Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by bosoxx34 (Micro/Small Stakes)

Sunday just got better.

You seem to play like I used to about a month ago regarding OOP 3betting (ie. you dont do it often)

You call a lot especially with hands like KJ,88 which may not be necessarily a bad thing, but the players you were playing against were v cally (and played poorly in pots - ie. never folding), do you not think it more +EV to 3bet your ahnd and play v fit/fold postflop or do you specifically have a reason why you do not want to 3bet those hands vs the players types you were playing against.

The T6 hand.

Curious as to why you bet the flop?

Why is c/c turn bluffing diamond river a better line than c/r AI on turn.

Thanks

At 49:30, why not just pay the price for the information? Sure, you're not always good, but at the worst it's slightly EV-. I'd say it tells you so much about his game that it's more than worth the price.

Great! snother micro stakes HU video. Looking foreward watching it.

Was there anything specific that the last guy was doing to you that made him a more difficult opponent to play against? (besides the fact he wasn't spewing off chips)

Hey guys just got home from a doubleheader, I'll get to your questions very soon.

you run really good. great video, I agree mostly with your comments on 3 betting OOP. I hate doing it, however, I feel like by having a low 3 bet % kinda turns most of my range face up when I do.

You seem to play like I used to about a month ago regarding OOP 3betting (ie. you dont do it often)

You call a lot especially with hands like KJ,88 which may not be necessarily a bad thing, but the players you were playing against were v cally (and played poorly in pots - ie. never folding), do you not think it more +EV to 3bet your ahnd and play v fit/fold postflop or do you specifically have a reason why you do not want to 3bet those hands vs the players types you were playing against.

Yeah, against the opponents like I played in the video I don't want to inflate the pot OOP and then be faced with a tough spot and decide if I want to have to 2/3 barrel. Instead, the guys I was playing were calling too much so instead of inflating the pot, I just waited for a hand a try to value town them.

Plus these type of guys aren't really thinking about my range so by only 3 betting good hands, they won't notice. Obviously if I played tougher opponents who wre obviously thinking about my range I'd have to make an adjustment.

The T6 hand.

Curious as to why you bet the flop?

Why is c/c turn bluffing diamond river a better line than c/r AI on turn.

I bet simply because I had top pair in a 3 bet pot and wanted to protect my hand against flush and straight draws. There aren't a whole lot of good turn cards for my hand.

I liked leading the river instead of CRAI the turn because if he has a hand like JT,QT,KT he's calling a CRAI on the turn. A river lead allows me to bluff him off of those hands and even two pair hands.

At 49:30, why not just pay the price for the information? Sure, you're not always good, but at the worst it's slightly EV-. I'd say it tells you so much about his game that it's more than worth the price.

Ehh, I don't like calling for information too much there. I think I'm rarely good and think it's more spewing money than anything else. Plus the price he gave me wasn't good at all and I don't think a call is good too often here.

Was there anything specific that the last guy was doing to you that made him a more difficult opponent to play against? (besides the fact he wasn't spewing off chips)

He was just playing well and I made the mistake of assuming he wasn't going to be that good since I was playing 100NL. He was also mixing up his play and it seemed like he never took the same line too often. Plus I couldn't get to showdown against him too often so I never got a great read either.

you run really good. great video, I agree mostly with your comments on 3 betting OOP. I hate doing it, however, I feel like by having a low 3 bet % kinda turns most of my range face up when I do.

I did run very well in the video. I brushed on the topic of the low 3 bet percentage earlier but to sum it up. It's not easy to play big pots OOP and I think players do it entirely too much. While against some opponents it's extremely important to mix up your 3 betting range it's just not that vital to do it at 100NL as long as you're game selecting.

However, the opponent I was playing enjoyed calling and as I said before there's no reason to inflate the pot OOP when they'll pay me off anyways. Plus, even with 3 betting as little as I did you saw how bad the play was so mixing it up against certain opponents isn't necessary.

I liked this video but really got the inpression you are not confident with your game. You kept second guessing yourself alot and didn't go with your readz

I liked this video but really got the inpression you are not confident with your game. You kept second guessing yourself alot and didn't go with your readz

Fair points, but

1) I recorded this video while I was on a downswing so it wouldn't surprise me if my confidence is where it usually is.

2) When I coach/record a video/do pretty much anything I tend to think outloud a lot. I can see how this can give off the impression where I'm not very confident but it really is normal for me.

Awesome video/series I don't think you have a confidence issue you just voice your thought-process which is helpful for us to hear. BTW you need an avatar. Go sox.

Great videos, hope you can make more also on 200NL (#3?). I think you make a very good point that although there are tons of very good HU video's on this site the coaches don't play these stakes and think on a whole different level or can get away with their style because they are so much better. I remember watching KRANTZ owning that nowa1 guy and after that i played some HU on 100NL and got my ass kicked because 1) these guys don't think or fold (like that cola guy) and 2) i'm 80 levels below KRANTZ so i really shouldn't try things like 4bet bluffing etc. on these stakes, that is not going to work. Anyway these video's helped me alot so thanks.