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

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Congrats Steve.

Now what? Anything besides poker?

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Is it just me or did the audio quit about here?

Is it just me or did the audio quit about here?

Yes cuts out

Sorry for the technical issues guys - I'm looking into it.

Rob

Hey guys - I've had to unpublish this vid for the time being as it looks like the original produced video files were all corrupted and the server that they were stored on is currently down.

I'm running into some pretty atrocious luck here on the production side of things as it looks like I'm going to have to drive into the colocation facilities where our video production servers are and reboot one of the servers tomorrow in order to try reproducing everything over the weekend.

What this means for you guys is that the absolute soonest I'll be able to produce this episode is late Sunday or early Monday. I know this sucks but it's completely out of my hands at this point. I'm really sorry you guys have had to wait through multiple delays and will do everything I can to get it up as soon as possible.

Rob

What this means for you guys is that the absolute soonest I'll be able to produce this episode is late Sunday or early Monday. I know this sucks but it's completely out of my hands at this point. I'm really sorry you guys have had to wait through multiple delays and will do everything I can to get it up as soon as possible.

Rob

Thanks for the update and being on top of this. I'll certainly live for a couple days. Stuff happens and as long as you guys are on top of it like this we can't ask for much more.

Thanks for the update and being on top of this. I'll certainly live for a couple days. Stuff happens and as long as you guys are on top of it like this we can't ask for much more.

Hopefully everything is working better now - for some reason this video had lots of weird corruption every time I tried to produce it. I've spot checked this one pretty well but if you notice any problems please let us know.

thanks,
Rob

Time Link: 10:00 {sorry the player doesnt work on my uni internet}

Cbetting AQ onto Axx vs nit, Steve says to bet smaller. Do you not think that his mentality is to just call or fold and that betsize doesn't matter? Like for example 77-QQ will almost always c/c at least one street imo and i would prefer a larger standard bet on flop.

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If this flop is a text book c-bet flop, why don't we c-bet? He probably peels thinking that we c-bet an A high dry flop. Wouldn't we get more value from floats than checking, and if he is a nit he's probably not paying on other streets unless he has some sort of week ace, wich he wouldn't since he's a nit

If this flop is a text book c-bet flop, why don't we c-bet? He probably peels thinking that we c-bet an A high dry flop. Wouldn't we get more value from floats than checking, and if he is a nit he's probably not paying on other streets unless he has some sort of week ace, wich he wouldn't since he's a nit

you're giving him too much credit for playing any thing but his own hand. don't get into these "he knows i know" battles at these limits. you're also ignoring the times he has nothing but will fire the turn since we have shown weakness, and if he's calling a flop bet, he's calling the single turn bet too most likely so we don't actually lose anything except like 4% equity.

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I think the flop call is on the loose side. At least, it's a call I wouldn't make oop, sandwiched between two players on the flop.
We don't have enough info on the original raiser, so he can definately make moves, not to mention that if he cbets with two overs on the flop, he gets two cards to see for the price of the cbet, so he is not making that big of a mistake equity-wise. I would fold, although it sounds weak.

What is the weakest part of your flatting range on this flop Langerz/Tubasteve?

P.S.: Congrats to Steve for his college degree. And congrats to Langerz for his great poker skills

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I think this is a pretty bad spot to squeeze. I mean, don't get me wrong, squeezing is sexy and all

But here the person you're squeezing is a stationy weak player that will just call a lot--and he only has 1/2 a stack. I don't mind it with a better value hand (much better, imo). A8s would be better, but still doesn't really cut it here. Also, it'd be really nice if the person most likely to call had a full stack so we could actually realize our equity.

I'm also not sure you can rely on that 100% F23b stat with just 52 hands.

After you're called, you're just going to miss too many flops and be forced to play fit or fold (and mostly just fold). It's just a bad spot to be putting yourself in and kind of unnecessary.

Yeah congrats Steve. But like ybother said, you're gonna miss college.
BTW you're not alone i'm a lefty too

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I agree this is really thin and probaby too thin. A set or two pair (expect AT) would be pretty unexpected though and so would AK since we'd expect it to 3 bet.

So while AJ is likely the only hand I'm getting value from, this can also be AJ probably more often than any other hand. A far as size if he has AJ he's calling this size as much as anything else. I'm not sure I can be small enough to get 99 to call. Maybe smaller get a call from A9 or even worse As I guess.

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I think Steve hit on the main reason for opening here. 98o isn't an always open for me in the CO (although I probably open more than I fold), but this table was becoming a giant nit fest which makes it an open I think. (You can note the FTP lobby popping up on the screen while I try to find a better table).

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Sorry if I had the HUD stats wrong.

Attempt to steal was third from the left and 35 for this villain.

Not an awesome spot to squeeze, but I think BTN folds enough to make it fine. SB makes it a little hairy, but he probaby flats BTN with all kinds of garbage that either folds to the squeeze or I guess calls with a really wide (bad) range.

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Again stat help - He was 14/5/17 so really passive. -- for cbet

My thought was he was passive enough that I could maybe get to showdown often and be ok here. His preflop range is so tight though I was probably a little too ambitious.

I think the flop call is on the loose side. At least, it's a call I wouldn't make oop, sandwiched between two players on the flop.
We don't have enough info on the original raiser, so he can definately make moves, not to mention that if he cbets with two overs on the flop, he gets two cards to see for the price of the cbet, so he is not making that big of a mistake equity-wise. I would fold, although it sounds weak.

What is the weakest part of your flatting range on this flop Langerz/Tubasteve?

P.S.: Congrats to Steve for his college degree. And congrats to Langerz for his great poker skills

Really 77-TT are about the same. I'd probably call most of them. I can't imagine anything worse. 77 even feels pretty light. Even TT is probably thin, but I have the best hand there way to often to fold to one bet IMO.

Thanks for the compliment, but anyone can sit down get motivated to play there A game by knowing a bunch of people are going to be watching. You guys want to sweat all my sessions?

Also thanks again guys for the opportunity.

Sorry if I had the HUD stats wrong.

Attempt to steal was third from the left and 35 for this villain.

Not an awesome spot to squeeze, but I think BTN folds enough to make it fine. SB makes it a little hairy, but he probaby flats BTN with all kinds of garbage that either folds to the squeeze or I guess calls with a really wide (bad) range.

Meh, I'm not worried about the button either. He's the one being squeezed (he has to worry about SB acting after him--I screwed that point up in my previous post. If it was the SB being squeezed instead (positions reversed), you'd have more fold equity). I am worried about the station in the SB and his 1/2 stack. I mean, if he just open raised here instead of flatting BTN, I wouldn't want to 3bet him with A8o either. You're just bluffing a guy with very little fold equity, and not very many chips.

Conversely, if the BTN had opened and not been called, it's a fine 3bet, imo.

Meh, I'm not worried about the button either. He's the one being squeezed (he has to worry about SB acting after him--I screwed that point up in my previous post). I am worried about the station in the SB and his 1/2 stack. I mean, if he just open raised here instead of flatting BTN, I wouldn't want to 3bet him with A8o either. You're just bluffing a guy with very little fold equity, and not very many chips.

Conversely, if the BTN had opened and not been called, it's a fine 3bet, imo.

Him flatting is totally different than him opening in the SB. He has a VPIP over 50 he's likely flatting the BTN with all kind of junk hands. He has to either fold those hands to a squeeze of see a flop with all kinds of junk OOP with a low SPR against A8. I've been in better situations, but don't mind this one.

Him flatting is totally different than him opening in the SB. He has a VPIP over 50 he's likely flatting the BTN with all kind of junk hands.

That's exactly my point. He's a station. He calls.

Not trying to be argumentative. I'd just like much more of a value hand to squeeze here. You also have position on him. It's a great seat. You don't need to force it.

Wow, a vid with Langerz? Gotte check that out

Dang if I knew making a video what bring Lann out of hiding I would have made one a while ago. How you been?

Also one other thought on playing well. It's amazing how much better you see things when forced to sit down and play 2 tables. I feel like I 4 table well, but I picked up so much more here playing 2. Told myself afterwards I'd do a session regularly with two. (Think I've actually done it once )

Dang if I knew making a video what bring Lann out of hiding I would have made one a while ago. How you been?

Also one other thought on playing well. It's amazing how much better you see things when forced to sit down and play 2 tables. I feel like I 4 table well, but I picked up so much more here playing 2. Told myself afterwards I'd do a session regularly with two. (Think I've actually done it once )

It's pretty sick how much better I play on two tables, than on four. It prevents me from autopiloting. Plus I am pretty slow, so I don't have enough time to think about my decisions on four tables. Not to mention taking notes.
Only problem with two tabling is that you can't really put in volume.

It's pretty sick how much better I play on two tables, than on four. It prevents me from autopiloting. Plus I am pretty slow, so I don't have enough time to think about my decisions on four tables. Not to mention taking notes.
Only problem with two tabling is that you can't really put in volume.

That is the problem. I'm thinking of trying this. I usually play 60-90 minute sessions. I'm thinking about starting up two tables for the first ~30 min. Really focus/get good reads on those tables. Then when my mindset is dialed in add the other two.

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Hi !
Doing some tagging for Robusto. One thing about this hand: do people ever slow play monsters in 3bet pots ? Isnt it kind of well KNOWN saying that people play honest on 3bet pots. If so we shud bete, when checked to, rite:q