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

Thanks for your reply. I was wondering how you became such a good hand reader so quickly though. Not only that, but able to come up with such creative ways to use these reads to maximally exploit your opponents.

We see in your sweat vids like this one how you take notes, develop your reads, etc. But what other things did you do to become such a good hand reader and player overall? What types of things away from the tables: reviewing HH's, doing players analyses in HEM, modeling hands and different lines in CardRunners EV, etc? It's just that you seem to have such a deep understanding of the game and make it look so easy that I'm trying to understand a better approach I can take in my practice and play to get there too.

So, I am ready with watching the vid and just wanted to say that it was another great vid.
Rly looking forward to the further parts where you also will play SSNL and then MSNL.
I also find it just great that you are one of the producers that rly answer patiently all the user-question - this is just how a producer should makea job and i rly hope that DC will benefit it to you strongly

Maybe one last interesting question:
You have recommended to play fewer tables in general, when you wanna improve.
Of course I agree with this 100%.
But (I just assume you play also private fewer tables b/c of your LAG-style) how do you solve the problem in putting enough volume in it?
Have you any specific daily or monthly volume-targets?
Do you actually care about volume?

Thanks

Volume is irrelevant. $/hour is what it's all about in the end. If I put in an equal ammount of hours as a masstabler, while having a higher hourly winrate, I'll win more $. It's pretty simple really

would you be bet/folding turn if he didnt donk?

Hmm, that'd be close and would possibly have been the hardest spot in the video. I think BB would c/r flop with a T usually, and SB seemed to be a TAG reg so he doesn't have many Tx in his SB flatting range, especially not offsuit ones, so I'm only afraid of a few combos of Tx (which he also likely c/r's) and 99 and QJ. 88 probably folds the flop. So SB most likely has a draw. BB probably doesn't c/overcall a 9 (though he might) and c/r a T, but then again he could also c/r a draw, especially a weak one like QJ no FD... I think b/f is fine to fold out FDs or get value from combodraws as you're unlikely to get semi bluff checkraised at these stakes, but it's very close. There's also the problem with checking back that when they lead the river on pretty much any card you're in a hard spot. I think betting 1/3rd pot on the turn might be the best, as this will likely induce a c/c from draws as it's cheap, and not a c/r, and it will also induce a river check, so you can check back and guarantee a showdown, taking away their ability to bluff you. We also have great implied odds on a K which would be a reason for checking, and a T is a very good card too... Very close. Probably bet here and check at NL200.

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Why to open KJ UTG if you are going to fold to a shove of the shorty?

Thanks for your reply. I was wondering how you became such a good hand reader so quickly though. Not only that, but able to come up with such creative ways to use these reads to maximally exploit your opponents.

We see in your sweat vids like this one how you take notes, develop your reads, etc. But what other things did you do to become such a good hand reader and player overall? What types of things away from the tables: reviewing HH's, doing players analyses in HEM, modeling hands and different lines in CardRunners EV, etc? It's just that you seem to have such a deep understanding of the game and make it look so easy that I'm trying to understand a better approach I can take in my practice and play to get there too.

The only tool I really used is pokerstove. I thought pokerazor was interesting but too much of a hassle. Coming up with solutions for unique situations is problem solving. I'm not sure you can train your general problem solving skills. Though I know if you practice a lot of IQ-test like questions, you score slightly higher on an IQ test, so I guess that actively solving problems a lot could increase the ability to some extend, but each person has it's limits. I don't really like talking about it as it can sound braggish etc, but I got tested genius as a kid and skipped a grade, so I probably have an "unfair" advantage on that area. When I was moving up I was also obsessed with poker and was thinking about it all the time, dreaming about it, viewing the world through poker eyes (recognize poker hands in licence plates, doing EV estimates of going to the store when it's raining but you're hungry etc). Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect once you start getting that you'll improve a lot faster.

Why to open KJ UTG if you are going to fold to a shove of the shorty?

I was turning off the hot air blower so I auto pilot folded without thinking. I should definitely have called, though it's a bit close. If button folds there's a good amount of dead money to compensate for being slightly behind, and if button calls I get to play postflop vs a fish. The downside is that I can't bluff postflop because I'll be bluffing for the empty sidepot.

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Can you explain better why do you think underbetting works well in monotone boards? ty

Can you explain better why do you think underbetting works well in monotone boards? ty

I already elaborated on this in a previous answer, so look for that one. Let me know if you still have questions after that.

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one other data point that's interesting on this hand, is 10 minutes before that player was coolered AA over AK for a stack. I think we could up his bluffing frequency b/c of that unless you think hes some sort of consumate professional mentally and emotionally

Thanks

Volume is irrelevant. $/hour is what it's all about in the end. If I put in an equal ammount of hours as a masstabler, while having a higher hourly winrate, I'll win more $. It's pretty simple really

all right, thanks

one other data point that's interesting on this hand, is 10 minutes before that player was coolered AA over AK for a stack. I think we could up his bluffing frequency b/c of that unless you think hes some sort of consumate professional mentally and emotionally

Hm yeah, I missed that and probably wouldn't have considered it either, as most regs at my stakes are professional players and are generally better at handling variance. The lower the stakes the more tilt sensitive everyone gets.

I don't really like talking about it as it can sound braggish etc, but I got tested genius as a kid and skipped a grade, so I probably have an "unfair" advantage on that area.

i dont think that sounds braggish at all. thats awesome! your way to humble, Bart.

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect once you start getting that you'll improve a lot faster.

haha very interesting

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with the 22 you said it is probably a call . $52.20/$4.50 is 11.60 so the villian has about 12x the size of the raise. would it maybe be a call for set mining purposes? or are you putting villian on high cards and think you can out play villian post flop?

with the 22 you said it is probably a call . $52.20/$4.50 is 11.60 so the villian has about 12x the size of the raise. would it maybe be a call for set mining purposes? or are you putting villian on high cards and think you can out play villian post flop?

A bit of both.

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on the 22 hand in the upper right corner. at what point does it become improper to set mine? like if he makes it 2? also what do u think about folding the 22? sorry about all my pocket pair questions but im having a lot of questions with them in my game at the moment.
i was using the 10x rule(villan has to have 10x size of raise in stack to make it a profitable call) but i'm starting to think this is not right maybe its 15x or 20x