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

Time Link to 00:02:34

Great video Krantz!

I have a question about the deuces here. One continuing theme of a lot of the mid-higher stakes DC coaches is choosing to raise the spots when our hand has some type of equity. I know this is something BalugaWhale teaches and maybe you might disagree.

Why raise 22 here when we have very few outs if called? Is it the fact that we know that our chances of getting called are extremely slim that weigh it out? Also, was your plan to bluff certain cards? If so, I'd like to know which turn cards you would bet and why?

Thanks again.

I always watch a Krantz vid with a smile.

The "don't level yourself" part is a key element in becoming a really solid player imo.

FIVE stars!

since you like to put so much pressure on people, i'm surprised you chose not to buy in for 200bb. any comments on this?

since you like to put so much pressure on people, i'm surprised you chose not to buy in for 200bb. any comments on this?

Perhaps he had not enough $ online at the time for 4-5 tabling then?

Awesome vid, I really hope this is more than 4 episodes long

Time Link to 00:49:27

About that hand KKJ92 board when u fire the 3rd bullett - i now u said that ur wanting to fold out jacks and 9's but do u ever expect him to fold those when they call the turn? I know the result turned out to be good though. But doesnt just seem like the best card to barrell.

Time Link to 00:45:30

What do u think of his play with the 6's? Ofcourse he is never 4betting to fold but do u think its a good play based on the fact that there has only been played 10 hands?

Time Link to 00:24:15

Table 2 TT hand: Isn't your hand kind of face up and he can play pretty perfectly since your probably not taking the b/c/b line on this board as a bluff and if you are your not block betting the river? To me when you take this line and this bet size on river your hand looks like a weak A, or TT-KK and he can easily fold to that river bet with 99 or less. Just looks like you would only get called by better. I think I would just bluff catch river or c/f, maybe a mistake though.

Awesome vid, I really hope this is more than 4 episodes long

it's always 8 long series on DC??

it's always 8 long series on DC??

No sometimes we run miniseries which are only 4 episodes long. Right now that is the plan for this series, but perhaps you can persuade KRANTZ to make it full length.
-Rusty

Despite the fact that it seemed like Krants begrudingly made this video, I thought a few parts were interesting.

I like his theory on depolarization bluffs. I wish he would expound about that.

I didn't like how at the beginning of the video he said that he expects everyone to think that he's going to spew yet he couldnt hold himself back from spewing.

Didn't make sense to me but the spewage was nice because it engrained into me the idea that if you wanna bluff trhe river you gotta put in small bets on the turn just to leave yourself the option.

Nice

No sometimes we run miniseries which are only 4 episodes long. Right now that is the plan for this series, but perhaps you can persuade KRANTZ to make it full length.
-Rusty

Yea Krantz mentioned that he was planning on only doing 4 episodes, but i definitely think it should be 8. I think the series should be long enough to give the student adequate time at shot taking

Time Link to 00:54:56

Hey Jay, where you limp A2s behind the fish you say it was a mistake, but is there any merit to doing this considering you will probably be getting 3 bet a lot which will force the fish out of the hand, whereas when you limp behind there will usually only be one raise for the fish to call and you get to play flops with him more?

one of your best videos made so far krantz imo.
Really helpful. Keep up the good stuff!

I'm surprised you were able to play this exploitably though at 1000nl.
You always played your medium strength hands very face up (bet sizing). Also the depolarizing hand range was interesting, but I think you would shove that river 100% of the time with a king so I doubt he folded a jack there.

Anyway good vid!

Time Link to 00:04:44

Would you go ahead and triple barrel the KhQh here if called on the turn? If so, on which cards?
It seemed to me like you set your bet sizes up to give you a good price on your bluff and to have some fold equity left should you follow through and shove the river for half pot. Half pot will certainly not give you too much FE, so correct me if I'm wrong.
Also, which value hands do you play the same way here?

Great video Krantz!

I have a question about the deuces here. One continuing theme of a lot of the mid-higher stakes DC coaches is choosing to raise the spots when our hand has some type of equity. I know this is something BalugaWhale teaches and maybe you might disagree.

Why raise 22 here when we have very few outs if called? Is it the fact that we know that our chances of getting called are extremely slim that weigh it out? Also, was your plan to bluff certain cards? If so, I'd like to know which turn cards you would bet and why?

Thanks again.

i would usually give up if called. i just don't have the image to sell a bluff that works past raising the flop, and the flop raise is really only to fold out all his bluffs and weak hands.

since you like to put so much pressure on people, i'm surprised you chose not to buy in for 200bb. any comments on this?

this is a good point, i should be doing this always from now on - i think my videos are best when i'm exploring postflop play on the turn and river... and with 100bb i don't get there often enough :-/

About that hand KKJ92 board when u fire the 3rd bullett - i now u said that ur wanting to fold out jacks and 9's but do u ever expect him to fold those when they call the turn? I know the result turned out to be good though. But doesnt just seem like the best card to barrell.

of course i expect them to fold, that's why i bet - you don't expect them to fold, and that's where you are missing something :-)

Hey Jay, where you limp A2s behind the fish you say it was a mistake, but is there any merit to doing this considering you will probably be getting 3 bet a lot which will force the fish out of the hand, whereas when you limp behind there will usually only be one raise for the fish to call and you get to play flops with him more?

don't think i would be getting 3-bet a lot at that table

one of your best videos made so far krantz imo.
Really helpful. Keep up the good stuff!

I'm surprised you were able to play this exploitably though at 1000nl.
You always played your medium strength hands very face up (bet sizing). Also the depolarizing hand range was interesting, but I think you would shove that river 100% of the time with a king so I doubt he folded a jack there.

Anyway good vid!

you are looking at that hand (where i bet the K river) as if my opponent is thinking that i would shove the river 100% of the time with a king. he's not on that level. you have to play differently against different types of players. the most profitable strategy is not the GTO one...

ty for the compliments, coming up on 2 years of making videos and i think i'm really only just entering my prime!

re: the series length, after next episode we are going to take a break for a bit (busy time of year)... but we will be back next season

Time Link to 00:32:48

79s hand: can u explain in detail why u bet this turn? why would u wanna bluff the river?

Time Link to 00:48:27

fwiw, the color defaults to green so you don't have to select it

Time Link to 00:50:28

ATs vs 88 Math

I'm making the assumption that the BT always folds when we shove and the c/r always calls.

We are risking 905 to win 1507 so we need 37.5% equity.

Against only sets (KK, 88, 66) we have 26.4% equity, but KK is obviously a lesser part of his range based on preflop play.

So if we put him on only sets, this is a fold.

ATs vs 88 Math

I'm making the assumption that the BT always folds when we shove and the c/r always calls.

We are risking 905 to win 1507 so we need 37.5% equity.

Against only sets (KK, 88, 66) we have 26.4% equity, but KK is obviously a lesser part of his range based on preflop play.

So if we put him on only sets, this is a fold.

cant put him on only sets what are you crazy!!!

cant put him on only sets what are you crazy!!!

maybe!!

and I said IF!

gosh, you do some math for a guy and he gets all jewish on you

maybe!!

and I said IF!

gosh, you do some math for a guy and he gets all jewish on you

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must....fight.....dreidel.....power

79s hand: can u explain in detail why u bet this turn? why would u wanna bluff the river?

79s hand: can u explain in detail why u bet this turn? why would u wanna bluff the river?

i dont think the time stamp is right - what time is this at?

i dont think the time stamp is right - what time is this at?

a little earlier ~ minute 31

Time Link to 00:28:49

The 43s hand you say you check back 7x but wouldnt you vbet a Q there¿? Of course it doesnt explain why he would tank if that was his intention unless he wanted to lvl you somwhow.

Time Link to 00:26:58

What's so bad about c/r with the set on 37Js CO vs BTN ?

Against players that are agressive I feel like they will bet almost anything so it's good to sometimes check and not checkfold in those spots co vs btn. But im guessing if I check to sorta 'protect' my checks I should be checkcalling.
Only thing is, I cant think of too many hands I'd want to checkcall there (besides a set then). What sort of hands should I be checkcalling there?

(btw, obviously my std line is to just bet for value since most regulars at smallstakes fail to see the 'he's always checkfolding so I'll bet my entire range' spots. but Im talking more about some specific regs ofc).

great video btw.