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

Been waiting two weeks for this

At 6:15, I believe Kristy does not fully understanding why she 3-bet Q10o against the polarized opponent. She asked you (Baluga) if it was ok, and you said you liked it. Is the main reason because q10o is at the top of our 3-bet bluff range? (b/c it is tough to play +EV by just calling, and if we get called we still have high card equity that would not exist with say suited connectors?)

I have a question about the note of this Legal Guy. What does the blw means?

I have a question about the note of this Legal Guy. What does the blw means?

Sorry!! At Time 41:30 she answered that question! :-)

Andrew, you have so many super interesting things to say but you are losing track of thoughts a lot. Maybe use a pan and paper during sessions to note what you want to say after you finish current topic.
Just an idea.

Love your work regardless of your amnesia

At 6:15, I believe Kristy does not fully understanding why she 3-bet Q10o against the polarized opponent. She asked you (Baluga) if it was ok, and you said you liked it. Is the main reason because q10o is at the top of our 3-bet bluff range? (b/c it is tough to play +EV by just calling, and if we get called we still have high card equity that would not exist with say suited connectors?)

Ok about what I said.........Kristy clears up that she wants to depolarize against this particular opponent b/c he calls with a bunch of junk......In any case, Kristy and I (or at least I), don't understand why q10o is a good hand. What range of hands are ideal for depolarizing 3-bets - is this hand towards the bottom of our range?

Back to my original post.........if we did want to polarize, would q10o be a ideal hand to 3-bet as a bluff?

Time Link to 00:12:39

Table 2
When turn and river will be blanks I guess we should go for a c/r on the river, right?

Ok about what I said.........Kristy clears up that she wants to depolarize against this particular opponent b/c he calls with a bunch of junk......In any case, Kristy and I (or at least I), don't understand why q10o is a good hand. What range of hands are ideal for depolarizing 3-bets - is this hand towards the bottom of our range?

QTo is good to 3bet against fish that call all 3bets, because it flops top pairs with decent kickers that can stack the fish who calls with dominated Q's, T's, smaller pais, Ax and random crap. And yes it should be towards the bottom of your depolarized 3betting range because you can't really flop tpgk with much worse than QTo.

if we did want to polarize, would q10o be a ideal hand to 3-bet as a bluff?

It doesn't make much sense to take a hand that you wanna have in your depolarized range and put it in your polarized range. It's pretty much against the concept of polarization.

Think about who you wanna 3bet polarized against? = People who usually fold a lot against 3bets and usually only continue (call) with the best hands (like AJ+, ATs+, TT+, KQ, KJs). Now think about how QTo flops against those hands and you will have the answer to your question. Now think about how a hands like 97s, 68s, Q5s, A3s does against that calling range full of high cards - we like that a little better, right?

Istvan, what you are saying makes sense when we want to 3-bet depolarized, I understand it now

As far as 3-betting polarized, I was under the impression that the hands that you can't call profitably are the hands you can start 3-betting as bluffs against someone who folds against 3-bets. I feel like q10o is in this category, and it is one of the best of our lower range..

But if we 3-bet hands like q10o and 3-bet AKo then I suppose that does look like a depolarized range, interesting. Perhaps, I should re-evaluate what hands should be considered in a polarized range...

@10:13, isnt a call standart w JT on BU top left?

I really like your videos guys but if I can say one thing:

Could you pose the video when you are explaining an important concept. Like the 44 hand on low paired board - then you explain what type of hand you 3B, call etc but you interrupted your explanation to talk about another hand that happened at the same time and in the end the whole thing/concept that you explained is a bit unclear.

not in a spot to fully answer everything now (will do later), but will say this:

qto can easily be in a depolarized range against one guy and a polarized range against another. in one case, it might be juuust good enough to 3bet for value, and in the other case, it might be juuuust bad enough to 3bet as a bluff.

Andrew

Have fun in NYC balugaaaaaa