Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by KRANTZ (Micro/Small Stakes)

does this play properly?

Starts off very laggy, but gets better

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So do you like bluff raising a hand like AJ or JTs on the KQJtt board?

So do you like bluff raising a hand like AJ or JTs on the KQJtt board?

I do! That is a good line. Tough to play against.

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here you say you'd be xr'ing any Jack on the J64r. When you are this deep, how would you respond to a flop 3bet and are you value betting the turn and river if he calls the flop?

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Hybercube animation can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercube#Relation_to_n-simplices

Just curious, Marco, where in Canada are you from?

Krantz, regarding deep HU play, any thoughts on this hand I played: http://www.deucescracked.com/forums/21-Heads-Up-NL/topics/429891-50NL-300bb-deep-w-flush-o?#post_3711631

Just curious, Marco, where in Canada are you from?

Hey, I'm back in Nova Scotia ( where i was born and raised) but i'm leaving again soon for Ontario, u?

Winnipeg

So when a guy is 3 betting you alot pre and not giving up because he knows that you are looking to fight back the best strategy is to just remain tight and not to call in position with a wide range?? I am often calling hands like 89 suited Q8 suited etc? Is that a bad strategy versus an aggro opponent who will put pressure on you? I know you talked in the video about it but im not sure why it is bad Thanks

2nd ? is When you see a player play kind of passive and check down hands like AQ in the hand you guys talked about and not play it aggressively. What is the best way to exploit this? Bet turns and rivers? I am unsure thanks

Finally at the start of the video you talk alot about playing aggro and getting your opponent to think your bluffing a lot to set up getting paid later which i love and am going to think alot about, but can you expand on this subject I struggle with this and not too sure about the best way to go about it. maybe with a hand example or a video I could watch where this topic is played out more or talked about.

here you say you'd be xr'ing any Jack on the J64r. When you are this deep, how would you respond to a flop 3bet and are you value betting the turn and river if he calls the flop?

if 3bet on the flop, call. C/c most turns, check/evaluate river (I'd be looking at timing and flop/turn/river sizing taken together). if it's a big bet and comes quick i'd advocate for folding, if it's laying you a decent price i'd call.

if he calls flop i'd bet turn and usually bet river, depending on the runout. i might value bet something like 1/2 pot though.

Hybercube animation can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercube#Relation_to_n-simplices

Just curious, Marco, where in Canada are you from?

Krantz, regarding deep HU play, any thoughts on this hand I played: http://www.deucescracked.com/forums/21-Heads-Up-NL/topics/429891-50NL-300bb-deep-w-flush-o?#post_3711631

that animation is trippy!

i wouldn't raise the turn in your hand. i think you are too generous with your hand range for him, given you are 300bb deep and your reads.

So when a guy is 3 betting you alot pre and not giving up because he knows that you are looking to fight back the best strategy is to just remain tight and not to call in position with a wide range?? I am often calling hands like 89 suited Q8 suited etc? Is that a bad strategy versus an aggro opponent who will put pressure on you? I know you talked in the video about it but im not sure why it is bad Thanks

2nd ? is When you see a player play kind of passive and check down hands like AQ in the hand you guys talked about and not play it aggressively. What is the best way to exploit this? Bet turns and rivers? I am unsure thanks

Finally at the start of the video you talk alot about playing aggro and getting your opponent to think your bluffing a lot to set up getting paid later which i love and am going to think alot about, but can you expand on this subject I struggle with this and not too sure about the best way to go about it. maybe with a hand example or a video I could watch where this topic is played out more or talked about.

1- yes, if your opponent is any good. if he is bad you can get away with calling more widely because he will make tons of mistakes postflop, giving away his hand strength, making way too many bluffs or playing way too passively. if he is good he will make you fold more often than you think you are, force you into a generally passive strategy which he is comfortable playing against, or induce obvious bluffs that he is expecting. any time you play into your opponents' expectations you are giving something up.

2&3- watch grindcore's videos for some extreme examples. the idea is simply that if you cast a weak appearance, your opponent will play you accordingly. he won't have to make big call downs. if you play aggressively, incorporating good reads and are picking strong bluff opportunities, he will have to start making those calls with weaker and weaker hands.

i wouldn't raise the turn in your hand. i think you are too generous with your hand range for him, given you are 300bb deep and your reads.

If you flat turn, river bricks, he shoves are you folding? What about if the river is a Q? Would you call river as played?

if he is good he will make you fold more often than you think you are, force you into a generally passive strategy which he is comfortable playing against, or induce obvious bluffs that he is expecting. any time you play into your opponents' expectations you are giving something up.

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Krantz, so given this, do you recommend raising to induce against these guys with hands that you usually wouldn't raise? Like say we flat a 3bet with 87s, the board comes 972r, and we haven't been caught bluff raising the flop yet. Do you like raising to represent frustration/trying to play back in order to induce a 3bet from air? Or if we flop a set on a totally dry board, while a lot of ppl would argue to slowplay against aggressive players especially when we are invulnerable, do you like raising there for the same reason as above (to rep frustration/bluffy playback)?

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do you like defaulting to sizing your flop/turn/river bets closer to full pot 100bb deep too, or are you mainly speaking about when deep-stacked?

If you flat turn, river bricks, he shoves are you folding? What about if the river is a Q? Would you call river as played?

im not folding but i'm not really happy calling in any of those situations

Krantz, so given this, do you recommend raising to induce against these guys with hands that you usually wouldn't raise? Like say we flat a 3bet with 87s, the board comes 972r, and we haven't been caught bluff raising the flop yet. Do you like raising to represent frustration/trying to play back in order to induce a 3bet from air? Or if we flop a set on a totally dry board, while a lot of ppl would argue to slowplay against aggressive players especially when we are invulnerable, do you like raising there for the same reason as above (to rep frustration/bluffy playback)?

i recommend mixing it up in an effort to better intuit which play will induce more action for you. the context is constantly changing so there may be times when you will want to flat 78s and others where raising seems like it will be slightly better.

do you like defaulting to sizing your flop/turn/river bets closer to full pot 100bb deep too, or are you mainly speaking about when deep-stacked?

deep stacked

One thing I've noticed, is once I start raising to induce/for value with TP. When I call, they barrel like a monkey.

Also, villain showed J9o in that hand.

How many more of these is Krantz making? SSSSsshhhh, dont give away all the secrets lol

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I think he could easily have a T here that pot controls the turn and bets the river.

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Question about deep stacked play,
Is 3-betting bad when you are deep outside of value hands? I was watching the durrrr challenge and they talked about this. Is it because, when you are oop at least, with the deeper stacks the guy IP can win the pot more often?

Is it because With 100bb stacks when you 3-bet the stack to pot ratio is lower making hands easier to play and negating the positional advantage but with deep stacks you can 3-bet and still have a high stack to pot ratio so it favors the guy IP a lot more?

you c-bet 2.25 when you have air and $1.75 for value... seems pretty illogical to me.