Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by Joe Tall (Micro/Small Stakes)

Labeled incorrectly as NLHE

Time Link to 00:08:41

Just to point out something oink posted on a 2+2 thread a while back- the structure should have no impact on whether or not to 3b a hand, it should only affect your decision to play a hand in the first place. Obviously there's some merit to discussing balance in certain coldcalling spots, but in a vacuum we shouldn't change our decision to 3b or cc based off the price we're getting.

Something like KQ just has too much value against a random player's CO opening range to not want to 3b and create dead money and initiative. And to infer a guy is a nit because he's only played 1/7 hands is crazy, about the only thing we can say about this guy is that he's not some enormous fish with a 90 VPIP.

Time Link to 00:17:42

I'd isolate the 60VPIP fish with the majority of my BTN stealing range unless he was a chain donking fish. If he donked a ton then a hand like 89o becomes a far less profitable isolation because we're just going to have to fold or bluffraise on a ton of flops and it's really not good. I'd then weight my isolations more towards hands with showdown value.

With a raging lunatic in the SB I'd probably get rid of stuff that really doesn't play well like K6o, Q7o, stuff like that. I'd isolate 89o in this particular spot though, but it may be the very bottom of my range.

Time Link to 00:17:27

I do raise 89o. I think we certainly make up for our equity disadvantage through a combination of position and playing better than our opponents, generally.

Time Link to 00:38:56

i know this is a a pretty easy board to attack, but it's kind of risky while you know the sb is peeling very large. Ace-high and small pocket pairs are going to look you up almost everytime. You have already established a very aggressive image, which gives this guy even more reason to look you up lightly. I think a flop call is better.

Time Link to 00:04:52

If HU, b/f on the river is standard here, right? Any thought given to b/f river against aggro and loose passive here on river? I think you put yourself into a tough spot if you check when aggro bets and passive overcalls getting close to 10-1 on your call.

Time Link to 00:07:47

Joe, I saw this in your video you did for "I haz a pair" and now again... you coldcall in the SB with a pretty open range (broadways, middle Ahighs), you make yourself readable to other opponents that way.

I also don't understand as nchabazam your argument the structure has to coldcalling vs 3betting.

And third, as danza said, KQ is a very good hand, imo, just get the value!

If HU, b/f on the river is standard here, right?

Really depends on the opponent as there are some who will always fold a worse hand but bet when checked to on a river like this.

Any thought given to b/f river against aggro and loose passive here on river? I think you put yourself into a tough spot if you check when aggro bets and passive overcalls getting close to 10-1 on your call.

Vs 2 opponents I cannot imagine betting into them with such a weak hand. It would be a tough spot but the aggro has to know one of us is going to pay him off, so his bluff frequency is much lower.

Joe, I saw this in your video you did for "I haz a pair" and now again... you coldcall in the SB with a pretty open range (broadways, middle Ahighs), you make yourself readable to other opponents that way.

I also don't understand as nchabazam your argument the structure has to coldcalling vs 3betting.

And third, as danza said, KQ is a very good hand, imo, just get the value!

I did (and do) three bet KQ in the SB vs a steal-range just like I did in this hand! heh, but yes I agree w/everything you say here, was more sake-of-argument.

Took me way too long that
186 (198 ways to make a 9 minus 6 seen cards) > 55

Took me way too long that
186 (198 ways to make a 9 minus 6 seen cards) > 55

Same here. Stupid poker math always makes me feel slow in the brain part.

Time Link to 00:23:00

FWIW, I find myself bluffing for one small bet in these spots from time to time at these stakes, and seem to have a decent success rate. Like Danzasmack said, we're getting 3 to 1 on the bluff, and we can assume russell will raise preflop almost all of his aces, and grayfox will lead with an ace. If they peel one with an 8, we can still hit a jack and be good sometimes. On top of that, it balances the times we lead here with top pair, etc.

Time Link to 00:27:19

Danzasmack!? Do you play these stakes anymore?!

Even decent TAGs at these stakes won't fold KK here even as on overcall, IMO. Plus KK will continue raising the turn, given the action in most cases. We can't give banzai64 too much credit here for a monster hand, he's short stacked and basically ready to get it all in after the preflop 3 way cap.

Sorry for ragging on you, the rest of the commentary is quite good.