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

OMG !! Baluga plays with a hud !

I really love BW vids and respect him a ton

But, i would really like him to put some hours and put out a winning good sample size graph, nickname at PTR (Since his FTP is losing one form last ~2 years, and i don`t know if he plays eurosites under others or smth), because it seems to me he is not playing/winning at current MSNL+ games at all
No offence, again i just wanna be watching quality concent from DC from ppl who actually crush the game

Like addition of newmanni was awesome - i can check out his PTR and see that he is actually winning in TODAYS current games, yea he might not have perfect oral/coaching skills yet, but you can see he is crushing the games

Kinda ironic that a player with an SN of balugawhale does not like cold climates.

Double missclick! first the MAX button and then the BET button! that's a disaster !

Double missclick! first the MAX button and then the BET button! that's a disaster !

And insta missclick-closing the table! This guy is a missclick maniac.

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Great intro. I also like to see the HUD in your vids and some live plays.

Table 4, Why Cbetting this wet board? I mean all the TP, 2nd pair, FD ans SD are calling and he is very likely to have a piece of this board.

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T4, Whats the bottom of our range to shove against the fishy SS in the BB?

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T4, Is it really a +EV spot to shove here on this mono board against his range?

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T1, are you minR wAQoff IP to induce a 3bet spaz from the ultra aggro opponent? Whats your plan if Villain 3bet? You call and play him postflop or you 4bet him pre?

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BalugaWhale:
T3
I don't really understand the logic behind 3betting AT. I agree there is some thin value to be had but you said you don't like flatting which confuses me because there are TONS of worse Ax and Tx that hes raising that your ahead of, I don't see how its ever bad to flat AT vs a 53/33 on the BTN especially if you already think you can 3bet for thin value. There are def players that calling with AT is not great but then I wouldn't even think of 3betting them for value.

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T1, whats the point of calling the turn against this opponent where he often beat our range and he is very likely to bet again the river?

Great video.

Baluga still is my favourite video producer on DC as he has the ability to put everything he wants to say (which is a lot!) into simple and logical sentences that are easy to comprehend. Yet he never over-simplifies or leaves out anything that is important. Very valueable even for players at much lower stakes like myself.

I really love BW vids and respect him a ton

But, i would really like him to put some hours and put out a winning good sample size graph, nickname at PTR (Since his FTP is losing one form last ~2 years, and i don`t know if he plays eurosites under others or smth), because it seems to me he is not playing/winning at current MSNL+ games at all
No offence, again i just wanna be watching quality concent from DC from ppl who actually crush the game

Like addition of newmanni was awesome - i can check out his PTR and see that he is actually winning in TODAYS current games, yea he might not have perfect oral/coaching skills yet, but you can see he is crushing the games

I have to say I understand your concern, and have similar worries about certain coaches myself.

It would be really cool of Sir Baluga himself to comment on the matter, but for the time being I trust in both the coaches individual integrity and unwillingness to deceive us, and deucescracked's screening and followup of their coaches. It's also worth noting that PTR rarely tells the whole story.

I'd also like to add that more important than how well a coach is actually playing, is how well a coach is... coaching! I know that watching balugahwale's videos have certainly helped my game, no matter if he is crushing the games right now or not.

EDIT: Just actually watched the video. Makes these concerns kind of mute considering what he talks about at the beginning.

I have to say I understand your concern, and have similar worries about certain coaches myself.

It would be really cool of Sir Baluga himself to comment on the matter, but for the time being I trust in both the coaches individual integrity and unwillingness to deceive us, and deucescracked's screening and followup of their coaches.

I'd also like to add that more important than how well a coach is actually playing, is how well a coach is... coaching! I know that watching balugahwale's videos have certainly helped my game, no matter if he is crushing the games right now or not.

also like to add, the alternative would be to have anyone running hot over a X hand sample to produce coaching videos?

I rather have someone who can convey thoughts well and talk about poker in a thought provoking way but maybe running cold or havne't been playing well in game.