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

Awesome video BW! thanks a lot again.

Great Video!!

Hi Andrew,

Love the video & the rest of your work here at DC .

I've got a question re: flatting w AK preflop vs aggro opponent that we assume is polarised (24:44 mark, dunno how to mark it on the video ).

I understand the concept of flatting with huge equity edges (especially vs polarised ranges) w hands such as AA/KK, but does flatting w AK preflop here without having a good idea of how often he's going to auto-cbet/bluff off postflop run the risk of letting him realise his equity share the times he flops a pair with his suited connectors etc.?

What are your thoughts on how much (or what kind) of a read you want to have on a guy before you think that this is better than 4betting to fold out his equity share & take the dead money down?

Cheers
JP

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Andrew you are thinking about calling here IP if he 4bets,right? That's why you are explaining that AQ crusher his 4 bet range here (well it crushes it if it's polarized and wide)...

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if he was floating on the flop, wouldnt he have bet the turn?

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you say you just showed a big hand, but what about the psychological aspect? Maybe he thinks you are a bit tilting now and trying it again?

I noticed you say "interesting..." in all the spots that would make me say "Awww...FUCK!" whilst pulling out clumps of my hair and gently sobbing. Is this something you've worked on or is it your natural reaction to adversity?

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top right - AKo
I am pretty sure you should get it in preflop. you have no real reads on the player to justify that he might go crazy postflop with KT IP or pay you off to light when you hit

at the point you have <20 hands on villain, and that's no samplesize

BW, I enjoyed this episode much more than the first. The first episode scared the heck out of me.....so many AI bluffs/calling all the way to spew city (generating a lot of discussion). I was like "Wow, I have to play like that? and then lose so much? That is crazy gambling! Am I suppose to do that too?"

In this episode, it seemed like your foot was taken off the throttle just a little bit . Big adjustments with more folds. But, you still have me guessing (especially with those 4bet decisions from the SB)......what is BW going to do here?

I have learned so much from your earlier videos (that actually helped my game), and I always look forward to your new ones. I also enjoy your candid honesty about your own game.

I am rooting for this HERO comeback. Good Luck!

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you assume that he knows who you are and knows what range you are 3betting him with. maybe he doesn't!

I don't think at a table vs a new player it is bad to 4b with KK the first time I have a chance to 4b you, especially early when some players on nl200 might level themself into 5b shipping with QJs or whatever, because "he 4b me light here because he knows I 3b a lot, so I can 5b ship here, oh noes he snapped me , well cooler "

you assume that he knows who you are and knows what range you are 3betting him with. maybe he doesn't!

I don't think at a table vs a new player it is bad to 4b with KK the first time I have a chance to 4b you, especially early when some players on nl200 might level themself into 5b shipping with QJs or whatever, because "he 4b me light here because he knows I 3b a lot, so I can 5b ship here, oh noes he snapped me , well cooler "

if you really do believe you stack QJs more often by 4betting than by flatting, then ofc its a 4bet preflop. I think that might be optimistic, though.

Andrew

top right - AKo
I am pretty sure you should get it in preflop. you have no real reads on the player to justify that he might go crazy postflop with KT IP or pay you off to light when you hit

at the point you have <20 hands on villain, and that's no samplesize

i have even less of a read that he calls off my shove with worse?

Andrew

I noticed you say "interesting..." in all the spots that would make me say "Awww...FUCK!" whilst pulling out clumps of my hair and gently sobbing. Is this something you've worked on or is it your natural reaction to adversity?

Helps playing what amounts to low stakes for me

Andrew

you say you just showed a big hand, but what about the psychological aspect? Maybe he thinks you are a bit tilting now and trying it again?

totally valid

Andrew