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

There were some technical problems when recording and if not for Rusty's wizardry we'd have no video at all. However, it may still be a little raw in places. Apologies if that happens.

There were some technical problems when recording and if not for Rusty's wizardry we'd have no video at all. However, it may still be a little raw in places. Apologies if that happens.

One hell of an technician!

Time Link to 00:07:40

why would you like to bet here KQ OTR vs. someone who is good at adjusting?
Wouldn`t that make only sense if you also wanna bluff this river alot what is likely not the case?

I'd want to have bluffs because I'd want to have lots more thin value bets in this and similar spots and the less you bluff the less thinly you can value bet. So if my opponent knows I have X range of bluffs but would also be value betting K+, AA, QQ, JJ, and plenty of Tx then he can't make good folds with JJ+/Tx. If we want to take things further we could then decide that vs that reg we will always bet 1.5x the size of the pot every time we choose to bet in that spot, but keep our range the same. Vs the original villain we can just be really exploitable and not value bet thinly, but still have some bluffs.

Time Link to 00:43:10

How about a river raise is still ok because he is going to have a lot more queens than flushes?

Time Link to 00:53:07

The best table names I've ever seen.

Time Link to 00:58:55

Do you ever see the villain picking up a FD (maybe P+ FD?)? If so, how often will this factor in towards the pro's/con's of a barrel in this spot?

How about a river raise is still ok because he is going to have a lot more queens than flushes?

I think in reality it doesn't really matter because there's almost no Qx he would play this way, but when we block AQ and QT as well as Tc broadways (narrowing his turn FD+pair CC range) the most likely scenario becomes that he just has nothing almost always. If you want to be more certain just count up the combos of worse Qx he can have + all the FDs he can have and then you'll have your answer. It's going to be a little tricky to be accurate because there are so few Qx that bet flop but CC turn as well as very few FDs that bet flop and CC turn, especially when we rule out Qc and Tc. He does have every possible combo of Kx FD.

Do you ever see the villain picking up a FD (maybe P+ FD?)? If so, how often will this factor in towards the pro's/con's of a barrel in this spot?

He can definitely pick up a FD. Typically that's fine because we can barrel and get a call and then bluff or value bet the river. The problem with this guy is it becomes likely that he calls with his FD and then CRs when he hits and CRs when he misses and we don't want to be betting the turn to only be able to bet profitably on non Tx and 5x.

How about a river raise is still ok because he is going to have a lot more queens than flushes?

I agree that the river raise is okay. The villain is said to be aggressive on turn and would certainly bet a back door flush draw that has not showdown value. River raise is my vote, called by AQ some times.

Time Link to 00:01:14

maybe its an idea to post the replies to the PM's also here at the comments, so more people will benefit from them

Time Link to 00:05:57

I think I leveled myself in a lot of spots last months, that's the problem I cant get to the midstakes I suppose, I have a very ABC question here:

if you were the BB do you call with 99 on flop vs unknown reg UTG and do you think other unknown regs would fold on flop when you cbet as UTG? Because I mostly play cbet/give up in this spot with AJ, because I dont expect unknown regs to call with 55-99 on flop. But im not sure if that is true?

Board: Kd Th 4c
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 45.419% 45.02% 00.40% 336966 2970.00 { 99 }
Hand 1: 54.581% 54.18% 00.40% 405534 2970.00 { 22+, ATs+, KJs+, AJo+, KQo }

One of the best series on Dc.

if you were the BB do you call with 99 on flop vs unknown reg UTG and do you think other unknown regs would fold on flop when you cbet as UTG? Because I mostly play cbet/give up in this spot with AJ, because I dont expect unknown regs to call with 55-99 on flop. But im not sure if that is true?

Board: Kd Th 4c
Dead:

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 45.419% 45.02% 00.40% 336966 2970.00 { 99 }
Hand 1: 54.581% 54.18% 00.40% 405534 2970.00 { 22+, ATs+, KJs+, AJo+, KQo }

99 should probably be a fold on the flop. There are some circumstances where you could 3bet preflop even vs UTG, but that's not going to be case vs an unknown reg. The problem with having 99 on the flop is not your expected equity vs his range at that point, but the fact that a reg is just very likely to keep on betting. Both ranges are somewhat capped but his is far more weighted towards big hands that connect with this flop than BB's. BB can't expect to get to showdown with 99.

Time Link to 00:24:10

What is your assumpion if he bets turn again? Do you think: his range is 89,Tx,Jx now, he pbb cant have 7x anymore/low pp's if he had that on flop, and still have turned flushdraws/gutshots/air. So in this case your plan is call turn and fold river, because you dont think he will bluf river again?

Or do you think when you have called the flop c/raise he won't bluf the turn enough, so it''s a fold, because you look very strong in his eyes?

and when the turn is a blank, for example 2s, then its most of time Tx or nothing when he bets or maybe a 7x,88,99,JJ,QQ,KK,AA sometime, so calling one more street I think. Now the river gets tricky, but I think people wont bluf river anymore after calling their c/r + calling flop and turn right? This is offcourse little bit same question as if the turn is a Jd, but still a difference.

I'm happy folding the turn given the limited reads. It doesn't make much difference what the turn is. Obv not folding Ax or 9x. It kinda sucks to fold the turn when he's got a gutshot or whatever, but some of those got there on the Jx and us having 9x limits the possible combos in the first place.

Time Link to 00:46:37

I think donkbetting is better here, because you have FE and build pot for the case that you make a flush.

except if:
- the CO fish always minbets when he doesnt hit.
-Co fish never folds on dbet and you dont know how he plays turns and rivers.

I think donkbetting is better here, because you have FE and build pot for the case that you make a flush.

except if:
- the CO fish always minbets when he doesnt hit.
-Co fish never folds on dbet and you dont know how he plays turns and rivers.

The problem with donk betting, as you are getting at, is that you commit to firing 3 barrels because leading and checking on a brick turn would be ridiculous and if someone calls the flop they're not folding on the turn brick. I don't like this line at all vs a potentially massive station. It could be ok some of the time when HU vs BTN. AFAIK CO always minbets when he misses.

Time Link to 00:06:36

This is - being resultoriented - a monster check behind on the river. I would probably check there vs hardly anyone... So very well done man!

I guess in this case it's about knowing the villain, right? Or would you check behind vs an unknown? After all he still could have KJ/ KJ/ A10...

Hopefully I established this in the video, but no I would not check behind vs an unknown even with worse Kx. Vs some villains we could also value bet worse than Kx.

All right. Thank you. You probably said it, but I was just too blown away by that great line

Hi,
I am rel. new to DC and yin" and yang" is my first video episode I am watching. Inavacuum, great job!
I didn´t want to get on your nerves with a private message so I post it here:

I just played a hand which was so similar to one of the hands you posted ( a fish minraises my cbet on a paired board). I actually had trips so I called him (me IP) and also called his turn overbet. At the river he ch/ foldet to my 2,50$ into 15$ bet - lol. Thanks for your great video series!

Thanks ncisdo, and welcome to DC.