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GMandatory: Episode Eight

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GMandatory: Episode Eight by Gman

Gman returns for the final installment of his series GMandatory. In this episode he faces off against Vanessa Selbst and they play a gritty HU match on two tables.

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Gman’s debut heads up NL series. In each episode Garret will play a DC Executive Producer heads up. The catch? The EP must play according to certain restrictions designed to mimic player types. Featuring in-depth discussion on developing optimal counter-strategies vs obvious leaks, as well as high-level psychology and leveling. Can the EPs escape their straitjackets, or will Gman dominate?

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  • Game: nlhe
  • Stakes: Mid Stakes
  • 71 minutes long
  • Posted about 4 years ago

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Q_caine

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very nice season final!

btw: you do realize, that your HUD windows is just covered by Vanessa's?

Posted about 4 years ago

Gman

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very nice season final!

btw: you do realize, that your HUD windows is just covered by Vanessa's?



Ya. Kill me.

Posted about 4 years ago

Boom Boom

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zed

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in your closing thoughts you talked about evaluating lines in general and how part of your game developed by taking the stuff that had merit from fishy lines you observed, and then mentioned how that worked out well this session.

do you think you played overly fishy this session or do you think you just adjusted well or in some cases standard(ly) e.g. the KHeart7Heart river call?

Posted about 4 years ago

Gman

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in your closing thoughts you talked about evaluating lines in general and how part of your game developed by taking the stuff that had merit from fishy lines you observed, and then mentioned how that worked out well this session.

do you think you played overly fishy this session or do you think you just adjusted well or in some cases standard(ly) e.g. the KHeart7Heart river call?



I could see why you might think that was what I was trying to say in the video. In reality, I was for the most part extremely comfortable w/ the way I played this match with an exception or two that I mention in the video.

All I was saying was that it's important to always keep an open mind when you are playing HU. If you decide that limping the button sucks, fine, but you should have a logical reason better than "we'll only fish limp the button". It reminds of 3-4 years ago when everyone including myself only played six max and it was common knowledge that anyone who minraised PF was a fish, and as such practically none of the good players ever minraised, they always made it 3-4X. What the solid regulars failed to realize was that it wasn't their minraising that transformed these weak players into ATMs, it was more often their ridiculous postflop mistakes. It's important to realize that even really terrible players will take good/interesting lines from time to time. And to a) maximize your profits against them and b) occasionally take stuff from them and add it to your arsenal as a poker player, you need to notice and acknowledge their play.

That concept is relevant to this match in that I did all kinds of stuff that you actually would see weak players do aka limp a lot, minraise, play relatively straightforward, and obviously call down like crazy too. Are those strategies going to be suboptimal against the majority of your opponents? Absolutely, but I thought using the strategies would be best against Vanessa in this match.

Posted about 4 years ago

zed

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oh i thought you adjusted well actually. i'm just saying your lines were pretty self-justifying in themselves and I didn't think you had to defend them more than you already had. or if you felt like people would think they looked fishy... anyways /nitpicking

Posted about 4 years ago

MPHansen

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Awesome last episode gman. I feel like you got a little too much hate for this series (maybe I'm wrong, but at least it seemed that way in some of the earlier video threads), I think you did a really good job though and obviously your commentary was really insightful.

Posted about 4 years ago

keep_shoving

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@17:00 minutes

im 1/2 HU player and little bit 2/4, my thoughts:
"she is not repping much and she knows that, thus she has it here. obv you two were 1 level ahead of that both". My point i really like to make is that it literally never happens at 2/4 that someone makes this bluff, so i totally get your thought process, but 400nl players please never call here coz they will have it always Wink

Posted about 4 years ago

keep_shoving

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35:30 KT 648ss flop
What is your plan if she cbets?

37:50

"The stats are a little bit weird, like 90% red and a little bit black" LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

45:00 JJ

I dont see a point in NOT 3betting here, she 4bets and plays back a lot and JJ isnt really the hand you wanna flat w, other than AA and KK

57:00 K7s

What is her point in betting . making this play? She wants to get us of a hand or something?

Posted about 4 years ago

BrAKe

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Sup, Im new to the site and cant figure out why it says the vid is 71 mins long and i can only watch 2 mins. I have a subscription...wtf

Posted about 4 years ago

DeathDonkey

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Sup, Im new to the site and cant figure out why it says the vid is 71 mins long and i can only watch 2 mins. I have a subscription...wtf



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Posted about 4 years ago

TemFriendPat

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Gman thanks very much indeed for the series.

You're right, we are willing to sacrifice entertainment for information. I watch videos to increase $$. When I want entertainment I watch sport!

Great series, and looking forward to your next one.

Tems.

Posted about 4 years ago

Gman

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Awesome last episode gman. I feel like you got a little too much hate for this series (maybe I'm wrong, but at least it seemed that way in some of the earlier video threads), I think you did a really good job though and obviously your commentary was really insightful.



Well thanks a lot. I mean Dog Is Heads Up was just such a hit that it was pretty hard to follow it up. Just like w/ poker, I think there's a pretty clear learning curve when it comes to producing videos. So hopefully I have made some strides in that department and in future videos/series the focus will be on the content and less on the logistical aspects because I will have improved in those areas.

Posted about 4 years ago

Gman

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@17:00 minutes

im 1/2 HU player and little bit 2/4, my thoughts:
"she is not repping much and she knows that, thus she has it here. obv you two were 1 level ahead of that both". My point i really like to make is that it literally never happens at 2/4 that someone makes this bluff, so i totally get your thought process, but 400nl players please never call here coz they will have it always Wink



Completely agree. This is why I offered a disclaimer here and in a few other situations throughout this series where I say "Well I'm gonna call here for XYZ reasons, but you should usually fold for ABC." This is why playing really great HU players is a mixed blessing for those of you who play lower stakes as the information can conflict at times.

Posted about 4 years ago




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