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Poker Video: MTT/SNG by AMT (Micro/Small Stakes)

WMV to come shortly, figured I would post the mp4 and ipod once I had them ready so some can enjoy.
-Rusty

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haha nh

I read hitchhikers guide to the galaxy years ago, that book/series was hilarious... As for the video, downloading it now...

Time Link to 00:52:35

assume Hero calls the flop, villain checks the turn:
why shove it? As there are nearly no draws available (2-5 outers won't call a shove I guess), I can't find some worse hands calling our shove, so why not just check behind the turn and give him the chance to (semi)bluff the river? (or if he checks bet the river ourselfs, which would look pretty weaker (or even like a bluff) after our check behind)

B4 i even watch it i wanna say thanx to AMT and Bones, u guys are gr8 teachers and aI know this vid will be awesome.

assume Hero calls the flop, villain checks the turn:
why shove it? As there are nearly no draws available (2-5 outers won't call a shove I guess), I can't find some worse hands calling our shove, so why not just check behind the turn and give him the chance to (semi)bluff the river? (or if he checks bet the river ourselfs, which would look pretty weaker (or even like a bluff) after our check behind)

I think it might be ok, and would be moreso if the board was even more dry (like A22r or A83r) but in general is really trying to take the trappings in a spot like this a bit too far imo. There's a general poker concept (that applies more to short stacked tournament situations than anything probably imo) that says that as the pot gets bigger, you have less and less of a need to be slow playing your hand/trying to "Trap" more money into the pot. I believe that applies with the stacks as they are on the turn. Also, while the board is seemingly safe now, there are a good few turn cards that we won't love to let draw to a turn and then a free river for one big blind (Pretty much any Broadway except an ace, an 8 even, especially those that bring added flush draws). This would probably be letting your opponent play better against you.

That, coupled with the fact that he is going to have barely over 1/2 pot left on the turn makes me feel that the pot size is plenty huge enough to justify sticking it in if checked to a lot of the time (perhaps timing and the actual turn card might sway this decision...) He's going to feel committed with a lot of his donking range and I don't think we induce that many river bluffs on Ace high rainbow flops after he gets called unless he's a complete drooler (in which case, he'd probably be calling turn with plenty of speculative/bad holdings anyways with the PSR's as they lie on the turn).

I don't think you give up a ton by doing it at this level, but I don't necessarily think that it's a more optimal line to take.

Needs more poker.

Needs more poker.

eh? sng = poker?

needs more maths.

eh? sng = poker?

needs more maths.

SNG = Tournament Poker

Hey guys, I'm primarily a cash game player but would like to get better at tournament play and SNGs just to have that skill set, would this series be where you guys (AMT and Bones) would suggest to start? Or should I watch some of the other stuff at DC first?

Hey guys, I'm primarily a cash game player but would like to get better at tournament play and SNGs just to have that skill set, would this series be where you guys (AMT and Bones) would suggest to start? Or should I watch some of the other stuff at DC first?

Last Man Standing, imo.

Hey guys, I'm primarily a cash game player but would like to get better at tournament play and SNGs just to have that skill set, would this series be where you guys (AMT and Bones) would suggest to start? Or should I watch some of the other stuff at DC first?

Real life sng grinder is a good series too..

At 33:57 with AQ UTG 25/50 blinds:

After the Flop, I'd normally bet 175 and hope to take the pot that's like 20% of our stack at that time - folding to a check-raise. You guys suggest checking it back. I'm not quite catching onto that concept even after watching the vid a few times. Could you go into that a little more? Is there other material to read or vids to watch to really get into that whole concept?

What if the turn comes and it's an 8, or a 9?
What size bet from villain makes us fold (if the turn wasn't an Ace)?
Aren't At, QT, JT in his range there?
If I were in the villains position, I normally just call with AJ and KQ if they aren't suited. Is that an error? I think Bones mentions that if he had AJ he would have raised??

Thanks In Advance -

Listen carefully to what Bones says in the AQ spot, as a lot of the reasons are covered in there as to why you want to check back. Also, think about why you want to bet, and what your intentions are, and at the flop texture. This flop hits villains flatting range pretty hard. Due to this 'wet' texture implication, we're going to get check/raised a much higher % of the time on this board/in this spot than in other situations. So what you're saying is that you're trying to bet what might well be the best hand, but is still just ace high, which could have both show down value and reasonable pot equity, but will fold to a check raise (and often be lost when check/called), which happens a noticeable % of the time. All of this when you yourself say that hands that hit the flop are well within his range. Think carefully about the benefits of each line as they relate specifically to your hand, this board, the stacks, and all of the available factors that you have to you to make a decision.

Bones didn't say anything to my knowledge about AJ/KQ that would allude to preflop implications. He said that, in his opinion, villain would probably bet more with his stronger made hands on the turn. Both KQ and AJ should be folded preflop most likely in villains position here.

edit: running out of the house now but let me know if this doesn't help at all.