Poker Video: Limit Hold'Em by BigBadBabar (Micro/Small Stakes)

wow. just what I needed after the last few days of beating my head against these types of players. thanks guys!

Good vid, BBB is an awesome coach. The audio on BBB's side is pretty terrible though at some points...

it's 50/1 not 25/50 imo, for tagging/whatever purposes

Hi, good stuff.
At about 37:15 with A7s on the 4s 8s 9h flop we proceed to v-bet on a 7s turn in position. When I saw this turn my instinct didn't know what to do and I think in the moment I'd probably check. Having said that I think your v-bet was probably a very good one that more fishy-tags like me have some trouble with. Especially given that Jeb seemed to be slightly nuts and able to justify calling with all sorts of rubbish.
With that said do you think as a general blanket statement it's fair to say:
'Against maniacs with massive peeling ranges we can v-bet very thin IP'?

My only problem is I expect maniacs to make some infrequent spazz raises with bluffs/semi-bluffs/hands that have sd value but for some reason they've decided to raise with like k7o and 3s4 and effectively they've blurred their whole range.
So I assume that if he did raise this turn we call and if the As falls again we have to just shut our eyes and call his river lead because of our inability to say he must have a spade and we can expect our bluff catcher to still be good often enough. Is this logic alright or have I gone off track?

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Not sure I open Q8s with the 3 LP's directly to your left. It would be a lot better if you had one of the nits on the button. I think you'll end up in a 4-way pot without a great MW hand pretty often.

I see that you're trying to play a pot in position with the fishy blinds, but it's just something to be careful of with the LP BTN.

39:39 Why auto-fold 33 in MP preflop?

BBB, when I was a kid I used those tin cans with the string thingies too. The trick is to keep the string taught or the sound trails off--but I can see how towards the end your arms might be getting tired.

39:39 Why auto-fold 33 in MP preflop?

I generally won't open 33 from there in almost any game. In this game along with the fact the rake's really high I will never steal the blinds on this table, bascially leaving me to flop a set or GTFO. Now I do have quite high implied odds should I hit a set but when combined with teh risk of getting 3-bet and the lost blind folding equity I think it's fine. I'd say 66 is probably my limit there in this game with the LAGbot to my left and the LP to his left and I probably open 55 as a default.

BBB, when I was a kid I used those tin cans with the string thingies too. The trick is to keep the string taught or the sound trails off--but I can see how towards the end your arms might be getting tired.

Pwned imo.

I'd like to know why u didn't play 67o (5:30) from the small blind when the awful fish utg limped in?

I guess there could be an argument for the implications of rake but i feel like 67 is playable against very bad players here.

hi guys, sorry for the bad audio, not sure what caused it. boomer and i did part 2 the exact same way and apparently the audio is fine in that one.

maybe the tubes were clogged that day?

With that said do you think as a general blanket statement it's fair to say:
'Against maniacs with massive peeling ranges we can v-bet very thin IP'?

My only problem is I expect maniacs to make some infrequent spazz raises with bluffs/semi-bluffs/hands that have sd value but for some reason they've decided to raise with like k7o and 3s4 and effectively they've blurred their whole range.
So I assume that if he did raise this turn we call and if the As falls again we have to just shut our eyes and call his river lead because of our inability to say he must have a spade and we can expect our bluff catcher to still be good often enough. Is this logic alright or have I gone off track?

hi shoveit, i think these are both good thought processes. these true maniacs are infrequent but can be some of the most profitable guys out there. when they are capable of calling, betting, and raising with incredibly wide ranges, then yes hands like third pair top kicker, or second pair, become the virtual nuts against them. in this instance, just think of all the stuff that he's peeling on this turn vs us (on the 4897 sss board) that we're still ahead of - we beat all nonpair hands with a spade, 6x, or tx, as well as 4x and all 7x hands now too. these guys will put some brutal beats on you and the easiest way to pwn them is to violently valuetown them over and over.

Not sure I open Q8s with the 3 LP's directly to your left. It would be a lot better if you had one of the nits on the button. I think you'll end up in a 4-way pot without a great MW hand pretty often.

I see that you're trying to play a pot in position with the fishy blinds, but it's just something to be careful of with the LP BTN.

definitely agree with these sentiments, although i'm not hating life if it goes off 4way with this hand, since it plays okay multiway, similarly to t9s or whatever. q9o or something i'd prefer a fold with actually.

BBB, when I was a kid I used those tin cans with the string thingies too. The trick is to keep the string taught or the sound trails off--but I can see how towards the end your arms might be getting tired.

confirmed zing, no doubt about it

everyone is surprised to learn that i'm using the latest dc headset that they sent me. perhaps my intertubes are just randomly clogged.

I'd like to know why u didn't play 67o (5:30) from the small blind when the awful fish utg limped in?

I guess there could be an argument for the implications of rake but i feel like 67 is playable against very bad players here.

looks like we both just missed this one. i certainly prefer a call here. nice catch!

Great vid. BBB is +EV for DC. Great coach and I look forward to more of his stuff!

and the easiest way to pwn them is to violently valuetown them over and over.

Thanks for clarifying that.

Valuetown shall be littered with the broken bodies of my enemies!! ROAAAAR

Thanks for clarifying that.

Valuetown shall be littered with the broken bodies of my enemies!! ROAAAAR

absolutely agree with these sentiments.