Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by Entity (Mid Stakes)

The audio is really bad. Is it just me?

I appreciate a LHE video, but the audio makes this one a grind to watch.

Sorry guys but these group calls are tough to maintain the audio quality.

Sorry guys but these group calls are tough to maintain the audio quality.

Unfortunately, I honestly couldn't understand 80% of what you said, Joe. It's not a huge deal, but whatever is gained by having additional voices during the video comes at a cost.

Unfortunately, I honestly couldn't understand 80% of what you said, Joe. It's not a huge deal, but whatever is gained by having additional voices during the video comes at a cost.

Yes, we are going to adjust the series to limit the amount of students on a call and I am going to try to get this video re-produced to see if we can get better audio out of it.

Sorry guys - only made it through about two minutes. It's just unintelligible. Way below the quality of video I've come to expect from DC, which is sad after such a disappointing LHE season. Thanks for re-producing it Joe - here's hoping for a better result as you and Rob are both great LHE minds and I'm eager to hear what you have to say.

I am working on redoing the audio, there is a lot of work to be done and I am not sure how much better it will get. I will update tomorrow if I can get a better set up.
-Rusty

I am working on redoing the audio, there is a lot of work to be done and I am not sure how much better it will get. I will update tomorrow if I can get a better set up.
-Rusty

Ok so I have been working the past 2 days to get a better product and have uploaded new versions. It's not ideal, but definitely better. There will still be some clicking throughout as I can isolate and remove so much of the noise without killing peoples voices. Hopefully this is better in your eyes (ears) as well.
-Rusty

Time Link to 00:40:46

I agree that all 3 choices are viable here.

If I have no reads, I think this hand should hit the muck. Even if the UTG has a wider than normal range, we are still not in great shape equity wise and will be out of position. We are just a coinflip against a 25% opening range.

If the BB is bad then I agree calling is a fine play.


If the UTG has a tight range this is an easy fold.

I don't mind just letting this go until I have more info on the UTG. Is he showdown bound? Does he fight back post flop? Is he bluffy? etc.

Time Link to 00:56:03

Interesting turn discussion.

It seems to me the player type whom I believe it would be best to just check/call the turn against would be one who is more often raising for value but has just enough semibluffs sprinkled in to make us have to call. In this case, we will be folding some bad rivers. Therefore, I believe a better use of two bets would be to just check/call down. As discussed, we are CR a wide range here on the flop and giving up on the turn sometimes, so the villian should be trying to take this pot away from us when we check.

I would bet the turn against loose passives and players who are loose but overly bluffy and probably as a default.

Rusty - Its not perfect but much better - thanks. People should turn off the sounds on Skype for these sessions imo!

Time Link to 00:21:55

I'm interested in this discussion of players tendencies to value bet more than bluff on rivers these days - especially as I seem to keep calling light on the river and getting owned. In this situation I would be worried that villain had peeled with suited connectors. 87 hearts - QJ hearts could all be in his calling range, and a number of diamond connectors might peel e.g. 67s. If we check back the turn and don't call with ace high on the river, isn't there a worry we are going to frequently get exploited by such hands?

I wonder how generally this concept can be applied - e.g. in situations where we double barrel and get called twice, I guess we are pretty much always beat with bottom pair......