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

Loved this series Grindcore!

When you make notes like "raises top pair on flop" or "doesn't bet showdown value" etc, are these assumptions purely based on what you have/haven't seen them do so far, or deductions from what you've seen them do with other parts of their range? Say if you see a player make small bets when they have a weak draw, is it correct to assume that when they bet big they always have a value hand?

I have problems making good notes especially against fish/bad regs because the things they do seem illogical and totally random. For example, fish might min raise flop with TP, then spazz min raise bottom pair, or even air, a few hands later for no reason other than that they probably feel like it, so the next time I'm faced with a min raise I'm left thinking "ok I've seen him do this with top pair and bottom pair...errr (I get indecisive)". What's the best way to become better at turning notes into useful reads?

Check out the third episode in this series, it specifically goes over the way I take notes. In short I seperate observations from conclusions, and use (sometimes multiple) question marks or exclamation marks for the conclusions to indicate how accurate I think the assumption is.

Thank you Grindcore! I've watched more of your vids since and a few of the things you said have really stood out for me, which were that at micro stakes players tend to be unpredictable and we should for the lines that gets us the most information i.e. call instead of fold. So I've been experimenting with calling a bit more in spots to form reads, when I'm given good enough pot odds. It hasn't always worked out but I now seem to pay a lot more attention to my tables which can only be a good thing

Such a sick series, and one of the best vids I've ever seen, if not the best. Thanks Grindcore. I'd love to see you play on a season of High Stakes Poker.

Grindcore is the stone cold nuts.Great series sir.