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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by livebikebart (High Stakes)

Time Link to 00:23:06

I think what happened in this hand is something that i find happens with a lot of players with decent poker skills. This player knows who you are and that you are very good. I think he simply decided to take this line to outplay you. It seems to be a pattern I've noticed it my live experience is that players will try to bluff too much vs better players. Its almost like a mental thing where its like "I must prove that I can beat this guy". Considering how fast he was betting also tends to prove this concept.

On a side note about the hand. Would you tend to play KcKd the same way in this spot? What about AQ without a diamond? I think with AQo here I am confused on what would be the best turn play (assuming the flop c/c). Betting makes sense to protect vs the draws, however if our read is that he is bluffing or even value betting Ax, can we C/C both turn and river? even on Diamond rivers?

Time Link to 00:54:34

I think the sizing on this bet is on point. Based off previous hands and what I've seen, Denis is a type of player I encounter frequently that have difficulty playing a hand like AK or AQ when there is a lot of action to him. Rec players tend to flat AK or AQ a lot even raise reraise as opposed to pressing action. After your all in call and the money in the pot I feel he would have just shoved with a hand that had you beat, trying to win the 1k or so in it. If you bet too small on the flop, you risk any player there shoving over you. 500-700 to me is a good bet. I would have thought here I was good even if he pushed. I'd call expecting him to flip AK of diamonds or something similar. Short of him playing aces very sly here, I would think you have the best of it. I think he'd try to ice you out pre flop with JJ maybe 10 10. But that's my oppinion, and I'd like to see others.

Hey Bart very nice vid!

I have a question acout rake in live poker: How much rake do you pay at those games at the bicycle and what do you get for it? free food? What would you consider as too high of a rake to play in a 5/10 live cashgame?

Time Link to 00:47:53

If the river is a nonclub jack and he checks to you, are you value betting that (I feel like I definitely would)? What about the jack of clubs, if he checks to you (I think I would, but that's a lot closer)? The series is great, thanks a lot.

Time Link to 01:05:23

Hi

Great series, huge plus for DC against other Online Poker Schools.

You seemed very surprised with James play, but I believe most people never hear about the concept of folding the turn with the nuts (me included).

You learned this concept some place else or just reasoning it yourself?

This format of live play is much superior to the one of the first 3 episodes in my opinion.

Many thanks

Now I have a litlle math exercice for you Bart or any who want to do it.

Imagine 100bb stacks with no dead money for simplification reasons.

What is the break even point (in big blinds) for a river allin call to be profitable with a bare ace against the nut flush redraw?

Replayer is 100 times better. Thanks

opps never mind i see the cards now.

I was wondering if you would share what you do about food; backpack with supplies, or casino food? Also, how long does a typical session last, and a bit about tipping etiquette would be great.

I know you'd likely want to hear what Bart has to say. But we have a series for online players transitioning to live play: Dude, Where's My Mouse, that talks of casino tipping, etiquette, etc.

Time Link to 00:10:22

Being the last to act after villain bets this T33 flop is a very important factor too.

Bart-

First, I want to say thank you for the great series. This is some of the best material i've seen anywhere for live play in my opinion. I actually renewed my premium subscription just so I could continue watching this series.

I'm currently playing $1/2 live. Unfortunately, I'm not having much success and am down quite a bit over the last few months. Any suggestions on how to approach the lower limits when playing live? One of my key problems seems to be isolating the bad players at the table. The whole table will limp around to me in the CO, I make it $15-20 and 7 players call. Should you make your isolating range much tighter live as opposed to online play?

I know these are some pretty basic questions. Just wanted to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance.

Hey bart what is a solid winrate at 5/10, 2/5, and 1/2 live?
What are top winrates at the same stakes?

Bart. I really love the video vs the replayer.. I can get more of a sense of the player types you talk about when I can actually see them and the metagame discussions like having a winning image and making certain plays vs not seem clearer to me. As a side note. I dropped my DC subscription when they cut the podcast in half but just renewed purely for this series which makes it worth it for me. Keep em coming!!

Hey bart, just wanted to say I enjoyed this video and the format. I think so long as you announce the bet sizes, pot size, and board texture, like you were doing, another video in this format would be most welcomed.

Bart,

This is really excellent stuff. Please do as many episodes as you possibly can showing you playing live. Yes, I see that it takes a bit more concentration to have an overview of the action but that's playing live poker! (Although I think it would help if you mention the effective stacks of the players in the hand since we cannot have a look on our own).

I have two suggestions that - in my opionion - would turn this excellent series in an almost perfect one (the first one is much more important than the second):

1.) Ideally, we would only see your cards while you play the hand. I don't know how good your relationship to the bike is, but maybe they are able and willing to give you a version where just your hand and the board (plus maybe the names of the players in the hand) are shown. If not, maybe they can just give you a plain version without showing any cards; you can edit the video adding your hand and the board into the vid. => This would really feel like playing in a team with you/putting us in your shoes.

2.) Somewhen during your series it would be great if you do not choose some sample hands you want to talk about but show your session hand by hand. I think its a good discussion which hands to fold and when even to open with any two in early position

As said, please continue to do these real life videos. That's the reason why I signed up. For all that prefer the replayer videos, there are plenty of good ones out there...