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

Time Link to 00:29:20

great video as always...I'm a NL50 player, so my question could be very dumb...but I just can't think that 3B AQs there is good...since most people are likely to play 4B or fold OOP why not 3B suited trash and flat with AQ...I guess that's maybe to balance your range? So it might be good at that stakes, but bad at NL50 vs some regular? ty

great video as always...I'm a NL50 player, so my question could be very dumb...but I just can't think that 3B AQs there is good...since most people are likely to play 4B or fold OOP why not 3B suited trash and flat with AQ...I guess that's maybe to balance your range? So it might be good at that stakes, but bad at NL50 vs some regular? ty

I am not sure about this. I think at 50nl people still call to many 3-bets out of position. Fish do it, and bad regulars do it. I have not watched the video yet so maybe you are talking about a specific situation.

I only play smallstakes, but I've always been able to learn a ton from your videos, Dani. It's amazing how well you explain game theory, that's applicable to any stakes, where you play against somewhat competent opponents. Definitely the best videos on DC, keep it up.

I really enjoyed this format.

Time Link to 00:18:47

What do you do if the river comes a brick ?Give up ?Jam ? Or value bet as a bluff?

I am not sure about this. I think at 50nl people still call to many 3-bets out of position. Fish do it, and bad regulars do it. I have not watched the video yet so maybe you are talking about a specific situation.

sure...vs a fish or badish regular I 3B that too, but since villain in this hand is a 400NL reg, I would asume that he's good..so he doesn't flat OOP....no?
sorry for my bad english

Time Link to 00:17:39

Are you happy with your bet sizing in this hand, especially on the turn? You are setting yourself up to overbet jam the river (if jamming is your plan). Was this intentional (reasons?) or just an oversight on your part?

What do you do if the river comes a brick ?Give up ?Jam ? Or value bet as a bluff?

+1


P.S. Great video. Thanks for listening to the suggestions from the last two video threads! I really enjoyed the hand history review.

Time Link to 00:31:42

So, I'm guessing you would have called if the 4 on the flop was a heart instead of a diamond?

Time Link to 00:30:08

Given that you are deep, have an agressive 3bettor in the SB, lalex (mmmmm $) on the button, and a hand that is more than capable of either back-raising or flatting a squeeze, do you think flatting can be an appropriate play here?

OTOH, Lalex may come along to such a small 3-bet anyways.

great video as always...I'm a NL50 player, so my question could be very dumb...but I just can't think that 3B AQs there is good...since most people are likely to play 4B or fold OOP why not 3B suited trash and flat with AQ...I guess that's maybe to balance your range? So it might be good at that stakes, but bad at NL50 vs some regular? ty

AQs is good enough to 3-bet for value. It's also good enough to 3-bet call a 4-bet 200bb deep in position from those positions.

AQs is good enough to 3-bet for value. It's also good enough to 3-bet call a 4-bet 200bb deep in position from those positions.

Basically this. It's really strong, and he WILL sometimes just call.

So, I'm guessing you would have called if the 4 on the flop was a heart instead of a diamond?

I don't know that it is 100% a call, but it is a good starting place so you at least have 10 guaranteed extra outs to call another barrel on.

What do you do if the river comes a brick ?Give up ?Jam ? Or value bet as a bluff?

Go all in and get called :-/

great video as always...I'm a NL50 player, so my question could be very dumb...but I just can't think that 3B AQs there is good...since most people are likely to play 4B or fold OOP why not 3B suited trash and flat with AQ...I guess that's maybe to balance your range? So it might be good at that stakes, but bad at NL50 vs some regular? ty

Also you somewhat answered you own question , if he is going to 4b a lot, sounds like a good reason to 3b AQs.

Time Link to 00:27:10

Do you really think its bad to be raising pot when everyone is deep to start this hand (also there is $4 dead money in the middle)? Why?

Do you really think its bad to be raising pot when everyone is deep to start this hand (also there is $4 dead money in the middle)? Why?

I'm not that deep, and he's on the button. If he was utg, utg+1, or even CO with a v deep button I could agree with you, but not on the button. I think there might even be a case for having a mixed strategy in which you sometimes min raise button even this deep. I think there is just not that much that you can get owned by when you raise v small in position even deep. Only when you are OOP will you ever see some real trouble by raising too small.

Time Link to 00:16:35

I dont think the fish (dann) can be weak when he donks turn in this spot( on 9h jd as ks). If 1.3 is his aggression factor or frequency, then he would need to be a huge callingstation( like fold to cb 20-30%.).
so I gues the weakest hand for a donk on turn is like JTs (spades) or maybe AT. So I think a5 is a fold on turn.
I think hes just afraid that u dont bet turn, and he dosent raise flop cause hes afraid that u fold.

I think this guy would be very frustrated with u before starts to make aggro donkbets, except maybe bluff a missed draw on river if u check turn.

I havnt played cash for a while, and im deff not a reg at 2-4. But at micro stakes and in mtts I would always give a guy with these stats credit for a hand on the turn.

Great stuff as always from you!!

sorry about the bad English

Time Link to 00:45:20

If you're folding KQ & KT to a C/R AI for $224/356, doesn't this make check-shoving QJ/TJ a profitable play for him? Not that he would play this way, but it's possible...

I've noticed in your latest series that sometimes you cbet paired boards, sometimes ch/f (assuming of course you've missed the flop), you seem to mix it up in both 3bet and non-3bet pots. What is your general rule of thumb when you miss paired boards in both 3bet/non 3bet pots?

Time Link to 00:19:22

whats the worst hand you vbet turn here

Time Link to 00:38:31

If you have 89 than it becomes little bit a level spot if you will call 1 or 2 streets right, because you rep what you have.

whats the worst hand you vbet turn here

AT ish

If you have 89 than it becomes little bit a level spot if you will call 1 or 2 streets right, because you rep what you have.

Somewhat, I think I can have Qx a lot though so I'd be happy to fold 98 without feeling like I was getting exploited (though I'd just call if I thought it was good obviously).

Time Link to 00:39:51

Idk, it seem for me that folding turn here is too weak b/c

- his valuerange is supertinny
- the freq. with which he plays his supertinny valuerange this way should be as well very small b/c turncall makes here techincally for his range (protecting weaker parts of his callingrange) and vs. your range (you have still a lot of bluffs and thin val.bets you can follow through on many rivers given that he has many weaker hands in his perceived range) just more sense and has usually more merrits (unless regards to "one-time plays" when you have reason to do so - for example leveling with good reads)...

call turn - X/F river seems for me okaish b/c you have way better hands in your B/C turnrange which can call a riverjam....

AQs is good enough to 3-bet for value. It's also good enough to 3-bet call a 4-bet 200bb deep in position from those positions.

@ ansky, but also @ you, if you wanna answer:

I guess no big difference w AQo?
What about AJs or AJo?
How far you would go with this statement (good enough to 3bet IP for value and call a 4bet) vs. an unknown REG?
What about OOP? what would change then for you?

Time Link to 00:47:06

so would you have called there finally vs. schmeff should he has jammed?

btw.,
nice vid - thx

Idk, it seem for me that folding turn here is too weak b/c

- his valuerange is supertinny
- the freq. with which he plays his supertinny valuerange this way should be as well very small b/c turncall makes here techincally for his range (protecting weaker parts of his callingrange) and vs. your range (you have still a lot of bluffs and thin val.bets you can follow through on many rivers given that he has many weaker hands in his perceived range) just more sense and has usually more merrits (unless regards to "one-time plays" when you have reason to do so - for example leveling with good reads)...

call turn - X/F river seems for me okaish b/c you have way better hands in your B/C turnrange which can call a riverjam....

I don't mean to be rude at all but I literally could not understand anything you said. Can you rewrite the point you are trying to make?

@ ansky, but also @ you, if you wanna answer:

I guess no big difference w AQo?
What about AJs or AJo?
How far you would go with this statement (good enough to 3bet IP for value and call a 4bet) vs. an unknown REG?
What about OOP? what would change then for you?

AJs and AQo are both definitely good enough. AJo depends on villain...

OOP I'd need much higher standards to call a 4b.

so would you have called there finally vs. schmeff should he has jammed?

btw.,
nice vid - thx

ugh, wasn't sure at the time and still am not. I think it's close.

I don't mean to be rude at all but I literally could not understand anything you said. Can you rewrite the point you are trying to make?

hm, wonder tbh what there is hard to understand, unless maybe the abservations
-> X = check
b/c = because
....

anyways,
you thought in the vid about folding on the turn and i think it is too weak because
Villain`s valuerange for raising your turnbet is very narrow and the frequency with which he would raise his (narrow) valuerange on the turn should be also pretty low.
The reason that I think that he would readless not raise on the turn often for value is that a turncall is in his shoes is overall just better for his whole range (that should be clear).

On the river I think you can fold without feeling too bad about it because you have just better hands in your range which called the turnraise -> hence your range is protected enough, even when you fold here your A9.

Hope you got now my points?
Still not sure why you have not got my 1st post because you haven`t pointed out what was unclear for you.

I assume english is not your first language? Like I said I didn't mean to be rude, I was just hoping you could rewrite the question.

Regarding having better hands on the river, I mostly agree.

Sounds like you like the way I played the hand? I think there just might be some issues with calling turn and folding rivers if he never check folds the river...

Yeah, obv. it is not my 1st language - it is more my 3rd language

And yeah, your line was here good imo.
Just the thought to maybe fold the turn, was imo for mentioned reasons just too weak.