Poker Video: MTT/SNG by IWEARGOGGLES (High Stakes)

This format is absolutely great. And hits so many key decision points w/ late game tourneys. But I have a few questions.

1. What was the starting field in the $100r? (plus day of the week) And how long (in hrs) did it take for you to get thru this field?

2. What was the payout structure?

3. I don't think the payout structure would have affected your decisionmaking in the last two tables given your stack size, but how would the payout structure have affected your play if you were mid-stacked during the last 2 tables?

4. If you were the villain(s) sitting to your left (the medium/short stacks that were playing very tight), how would you have adjusted your 3betting range given how often you were raising pf?


Thanks, s/s.

1) It was the Saturday afternoon one, so maybe 320 runners? Hmm could probably figure out how many hours by looking at the structure on Stars and adding up the levels.

2) 22k, 18k, 12k, something like that.

3) Eh I wouldn't have played tight or anything considering how weak the field was.

4) I mean bdybldgpoker is the only guy who adjusted, so do as he does!

Cool vid (though only saw a couple minutes, will check this out in its entirety later for sure).

IMO the 100r weekday field is one of the tougher regular events that run (weekends rule though obv).

Time Link to 00:20:33

KK hand v. EndlessJ

You mentioned a few things here about your range and the action you would take to a 3bet in this spot.

You said you're 4bet shoving AQ for value (AJ?) and that you'd be folding most of the hands you had been raising if your opponents were adjusting properly. What is in your flatting range here? Or if that's too personal a question, what do you think is a good balanced flatting range when facing a 3bet when you have an aggressive image? Medium pairs, middle suited connectors, I think you mentioned AJ and KQ are hands he might put you on, (AT?)?

Also with the dynamic of the table as it is, how often are you 4bet bluffing here? It seems like probably not much since you're not getting 3bet that often, but I could be wrong, you do say he is folding a lot to a 4bet shove. I could see some higher level stuff where because you can only really 4bet for value a bluff could be good. Do you think he 3bet here for value with this hand or a resteal? I'd be interested to see if he was ready to stack off pre with that, you did say you would 4bet bet shove AQ for value to get called by dominated Aces...

How are you playing an Ace on the flop if he leads out, or if he checks to you?

My flatting range mostly depends on whether or not I think my opponent will check/fold often enough. If he is basically never check/folding, my flatting range has to either be very strong or flop well enough that I can profitably shove over a cbet.

AJ I might just shove for value, I'm not too sure though.

I think I mentioned in the video that everyone seems to be going bonkers with 4-bets these days, value betting WAY too thin (essentially turning hands into bluffs) or just bluffing too much. If I was 4-bet bluffing here it would obviously be a hand with decent equity against whatever I think his 3-bet/calling range might be.

If he bets an ace I'd probably call and maybe call a turn shove. At the time I just didn't think he'd be 3-betting too many aces. This is probably because all I know is that he is a regular and when I play against regulars I get stuck in the mindset that they think like me. I would just never expect A8-AJ to be in his range because they wouldn't be in mine (most of the time).

Time Link to 00:58:47

K 9 heads up, river action

I like a bet here. I think there are a lot hands he can check behind the flop and flat the turn that will give up on the river. This way you don't give him the chance to bluff with a Q9 type of hand or check behind with a K7 of hearts or something along with all the other hands you mentioned.

If he's almost always checking behind his missed draws, or almost always calling when he calls you on the turn, then I guess a check is best, but I think he's going to bet often enough when you check and fold enough to your bet that betting is best. *(I hope this makes some kind of sense)

If you 3bet pre, is he always 4bet shoving? If he flats how many streets are you barreling?

(edit: feel free to abuse my thought processes )

BTW, really like the format, great vid.

Great Vid. This is my favorite of yours so far. I think I like this format better than the multi-table live play format. Learned a lot.

Great Vid. This is my favorite of yours so far. I think I like this format better than the multi-table live play format. Learned a lot.

Yeah I agree and like how this one turned out more than the others so far.

All trial and error!

This format was VERY cool. Very well done video but when are you going to put out a series? Sorry I've asked before & you have said no plans but your video's rock. I think this one is your best one yet. Keep em coming!

I do think this was funny, and informative, keep up the good work you are a great new addition the the deucescracked team.

Luke i wannted to know if in your next vid you could do a vid talking about ppl ranges in spots in the early stages of mtts. I see the most random stuff early on in mtts that at times i dont know what the optimal play is. So i have adjusted by playing tight very straight forward and looking to bet my hands for value and willing to stack off with tptk vs fish in spots it might be thin because of what you call the spazz factor.

I feel like late it is easy given stack size to define ranges but early i feel its a bit tougher.Maybe i am not sure what to look for at times butif you could help that would be great.

To keep it short for now, I don't think people spaz very much in the early stages of tournaments. The reason I talk about the spaz factor later on in an MTT is because I feel like the pressure of playing deep in a tournament gets to them and causes them to make awful decisions (usually erring on the aggressive side of things).

To keep it short for now, I don't think people spaz very much in the early stages of tournaments. The reason I talk about the spaz factor later on in an MTT is because I feel like the pressure of playing deep in a tournament gets to them and causes them to make awful decisions (usually erring on the aggressive side of things).

This is definitely true, and I'm glad you're making this point in this vid. I've been making far too many extremely spewy resteals in bad situations or check/shoving bad flops with little equity resulting in blowing away a decent stack deep in tourneys.

Time Link to 01:04:47

would love to see more of this type of analysis.u make it simple for yourself.would love another series like this.good job!

Time Link to 00:33:07

Hi thanks for posting the video good job!!Just curious about the peel on the flop.lets say the turn comes a 10 instead of the jack .How do u proceed when he bets out the turn like he did with the ace deuce?Or do u think when u call the flop that he is just going to check/fold most turns?

Time Link to 00:53:29

love this vid...just wondering a bit more of what you're thinking by checking down river here? was hoping for a tiny lead hoping to extract a bit more or am i greedy here?

Hi thanks for posting the video good job!!Just curious about the peel on the flop.lets say the turn comes a 10 instead of the jack .How do u proceed when he bets out the turn like he did with the ace deuce?Or do u think when u call the flop that he is just going to check/fold most turns?

I don't like the peel with KJo on the 542 2-flush board. Preflop 3-better probably has an ace or pp and isn't going anywhere on the wheel card flop. Nice you hit your 6 outs, but that doesn't happen open and you aren't always good when it does.