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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by RapidEvolution (Micro/Small Stakes)

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I've got about 200k+ hands at 100NL+ rush winning overall at about 3bb/100. I made some changes in my schedule (to play better hours) and have been getting some coaching of my own this month. Last 60k hands have been 5bb/100 pretty evenly split between 100 and 200 with a little bit of 400.

Ok, well done, and that is big blinds, right? Im at about the exactly same winrates myself, but I do feel that I can pay more attention to other stuff than my hand and pos when raising..

Just watching the video, I was shocked about the AT fold as It looked like a blocking bet with QQ or KK.

But your right, I will call down in that spot and those guys with those 11/7 stats never show up with worse it seems like.

Anyways enjoyed the video, are you going do more full ring? if so a deep stacked one would be cool.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I probably will do more FR in the near future, but I think the demand for rush content is pretty significant so I might do some more rush stuff at 100 and 200, before getting to deep tables.

While considering that he's 11/7 is a significant part of this decision to fold, I also think looking at the hand's entirety (especially looking at how the flop and river lines affect each other) it becomes a clearer fold than if we're just sitting at the table playing.

Ok, well done, and that is big blinds, right? Im at about the exactly same winrates myself, but I do feel that I can pay more attention to other stuff than my hand and pos when raising..

If you feel that I don't do enough to discuss things like how often the blinds fold, how often players in position will potentially squeeze or 3bet (or be aggressive postflop), stack depth, or how the presence and position of fish affects my decisions in each hand, perhaps I'd do something with either one table of rush, or non-rush related at all, since going over all of these things (especially preflop dynamics) when they change in every hand will get tedious, at best.

Also, (and maybe it's unintentional) but the tone of this post is pretty offensive in that it sounds a lot like "Oh I have the same WR as you and think about more than you do, so why should I watch this?" If that's your take on the video, you're entitled to your opinion, but it'd be more constructive to just disagree with something specific. Thanks.

If you feel that I don't do enough to discuss things like how often the blinds fold, how often players in position will potentially squeeze or 3bet (or be aggressive postflop), stack depth, or how the presence and position of fish affects my decisions in each hand, perhaps I'd do something with either one table of rush, or non-rush related at all, since going over all of these things (especially preflop dynamics) when they change in every hand will get tedious, at best.

Also, (and maybe it's unintentional) but the tone of this post is pretty offensive in that it sounds a lot like "Oh I have the same WR as you and think about more than you do, so why should I watch this?" If that's your take on the video, you're entitled to your opinion, but it'd be more constructive to just disagree with something specific. Thanks.

It was not my intention AT ALL to come off as a douche here, I'm really sorry!

My point was that I am admiring how much you actually pay attention to stacksizes, player stats etc, and that this is something I def will incorporate more in my game.

I haven't watched a video in a while, but this one really showed me some aspects of my game that I can truly work on (like the stuff I mention above).

I play solely rush, and maybe a one table session, with particular focus on these things and how much it can affect your winrate, would be awesome!

Again, sorry for the "tone" of my last post, I really enjoyed this video! (Did I just turn into a suck-up?!?!)

Haha, reading my post again, I do understand that it can be easily misinterpreted..

I should have written: "..., but I do feel that I should pay more attention to other stuff than my hand and posision, like you obviously do! It would also be interesting to look into how much this can affect a player's winrate"

Haha, reading my post again, I do understand that it can be easily misinterpreted..

I should have written: "..., but I do feel that I should pay more attention to other stuff than my hand and posision, like you obviously do! It would also be interesting to look into how much this can affect a player's winrate"

A 1-tabling 200NL rush vid focusing on marking players and taking notes sounds like it'd be fun. Cutting down and focusing on note-taking (I'm still fairly new to 200NL rush) is always good to do when moving up or changing sites, imo.

I apologize if I came off as too defensive in my last post. I've dealt with a few negative posts in the past, and frankly it's a bit disappointing to work on recording a video, watching it, and replying to comments to get berated.

On a better note, I think paying close attention to table dynamic (which is admittedly tougher in rush), locating bad players, and adjusting accordingly sets you up to play in highly profitable spots. Adjustments can include

a) Opening a wider range when you've got a bad player in the blinds
b) Isolating/3betting a bad player with a wide value range
c) Tightening your stealing range/sizing smaller vs regs who 3b or fold often
d) Tightening your stealing range/sizing larger vs bad players or players who flat pre and c/f flop unimproved.

I also just watched newmanmi's video (which I definitely recommend) and he's excellent about explicitly detailing the adjustments he's making to different player types.

A 1-tabling 200NL rush vid focusing on marking players and taking notes sounds like it'd be fun. Cutting down and focusing on note-taking (I'm still fairly new to 200NL rush) is always good to do when moving up or changing sites, imo.

I apologize if I came off as too defensive in my last post. I've dealt with a few negative posts in the past, and frankly it's a bit disappointing to work on recording a video, watching it, and replying to comments to get berated.

On a better note, I think paying close attention to table dynamic (which is admittedly tougher in rush), locating bad players, and adjusting accordingly sets you up to play in highly profitable spots. Adjustments can include

a) Opening a wider range when you've got a bad player in the blinds
b) Isolating/3betting a bad player with a wide value range
c) Tightening your stealing range/sizing smaller vs regs who 3b or fold often
d) Tightening your stealing range/sizing larger vs bad players or players who flat pre and c/f flop unimproved.

I also just watched newmanmi's video (which I definitely recommend) and he's excellent about explicitly detailing the adjustments he's making to different player types.

Hey, I def understood how my last post could come off as a berate, so you were entitled to respond as you did

I just watched his video myself, he is pretty awesome at explaining..

When it comes to note taking, I do feel that I have good routines.. It is also important that one understands the notes, and that they give the right amount of info with short wording.
I often write mine in the format:

calls K9s, call bet bet bet K92sAs2 sb/BB (AKo)

I guess the call bet bet bet part could be shortened pretty much, but I normally:
- Just write the entire board once
- Write his posision / MINE POSISION
- Write my hand in paranthese, in case he writes notes or remembers me
I especially like the last two points...

I should def pay more attention to a)-d), cause I tend to go into robot-mode.. Maybe playing quicker can increase the hourly, but in the long run I guess it's more +EV and more satisfying to increase the winrate. Agreed?

+1 for a 200NL rush video with one table.

Usually, I'll do something like

"Flat K2o bbvUTG CD3 on dry k-hi board, no raise on riv'd 2pair" Having shorthand for yourself works wonders. Not sure where I "borrowed" these from but they help

CD(L): called down (light)
SO(L): stack off light
x: check
c: call
d: donk

etc... I think increasing the hourly is good for building a roll, but once that's established, then the focus should really be on improving. Not only does this up the long term WR (which we'll never know), but we'll just feel better about playing, reduce our variance, and hopefully have more fun playing! After all, it's a game

Usually, I'll do something like

"Flat K2o bbvUTG CD3 on dry k-hi board, no raise on riv'd 2pair" Having shorthand for yourself works wonders. Not sure where I "borrowed" these from but they help

CD(L): called down (light)
SO(L): stack off light
x: check
c: call
d: donk

etc... I think increasing the hourly is good for building a roll, but once that's established, then the focus should really be on improving. Not only does this up the long term WR (which we'll never know), but we'll just feel better about playing, reduce our variance, and hopefully have more fun playing! After all, it's a game

Thank for the tips..

And +a mirrion on "...,and hopefully have more fun playing! After all, it's a game "!!

Rapid can be a grumpy old man sometimes.

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Is the TT fold to the 3bet a misclick?

Edit:
Nevermind, didn't notice he's a shorty.

Don't know where the time link went.

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What does "bs" mean in your note?

Also, your HUD placement is really confusing. Racetrack makes it really easy to place each HUD right below a player's pod and to the left/right for the two players at the top.

Yeah figured it out by listening to the next few seconds of commentary.

bs = bottom set

What does "bs" mean in your note?

Also, your HUD placement is really confusing. Racetrack makes it really easy to place each HUD right below a player's pod and to the left/right for the two players at the top.

I think I was having issues with the bottom right player's stats getting in the way of my betting slider and moved everything around to prevent that.

a) This is FR
b) this is rush
c) He's playing very tight preflop and squeezed a tight players open
d) He check-OVERcalled on AAx. When CO bets out, it's plausible that he just has air, but seeing a bet and a call on the flop, a nit isn't going overcall OOP.
e) He's betting into two players who've shown interest in an AAx board. Hands like Ax and fullhouses are well within reason for either of our ranges and yet he bets out. This is AQ+ betting for thin value vs worse A's an overwhleming majority of the time. I'd think the right opponent could shove in my spot and fold out AK if villain has it, but my image isn't quite that nitty.

I know the AT hand was talked about quite a bit and was a while ago but figured I would voice my thoughts.

I think it was a great fold that I don't think that I make. I think that after seeing the action again it should be pretty easy fold in that spot as sick as that sounds.

No worse hands are ever betting there. No one especially a NIT makes a river blocking bet with KK/QQ on that board with a flop bet and call. They either check call a small bet but usually fold depending on who bets etc. My initial reaction when Villain lead out was oh this is an easy fold if initial raiser calls, but when he folded I was like crap, he always has it here but with me closing the action and getting such a good price I have to call. I feel this is where very good players are able to fold where average players call.