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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by danzasmack (High Stakes)

both I guess, and yeah the first question is unbelievably basic.

preflop - pretty much anything suited that can make a straight I guess? Like I implied, it's definitely a -EV play in a vacuum but I thought I'd try to find myself in a spot that I might be able to bluff my way out of with position. Now of course this isn't relevant when you're not defending with REALLY marginal hands like 26hh, but knowing when and how to bluff when you defend with something stronger like JThh and whiff... that can be useful.

Krantz,
Just a (basic) thought about 3 betting from the BB. You made it $ 100 to go all the time, got called very rarely with him snap folding a lot, and got 4 bet from time to time, having to fold. Wouldn't it be more profitable for you to make it $ 90 or $ 85 ? You would still get a lot of folds from him, maybe get a few more calls when you have a big hand, and save a few bucks when he 4 bets you. I think you would have a best compromise doing so. What do you think ?
Neekola.

Another pretty damn good idea.

This video really highlights a weakness in my game ... something I call "noise." When I am playing well, I eliminate the extraneous factors (the noise) and focus on the most important things to note. In this case, this villain has only 2 potential ways to win money...both of which entail Hero making a mistake. 1) He 4-bet and stacked with a strong range and 2) He played his draws NUMEROUS times extremely passively.

Seeing a player the caliber of Krantz get distracted by this and shoving PF 1 or 2 times too many and playing his 4 on the 884 flop to a check-raise is unfortunate, but it does illustrate that even the best players occasionally do not focus on the most important facts. It should help me not berate myself as hard as I normally do when I do something similar.