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

dling right now

it seems like you like to make a lot of plays.

Do you think this works on lower stakes too?

I really like the fact that this vids make me think more creative, on the other hand I think its dangerous to do if you play on levels where people really don't think that much about my range

Great stuff Dan.

When I saw that first set of stats I was freaking out and was like "Wow. He really is a nit" LOL. I really liked the breakdown of the player type and how to exploit them.

DJ arent alot of these guys at mid stakes just mad tabling for rake back and is why they just arent that great at actaully playing poker?

DJ arent alot of these guys at mid stakes just mad tabling for rake back and is why they just arent that great at actaully playing poker?

It does appear that a high percentage of the regulars are slightly over breakeven players (like, winrate about 1ptbb/100) but I've been playing on stars where there is no rakeback per se... so, I dunno?

it seems like you like to make a lot of plays.

Do you think this works on lower stakes too?

I really like the fact that this vids make me think more creative, on the other hand I think its dangerous to do if you play on levels where people really don't think that much about my range

Yes, making plays should certainly work at lower stakes, especially against weak-tight nits. Just don't bluff callstations

If your opponents are weaker handreaders, then you should focus more on their actual hand range and less on your perceived range. As they get more skilled, you'll need to be more aware of what you're representing, too.

It does appear that a high percentage of the regulars are slightly over breakeven players (like, winrate about 1ptbb/100) but I've been playing on stars where there is no rakeback per se... so, I dunno?

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DJ, let's change the board up a little and say that it is a 77c3c 9 8c and you took the same line to the River (c/c, c, c). Would there be any merit to a big river check/raise this time since you could better rep trips/FH along with the flush, or is he just not folding OP's often enough for this to work? Also, can we even rep those hands taking a c/c, c, c line vs a typical reg? Not saying it wouldn't be sometimes good to go for a check/raise on the River after checking the Turn with those big hands on a non-club river, but is he going to be able to figure that out enough to fold OPs? I don't think so, but that is mostly uncharted territory for me.

Is check/calling or check/folding just always going to be better than check/raising until the board texture is one in which his range is heavily weighted towards bluffs + thin valubets?

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Thank you for making this series and hope DC makes some more FR content like this, it's been great so far.

I was wondering in this hand with KQ when it gets really interesting on the river K. First thought was we are always good here (well most of the time) but my second thought was is it better to bet and not showdown the hand, even possibly get looked up by worse (not likely IMO). I was thinking it is probably better to not showdown because of the information you give away and letting other players adjust to you or gain some more valuable info. Then you explain how he is now going to be afraid of you and other players or regs will be playing to many tables (seems realistic for FR) to notice. Can you maybe go into more detail and specifically about how villain may adjust to you when he does see your hand and how you may re-adjust to his adjustments.

Great Episode again DJ. Continue the great work! DC needs a little bit more FR content. Success for the next hands!

Another great full ring video DJ, keep it coming! I was wondering if at any point you were planning to go over some of the big losing hands that you played. It looks like on the graph there were some points (esp near the end of the session) that you lost a few big hands.

Maybe they were just totally coolers and pointless to talk about. On the other hand I think maybe we could learn something from hands that just went bad, or spots where you followed your read and your plan and it just didn't turn out right. But again if they were just standard hands that didn't turn out in your favor then its pointless to go over them.

Anyway thanks for the full ring stuff!

Hi DJ,

This might be a dumb question.. When we start checking back a balanced range of hands on the flop, does that increase the ratio of good hands to air in our cbetting range, or does it just appear that way to our opponents?

I'm guessing part of the reasoning for checking back more is to make villains think things like, 'oh this guy only has a 66% cbet stat, so he has a hand more often than someone who cbets a ton, so I'm not going to checkraise bluff him'. Is this just an illusion though?

Great series so far, btw

DJ,

In the KQ hand, assuming the K does not come on the river. What is your betsizing since we expect him to fold pretty much all of the time anyway. I was thinking something like 1/3 pot that looks like you're going for value? What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks, and great vid!

DJ, let's change the board up a little and say that it is a 77c3c 9 8c and you took the same line to the River (c/c, c, c). Would there be any merit to a big river check/raise this time since you could better rep trips/FH along with the flush, or is he just not folding OP's often enough for this to work? Also, can we even rep those hands taking a c/c, c, c line vs a typical reg? Not saying it wouldn't be sometimes good to go for a check/raise on the River after checking the Turn with those big hands on a non-club river, but is he going to be able to figure that out enough to fold OPs? I don't think so, but that is mostly uncharted territory for me.

Is check/calling or check/folding just always going to be better than check/raising until the board texture is one in which his range is heavily weighted towards bluffs + thin valubets?

I don't think we need to pull a c/r here unless we think he's bluffing a lot with better hands like AK or 44 or something, and I doubt he'll do that on boards like these without many scarecards since he has a little bit of showdown value. Against a polarized range of {bluffs we beat, very strong hands} a checkraise amounts to chip suicide compared to a c/c.