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

Time Link to 00:17:28

Really agree with this.

People still somehow have this idea that making a 0 ev play instead of a +5bb ev play is somehow better than making a -5bb ev play instead of a 0 ev play.

Time Link to 00:47:47

Great hand imo. Really liked your river analysis and how you should be bluffing a blank and not the flush card (if you were going to bluff).
-So what would be the worst hand you ever go for value here with? QQ?
-What would you think about x/shoving AThh on the turn? On the one hand, it folds out all the hands you beat; on the other hand, if he can't call a river shove with it then he could be folding the best hand on all kinds of rivers. Is it a spot where if he thinks you are going two and done he can call and if he thinks you'll be barreling off with A9s, AK, etc. he should x/shove?

Time Link to 00:21:46

I sent in this A8 hand. Thanks for the rundown Ansky (and Emil)!

You didn't like my pot-sized 3b PF. I'm convinced flatting is better for the reasons you explained, but for general BvB 3betting, I guess you would prefer to make it $45 (7.5bb) in position? You seem to 3bet this size (or smaller, even) in other situations where we are in position, so I guess BvB would follow suit.

edit: did you want more HH's sent in for episode 8?

Time Link to 00:38:40

Againts 19/9 UTG opener do you really need a turn cr bluffing range ? I fold T8s/98s pre. Don't know how I could be making money OOP vs that range. KQ I would call pre and donk flop.

Time Link to 00:42:17

How much do you consider pot odds when you are making these calls ? For me it really helps to think that fck it I only need to be right 1/3 of the time =)

Time Link to 00:47:10

How bad would it be not to bet AA-99 on this river ( vs this player obv very bad ) generally vs TAGs ?
I think I have some unresolved issues value betting on paired boards =)

Vbetting 3x with AA on :

8h5s8d 6h 3h

or

8h5s2d 6h 3h

Both are standard right ? Maybe even better on paired boards because it is harder to hit.

Againts 19/9 UTG opener do you really need a turn cr bluffing range ? I fold T8s/98s pre. Don't know how I could be making money OOP vs that range. KQ I would call pre and donk flop.

Not sure if you need one in a game theory sense, but if it's profitable to c/r bluff T8s on the turn then why not...

How much do you consider pot odds when you are making these calls ? For me it really helps to think that fck it I only need to be right 1/3 of the time =)

Of course you always consider it, but in general the better your pot odds the less likely they are to be bluffing, so unless you are getting absurd odds oyu still need to really think things through.

How bad would it be not to bet AA-99 on this river ( vs this player obv very bad ) generally vs TAGs ?
I think I have some unresolved issues value betting on paired boards =)

Vbetting 3x with AA on :

8h5s8d 6h 3h

or

8h5s2d 6h 3h

Both are standard right ? Maybe even better on paired boards because it is harder to hit.

Both are ridic standard. 99 is prob a check, starts getting closer as you go up each rank though, as 99-jj are some of his most lilkely hands.

Time Link to 00:07:37

I don't think villain ever has a bluffing range for c/ring this big on a 3-wheel card flop. He is never folding. He always has ace, pp, or something else that hits this flop.

I don't think villain ever has a bluffing range for c/ring this big on a 3-wheel card flop. He is never folding. He always has ace, pp, or something else that hits this flop.

I agree.

I agree.

Hey, thanks for looking at one of my hands. The spot is really weird, and villain is a decently known maniac quasi-reg for 50nl and 100nl (sometimes 200nl) deep games, who I don't think is particularly good. The plan was to call a shove on any turn, except for the nut worst ones like As or such, to try and make my call on the flop less exploitable. Tbh, I was really excepting him to turn up with like A7s a bunch, pairs I was beating, random combos, etc. so I was pretty happy with that turn card. I kind of wish I'd sent you something a little less straight forward now; since then I took a shot at 100nl and ran like death - some pretty decent hands from that...

Time Link to 00:32:39

I love the format, how you discuss the hand, the best line and game theory aspect.

This hand is really interesting. Isn't it a tough spot because we didn't think well our checking back range against a tough opponent like him, wouldn't be a good idea to check a weak flushdraw flop for balance purposes (2hxh, Th4h, Th5h).

Our range is capped (bluff/Ax/J8/J7/AJ?) so don't think he could be value betting worse two pairs (as well as set but he's likely to 4bet/call 77/88/22)? Moreover, he checks raise a ton river so he's probably aware of that and expect us to call sometimes.
So, then, we should just call w/ our best two pairs/weak flushes, but I don't know if it's close to the 47.5% top of our range (probably not cause most of our range are bluffs/Ax).