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Poker Video: Misc/Other by Tommy Angelo (Micro/Small Stakes)

Time Link to 00:59:03

ok this sounds great and all, but I can't help but feeling that if I begin to anticipate bad beats than I might play a different way, in that I don't want a bad beat to come if i can anticipate it so I might bet less with KK or something like that which is not optimal. So for me anticipating a bad beat would not be profitable for me.

This is one of the greatest material I have ever seen, not only poker-wise. I can feel all the wisdom coming out Tommy's words. One thing I didn't like tho: Wyne Lively is way too annoying.

ps: Sorry Wayne, but I had to say it.

This is one of the greatest material I have ever seen, not only poker-wise. I can feel all the wisdom coming out Tommy's words. One thing I didn't like tho: Wyne Lively is way too annoying.

ps: Sorry Wayne, but I had to say it.

Putting aside the fact that I totally disagree, saying someone is annoying is not very helpful feedback. Maybe you could explain what it is that bothered you about Wayne in this video.

Oh, I think I exaggerated a little bit. It's just that I felt his jokes somewhat distracting of the main theme of the vid.

Time Link to 00:22:44

First off great VID.

This is my first comment so pardon my englisch (im dutch)
But isn't reciprocality something you constanly search for in every game aspect of poker finding edges over your opponent (TREESS;-)) because when you evaluat each situation where you gain EV and your opponent (tree) wont. Is this what seperate a good player from a better player. Lets say the more reciprocalitynish someone has ore willing the learn the more edge he/she has over someone else who has lesser or is not so into reciprocalitynish??

And for the critics you try dutch:-P

Hi Tommy and Wayne,

First off Wayne, you were anything but annoying man. You were just great dude and I really mean that.

This is my second run through this totally wonderful series and wanted to share something with you. I was biking through some of the beautiful scenery we have here in Ontario on the weekend and had this episode on my phone as I was riding. Tommy, your great piano play at the end was just so uplifting I can't say enough about it. As I came through the forest onto a clearing in front of a huge lake and continued on over the long pavement bridge to get across, it felt like I was floating through the air, filling my lungs and enjoying the scenery while listening to and really digging this great music. It was an experience I'll remember in my mind for a long, long time .

I also wanted to share a hand I played in a $1-2 NL Holdem game the next day at Casino Niagra. I was playing in a game which turned pretty tight towards the end of my usual once a week, eight hours of playing. I was pretty tired, was about even, and felt that since I'd be leaving soon I won't bother changing tables for the third time. Anyways, although the game was pretty tight I noticed about every second player on average was raising their button. This one hand I was in early position and got dealt...you guessed it...pocket aces. Immediately, I thought to myself 'now what can I do to play this hand with the concept of Reciprocality as a basis'. I'll also add that I'm well read in the David Sklansky stuff and remembered him saying to occasionally limp with aces in early position. So guess what? Rather than raising from early position and watching them all fold, I limped. When the player on my left called I then immediately thought to myself ' oh no, now watch them all limp in ". But no, everyone folded to the button after that who raised to $12. I got my wish and immediately re-raised to $40. The player on my left folded and the button called. Now since he called and considering how tight this table was I put him on a premium pocket pair and not AK although I would have loved a shove at that point obviously.

The flop came 10 3 8. With a flush draw and possible straight draw on the board I bet out $60. He min-raiised to $120. Having started the hand with about $190 I shoved. He called, turned over pocket queens and I won his entire stack of about $180. Nice young kid who handled it very well. I later thought to myself although the hand was good for me I think it was good for this kid too. It'll add to his experience in the long run which is important imho.

There was one other hand where I called a raise in the cutoff with 10,7. I was splashing around a bit at this tight table and got paid off again when my flush hit on the turn beating the original raiser out of another $120 who had flopped a set. To be nice, after that I folded everything for about 1-1/2 orbits before calling it a night.

The lesson is 'Reciprocality, It's a great thing!'

I would like to thank both those who found me annoying and those who didn't. Not often one can please both sides. I'm still very proud of the work Tommy did, and not that embarrassed about my own contributions. It's a good thing to contribute something to the Universe. I'm very glad I was along for the ride.

Time Link to 00:14:31

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