Poker Video: No Limit Hold'Em by Hielko (Mid Stakes)

I gonna miss Hielko/ this series so hard

I have a question for you Hielko: which coach delivers in your opinion? Just pick the one you liked most... tx!

I have a question for you Hielko: which coach delivers in your opinion? Just pick the one you liked most... tx!

Though question, but I think I'll have to pick Krantz

I think vanessa was the best!

Do you think you improved much from the series? If so, in what areas?

Do you think you improved much from the series? If so, in what areas?

I certainly improved thanks to the coaching, but I wouldn't say that's a day and night difference. I think the main thing that I started to do better is 'thinking more deeply about hands, and considering all options (and not only the obvious ones)'.

I used to do a lot of stuff like 'I probably have the best hand here, lets valuebet'. Often a good idea, but in some spots it's just to hard for villain to call with worse if you think about it, even when you are happy with your hand. A nice example is the QTs hand on a JTTJ board against a fish in this video. Sure I'm ahead of his range, but he really can't call me with anything worse except the ocasional A high or KQ.

And that's one example, but it could also be stuff like 'his line doesn't make sense, I call' (and if you think deeper about it he simply can't be bluffing like ever) or 'he has some kind of pair, i give up' (while I could consider something like fireing more barrels, overbetting or whatever).

10:00 - In the 3bet pot with AQ from the BB, 345 flop, is your plan to check/call (a normal sized-bet, this guy minbets ), then check/fold the turn to a big bet UI?

This is a different situation than the one in the video, but I'd like to hear your thoughts on that against TAGs/LAGs. On a 345 board, a check/call line looks kinda weak. It's unlikely to hit your 3betting range too often and you're probably leading/check-raising overpairs, right? It seems like that would lead to an opponent 2nd barreling many turn cards IP.

With that in mind, would you still prefer c/c, or would you rather cbet or check-raise? What if you just had overs without the gutshot?

Really enjoyed the series. When can we expect a Ghost: Hielko ?

Altough it's a 3bet pot, the pot is a lot smaller than a normal 3bet pot because of villains minraise preflop, making the flop play a bit more like in a single raised pot. My plan is indeed to basically check/call the flop, and check/fold against a big turn bet UI. I think it's a better line than bet/fold the flop, and when you have ace high you simply have to accept that sometimes you will be bluffed (with this line you atleast see a turn card, and he can't bluffraise you on the flop). In a bigger 3bet pot I probably lean a bit more to check/shove, check/fold.

And good to hear that you enjoyed the series

Omakase really is my favourite serie. Thx a lot to Hielko and all the coaches.

Though question, but I think I'll have to pick Krantz

:-D

Great vid man.

I also really enjoyed the series and awesome last episode Hielko, I thought you did a good job of filling all the dead time to keep it interesting. Hopefully DC lets you make a ghost video or 2.

Loved your dutch accent

Why is it that all good things must end. Great serie, thank you DC and the coaches. And for Hielko, as a follow country man, you made me proud!

Trust me, don't give nits action. That's really how you beat nits: by out nitting them when they are trying to build a big pot, and steal every small pot away from them.

This is pretty good advice after folding the tens. I don't know how many times I've been burned with a hand I convince myself is just too good to fold against some uber nit donk.

WTF you folded a flush!

Good to see all the positive feedback , and for those who got annoyed by my Dutch accent: sorry! I sometimes even surprise myself with how I can mutilate the English language when I rewatch a vid

I liked the remark "tight spelers". Good English Hielko... ahhaha

Fery goot.

I've been working on my Heilko impression for some time now.

I've got it down.

*yawn* nitfest.. folding that flush made me sick

it seems like everyone was folding way too much to ur 3bets. do you think a good adjustment would be to call more in position in order to play more post flop with more of an edge and hands that easily dominate? anyways, solid play and solid series overall!

I've been working on my Heilko impression for some time now.

I've got it down.

I want to hear it!

*yawn* nitfest.. folding that flush made me sick

it seems like everyone was folding way too much to ur 3bets. do you think a good adjustment would be to call more in position in order to play more post flop with more of an edge and hands that easily dominate? anyways, solid play and solid series overall!

Yeah, that's the right adjustment and that's usually what I do (especially in position, since you see a lot folding or 4betting). That said, I do 3bet some medium strength hands that I don't like that much, basically stuff like KJo/AJo. Probably could call these and play postflop, but don't mind 3betting and taking it down either. I don't think you will see me 3bet stuff like JTs in position like ever, because with a hand like that I love to see a flop.

nice vid with some solid advice in there, 5 stars yo

didn't like how you played the flush hand though (41 mins in fyi)

all throughout the vid you stress that one shouldn't give action to nits post flop (with which I completely agree), but when one finally wakes up and makes an aggressive move you go: "well I have a draw, let's raise and see what happens"

I obviously don't like your reasoning here, but I also don't like the raise in itself

I just don't see an ubernit like him donk/fold anything in this spot, if the dude has a big hand you risk getting bet/3bet and lose a ton of value from your draw and if he is weak you'll find that out soon enough v a nit on the turn if you just call

we have position, we should use it to our advantage instead of bloating the pot with a marginal draw imo

Very sick series.. We'll done DC team,, the coaching was awesome and you couldn't have picked a better "omakase" than Hielko.

This one will be hard to top..

we have position, we should use it to our advantage instead of bloating the pot with a marginal draw imo

Yeah, kinda agree with you that raising the flop isn't that great (altough it isn't bad either imo, but possibly not the best play). Two things to consider though:

1. Raising with a marginal draw is better than raising with a good draw. With a marginal draw it doesn't suck that much when we have to fold against a 3bet. And he probably only 3bets sets, so I don't think I'll get 3bet that often.
2. 'Bloating' the pot isn't a big problem if you are not committed to playing a big pot, and we def have still a lot of money behind so position still matters imo. Usually he's going to bet/call and check the turn; and if he checks the turn, he can never play a big pot if we check back.

Finished wathcing. One of the better series at DC. Would like to see Hielko do a series sometime.

This was such an awesome series!! The coaches were in great form, and Hielko really did a supreme job of creating interesting dialogue.

LOL @ accent remarks. TBH when I watched the first one I was sort of apprehensive, but as the series went on his accent become more and more infectious. Now I often find myself doing a Hielko impression when I pick up "pocket pairs."

heh you mention my low aggression/vpip in this vid and I really played a bit nitty (I'm not the ubernit with the flush though) but the case was that I had 2 30vpip shortstacks to my left so btn/co and sb raising with trash was a bit out of the question. I dunno what's your thought on that,what do you do in that scenario? I probably should have left the table tbh

heh you mention my low aggression/vpip in this vid and I really played a bit nitty (I'm not the ubernit with the flush though) but the case was that I had 2 30vpip shortstacks to my left so btn/co and sb raising with trash was a bit out of the question. I dunno what's your thought on that,what do you do in that scenario? I probably should have left the table tbh

You could almost certainly played looser, even with the short stacks behind. But yes, best plan was probably just to find another table.