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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by NoahSD (Mid Stakes)

I'm not saying that these things are true 100% of the time. For example, I'm a silver star and I display it, and I think I'm good.

I do think that it's helpful to look at these things to help you make your decision. I mean.. just because someone's 6-tabling doesn't mean that they're not raising A9o UTG, but if someone is 6-tabling, I'm going to severely discount that in their range and if they're 1-tabling and displaying silver star, I'm going to assume it's like 70% in their range.

As a poker player, you have to be comfortable with the idea of imperfect information. Just like when you make a river call because you think you're good 30% of the time or whatever (even though in reality your opponent only has one hand and you're either good or you're not), you have to learn to make decisions because your opponent has x% chance of being a fish (even though in reality your opponent is one player, not a mix of many players).

I really like your videos, but can you please say which table number the action you're talking about is on a bit more often.

I really like your videos, but can you please say which table number the action you're talking about is on a bit more often.

Glad you like them.

I'll try to remember to do that. Please let me know if there's any spot where you're not sure which table I'm talking about.

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Can you explain the TT hands a bit more (as read the replies and still wasn't 100% on it) when you squeeze and stack off. 24 mins in. You said it was standard. Are we not over playing TT a bit here? As it would play well multi way in position. I tend to have difficulty with these spots, as I hate it when I get 4 bet, and struggle to make the correct decision? Is it as simpe as from his point of view, you are squeezing wide. So he can shove and collect the dead money a lot of the time?

Can you explain the TT hands a bit more (as read the replies and still wasn't 100% on it) when you squeeze and stack off. 24 mins in. You said it was standard. Are we not over playing TT a bit here? As it would play well multi way in position. I tend to have difficulty with these spots, as I hate it when I get 4 bet, and struggle to make the correct decision? Is it as simpe as from his point of view, you are squeezing wide. So he can shove and collect the dead money a lot of the time?

Looking back at that hand.. I have no idea why I raised to 30 and not like 24. I guess that's just me sucking at playing and talking at the same time.

But, yeah, the 3-bet is standard because TT plays way better HU in a 3-bet pot than 3-way in a raised pot (obv this doesn't really apply as much when I'm dumb and make an insanely large 3-bet) and just because TT's a pretty strong hand. Calling the shove is standard because of what you said--He's going to be shoving some light hands because he can expect me to be squeezing light.

I gave a range for him here:

I think (given my stupid sizing) he's almost always going to shove something like AJs+/AQ+/88+. Then I think there's like a 25% chance he shoves something like ATs/A9s and like a 15% chance he shoves like A2s-A8s and like a 10% chance he shoves a suited connector and like a 35% chance he shoves like 66/77/AJo and like 5% chance shoves a hand I haven't mentioned yet. That was sorta rough, but you get the idea.

Barrin + Eisflamme,
You guys are right that you can get away with calling more with marginal hands in position. I still usually 3-bet hands like AT/KQ/KJ, though, because the same logic applies... now there's just a bit more equity to calling and a bit more equity to 3-betting and getting called.

I won't 3-bet them all the time against regs that I play with a lot because I'd like them to see them in my calling range sometimes, but I'm still 3-betting them the vast majority of the time in that case. The times when I consistently don't 3-bet them are pretty standard--against stations who rarely fold preflop and rarely fold to c-bets, against people who 4-bet really often, and against people with super tight ranges preflop.

Hey NoahSD, do you think you can explain this a bit more? I always thought 3betting wide against stations to get more value out of them is the optimal play. What is the reasoning for flatting with a hand like ATs or KQ against a station rather than 3betting?

Hey NoahSD, do you think you can explain this a bit more? I always thought 3betting wide against stations to get more value out of them is the optimal play. What is the reasoning for flatting with a hand like ATs or KQ against a station rather than 3betting?

I prob should've been more clear there, but it was just a passing comment. I'm not talking about massive fish who will raise/call with a range that KQo crushes... I'm talking about people who rarely fold to 3-bets but still have calling ranges that don't include many hands that KQo dominates.

For example, BU vs. CO, someone's opening range might look something like this (sorry for poker stove formatting): 22+,A2s+,K8s+,Q9s+,J9s+,T8s+,97s+,86s+,75s+,65s,54s,A8o+,KTo+,QJo,JTo,T9o,98o . And his 3-bet calling range might look something like this: 22+,A2s+,KTs+,QTs+,J9s+,T9s,98s,87s,76s,AJo+,KQo,QJo,JTo .

Against that type of player, I wouldn't 3-bet without some pretty specific postflop reads.

i see, that makes sense, thank you.