one note here. at the very beginning I open A2o in the SB vs. an unknown. A 26/18 then sits in his seat, and we discuss opening A2o vs. him. Against the unknown I think it's ok. Against the 26/18 it's pretty bad.

How often would you be 4-betting the 22 hand UTG when you get reraised by a LAGGY button? I think this play has merit, especially since you are both deep and are in no way committing yourself. Also, you mentioned that people aren't really respecting UTG raises as much these days, so his 3-bet range their should be pretty light, no?

if you're talking about the one at 48:15, we're 100 bb deep. if I 3-bet small to like 58 or 60, it's pretty borderline but you're right, I'm priced out (with about 31-33% equity, needing 35%) against a reasonably tight range. but I have two problems with it. the first and most important is that 4-bet bluffing should be a feel-based play. for the most part, it doesn't matter what hand I'm 4-betting with. what's important is that I'm pretty sure my opponent is 3-betting a wide range. here, I believe it's only the first time he's 3-betting me in our 64 hands at the table, and while his numbers are very aggressive, I don't have proof that he 3-bets light. folding is the standard play, and without some sort of evidence of frequent and/or light 3-betting, I don't like deviating from the standard play here.

the other problem, which is minor, is that he has position, and is more likely to call my small 4-bet than if he was out of position. that's obviously unfavorable when I'm holding a hand that needs to flop a set to flop good. so in principle, it's better to be 4-betting in position (but you can also call with more hands in position) and raise a tighter range when you're out of position vs. a light 3-bettor.

i'm confused about two plays you made in the video. the first one you 3bet from the SB w/JJ then pushed to a 4bet. villian had AK which i believed you stated in the video most players 4bet w/nowadays. in the second hand you called a 3bet out of position against the same opponent w/QQ. why was the first hand a push and the second hand a call?

well the situations are different but I should've 4-bet the QQ. with the JJ, I can only push or fold. calling vs. a 4-bet is not even an option for me. it's less bad to call the QQ oop vs. a 3-bet since there's more money to play for, but I think I 100% should be 4-betting out of position w QQ in this spot. I don't think it's quite strong enough to slowplay out of position. with AA or KK I might just call, but I even 4-bet those a lot oop these days. it's tough to play 3-bet pots oop. so I think that was a mistake of me, and it goes to show you that us instructions are learning and evolving as players just like all of you.