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

Great back-to-basics video.
I would like to hear the differences/similarities between 6max and FullRing.
Since there are so many 6max videos, WHAT should I be considering when applying 6max advice to FullRing.
Thanks.

Thanks Sneakers! I think that the main difference is that perceived ranges are going to be a lot stronger in a full-ring game...most of the other differences tend to stem from that. As a result, if you were applying 6max advice to full-ring, I'd tend to

a) narrow opponents' starting ranges preflop (assuming we don't have access to a HUD where we can just see those)

b) narrow opponents' ranges for 3betting preflop (which is a result of the fact that opening ranges are more narrow, and thus, stronger) I've played a bit of 6max (although it was about a year ago) and would routinely see people stacking off preflop with JJ+/AK...in FR, there are a lot more spots where getting all-in with JJ/QQ or even AK will be -EV.

c) In my small bit of volume playing 6max, ranges for aggression postflop seemed to be looser. There's more raising postflop and people are stacking off lighter in general.

With any major transition (whether it's from one stake to another, 6m to FR, or even one site to another) it's probably a good idea to tighten up and get a feel for how people are playing and what people are and aren't willing to stack off with, before getting involved in too many large pots.

As always, anyone who's played extensive volume both at FR and 6max is free to add any observations they've made!

Great new FR series RE!

Just adding to above advice on 6max vs FR.

At the micros a lot of players don't change their 3B range by position so even Blind vs Blind stacking off with say JJ pre-flop needs a solid read of the Villain or you are likely to see KK+

Great new FR series RE!

Just adding to above advice on 6max vs FR.

At the micros a lot of players don't change their 3B range by position so even Blind vs Blind stacking off with say JJ pre-flop needs a solid read of the Villain or you are likely to see KK+

Thanks Quad! Are you referring to FR play, 6m play, or both in this post? I definitely agree with this in a FR context...although, admittedly, I haven't played much below 50NL in a while. I'm kind of excited to see if/how much these micro games have changed and will hopefully get to do so once we get later in the series and start doing live sweats and HH reviews.

Great back-to-basics video.
I would like to hear the differences/similarities between 6max and FullRing.
Since there are so many 6max videos, WHAT should I be considering when applying 6max advice to FullRing.
Thanks.

I also wanted to mention that some of this is covered in Ep 2 (there's some discussion about FR vs 6max, and online vs live), though I don't talk about differences between FL, PL, and NL play because I really haven't played any FLHE.

Thanks Quad! Are you referring to FR play, 6m play, or both in this post? I definitely agree with this in a FR context...although, admittedly, I haven't played much below 50NL in a while. I'm kind of excited to see if/how much these micro games have changed and will hopefully get to do so once we get later in the series and start doing live sweats and HH reviews.

Sorry I didn't write too clearly. Yeh, I meant to say in FR a lot of players don't change their 3B range by positions so their stack off ranges even in BvB can be really tight. Where as when you watch 6max videos stack off ranges can be relatively loose. That 6 max advice has to be applied only with clear reads at FR.

Ep 2 (there's some discussion about FR vs 6max, and online vs live)...

Great! Just what the doctor ordered (for me).

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Amen Brotha

....I think the Coaching Christy would have been alot better if they had not lost the footage of Christy Arnett when she was a complete Noob.

I was wondering the same thing. I was thinking, "Was she at my level? How much did she improve (in the missing tapes)? How much good fundamental stuff did we miss?"

It turned out to be an awesome series, but I sure would like to know what the first (missing) episodes were like. I bet they were full of good Baluga-lessons for all of us.

I was wondering the same thing. I was thinking, "Was she at my level? How much did she improve (in the missing tapes)? How much good fundamental stuff did we miss?

It was an awesome series, but I sure would like to know what the first (missing) episodes were like.

lol I deleted my orginal post.. thought it may offend the student oh well. Anyway hopefully this series will make up for what we missed w/ coaching christy. Im primairly a 6-max player so learning some FR would be gr8

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I either didn't understand what you said (i did replay it 3 times) or you guys have this wrong.

If she gets $1.50 when she wins and you get $1 it's you that should hate the game.

I either didn't understand what you said (i did replay it 3 times) or you guys have this wrong.

If she gets $1.50 when she wins and you get $1 it's you that should hate the game.

I think what is meant is that we bet $1 on a coin toss (total $2 in pot)and when we win we get the whole $2 (win +$1) but when she wins she only gets total $1.50. We breakeven in the long run but she loses 25c per toss on average.

I either didn't understand what you said (i did replay it 3 times) or you guys have this wrong.

If she gets $1.50 when she wins and you get $1 it's you that should hate the game.

If she's putting in $1.00 to play, and getting back $1.50 when she wins, she's only netting 50 cents when she wins. When she loses, she's lost her dollar. To flesh out Quads' point, the overall EV (expected value) of the game looks like this.

ev=amt won x % chance to win - amt lost x %chance to lose

ev= (50 cents x .50) - (1 dollar x .50)
ev= .25 - .50 = -.25

The overall ev of the game is negative, so in the long run, the more you play this game, the more you lose. Variance will allow for stretches where you have multiple wins in a row and even stretches where you show profit. However, if you keep playing, you will lose. If you've ever heard people advising to "quit while you're head" when gambling in a casino, this is the reason why.

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A good extension to and resoning around Sklansky's fundamental theorem of poker. You want to play optimaly in regards to how they will act based on your action. One common situation is extracting maximum value from your hand and the way to do this vary a lot depending a your opponent. Knowing your opponent is huge and extremly powerful in combination with a good handreading skill.

I either didn't understand what you said (i did replay it 3 times) or you guys have this wrong.

If she gets $1.50 when she wins and you get $1 it's you that should hate the game.

I was confused at first too. I was thinking she was winning her dollar back + 1.50 for 2.50 total. Got it now though.