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

HEY Everyone! Kristy here. I'm so nervous/excited for everyone to watch this series! I haven't had a chance to rewatch it or go over everyone's comments yet, but I'm definitely going to do that later tonight. I just wanted to let everyone know I posted a blog about this just now!
http://www.deucescracked.com/blogs/snaptress/18541-And-It-Begins-

Welcome to DC Snaptress! It's always a lot easier for the Coach so good luck refining "the process" at the tables.

awesome vid baluga

Just finished second watching, very very good.

It`s going to be interesting to see how the "PROCESS" works in upper limits.
Also transation from micro to small stakes is something I really look forward to see.

Cant wait, lol...

this is top notch, b & k. a pic of dallas the dog would be great, though.

This video was hugely beneficial. I hope Baluga continues to ask Kristy the reasons why she did something, and also continues to ask her to define integral concepts e.g. what value betting means and how it relates to her c-betting..


thanks a ton; I'm super stoked for the next video.

Time Link to 00:54:59

In the 77 hand, when the villain 3bet vs a minraise and we cold called, then he checked on AK4, isn't it worth a bet a lot of the time? IMO it seems like he would be playing air a lot more than he would be playing monsters this way. Plus our cold call pre IP looks suspicious to him.

It just seems like I've seen tons of check-folds from villains in this spot, especially given that he only potted the minraise for $3.75 total (correct?) rather than raising higher for value.

such an awesome video. look forward to more.

With the 77 on the bottom right, why is it bad to flat Pre flop? I would call there and maybe this is a leak. Going by the 10-20 rule, we are getting 1-10 or better to set mine. When would we call Pre with pockets and when do we fold? I assume is has to do with the amount of people in the hand?

Thnx for this great video. I learned a lot from it. It looks like balugawhale is a great coach!
I'm looking forward for the next vid.

Good Luck!

This video is awesome! - Good Stuff here!

Fantastic Vid! Looking forward to the rest of the series!

Really loved this vid- Kristy, you're a great student, and BW does an awesome job of prompting you to think/talk through "the process" and you verbalize everything very well. I'm kind of glad you made new videos AFTER having lessons, as Kristy is likely a much more active participant in explaining her logic behind each play.

One nit-picky critique I have for future vids if they are not already recorded would be having Baluga in charge of the video-this is nothing against Kristy at all, (you obv know how to work the replayer) but simply because BW leads the "conversation," the video would run more smoothly if he was the one pausing/rewinding as needed rather than telling Kristy "stop the tape/rewind to this/that." There was at least one instance toward the end of the vid where you discussed 2 hands that had just occurred on different tables without replaying them during/before your discussion. Since I'm a visual learner, I needed to manually rewind the vid, then FF to the audio for each street to really process the great info in your conversation.

So if possible, if 2 hands that deserve a comment happen simultaneously, after reviewing the first, be sure to return to the second hand and replay it before/while discussing it.

Thanks for all your hard work! This is building up to be an epic series!

I've probably watched this video like 6 or 7 times now. It keeps me totally focused on the fundamentals so i can finally beat these damn micros and move up.

Great video. Really like the progression with the thought process of a new player. The most important concept used is actually not a poker one. It is the concept that you need to think through every decision. It is by far the most difficult thing for new players to grasp and experienced players to maintain during tough sessions.

Again, Great Video!!!!