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

Baluga , great video as usual.

I think it's safe to add to all your assumptions about micro and small stakes "regulars" (that they're going to call 3bets OOP , if they 3bet a lot they prob have a card rush etc.) that they're all over-relying on their HUD (without noticing sample size and stuff) just like what Kristy did on the first AK hand where the guy was 11/11 or smth , or when the guy 4bet bluffed without any history and we shipped 88. (OMG! guess16 3bets 60 percent!) Same at the 2nd AK hand when the guy cold 4bets from the btn.

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Anything wrong with flatting w 98d (bottom left) on the button here? Just seemed like a quick fold, was there some other thought process on why this was folded?

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A8s top left table - can we really 3 bet this for value Vs the super fish given that he has only raised 3% PF? I know he seems to have played 100% fit or fold so far but I am never sure of the best plan here post flop when he inevitably calls and donks say and A high board or checks when we've missed and have little equity - say a J73r board.

EDIT: Watched and of course SB 3bets and fish folds to the half pot cbet on a low board....

Oh Kristy - had to say STR80 before someone beat me to it.

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88, bottom left corner. Was calling okay because we could 4-bet for value, or because we couldn't? It was kinda hard to hear you.

Baluga , great video as usual.

I think it's safe to add to all your assumptions about micro and small stakes "regulars" (that they're going to call 3bets OOP , if they 3bet a lot they prob have a card rush etc.) that they're all over-relying on their HUD (without noticing sample size and stuff) just like what Kristy did on the first AK hand where the guy was 11/11 or smth , or when the guy 4bet bluffed without any history and we shipped 88. (OMG! guess16 3bets 60 percent!) Same at the 2nd AK hand when the guy cold 4bets from the btn.

I'm starting to think that overreliance on HUD is something that I should be coaching/teaching for SSNL students. There are simply more regs than there used to be, but they still aren't v good at poker and I think your point is v valid (and a change from the way things used to be).

Which, of course, is not to say that the game isnt still very, very beatable.

Andrew

I just started watching this series, and I was wondering if her success is pretty common compared to most of your other students? She obviously is smart because she asks very good questions, and I can't believe that after 5 weeks she's playing .5/1. Does this happen a lot? If so, I would like to sign up for coaching with you. I am 100% serious.

Prob a dumb question, but why is it illeagal to look up an opponent on tableratings in session?

how come kristy's bet size in general went from pretty big in all previous videos to all small in this one? I think this is the wrong adjustment. you should still flex your bet size vs the fish still but betting half pot always vs reg doesn't seem like a good way to get value or make them fold either.

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This stuff is golden! But you have to do something about the ninja in the ninja dolphin picture it looks like his junk is hanging out

I just started watching this series, and I was wondering if her success is pretty common compared to most of your other students? She obviously is smart because she asks very good questions, and I can't believe that after 5 weeks she's playing .5/1. Does this happen a lot? If so, I would like to sign up for coaching with you. I am 100% serious.

http://www.deucescracked.com/coaches/BalugaWhale

Just started playing cash games after playing tournaments for years. I love this series - I was playing TAGish but am now a lot more aggressive, and doing a lot better.

Still have a bit of work to do on the "if they raise, they have it bit" but I'm getting there.

Thanks to you both.

how come kristy's bet size in general went from pretty big in all previous videos to all small in this one? I think this is the wrong adjustment. you should still flex your bet size vs the fish still but betting half pot always vs reg doesn't seem like a good way to get value or make them fold either.

I watched this yesterday, so my memory isn't crystal clear, but I think she was betting 1/2 pot mostly in 3bet pots. Half pot (or just slightly over) should probably be the standard in 3bet pots - it's still ample to get the money in by the river, yet gives you a better price on your bluffs with air. Obviously the player, board textures, and stack sizes should all still come into play.

I love this serie and Kristy learned a lot, she plays much better now

What regulats, most of them are +/-, plays 8-12 tables, ABC poker with hud, To much players thinks with a hud i am good forget it. have to much boards combinations, , but i love to play with out, my thoughtprocess.

Everybody need to learn to beat the regulars, i am that learning also because this time we have more regulars then fish.
Works plan a not to this regular then we go over to plan b or c

I'm starting to think that overreliance on HUD is something that I should be coaching/teaching for SSNL students ???????????????

overreliance means that take not to much value from your hud?

sorry for that question because my motherlanguage is not english


thks