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Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by threads13 (Micro/Small Stakes)

Keep it coming threads :thumb:

Given the theme was table selection: how would you describe the state of the games @ pokerstars.
What are some of the methods you use for table selection?
Have you noticed any change since the 20-50bb/40bb-100bb/100bb-250bb game structure change?
Given your vast experience at 0.5/1 and 1/2 FR.
When looking for a good 1/2 table - at what point does it no longer become a good table. Is one mark sufficient?
Have you look at 20bb-50bb and looked at 50bb effective play?

Thanks for the vid - just one small comment - my preference would be for just 4 tables, although I myself have played mass tables - from a visual/educational perspective it does have a bit of an overload factor.

Keep up the good work Threads.

And would like more to see more of this SSNL FR stuff.

Given the theme was table selection: how would you describe the state of the games @ pokerstars.

I think they're ok. Not great.. but not terrible either. I have noticed that they've gotten a little bit better since the new blind structure has been introduced. I think there are still plenty of guys that are regs that are very solid, but not world champions. So, I think there is a small edge to get there, but the big edge definitely comes from sitting with position on marks.

What are some of the methods you use for table selection?

Other than the ones I've mentioned in this video and the last, I do also practice starting my own tables. I think this is taking on particular importance with the new BI structure because starting new tables gives the marks more available tables of a structure we 100bb+ stackers want them to sit. I also find that starting tables at certain times of day seems to be exceptionally +EV.

Have you noticed any change since the 20-50bb/40bb-100bb/100bb-250bb game structure change?

The games at 40-100 tend to be better now that there aren't a bunch of short stackers sitting at the table. I've noticed a few more just crazy marks. I think the 100-250 games are pretty good as most regs don't make proper adjustments to the deeper games, imo, and also there are some really crazy marks in those games. I aso tend to notice more players that are SUPER LOOSE. Like running something like 60+ VPIP. The 20-50bb tables are typically not very good but I will sit at them if a mark has at least 40bb and I can get a seat 1 or 2 seats to his left. For the most part those games are what the games were like 3 weeks ago before the changes. It's a pretty stark contrast and it's hard to imagine what it used to be like!

Given your vast experience at 0.5/1 and 1/2 FR.
When looking for a good 1/2 table - at what point does it no longer become a good table. Is one mark sufficient?
Have you look at 20bb-50bb and looked at 50bb effective play?

Generally if the mark is a pretty decent mark I'll sit at the table as long as he is in one of the 3 seats to my right. If it's a mark that I've coded in blue(as compared to yellow) then I will only stay as long as there isn't a red mark(a player I don't want to my left) sitting in one of the two seats to my left. Any time there are a couple yellow marks sitting at the table I will be happy as long as they aren't sitting in the two seats to my left. Another thing I didn't mention is that I will mark nits. If I can get a seat with 2 nits to my immediate left then I will take that seat and just open up in both late and middle position. These games can be slightly harder to find at 1/2 and above, but are pretty easy to find at .5/1 and bellow in my experience.

Speaking about all of this, I've noticed my negative variance frequency go down since becoming a better table selector. I tend to just run good much more often than before. This is likely just a factor of my win-rate increasing due to sitting in better games. When your win-rate goes up and your standard deviation stays the same you will tend to have less negative variance.

Thanks for the vid - just one small comment - my preference would be for just 4 tables, although I myself have played mass tables - from a visual/educational perspective it does have a bit of an overload factor.

Keep up the good work Threads.

And would like more to see more of this SSNL FR stuff.

I'll keep that in mind in the future. I'm glad you enjoy it. I've been brainstorming to try to come up with a series of fundamental stuff like this. Let me know if you have any ideas for anything you'd like to see.

Ideas -
1) Squeezing regulars isolations - IP and also out of the blinds. Where you have to weigh up the merits of taking the pot down there vs keeping the mark in the pot with poor position.
2) Just general reg vs reg blind vs steal range - what are the ranges you are playing against vs certain types, what adjustments you can make.....when/who to 4bet value/bluff polarised, who to call more IP - some things you look for to get a feel for when they might be overplayingback (if that makes sense).
3) Maybe search for some river spots - when and why u think something is bet/fold vs check/fold....

Just some thoughts.

Great video. I liked it a lot, however, I don't understand the play at around 22 minutes? I'm a beginner, so maybe, I'm missing something obvious? I don't know. But isn't the pocket 10s a fold to someone that is playing 5/5?

Great video. I liked it a lot, however, I don't understand the play at around 22 minutes? I'm a beginner, so maybe, I'm missing something obvious? I don't know. But isn't the pocket 10s a fold to someone that is playing 5/5?

He was just playing ~25bb deep and I just have about 100 and so hands on him. Generally speaking these short stackers will be shoving a wider range versus a potential steal so I think we have enough equity versus his range to just commit with our hand. If our hand was something like 66 I would probably fold, but I think TT is strong enough here given the small sample size and how these types of players tend to play.

You could maybe even talk about what to do after light 3 betting from OOP against regs and getting called. I have had trouble in this spot recently against the regs.