, but as a default we should be bluffing. figure out what sorts of hands do fish like to peel flop w - naked overcards? 3straight undercards? etc. the cards that are blanks v regs won't be v fish, and sometimes board pairs great cards to bluff since they peel so many unpaired cards that their range on the turn will be really, really weak.

Don't want to complain b/c you're content is typically solid, but found the videos much stronger with 4 tables vs. the expanded 6 tabling, plus much easier to follow (visually and conceptually). Any chance you could move back to the 4-on-screen videos, referring to hands on other tables only when relevant/interesting? Overall I find your videos solid.

Hi Dani, Table 4 you 3-bet A3s in the sb vs. the button open. Do you not feel it doesn't play well enough against a wide range for a call? Are you 3-betting because you don't like calling in the sb? Would you flat call in the BB vs. the Button open?

-Thanks.

I think it plays reasonably vs a calling range. I don't like calling much, and I think it is sometimes good enough to 3b/5b.

Hi Dani, Table 1 you mentioned you don't mind flatting 22 vs. the co open on the button. I've never heard of or seen anyone fold a baby pocket pair vs. an open in position. Are you implying that it may be sometimes ok to fold a smaller pair vs. an open even in position?

-thanks

Depends on some stuff, but think about it this way: When you don't flop a set, you will almost always have the worst possible hand you can possibly have in that situation. That kinda sucks doesn't it?