Guess you guys got a treat as Rob must have messed up the release time. Paddy and Nolan rule and this video was fun to make with them. I drop some meta-game too, per usual.

Guess you guys got a treat as Rob must have messed up the release time. Paddy and Nolan rule and this video was fun to make with them. I drop some meta-game too, per usual.

Up until 4AM sweating DD last night, guess I misclicked this one. Whoops. :P

This was just great really liked these 2 vids.

You're getting value towned or racing far too often to make sticking it in with QQ on that board a good play imo. I don't think there's any room for argument personally.

On 46s handed. This is an ideal spot to isolate for me unless he rarely folds to cbet(below 50 percent).

Well given the read I had that the player was very passive I assigned him a range of made hands against which I had zero fold equity.
Hand 0: 25.808% 22.44% 03.37% 7552 1135.00 { QdQh }
Hand 1: 74.192% 70.82% 03.37% 23838 1135.00 { QQ-99, KQs, 87s, KQo, 87o }

(edit - I forgot 2 pairs that would bring up equity slightly but you get the point)

Now if we were up against a really agressive player that would turn something into a semibluff then we get something more like this....
equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 53.921% 50.25% 03.67% 60196 4395.50 { QdQh }
Hand 1: 46.079% 42.41% 03.67% 50803 4395.50 { QQ-88, KQs, Q9s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, KQo, Q9o+, J8o+, T8o+, 98o, 87o }

However I dont think this is a very probable range.
The problem with this read is that he would have to expect me to fold the majority of my UTG raising rangethat I cbet here, thats not a wide range given that AK and lower PP dont get c-bet into 2 players on this board for me.


Given the dead money a shove here (player dependant) may not be a total spew but here are two important things
- Even if not a spew it would be small +EV and super high variance (forget fold equity on this board I think)
- Making high variance plays can really disturb a session, a kind of a metagame thing. One question I didnt really get time to include was to ask Joe and Sean how they feel about avoiding thin +EV but very high variance plays just to keep your own head level during a session.

SS;

In regard to avoiding thin EV plays to keep your head level:

I don't ever think shoving QQ with no club on this board is going to be EV+, although it is close. Just wanted to reiterate that. I don't think it's the worst thing to keep yourself in mostly easy spots if you're mass-tabling and trying to grind up a big roll. If you're playing a solid game you should have faith in your ability to exploit better spots etc. If you're tilt prone it can certainly help keep your head level. As games get tougher however, you will need to adjust and take any slightly +EV spot you can get, as they will come up less frequently.

I know folding an overpair + open ended seems insane but villain shows extreme strength and we are out of position. There are better spots.

I think it's pretty clear in my videos that I'm not a nit, that being said this is just such a blatant fold to me, and I have trouble accepting any argument against it given the dyanmics of the hand.

Good video, I enjoy the FR content.

SS -- I must have played that hand on my laptop because I can't find it in my db, and I don't recall it specifically, but I'm pretty sure I was just floating you with an under pair.

Hey guys, great vid here. I really like this format, and I think Nolan does some great stuff in all his vids so far. I agree with you said about the QQ hand, but do you think if you were to play the hand, is check-raising the flop the best line to take?

Exelent FR content again guys ,TY!

Just a short comment on the 46s hand , i usually iso here against a single MP limper but against the loose pasive calling station type i think limping behind has his merits if u are fairly confident in your abilities postflop.

Great video! I really like the discussion format. Part one of Late Night Coaching was the first vid I watched and was a big part of the reason I signed up for Deuces Cracked. More FullRing content please :)

In the 1st hand Paddy flops a set with 2 limpers . 3 flush and straight hits the board . No one mentions the possible straight . That is a very tough call for me and he pushes all in which you guys said was correct . He could have easily had the 45 or the flush . And he could hit a draw , But there are some crazy callers at the B&M I am used to playing at , and 45 or ATCs is well within everyone's range . Am I just playing way too tight or is there a concept I'm missing . I like the folding QQ , thats more like my play . I really liked the point about if an 8c or Kc comes you hit but now your really screwed . May be you could recommend another vid