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Video is 30 mins of .5/1 on 3 tables and 1/2 on 1 table. Any help much appreciated!

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Hey Techmo. I think 2 tables of 30 minutes would be better. I ended up missing some action it's just too much going on. If you have any questions let me know I just gave it a quick run through. TL;DR summary: You played okay, mostly good preflop. You probably need a little work giving players ranges and on your pot odds to draw with various holdings. You were also a little aggro with your betting/raising but I think it worked out surprisingly well for you.

00:24 2: J9o, I think the cap is okay only because jmmy is almost AI and you can charge bulldog. If jmmy had more money I think the cap is bad, you're really behind his range. I would just raise/put him in on the turn to try and charge bulldog more money if he wants to chase with a gs or something.

00:30 3: A2o, I fold this, it's really not a profitable hand, especially in a high rake game. Suited I play it though.

1:15 4: Ajo NH

1:27 3: Q4o Your hand has some SD value and the pot is small. I c/f the river. Vs an aggro opponent, you could consider c/c the river.

2:09 2: J6o I very often check/call the flop, expecting a lot of villains to lead out with a lot of garbage. Some guys are very aggro with draws in small pots, you definitely need to just peel the flop getting 6:1 with at minimum a 5 outer.

2:20 1: A5o, I just call 3 times. On the river he is a little polarized on the K, a call is good.

3:31 2/ Ajo, I call, you see the random bluff when a card pairs often enough.

3:31 3: Aqo, I probably 3b the turn just because it's bvb, but it's close at .5/1 I feel. On the river pot is bloated and you only have to be good 1 time in 11 so I call and expect to lose to 2pr.

Wow people are pretty bluffy at this level, more so than I would have expected.

3:53 3: 59s I think you should fold this pre, especially given the looseness of the SB along with his shortish stack. Rest of hand is good.

4:31 3: 65o. Check in BB is good. On the flop, the pot is so small you really want to encourage your opponents to bluff. They do not have the odds to draw with their 6 outer and you really make the most money by getting them to bluff. On the turn, the guy has shown himself to be a spaz monkey but I probably just call and fold the river UI. On the Q, I c/c. Wow sick SD.

5:21 1: 44. I call for .25, you're getting 24:1, fold is good getting back to you.

5:33 3: T8o. I like the raise to isolate the fish, if your hand was worse like T6s I would just complete. C/f is good

6:00 2: Q3s. On the turn if raised I just call down, he has a lot of straights. Otherwise bet 3 streets good.

6:49 3: KQo. The fold is fine.

7:00 1: 86o. The flop check raise can be good as a kind of semibluff. You're hoping he folds his 6 outers which he'll have a lot, if he has an A, you'll have 5 outs to overtake him. I would c/f the river. Lol set.

7:30 4: 88 I just call down when raised. He'll have a 4 a lot. Bet if checked to. The A is actually a really interesting card. It would tend to polarize his pair hands except A4, but the flush just got there. I probably call anyway since he can be just mindlessly barreling off. Remember, you're getting 10:1, you don't have to be good very often.


7:56 2: 78s Cbet plz hu. On the turn, your hand looks like Ax, def. Bet the A.

8:16 3: A9o. I think you played it fine till the river, that's kind of a bad card and I c/f.

8:45 1: A9o. I just cbet, you only need to win it immediately 1 in 6 to turn a profit. The turn bet is okay, I would c/f the river, you're not folding out better or getting worse to call.

9:38 4: Kjo. It's fine to fold this, raising can be okay good. On the flop, you need to peel. You have 6 outs a lot and you're getting 8:1. He can have a lot of draws too so you have the best hand a decent amount.

9:45 2 Kjo. The flop is close given that a L/RR is a little fishy, I probably peel but a fold really can't be bad.

10:20 A9s: NH. “Wait, I have the nuts right?”

10:45 Kqs. After you get capped, I just cc down and c/r if you improve. A river c/r is tempting, but I think betting out is better.

10:49 4: T9s. I know this is gonna sound blasphemous, but I think this is a good spot to consider and probably cold call. SB is super loose and bad, BB is loosish and if we can get a 3+ way pot with our awesome multiway hand with poor playing players I think it's fine. If the blinds were tight, you can go ahead and 3b.

12:05. Yes you're running well.

12:10 1: Q6s. Preflop good, flop is fine, you have 50%+ vs. p much any range, nh.

13:21 3: Jts, hand fine, his riv. Raise was AI so he can have worse in his range.

13:24 4: Q8o, betting is okay, I c/r this a lot.

13:45 2: Qts, I think the fold is good getting 4:1. If you were getting 6-7:1 I would call and fold the riv. UI.

14:41 3: Q8s, Fine iso. You played it fine.

14:41 2: Qjs, rule of thumb, from the blinds in a limped pot, raise anytwo suited cards T or higher. NH

14:51 1: Kjo, seems okay.

15:17 2, Q2s, I raise from the SB, a fold isn't terrible though.

15:40 1, 33. I consider betting the river to try and get him off of anything worse than A hi.



15:42 2, T9o, Nh

16:29 2: K9o, I c/f the turn but it's close.

17:45 2: A2o, I play it the same.

18:30 3, K3o. I c/c the turn given you bet the flop. At higher stakes it's v. tempting to call the river, I expect to be beat pretty much always at .5/1 though.

18:41 4, 88. I play it the same.

19:41 4, Q9s. Iso is good, I play it the same.

20:24 1, 22. At least it worked this time.

20:39 3, Qjo. Bet flop plz. Gotta fold turn. Usually you want 12BB in your stack since that's the max action , 10 isn't that big of a mistake though.

21:05 2: A5o, Nh

Shortstacks are usually poor players yes.

22:40 2: 23o. I would stab that flop a decent amount. Turn POT SIZED bet is fine.

23:17: Both two good guesses.

23:30 4: flatting BB 100% hu vs, 3b sometimes is stylistic. Both work well.

23:54 2: K5s, I fold this pre. I probably steal with K7s+. I just c/f the turn, and on the river you're toast just c/f. On the turn, a lof of the hands he peels with that aren't an A picks up a lot of equity with that jack (Gutshots around the 9 and 6). He is also going to have Ax a lot.

24:20 4, Qto, I fold the turn same.

24:20 3: Ako, NH.

25:50 3: T8o. This is a pretty good board to stab out on but 4 way I just c/f. If it was 3 way I think a bet out is good. Pot is way too small to c/c. You have to think your 10 are good almost always.

26:40 2: 55. I 3b this a lot, a cc isn't terribly because the BB is really loose though. I think a 3b is better. C/r is good and just call down now. I think you need to bet the river though given your misclick.

27:50 1, K9s. Played fine through the flop, raise the turn.

29:05 2, A7o. V. temping to call down on this paired board and you have the bdfd. Pot is small enough that a fold straight away isn't terrible.

29:11 4, A2s. With the suited A it's fine. Wow, I probably fold the flop but they sure are crazy.

30:19 2, J9o. Yea you have a GS but I just fold.

30:32 4, Aqs. A lot of draws missed on the river, I probably call. I'm not sure how good that is though at .5/1. I feel like we've seen enough crazyness that it's okay to call.

Just wanted to say tyvm for reviewing! I will try to get back to you asap!

00:30 3: A2o, I fold this, it's really not a profitable hand, especially in a high rake game. Suited I play it though.

Yea, will have to review the starting hand ranges again. Any Ace on the BT is good, but obv CO is going to be tighter.

1:27 3: Q4o Your hand has some SD value and the pot is small. I c/f the river. Vs an aggro opponent, you could consider c/c the river.

I thought I could get villain off a chop with a bet on the river. Board was 33JJA or something like that and I was playing the board so I prefer betting > c/c.

7:56 2: 78s Cbet plz hu. On the turn, your hand looks like Ax, def. Bet the A.

Def would have cbet if I was paying attention to that table. As you stated, 4 tables is probably a bit much right now.

13:21 3: Jts, hand fine, his riv. Raise was AI so he can have worse in his range.

Good point about his range widening once he's AI.

13:24 4: Q8o, betting is okay, I c/r this a lot.

That's something I will definitely incorporate more. C/r because they will so often cbet.

14:41 2: Qjs, rule of thumb, from the blinds in a limped pot, raise anytwo suited cards T or higher. NH

Good to know.

15:17 2, Q2s, I raise from the SB, a fold isn't terrible though.

Will again have to review starting hand range for SB.

20:39 3, Qjo. Bet flop plz. Gotta fold turn. Usually you want 12BB in your stack since that's the max action , 10 isn't that big of a mistake though.

Another spot where I would have bet had I been paying attention. Good to know about 12BB.

30:19 2, J9o. Yea you have a GS but I just fold.

Yea, I was just messing around with this one

Thanks again for your review! It was greatly appreciated!

~0:15 J9o top right
I'd say this is just a little too weak to open PF. Don't get me wrong - I do it in plenty of spots, but based on the limited hand info we have on the guys to your left I'd say you're not likely enough to steal outright for this to be profitable.

That said, it's not a huge deal by any means - the players are bad so it's not as if we're sad about getting in a pot with them.

Your flop raise is good. Given the donkers stack size I probably have just called the 3b because that makes him likely to bet the turn. I'd then raise the turn (if it came safe) since you're getting the donker AI whether you raise or call and I'd try to extract the max from the guy behind / get him to fold.

~1 AJo bottom right
I'd just 3b the turn. I think waiting for the river is just a tad FPS.

~1:10 Q4o bottom left
I actually don't think this would be the worse spot to lead out as a bluff on the flop. One player already checked, showing weakness, so you're getting ~3:1 on a bluff where we basically only have to get through one guy.

Then as played on the turn I wouldn't because the risk/reward ratio is much worse.

Then as played on the river I like your bluff because villain is so unlikely to have an ace and is now less likely to have a J. Not that the pot's huge, but it's still worth winning and I think you likely got a hand like KT to fold here.

~2 J6 upper right
I don't mind the flop lead but this I'd probably tend to check. Mostly because unlike the Q4o hand there are two guys behind you now. No way you should fold to the flop raise getting better than 6:1. Basically you have good IO on improving.

~2:30 A5o top left
You've played it fine, but just fold the river. There are two board texture reasons:

1) The 8 on the turn improved a substantial portion of his semi-bluffing range to hands that are now value betting.

2) The fact that he's value betting on a river that should hit your range decently (the K) shows a lot of strength.

~3 K2o bottom right
Probably a bit too much to give up blind versus blind, even OOP. I'm fine with you folding it NOW but as you get more experience and feel comfortable in blind battles there is just no way this can be a fold.

~3:10 AQo bottom left
I like your turn 3b. Your hand is a monster BvB - villain could easily raise worse here for value (TP with a lesser kicker) and the flop deuce plus low-ish turn make two pair combos less likely than on a QJ87 type board.

On the river I don't see any way we can 3b - we've announced we're huge and the guy just doesn't care. I think this is a crying call payoff and was (pleasantly) surprised when you won.

~3:25 AJo top right
Please don't fold here without a SUPER strong read. Villain improving on this river isn't super plausible to me. This is a payoff very close to 100% in LHE. I say payoff but actually we'll win here a decent amount. No clue what villain's doing - lol at turning that hand into a bluff.

Incidentally villain in the AQ hand is showing WAY more strength imo than villain in this hand, yet you're considering 3b in the former and cry call the AJ. You played both well, just something to think about.

A8o top left
I'd probably defend as it's 4 handed so the PFR came from the CO.

~4:45 65o bottom left
Like your flop lead a lot. Turn plays itself imo.

On the river given that this guy played 52o super weird and spewy against us (in the hand where we had AQ) I think x/c is best. I expect him to have a lot of bluffs that picked up hearts or a straight draw on the turn and now missed. Basically I think he's willing to bet them a lot if you check but will rarely bluff raise them (I could be wrong though - he did raise bottom pair in the AQ hand as what I'd say has to qualify as a bluff).

When he raised I actually thought, 'oh he has a flush.' Similar to the AQ hand where I liked a turn 3b be aware of spots where guys can raise with a 'value' hand that you actually beat. I think a 3b should at least be considered here but I doubt I'd actually pull the trigger on it. No way I'm folding though.

lol zeebo theorem

~5:40 Q3s top right
On the flop I'd probably picture this as more of a pulling hand than a pushing hand given that the guy leading out likely has you beat and there are 3 guys behind you. When we improve we'll likely overtake the guy who led the flop and anyone else who sticks around too.

~6:30 KQo bottom left
Yes, folding here is fine, but please don't if it's only 1 bet to you!