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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by improva (Mid Stakes)

Question: How do you know Improva is saying something vitally important to your game?

Answer: His lips are moving.

Gonna have to watch this at least three more times to make sure I didn't miss anything.

It wouldn't be bad to have this vid in the Hudless Horseman series too.

Time Link to 00:35:46

How deep do you like to be before you consider changing your 3beting calling range oop ? adding more PP , suited aces or suited broadway type hands

Nice video , good job

Talking about this 3barrel bluff with KT on the mono flop, you say it's a decent bluff spot because he's going to fold A8, 99, etc - BUT that you'd also value bet a queen. If you can bet Q for value, how is this a good spot to bluff?

if villain knows that hero is capable of vbetting thinly here (i.e. w/ Qx) he will be more inclined to fold said hands (A8,99). as u increase your bluff range, you also need to widen your value range or you will be v unbalanced. for example, if villain knows that you are not capable of value betting a queen here, and that your range is more polarized then bluffing here is much less attractive.

Time Link to 00:11:40

My initial thought here was to bet smaller, like $18 or so. He doesn't have an A or Q most of the time, but I think mid pocket pairs are a large part of his range and they won't call an overbet, but will call a small bet instead.

A2s
DB seems pretty standard , but you say you have the plan to bet the river as a bluff if you miss. Number of things i would like to question here , i would expect him to fold most Tx to your large barrel. I wouldnt really expect him to fold that many Jx hands on the river , so can we not justify our barrel by the equity alone and plan to give up on the river if we miss?

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If the river is a non-heart 2, 3, 5, 6, T or J*, I would rather be check-calling here than bluffing again. His stack size and call-call-call line so far makes me think there's not much fold equity. But since he's a passive player, he won't value bet a T and maybe not even some Jx, but even those guys bluff busted OESDs, so we can call and be good here often enough.

* Even if the river is a J, that takes away 11 combos of QJ/KJ/AJ from his range and he probably still won't valuebet AT. Same for a T, the few Tx combos he had on the turn are even fewer now, and he'd check more Jx hands.

Time Link to 00:05:56

if your raising AQ for value on the turn why are you checking river? do you expect him to have a draw that he will bluff with? or with a smaller pair that checks it back? Wouldn't you bet the river for value or do u think he is betting more hands then calling so your making more money from his range?

Awesome video! I plan on watching it again and taking notes.

I really enjoyed the 3 tabling format with the notes being taken. I think it worked really well. Can't wait to see any video follow ups.

one of the best videos i've ever seen.

Just one question. @50:20 with the A6o hand. You said that you probably can get some value in the turn, but also he always gonna call with a Q. what are your plans for the river on a flushdraw card/ blank / A ?
I have some problems to know how to play the river in that situation that we have some showdown value OOP and we know once he calls we probably are no good at showdown, but in the other hand when we check the river that's a good situation for him to bluff river. and if we bet river we are turning our hand into bluff. err thankyou

Improva you make playing poker look so easy. Great video, great style, great explanation.

One of the best vids on this site.

Would be great to have some follow up vids.

Improva,

1.) 32:00 - w/ AJ BU vs SB you say, "betting here is fine, checking behind is fine". I typically cbet here (not always a good thing) because I would be lost if my opponent leads the turn. I wouldn't know if he's leading because I look like I'm giving up or if he hit the flop or turn. What was your plan if he led the turn? (Wouldn't cbetting be better?)

2.) 48:45 - w/ T9s you opt to call the turn with your flush. Similar to question 1, what do you do if a fourth diamond comes and he leads? Or check raises? Why?

Thanks!

I liked this one

if your raising AQ for value on the turn why are you checking river? do you expect him to have a draw that he will bluff with? or with a smaller pair that checks it back? Wouldn't you bet the river for value or do u think he is betting more hands then calling so your making more money from his range?

He probably checks the river since there are only few hands that he is getting called by and are worse (like KQ). Everything else villain has is now either stronger or not calling river bet. That means a check is superior play here, since villain might be betting missed flush draws, better hands and also a KQ most of the time.

And if it gets checked backed you don't mind that so much, since you got some extra value on turn when raised.

Improva,

At ~33:00 (AJ) , you say u pick up some EQ which allows you to barrel, but a bit later u also say that he should not be bluff catching that light. So if he calls, should you really barrel the river on bluffs? (i assume we're vbetting an A, Q, J)

I was about to rewatch Ep5 and saw this. Downloading, while I run out for some coffee. Can't wait.

Time Link to 00:19:53

Improva,

w K5s, in the 3 bet pot, after he (and everyone else) saw how the pot went down, what immediate adjustments do you make to your 3 bet range ?

Also, thanks for filling in.