Poker Video: MTT/SNG by Joe Tall (High Stakes)

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Introduction to the Series and Vanessa's guest today, Joe Tall.

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Joe and Vanessa begin to analyze his hands from Day 1 of the Main Event.

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http://www.deucescracked.com/videos/5581-Episode-One?seek=1276

Vanessa and Joe discuss an AA hand from Day 2 versus a maniac and a high stakes limit player.

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The tides turn as talk focuses on hands that have the flop crushed beginning with A4o on a 44x flop.

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Vanessa and Joe talk about flopping top set with QQ versus multiple villains.

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Vanessa and Joe talk about KJo with again a flop that is crippled.

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They wrap up with a final hand from Day 2 of the Main Event.

Was looking forward to tournament video series with Vanessa.

Podcasts as "Poker Videos" = Fail.

:-(

Was really looking forward to this, as most of Vanessas series were gold....

Have to say very disappointed in this. Massive fail here. IMO this isnt even a series, lets call it what it is, a podcast.

lets call it what it is, a podcast.

"Vanessa uses her exciting new podcast to discuss high-level tournament strategy with guest experts."

While I agree that a video series would have been better, I don't think they are trying to mislead people. It says it's a podcast right in the description.

Vanessa podcast > nothing imo.

I didnt say they were trying to mislead anyone.

I said this was a podcast, not a series. IMO. So I think should just have been put in the podcast forum. Not wasted as a series.

While I think Vanessa stuff us gold, as I stated. I disagree this is not better than nothing. I think this took a spot of a series that may have had more value and this podcast could still have been done and put in podcast section.

You said "call it what it is, a podcast." That's exactly what they did though so I'm not sure what you mean.

I think this took a spot of a series that may have had more value and this podcast could still have been done and put in podcast section.

I can't argue with this. An MTT series + this podcast would have been nice.

I didnt say they were trying to mislead anyone.

I said this was a podcast, not a series. IMO. So I think should just have been put in the podcast forum. Not wasted as a series.

While I think Vanessa stuff us gold, as I stated. I disagree this is not better than nothing. I think this took a spot of a series that may have had more value and this podcast could still have been done and put in podcast section.

have you listened to it? we would greatly appreciate feedback on the content, as it will help us continue to improve what we offer in MTTs. vanessa and our team all put a lot of thought into this and vanessa and i both agree that this format should be extremely valuable/helpful to ppl looking to improve at MTTs. all we ask is that you give it a shot, would hate to see her hard work get overlooked solely because the format is unusual.

Yes I listened to it, hence how I knew it was a podcast.

Sorry if negative feedback isn't welcomed here. I am simply giving my opinion.

I am sure you and everyone at DC does put a lot of work in everything you do. Which is why I signed up here in the first place. Quality coaches, quality product. I would gladly pay monthly for video series by Vanessa, yourself, Magicninja, and Nowwhereman, you all are fabulous IMO.

But, that doesn't you do not make mistakes either.

I am sure there will be plenty of members that enjoy this and have zero issue.

My point again, was and is, this is a podcast not a series IMO. It could have been put in the podcast section, and we could have been given a series on something be it MTT, or PLO(Yes please!!!) We only get so many series, and I feel, this was not a series and took a valuable spot.

"Vanessa uses her exciting new podcast to discuss high-level tournament strategy with guest experts."

While I agree that a video series would have been better, I don't think they are trying to mislead people. It says it's a podcast right in the description.

Vanessa podcast > nothing imo.

Have no problem with a Vanessa podcast - seems like a good idea.

For roughly the last week it's been on the "Poker Videos" calendar as Tournamentality with Joe Tall and fslexduck. I know it's the Poker Video Calendar because I clicked the big "Poker Videos" link at the top of the page to get there. (There is also a big "Podcast" link - guess what I'd expect to find there.)

The description that's now available does mention podcast, though why we need 4 formats and a photo jigsaw for a podcast I don't know.

As far as managing expectations go - it's not what I expected.

I would recommend This book to those that layout the site.

Peace.

Show replay of the hands, then it's a video. Would be easier to follow the action between all the tangents.

I can assure you that you're feedback is def welcome. DC always want to hear what their users want and tries hard to deliver on those desires. Keep your feedback coming.

That being said, i would suggest. Possibly saying what you want vanessa to discuss in this podcast. Also we have a plo series from dj this season that u should check out

Yes I listened to it, hence how I knew it was a podcast.

Sorry if negative feedback isn't welcomed here. I am simply giving my opinion.

I am sure you and everyone at DC does put a lot of work in everything you do. Which is why I signed up here in the first place. Quality coaches, quality product. I would gladly pay monthly for video series by Vanessa, yourself, Magicninja, and Nowwhereman, you all are fabulous IMO.

But, that doesn't you do not make mistakes either.

I am sure there will be plenty of members that enjoy this and have zero issue.

My point again, was and is, this is a podcast not a series IMO. It could have been put in the podcast section, and we could have been given a series on something be it MTT, or PLO(Yes please!!!) We only get so many series, and I feel, this was not a series and took a valuable spot.

i should clarify that ALL feedback is welcome, positive or negative, just please do your best to make it constructive for us. we will be putting out various MTT/SNG videos this season in addition to this.

it was never our intention to mislead - in our opinion putting it on the podcast page would result in a lot of ppl missing out on content they should be engaging with. we specifically chose to present it in this format so we could allow you guys to engage directly with vanessa in thread, and because we wanted the ability to include timestamps for ppl to select which parts they want to listen to. not quite a video, but more than a podcast, IMO.

I am by no means trying to be a jerk here. Nor, do I want to hijack this comment section.

I was simply trying to state a opinion, which I think I have so no need repeating the same thing over.

Your response explains why you used podcast as a series, and I can understand the reasoning.

I am currently a member at CR for least 2 more months, and I will say I love this site more, and feel you have a better stable not only of coaches, but of quality videos. I know you all work hard here, and again that is why I came here.

Did not mean to make an issue out of this. I just stated I felt a series, plus this podcast would have been better, you responded why this was done and I understand your reasoning.

Krantz I think you are a awesome poker player, and you also explain things very well which is a rare combination. As does Vanessa.

So I will refrain from further posts here until this series is complete and than I will chime in again.

I am by no means trying to be a jerk here. Nor, do I want to hijack this comment section.

I was simply trying to state a opinion, which I think I have so no need repeating the same thing over.

Your response explains why you used podcast as a series, and I can understand the reasoning.

I am currently a member at CR for least 2 more months, and I will say I love this site more, and feel you have a better stable not only of coaches, but of quality videos. I know you all work hard here, and again that is why I came here.

Did not mean to make an issue out of this. I just stated I felt a series, plus this podcast would have been better, you responded why this was done and I understand your reasoning.

Krantz I think you are a awesome poker player, and you also explain things very well which is a rare combination. As does Vanessa.

So I will refrain from further posts here until this series is complete and than I will chime in again.

no no don't worry about it! we appreciate the feedback along the way too, if you prefer you can always PM me, DJ Sensei or tecmo with comments/suggestions. glad you like it here, so do we! as zac efron points out, we all in this together.

So I will refrain from further posts here until this series is complete and than I will chime in again.

Again, I would suggest offering feedback along the way. The podcasts are recorded each week so if there is something you'd like Vanessa to discuss, I'm sure she'd be happy to oblige!

THIS IS GREAT!! I wish all video makers would describe their hands and tables like this so I could listen to the "video's" while cruising along at 12mph during rush hour! I will listen to every one!!
Adding some video content (hand replayer type) would be nice for those "visual" types.

Hey everyone,

We DEFINITELY welcome your feedback, be it positive or negative. But please do give this a chance.

I've done a lot of thinking about how to bring you really amazing poker content... I think a podcast has a lot of merit, and my goal is to do it in generally 35-45 minute sessions (this was a little long) so you can listen to it on your morning commute, or as you eat lunch, or you know, whatever. I think not having the visual is a nice change of pace because it makes me give a very good description of the details in a way that's easy to conceptualize, and enables you to just listen and not watch.

I also think that making a podcast gives me a lot more ability to bring on really cool people, as it takes a lot less equipment and planning. My plan for this series is to have guests of all caliber, from coaches, to amateur players I meet at tournaments, to guest poker pros. The thing about a podcast is I can bring my equipment to a casino and record with players there, and it's also less work for the big shots who would be more likely to do a 30 minute conversation than sit with me through a video, which takes a lot longer to produce.

I really think this is going to be a great thing... I'm hoping at least. I'm trying to do a mix, about 3/4 strategy and 1/4 general ramblings and random discussions about tournaments and life and all else. I hope you enjoy, and please as always, give feedback along the way, and ask me questions about the show in this thread.

Lastly, if you play in a tournament and go relatively deep and have interesting hands, you could be a guest on the podcast. Send me an email to vanessa@deucescracked.com, subject: Tournamentality episode content. Then tell me about the tournament, about the hands you think are interesting, and about your analysis. Make it detailed, as I'm going to select people I think have thought deeply about the content so we can have a rich discussion. I hope to hear from you!

Cheers,
Vanessa

You guys are crazy, I think this is great. Just because this exists does not in any way mean that "other" content is locked out.

Vanessa is definitely one of my favorite coaches on this site, and i love the idea of more content you can listen to. I know that I chose DC because of all the content that you can download and use on ipods etc.

Great show, and I assume the idea of having it as a video, is that the content is available to paying customers only, and we can have the threads and timestamps? Whereas Heyball and Deuce Plays is downloadable for anyone. You considering an itunes link for easy updating?

Nice job Vanessa and Joe, cant wait for the next episode. Only suggestion would be to recap board and cards more often, it is tough to follow only listening sometimes.

Final note, I crave DC content on the go so much, that I have all of the ipod content and I hang my ipod on the visor of my car as I drive in traffic and follow hand history

Am going to check this out tomorrow, just wanted to make a quick comment re: the format.

I actually really like podcast series, Tommy Angelo's was more or less a podcast (aka video with funny hat animations, well to be honest there was real value to watching it as some of the animations were pretty cool - but it stood alone as a podcast also) - and it's perfect for playing while you're grinding.

That's what I'm going to be doing with this, and looking forward to it =)

Great show, and I assume the idea of having it as a video, is that the content is available to paying customers only, and we can have the threads and timestamps? Whereas Heyball and Deuce Plays is downloadable for anyone. You considering an itunes link for easy updating?

Yes, this is 100% on the money. The PodCasts are free, and this is members-only, and also pre-time stamped for your benefit.

Nice job Vanessa and Joe, cant wait for the next episode. Only suggestion would be to recap board and cards more often, it is tough to follow only listening sometimes.

Final note, I crave DC content on the go so much, that I have all of the ipod content and I hang my ipod on the visor of my car as I drive in traffic and follow hand history

Great suggestion! Also, I tend to re-talk hand histories in my review videos, so if you havent checked out the Late Night Coaching series, please do.

Thanks for your kind reply,
Joe

I've done a lot of thinking about how to bring you really amazing poker content... I think a podcast has a lot of merit, and my goal is to do it in generally 35-45 minute sessions (this was a little long) so you can listen to it on your morning commute, or as you eat lunch, or you know, whatever. I think not having the visual is a nice change of pace because it makes me give a very good description of the details in a way that's easy to conceptualize, and enables you to just listen and not watch.

I feel kind of weird chiming in on the feedback as I'm a coach here so I'm just going to say that:
A) I'm not posting this because I'm just shilling for the site
B) The opinions of those who disliked the content are as relevant as mine.

With that said, duck hits the nail on the head here. We all lead different lives and some of you are lucky enough to be full time pros with few other commitments so might not see the true value of podcast format.

Some of us though with jobs/families spend a lot of time commuting or doing random boring tasks like doing the maintenance round the house.
Podcasts are an absolute godsend for this and I'd be really happy to see more fresh strategy based podcasts.

Deuceplays is by far the best for strategy content but it has a strong live play bias, I'd like to hear more 6-max online cash voices just talking strategy with each other, picking brains and even downright arguing about strategy.

Just my 2c

Great first episode & definitely looking forward to the rest of the series. Lots of potential for future episodes!
In particular I liked the discussion about the hand when Joe had AA against the inexperienced big stack and Scott Clements and the thought processes involved given the dynamic in the hand. What if the other player in the hand had been someone other than Scott? Would that change how the hand would have played out, and if so, how?
Perhaps you could also go into a bit more detail about how to play multiway hands where you have players that are obviously inexperienced, as well as ones that are obviously solid to very good players. How do the dynamics changed based on stacks, position, etc?
Good to see some brick & mortar content on the site as well! You know some of us play more 'live' poker than online ...

I assume the idea of having it as a video, is that the content is available to paying customers only, and we can have the threads and timestamps?

Yea, we actually spent a fair bit of time debating how to present it, and decided to use the video format mainly so that we can use threads and timestamps. We also decided to go ahead and add "section markers" on the timeline right from the get-go, so that people could more easily navigate.

Final note, I crave DC content on the go so much, that I have all of the ipod content and I hang my ipod on the visor of my car as I drive in traffic and follow hand history

Well, that seems ill-advised . Don't crash!

I really enjoy the series, instead of having the one graphic up there the whole time why not have someone listen/produce/edit the podcast, and create the hand histories on the screen so its easier to follow stack sizes, positions, reads, hole cards, etc.

I really enjoy the series, instead of having the one graphic up there the whole time why not have someone listen/produce/edit the podcast, and create the hand histories on the screen so its easier to follow stack sizes, positions, reads, hole cards, etc.

We'll definitely be playing around with some new and different ideas for the graphical component. Bear in mind though that HH replayers and such things are significantly more complex, especially when reconstructed from live tournament hands! Still, we'll do what we can to make it awesome(r).

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This is awesome. Thank you very very much for doing this. I have been hoping someone would do this. And I love that it is in a podcast so I can listen and not have to be locked to the computer.

GREAT JOB VANESSA!!!!

Lastly, if you play in a tournament and go relatively deep and have interesting hands, you could be a guest on the podcast. Send me an email to vanessa@deucescracked.com, subject: Tournamentality episode content. Then tell me about the tournament, about the hands you think are interesting, and about your analysis. Make it detailed, as I'm going to select people I think have thought deeply about the content so we can have a rich discussion. I hope to hear from you!

Cheers,
Vanessa

Does this go for online hands as well, or just B&M content?

Does this go for online hands as well, or just B&M content?

AMT as a special guest discussing hands from his recent tournament pwnage ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does this go for online hands as well, or just B&M content?

Yeah, definitely send me online hands, and I will do my best to give advice, as good as it can be from a live fish like myself

Shouldnt we stack off with the AA hand.

So if SClemens range is TT-KK to cold call.

Pot is 12-13k

Fish donks 20k into us.

His range whilst weak - is not ATC - its prolly any board pair or better.

SC will prolly only overcalls sets - so even though he would only ever overcall when we are beat
If fish range has tonnes of Jx and Qx - surely combinatorically it becomes alot harder for SC to actually have a set.

So say 50% of the time SC 4bets KK.
Thats 3 combos of KK
6 combos of TT

And then 6 sets maximum - with some discount for fish actually having Qx and Jx in his range.

Joe is getting a really good price on his stack....

Would the dead money of 30k+ justify us stacking off - even if we are overcalled we are drawing to like 10% equity.

Final thing - isnt our cEV at this stage of the tourney so small - passing up a chance to stack up with a mega fish with massive stack a bad move on D2?

This type of thinking is definitely spot on, I just disagree with your primary assumptions.

I think Scott 4bets KK more than 50% - or I would assume he does... more like 4/5 - so <2 combos of KK. I also think he almost never has TT since Joe is a nit. His most likely holdings by far even after they only have 3 combos are JJ and QQ. add to that the fact that the fish has equity in the pot even if we're ahead... and usually a great deal of equity. KQ or JT type hands are really not very good for us to see here...

So you think the principle of not wanting to freeze out the fish does not apply?
I would have thought he would not want to cold 4-bet KK so the guy most likely to make a mistake stays in the hand - then do what he did stack off on any non A flop with compressed SPR and good relative position given fishes tendency to overbet donk.

Isnt that one of the possible consequences of the 3bet size of Joes - that KK is less likely in this spot to cold 4-bet? ( 4k+ and SC stack was 20-25k awkward 4bet betting options)

I mean he is never light - given Opener being a fish and Joe being a nit...so he just does not 4bet KK as often?

Obviously - you are an immensely better judge than me - and congrats on the Stars pro gig and the rungood.

Oh one more thing.

How short would Joe have to be relative to pot for this to be auto stack off in a deep 10k live tourney?

For the AA hand imo it doesn't matter if Scot's range is KK-TT and he never 4-bets KK pre. Two reasons:

1. utg has equity in the pot - even his purported wild range (does he really have no clue what Scot is doing?) defeats the AA a fair amount. if you add (combinatorically) this equity to Scot's, and consider the devastation of running into QQ-JJ 6/18 = 1/3 of the time, it's bad if the read of the KK-TT range is correct.

2. and even if it is not, we do NOT want to get involved in near-50-50 pots. the alternative is to fold and look for a better spot, namely a big hand, or a medium hand against the fish. Joe will have a 30K stack (60bb!) as a relative shorty with 2 hour rounds and a huge donator at the table. that's a juicy situation.

imo clear fold here. even if Joe's read of Scot's range is too narrow and you can throw in a bunch of AKs, I still want no part of it. the alternative is just too good. and what if Scot folds TT and AK routinely? what a huge cluster for us.


btw equity of folding is not zero. that is the best way of thinking about pots withing a hand, but horrible for long term and preflop. here folding allows you to participate in a good situation, whereas calling knocks you out maybe half the time and has you 2.5x the other half with a full KK-TT range. EV with these numbers is roughly 1.25stack with half chance of being knocked out. eff that. if it were a 20bb stack with fast levels and a table of nits you'd take it in a heartbeat, but not here.

Count me among those who benefit greatly from a podcast format. I often take walks looking for mp3s to listen to, so all the DC podcats are golden.

That said, here's some hopefully constructive feedback:

Vanessa and Joe both have a great teaching style, so hearing them go over hands is very valuable to me. I look forward to hearing Vanessa in future episodes.

The audio on Joe's side seemed a little sketchy, but my crappy Philips GoGear mp3 player makes everything sound a little sketchy.

One huge difference in audio and video is that repetition is more valuable in audio because we can't see the hole cards, stack sizes, etc. in front of us. There was one hand where Joe played J5s out of the blinds where I had to go back over it several times to understand his hole cards. I had trouble following the positions of the players on the AA laydown hand too, but that may have been a mistaken visualization on my end because everyone else seemed to pick it up fine.

In general I find repetition of hole cards a couple of times during the hand, along with maybe the pot size and stacks at each street, to be very helpful.

Quibbles and constructive criticism aside, this is a really solid podcast that benefited me a lot. I look forward to future eps., and I look forward to tournament videos too.

On repeating hand and action: +1.

If you listen to Bart Hanson talking about live hands - he is very good at repeating the action, holding and board so that it is easy to follow.
If you repeat his template - that would be great.

For the AA hand imo it doesn't matter if Scot's range is KK-TT and he never 4-bets KK pre. Two reasons:

1. utg has equity in the pot - even his purported wild range (does he really have no clue what Scot is doing?) defeats the AA a fair amount. if you add (combinatorically) this equity to Scot's, and consider the devastation of running into QQ-JJ 6/18 = 1/3 of the time, it's bad if the read of the KK-TT range is correct.

2. and even if it is not, we do NOT want to get involved in near-50-50 pots. the alternative is to fold and look for a better spot, namely a big hand, or a medium hand against the fish. Joe will have a 30K stack (60bb!) as a relative shorty with 2 hour rounds and a huge donator at the table. that's a juicy situation.

imo clear fold here. even if Joe's read of Scot's range is too narrow and you can throw in a bunch of AKs, I still want no part of it. the alternative is just too good. and what if Scot folds TT and AK routinely? what a huge cluster for us.


btw equity of folding is not zero. that is the best way of thinking about pots withing a hand, but horrible for long term and preflop. here folding allows you to participate in a good situation, whereas calling knocks you out maybe half the time and has you 2.5x the other half with a full KK-TT range. EV with these numbers is roughly 1.25stack with half chance of being knocked out. eff that. if it were a 20bb stack with fast levels and a table of nits you'd take it in a heartbeat, but not here.

1. Chip Leader Range : 99,AQs,KTs+,Q8s+,J9s+,T9s,KTo+,QTo+,JTo
Without any rando spazz monkey bluffs

2.Scott Clemens:KcKd,KdKh,KhKs,QQ-TT
50% KK 4bet freq

3. Joe : AdAs

on QJ9 rainbow

1. 34.7% equity
2. 37.8% equity
3. 27.4% equity

Pot is ~ 14k if 4400*3 + dead blind/antes

Joe 30k effective
Scott 21k effective

CL effectively donk shoves
Joe to call 30k to win 74k - needs 40% equity

If Chip leader never bluffs air
Joe has 43% equity vs 99,AQs,KTs+,Q8s+,J9s+,T9s,KTo+,QTo+,JTo

If Scott clemens is KcKd,KdKh,KhKs,QQ-TT thats 15 combos
If scott plays perfectly - he will fold 60% of the time.

So 60% of the time we will have 43% in 74k.
and
40% of the time we will have 8% of 77k + 43% of 20k side pot


Yeah - so it looks like a fold we would need pretty high bluff frequency combined with SC not playing perfectly and maybe some more dead money.


Does that look right?

Didn't read all the replies but I thought this was great. Vanessa talking advanced MTT hands with quality guests. What more could you want?

btw I like the podcast style, and I thought this was a really good episode.

As an aside you can turbo muck those aces, but if you find yourself thinking about it a fair amount, you can also rep AK by smiling and laughing slightly like you got caught with your hand in the cookie jar then muck. Makes it look like you were thinking of making a stupid play at it. I take some time to think through certain spots, so I might smilemuck there.

Love the 7K bet btw. I use that sometimes, although I am rarely perceived as a nit.

Poss have a more insightful comment later but in the meantime....very good news to have Vanessa's insight combining with high quality guests on a regular basis, the format is fine and you guys put out an excellent first episode, definite thumbs up here..

My plan for this series is to have guests of all caliber, from coaches, to amateur players I meet at tournaments, to guest poker pros....

Lastly, if you play in a tournament and go relatively deep and have interesting hands, you could be a guest on the podcast. Send me an email to vanessa@deucescracked.com, subject: Tournamentality episode content. Then tell me about the tournament, about the hands you think are interesting, and about your analysis. Make it detailed, as I'm going to select people I think have thought deeply about the content so we can have a rich discussion. I hope to hear from you!

I think this is maybe an underappreciated aspect of Vanessa's vision. Obviously I learn a lot from hearing Joe Tall talk about his hands (even if he insists he's no NL expert), but I'd love to hear analysis from all levels from the Daily Dollar to the Sunday 500 to the WSOP Main Event.

I'll look out for some hands to send -- are we talking just NLHE, or NLHE/PLO, or all sorts of games?

I would like the ability to have it as a podcast that I could subscribe to thru i tunes rather than download each episode individually. The same as I do for Duece plays etc.
I only came across this because it was mentioned by Bart on his pod cast.
A podcast that concentrates on tournament play is a welcome addition to the podcasts offered.

I would like the ability to have it as a podcast that I could subscribe to thru i tunes rather than download each episode individually. The same as I do for Duece plays etc.
I only came across this because it was mentioned by Bart on his pod cast.
A podcast that concentrates on tournament play is a welcome addition to the podcasts offered.

Vanessa's series is premium subscription material. DeucePlays and Hey Ball are podcast that are free to the public. We will not be offering Tournamentality on iTunes, sorry.

Vanessa's series is premium subscription material. DeucePlays and Hey Ball are podcast that are free to the public. We will not be offering Tournamentality on iTunes, sorry.

Ok I didn't realise that.

Is there a way that those of us that subscribe can be emailed when the next episode in the series is released?

As an aside I found that the audio level on episode one was a little on the low/quiet side when you were speaking Joe, This seemed to be better in episode 2 so it might of been your hardware.

Ok I didn't realise that.

Is there a way that those of us that subscribe can be emailed when the next episode in the series is released?

As an aside I found that the audio level on episode one was a little on the low/quiet side when you were speaking Joe, This seemed to be better in episode 2 so it might of been your hardware.

Re: Subscribing via email, there may be tools that you can use to do this, but right now we only support subscribing via RSS.

Glad to hear the audio is improved, for an MP3-based series we really want to do our best and have ordered some top-notch equipment for Vanessa's live recordings when she's traveling.

Rob

I'm new to DC and really enjoying this. I don't have time to watch as many vids as I'd like so was reconsidering my membership, but very happy after listening to this. Great for me cause it's easy to fit in while multi-tasking. I'll look forward to weekly episodes. Thanks, Jennifer

I'm new to DC and really enjoying this. I don't have time to watch as many vids as I'd like so was reconsidering my membership, but very happy after listening to this. Great for me cause it's easy to fit in while multi-tasking. I'll look forward to weekly episodes. Thanks, Jennifer

+1 Also new to DC... just signed on today. Vanessa u r the main reason I did as I love the way u play and explain urself. Thanks for this great podcast. You r a beast!!... btw Jenn this is Marcel.. my regards

+1 Also new to DC... just signed on today. Vanessa u r the main reason I did as I love the way u play and explain urself. Thanks for this great podcast. You r a beast!!... btw Jenn this is Marcel.. my regards

Hey Marcel!! Good to see you here! Let's discuss hands sometime, wish you the best for 2011

Same to u in this coming year Jenn... yeah sure let me know... Thanks a lot

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I don't know if I like this fold with AA here. The spot sucks, but I'm surprised no one mentioned that the donkey probably has a q leaving only 1 combination of QQ left in the deck making KK 5 or 6 times more likely. Although realistically its more like 2-3 times more likely since he wont have a Q every time. I can honestly say my thought process was not results oriented because I thought it before results were given and the way that the hand was being explained I thought you were going to say scott snapped with QQ.