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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by Ansky (High Stakes)

Time Link to 00:48:28

What size are you betting on a brick turn card like 2? Like $380 into $640?

+1 to Stuey's Kid, Please continue with this format.

This is one of the best videos in terms of both structure and discussion that I have seen on DC. Blah asks lots of questions and defends his opinion without being blind to criticism. Dani analyzes all the angles in a considered and opened manner. I have been canceling my subs to other video sites due to the diminishing content, but efforts like this keep me with DC.

Thanks guys!

Time Link to 00:26:03

If we had a one heart hand, say AhQx or something similar would we ever want to bluff jam over his raise?

I think I know why he shoved the river in hand 1, though I was a bit surprised at first too when he showed 33. You say you bet large on the turn because your range there is strong. Well, your cbetting range 3way on this flop is also strong, but you bet less than 2/3rds pot there. You either have a betsizing tell, or if the flop is your standard size, it at least looks like you have a betsizing tell. When you bet <2/3rds on the flop and then bomb the Q turn, I think AK is by far your most likely hand, so he could make a thin value shove on the river (people that bet AK there tend to be the types that call the shove too, the ones that fold to a shove tend to c/f river to begin with).

Also when you say you don't have any reads on him because you haven't seen him do anything over 280 hands, that's a read on itself. The guy is straight forward, or you'd have seen more out of him. Valuebetting the river against a straight forward 10/20 reg there is very optimistic, and the call of the shove even more

Hand 2 (ATo on 833s), there's no need to balance in this spot. The only thing that matters is your perceived range. If he thinks your c/r's are bluffs, then never c/r bluff and c/r for thin value instead (or even as a bluff, so you can re-re-bluff him). If he thinks your flop c/c's are never strong hands (and adjusts to the fact), then c/c your strong hands. Yeah, it's hard for you to have many strong combos in your range on this board, but the same is true for him. If he's auto 3barreling when you c/c, you can c/c c/c CRAI, or triple c/c depending on how the board runs out, because his range will be just as weak as yours.

Also, if he plays huge pots at a high frequency, there's nothing wrong with playing more fit/fold. The stronger your range is, the bigger his mistake is when he plays large pots at too high frequencies.

And on the river, if you think your hand is a favorite on the turn vs his range, and you think he'll barrel the K almost 100%, then you can just c/c instead of CRAI. You beat all his bluffs and he's unlikely folding any of his valuebets imo. Lots of 55 spade type hands in your range, I doubt he folds AQ. Also agree with Ansky that the river betsize looks like value. My plan would be to c/c rivers, but when he bets half pot I'd abort.

I think I know why he shoved the river in hand 1, though I was a bit surprised at first too when he showed 33. You say you bet large on the turn because your range there is strong. Well, your cbetting range 3way on this flop is also strong, but you bet less than 2/3rds pot there. You either have a betsizing tell, or if the flop is your standard size, it at least looks like you have a betsizing tell. When you bet <2/3rds on the flop and then bomb the Q turn, I think AK is by far your most likely hand, so he could make a thin value shove on the river (people that bet AK there tend to be the types that call the shove too, the ones that fold to a shove tend to c/f river to begin with).

Also when you say you don't have any reads on him because you haven't seen him do anything over 280 hands, that's a read on itself. The guy is straight forward, or you'd have seen more out of him. Valuebetting the river against a straight forward 10/20 reg there is very optimistic, and the call of the shove even more

really good points, I knew I missed played the hand even right after the session and just want to get as much input as possible. What you said makes alot of sense.

Hand 2 (ATo on 833s), there's no need to balance in this spot. The only thing that matters is your perceived range. If he thinks your c/r's are bluffs, then never c/r bluff and c/r for thin value instead (or even as a bluff, so you can re-re-bluff him). If he thinks your flop c/c's are never strong hands (and adjusts to the fact), then c/c your strong hands. Yeah, it's hard for you to have many strong combos in your range on this board, but the same is true for him. If he's auto 3barreling when you c/c, you can c/c c/c CRAI, or triple c/c depending on how the board runs out, because his range will be just as weak as yours.

Also, if he plays huge pots at a high frequency, there's nothing wrong with playing more fit/fold. The stronger your range is, the bigger his mistake is when he plays large pots at too high frequencies.

And on the river, if you think your hand is a favorite on the turn vs his range, and you think he'll barrel the K almost 100%, then you can just c/c instead of CRAI. You beat all his bluffs and he's unlikely folding any of his valuebets imo. Lots of 55 spade type hands in your range, I doubt he folds AQ. Also agree with Ansky that the river betsize looks like value. My plan would be to c/c rivers, but when he bets half pot I'd abort.

Again good points, my actual and perceived range does have bunch a bunch of pp with a spade turned into a bluff here but I also have flushes and trips/boats. My standard is to c/f that spot maybe 8/10 times and turn my hand into a bluff pretty rarely like 2/10 times but never c/c to that bet. Wouldn't be very interesting and video worthy if I folded the river now is it?

Why not, it's about the spot though there's certainly place for entertainment value in videos.

It flowed a lot better than the first video where you guys interrupted each other quite a bit. Would love to see Ansky play in midstakes games full of regs on ftp or stars.

these are really good videos. I like it when you are asking a lot of questions.

Time Link to 00:18:00

In Hand 2, if we are in villain's shoes, what's the worst hand we value bet on the river vs a good solid reg in the BB, what size do we make the bottom of our value betting range and why? Are we valuebetting anything less than AQ? Ever JJ-99, or QJ?

Amazing Video.

Amazing Video.

+1 definately like the hand replayer much more.

+1 definately like the hand replayer much more.

+1 , great video plz do next weeks in the same style

It flowed a lot better than the first video where you guys interrupted each other quite a bit. Would love to see Ansky play in midstakes games full of regs on ftp or stars.

I'm hoping for a video where Ansky plays and Blah can ask questions?