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

The first half of this video was really good, talking about the adjustment to 3/6 and even higher, and about avoiding CTS and why you should/shouldn't. The second half of the video kinda drags (I'm at 40 minutes now) compared to the first half, but still a good first video.

So happy that Jeff is producing videos, he is naaaaaasty

i got a smily face when i saw that crablar is making videos

I feel this video is excellent for Jeff's first vid. I talked to him extensively about the QQQ hand at the end, and as he says at the end he though it was a fold, and failed to mention the timing tells that lead even more to a fold. I, for one, being a learning NL player from a limit background, thought it was close.

very nice

i dont feel like you can ever fold that top set hand, think his range is definetly still wide enough to get it in....anyways nice vid

lol you're one of the guys I kept sitting out hu when building a roll on ftp -.-

Good video. Look forward to the next one.

I'm about 16 minutes in and the 67s hand confuses me. I understand that downswings can make you a little timid, but I think you need to shove that king turn. Put him to the decision...scared poker is bad poker and I do the same thing sometimes when running bad, I also pack it up and take a break or move down when I start doing that stuff.

Interesting discussion so far though.

Crab is definitely a good player, but imo many of his though processes in this video are flawed. It's definitely a result of his current downswing though, I've been there many times. He's questioning himself constantly even in fairly standard spots, being a bit too timid, rarely coming up with solid plans for different potential situations and following through, etc.

I think this vid is still valuable and shows the effect that a big downswing can have on any player.

'm about 14 minutes in and the 67s hand confuses me. I understand that downswings can make you a little timid, but I think you need to shove that king turn. Put him to the decision...scared poker is bad poker and I do the same thing sometimes when running bad, I also pack it up and take a break or move down when I start doing that stuff.

I hope I mentioned that nomed is loose and stationy in the video. I don't think I get him to fold JJ or AT on the turn, so I didn't bluff.

ddemon,

I question myself constantly whether I am downswinging or not. The best players are dynamic and think of every possibility at every crux. My thoughts were a bit clouded, maybe, but didn't influence anything significantly in this video.

Hey Jeff,

I thought this was a really great vid and I'm pumped to have you doing vids here @ DC. Welcome to the team.

Rob

Crablar,

Very good video. I liked a lot of your commentary.

You said once "Ooops, I should have raised to $24 there" and then later you raised to 4x when you were UTG. Any reasoning behind that? Does it have to do with your position or just the guys behind you who you want to discourage from 3-betting you?

/k

great video, youre a bit tighter than I. Is that QQQ hand really a fold? i mean i'd call that all day. Do all of you agree that this is a fold?