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

Time Link to 00:17:28

Can we make a blocking bet of like $1.5 or $2 here? Or do you feel like he'll check behind enough to make it a waste of money?

Time Link to 00:54:25

Villain is min-raising. I think it's close between 3betting and calling from CO. It's tempting to think that because he min-raised, his range is quite wide, but I usually treat it as not signalling definite weakness when it's done from EP/MP. It can be better to call and start gathering information against him in a cheaper pot w/ stuff like KTs/AJs and JTs/QJs, 22-TT. Do you agree, or would you just rather 3bet big card hands?
I would normally 3bet only if I figured villain generally has a wide EP range (independent from raise sizing), and calls 3bets a lot, then mostly folds flops. If he folds preflop too much, you could be losing value, and I think if it so happens that his opening range is equivalent equity-wise to like the top 10% vs QJs, then obviously 3betting is not maximizing.

I've enjoyed this series so far, as it relates to concepts that I face everyday. I am a regular at these stakes on this site (and am actually in a couple of your hand examples), and it has been interesting to see you play against players I have quite a history with. If you continue with vids from this limit, maybe I'll spew to you and make the highlight reel. LOL Keep up the good work.

Time Link to 00:03:03

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA

Time Link to 00:28:22

Keeping their head down, FTW

Time Link to 01:02:03

I think this is a fold also. These passive players aren't even 3betting QQ, AK, or JJ.. they aren't even always raising QQ or JJ.. and I guess you could include AA/KK since they love to limp/RR.. I would call pre just to set mine.. I was tempted to x/b this flop because I think this villain only has AA/KK in his 3bet range, and since there is only 1 last combo of KK.. It's a lot less likely he has that obv. I'd x/b, and call turn/riv just incase he really has AK/AQ/QQ/JJ in his range and I made an incorrect read.. I probably call flop cbet.. a turn cbet by such a passive villain is worrisome.. I'd probably still call it because I am not disciplined enough yet.. I tend to have MUBS against these passive players, but I guess it's not really bad to have that since they are passive.. and if they are 3betting, they are doing the opposite of their tendency.. so they are probably strong or bluffing, likely strong.. I'm not as cautious as this against other player types though.

Btw Goldseraph, Are you still accepting videos for 25nl? I play 25nl regularly now, and you were requesting a video about 4 days ago.

Time Link to 00:57:13

people dont fold top pairs when the flushdraw misses ever on these limits imo, but he can still have a bunch of other junk that will fold, so i dont mind the triple barrel, just dont expect toppairs folding
also it was minraised pre

Time Link to 01:01:33

agree that a guy with these stats always has aces here,(although small sample) ive had couple of these spots vs guys like this but i just cant find the fold button, change his stats little bit and its a fistpumpcall

Can we make a blocking bet of like $1.5 or $2 here? Or do you feel like he'll check behind enough to make it a waste of money?

Hm betting around that amount isn't too bad an idea, as sometimes he will call with an Ax and you get to see a river to suck out, where as if you check he might bet near pot. However, he also has a 7 a good amount and will always raise that, and he may turn worse FDs into a bluff facing such a weak looking bet as well (i know he should prob just call with those odds, but people spaz to little bets sometimes with draws). He also may raise an Ax.

So I would say depending on his postflop aggression I might make such a bet if he is passive. I think c/f or bet small are both pretty good options, while betting big or c/cing are bad options.

Villain is min-raising. I think it's close between 3betting and calling from CO. It's tempting to think that because he min-raised, his range is quite wide, but I usually treat it as not signalling definite weakness when it's done from EP/MP. It can be better to call and start gathering information against him in a cheaper pot w/ stuff like KTs/AJs and JTs/QJs, 22-TT. Do you agree, or would you just rather 3bet big card hands?
I would normally 3bet only if I figured villain generally has a wide EP range (independent from raise sizing), and calls 3bets a lot, then mostly folds flops. If he folds preflop too much, you could be losing value, and I think if it so happens that his opening range is equivalent equity-wise to like the top 10% vs QJs, then obviously 3betting is not maximizing.

Good catch lol, funny that I didn't notice it was a minraise. I think it's because I play a decent amount of 50nl but almost never play 25nl. I would probably call there, not 3bet, knowing he raised. QJs doesn't dominate much, and I'm not expecting much fold equity. It also plays quite well multiway if I call and start a train of callers. I would more often 3bet with big cards that dominate his flatting of my 3bet range, and with hands like A4s or K9s that I can't profitably cold call.

I've enjoyed this series so far, as it relates to concepts that I face everyday. I am a regular at these stakes on this site (and am actually in a couple of your hand examples), and it has been interesting to see you play against players I have quite a history with. If you continue with vids from this limit, maybe I'll spew to you and make the highlight reel. LOL Keep up the good work.

thanks for the kind words glad you're enjoying the series!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbRom1Rz8OA

haha nice, I have that stuck in my head now. those guys are doing some serious drugs

I think this is a fold also. These passive players aren't even 3betting QQ, AK, or JJ.. they aren't even always raising QQ or JJ.. and I guess you could include AA/KK since they love to limp/RR.. I would call pre just to set mine.. I was tempted to x/b this flop because I think this villain only has AA/KK in his 3bet range, and since there is only 1 last combo of KK.. It's a lot less likely he has that obv. I'd x/b, and call turn/riv just incase he really has AK/AQ/QQ/JJ in his range and I made an incorrect read.. I probably call flop cbet.. a turn cbet by such a passive villain is worrisome.. I'd probably still call it because I am not disciplined enough yet.. I tend to have MUBS against these passive players, but I guess it's not really bad to have that since they are passive.. and if they are 3betting, they are doing the opposite of their tendency.. so they are probably strong or bluffing, likely strong.. I'm not as cautious as this against other player types though.

As much as I agree with the early part of your post, I do sometimes see such a guy show up with something wierd. Like he will have a 2% pfr 1% 3bet and will 3bet me and show up with like KQs or 87s or AQo and I am pretty shocked, and then the voice in my head is like 'seeee that's why you just don't fold KK, sometimes even passive nits go wacky' but then I stack KK into AA 10 more times against such lines and the voice leans back the other way I think a key thing to recognize is sample size + notes. If you have as few hands as I had on this guy (around 85) you probably should just be stacking KK here because he may have had cold cards and really be like a 36/10 who does spewy stuff.
On the other hand if it is a nitreg who you have as a 9/2 over 3k hands or something, then you can more consider hero folds.