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

Time Link to 00:03:25

Loving the rock/paper/scissors analogy.

Time Link to 00:12:15

Could you please explain why you assume his 3betting range is depolarized here?


And something I already meant to say earlier: Please turn on the 4 colour deck for the next episode.

Love the series so far!

Series is looking good so far, thanks.

Curious as to why you did not c-bet Q74cc as the PFR against 2 opponents and was wondering if this is your default line in a 3 way pot?

I seem to be c-betting these types of flops probably too often versus regs and was wondering how your line on the flop differs with a fish in the pot and what reasons we need to check give up.

Thanks!

Time Link to 00:09:51

You get donked in to here 9.46 on T3 pretty big by a reg on a wet T76tt board. Do you like his donk here if he was semi-bluffing with say 88 and when do you think it is better than c/r as a semi bluff as it isn't a board you will always cbet? Would you like his line with something that pretty much whiffed completely e.g. KhQd?

Later in the video (27.54 T4 - we have 33 on A85tt) the same villain donks again on T4 this time on a little bit drier flop to a bit smaller size. It seems there are a few less semi-bluffs in his range. I don't think you noticed as you were talking about a hand on T3.

Do you read much in to this and how do you best adjust?

The reason I ask is that it seems like more and more regs are donking and Vs a wide btn/co range it is not often enough that you can do that much about it. I guess I answer my own question about adjusting as we can tighten our LP opening range but wondered if you had other thoughts.

Time Link to 00:09:46

This was the timeline from above - messed up for some reason

Time Link to 00:33:29

Thanks for taking one for the team

Time Link to 00:33:29

what do you think about elgatonegro's check back on the turn with the nuts there? good play or bad play and why?

Time Link to 00:41:31

what's your plan for later streets with the AK on T1 if called?

Time Link to 00:07:13

on table 4 after said "bink" did the read that this player gave up ip as pfr on that super dry flop and turn come into play here. Against an unknown full stacked player I like your thought process, but for me this read pushed me more towards a bet. Is there any merit to me being swayed in that direction by this read or am I way off base here.

Thanks for what you do Baluga

Time Link to 00:56:04

why is it relatively unlikely that he has AK? is it because you expect him to be pretty polarized and therefore have a lot of junk hands in his range? hes opening from utg+1 with only 13% raise over 130 hands, so how much junk do you think is in his 4betting range?

why is it relatively unlikely that he has AK? is it because you expect him to be pretty polarized and therefore have a lot of junk hands in his range? hes opening from utg+1 with only 13% raise over 130 hands, so how much junk do you think is in his 4betting range?

we have lotsa aces

on table 4 after said "bink" did the read that this player gave up ip as pfr on that super dry flop and turn come into play here. Against an unknown full stacked player I like your thought process, but for me this read pushed me more towards a bet. Is there any merit to me being swayed in that direction by this read or am I way off base here.

Thanks for what you do Baluga

sure, it indicates some relative passivity, but i still maintain that most everything that calls a river bet here also makes one. However, if he never ever calls a c/r, betting is still probably better.

Andrew

what's your plan for later streets with the AK on T1 if called?

prob check it down, mebbe call a small riv bet

what do you think about elgatonegro's check back on the turn with the nuts there? good play or bad play and why?

probably fine, tough to get more than 1 street of value there anyway and it allows me to maybe hero up with some stuff I might fold on the turn.

Andrew