Ever wonder why you can't break into that higher limit you're always taking shots at? FoxwoodsFiend moves up through different stakes of No-Limit, starting off at .5/1 and playing gradually higher stakes. He illustrates the different types of gameplay at each limit while explaining the adjustments players from one level to the next must make in order to be successful in their ascent. FWF talks about the different types of fish and regulars at the varied stakes, plays he would make at one level but not at the next, and touches on which playing styles are more suitable for which stakes. DeucesCracked is going to show you how to make the leap.
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FoxwoodsFiend plays 1/2 6-max NLHE and talks about the adjustments required to compensate for the increased aggression one finds at 1/2 as opposed to .50/1. He also gets owned by a LAG on his left.
Posted 9 months ago
tags: foxwoodsfiend 200 nl 1/2 nl increased aggression dealing with lags moving up
Micro/Small Stakes,
51 min long
Comments for Episode Two
ThomasJackuel
Let me start off by saying that I love watching your videos and I love your play style. However, that one hand where you had AQ clubs and you turned the stone cold nuts with the nut draw, I don't like your play with overbetting the pot all in. When you're in the situation, shouldn't your one and only goal be getting value? And shoving over the top seems like a good way not to get value. A check, a smaller bet, anything would have been more likely to get you more value there in my opinion.
Posted 9 months ago
LOL_CARDRUNNERS
Didnt know this one was out yet. Nice video, good to see the differences between the stakes. Your commentary is really good also.
Posted 9 months ago
LOL_CARDRUNNERS
O it was just posted today i see. No wonder i didnt know it was out yet :]
What limits will this set of videos go up to?
Posted 9 months ago
dildog
LOL_CARDRUNNERS!!! love the name... those f*cking sell out b*tches!
Posted 9 months ago
LOL_CARDRUNNERS
yeah seriously, fuck cardrunners. Deuces Cracked is the shit.
Posted 9 months ago
thac
Ariel, I'm still pissed you didn't tape my table when you were making this video (or maybe you tricked me and I'm actually in it - we'll see), but I love your videos and am downloading this now.
-ilovemypuppy
Posted 9 months ago
underdgun
don't be dumb cardrunners is a great site too.
Posted 9 months ago
KevG9
Loving the vid so far tho iv just cringed at the AQc hand. Your overshove reps AQ or a set that wants to deny free cards. On the basis villain has something (is not floating the flop) a sets unlikely and we have no evidence he will bet when checked to - a bet of $40-50 lets him jam 2 pair or peel KQ etc giving great pot odds for a crying river call.
Posted 9 months ago
paulethomson
the buy a 'nice watch' comment was balla
Posted 9 months ago
LouPinella
please post the link to the thread talking about the mini raise otb
thanks,
joe schmoe from the jersey shore
Posted 9 months ago
borgatakid
sorry ur absolutly wrong here. he had been play highly agro and just got caught bluffing. this is the PERFECT play end of story. as for the video ariel i love u as a player and a person but from perspective this video lacked some quality content man. still looking forward to the rest of the series!
Posted 9 months ago
Ulkis
Besides, we are maximising our expected value, not the frequency of villain calling here. A smaller %-chance of villain calling a huge overbet/all-in bet can make it a better play EV-wise than a smaller bet with bigger chance of getting called.
Posted 9 months ago
Sugar Nut
I really don't understand the very first hand (guess that's why I'm here learning and you making vids).
You recommend folding TPTK+NFD against someone who openlimp/called his BTN and then pots the turn. I guess this is a strong hand often, OK, but is it really a clear fold? I mean against his actual holding you are actually in pretty good shape (17 outs if I'm correct) and I think you are doing quite well against his range aswell.
Text results appended to pokerstove.txt
4,928 games 0.032 secs 154,000 games/sec
Board: 5c Jd Qd 8d
Dead:
equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 62.581% 60.45% 02.13% 2979 105.00 { AdQs }
Hand 1: 37.419% 35.29% 02.13% 1739 105.00 { 88+, 55, ATs+, KQs, QJs, JTs, T9s, ATo+, KQo, QJo, JTo, T9o }
Am I assigning him too wide of a range here? I mean it's fair to estimate that he's somewhat fishy, sitting with 56BB and openlimp/calling the BTN.
I see these kinds of players show down the crasiest stuff quite often. In my world, this is a shove.
Pls explain to me where I'm wrong here.
Sugar Nut
Posted 9 months ago
Biggy
Very good vid, cheers
Posted 9 months ago
jml
you had me LOL with the nice watch comment for a 1/2 player and a 10k price. srs bizness.
Great vid so far, but im only up to that point.
Posted 9 months ago
FoxwoodsFiend
Exec ProducerIf somebody can tell me what point in time in the video that was, I'll check it out. The hand isn't one I remember for some reason and I'm about to get to bed so can't rewatch the video, but will definitely look at it.
Posted 9 months ago
FoxwoodsFiend
Exec ProducerI think we just have different experiences, but I think your range is way too wide. A lot of the hands that are marginal showdown value (TJo, KQ) don't bet the turn when it's such a scare card. I think you're leaving out a lot of the more realistic hands that bet pot on the turn: two pairs and flushes are way underrepped in your pokerstove breakdown (I know it's a pain to manually enter "Ad4d, 7d6d, etc") and you're way overstating how often that "limp/call call flop, pot a huge scare card comitting yourself to an all-in" line is a hand worse than mine.
Posted 9 months ago
pokerdemic
Sweet video. Great commentary. Although I play lots of NL100, and I notice that the c/minraise line is catching on with the more aggro fish as a flop bluff.
Posted 9 months ago
bcblack
i really enjoyed the hand where you get owned by the full house.

Nice vid
Posted 9 months ago
tubasteve
little trivia fact, the thing about j9s, is that it can flop both a straight AND a flush

i love it
Posted 9 months ago
nakke
"Second nut nothing"

Posted 9 months ago
bushleague24
lol gnomeontilt is mdm13. no wonder why he was owning you
Posted 5 months ago