Poker Video: MTT/SNG by vandweller (Micro/Small Stakes)

I've been really excited with this series and I think Vandweller does an excellent job. I'm so glad this one came out before my subscription ran out.

Sorry about the length on this one guys, but I didn't want to end it arbitrarily at 60 or 90 minutes (since even if I did, John and I would have kept talking anyway, so why not get it all recorded.) Just think of it as a two-parter put out all on the same day. I think maybe the lack of a powerpoint is to blame. :-)

Also I realize that a lot of the hands may seem pretty basic to some of you, but as I indicated in Episode One, my priority is on helping Velo, while crossing my fingers that it ends up being interesting viewing to the lot of you.

Anyhow, with that out of the way, get a 6-pack of Red Bull, hit "Play" and enjoy.

If this one is half as good as the first, it will be epic.

It's certainly longer than several epic films. It's probably 40% as good, though it's probably better than Waterworld.

I have to say that before I got involved with DC, I just released videos on my site, on my own schedule, and if people bought them, whatever, it didn't matter all that much; but here on DC, I actually get kind of antsy on video release day. Weird feeling.

thank you very very much

I will be playing more SNG's due to this series

NO POWERPOINT?! ...for shame!

Good video guys, solid coaching of a beginner for sure.

Good luck Velo, this is pure gold being shoveled your way, I hope you took some notes! It would be cool to hear from you in the tournament forum. Maybe a thread of your progress or questions. Hand Histories or questions are always welcome.

first

Fail!

Sorry about the length on this one guys, but I didn't want to end it arbitrarily at 60 or 90 minutes

yeah what the f*** is that all about i came on here expecting an hour long video and here i get double the value wtffff godamn DC has gone down hill recently, gonna cancel my subscription and go to The SNG Academy

on no wai-

Thank you both for this series. I will be taking van's guidelines for velo and apply them to my play for the next 2 weeks as well.

I`ve already played something like 6k SNGs and consider myself a somewhat solid player. But even given the fact that this was some kind of really basic stuff i totally enjoyed watching the full 2 hours and wouldnt mind if it were 3 hours also. I also feel hearing all that basic stuff again will have a positive effect on my game. Especially the things you said about speculative Hands were pretty usefull to me. I think i got a little to fancy with that lately. Hearing again that sometimes it just isnt worth it was exactly what i needed to hear. I am sure this will help me conserve a couple of chips in spots where i used to talk me into calling.
So please dont worry about the size of your videos, its worth every minute.

"This series is gonna get legend... - wait for it - ...ary"
as Barney Stinson would say

Thank you both for this series. I will be taking van's guidelines for velo and apply them to my play for the next 2 weeks as well.

I think that's fine, but I want you to keep in mind that my guidelines for velo are deliberately exaggerated and extreme for instructional purposes. Once we eliminate all the complications from his game and he gets a better feel for what to be thinking about, we can and will add in a few extra-curriculars as appropriate.

Someone with more SNG experience wouldn't really play as rigidly as my guidelines suggest, because even though it is a winning (or at least non-losing) style, it isn't a maximally winning style. On the other hand, if you are struggling and not feeling good about your game, these kinds of restrictions might serve as a good base to go back to if you are looking to "start over".

It's like deja vu all over again. Just like the 2.5 hours of video HH review he did for me. Mind blowing. A lot of the basic stuff that I learn in this video and the aforementioned HH review, I've been using in my MTT-SNG 45 & 180 endeavor. It's somewhat applicable with some slight adjustments.

How embarrassing to watch these hands... Thanks to those watching the series. I'll be posting more in the future. Going out for the night...

2nd hand...

vand: "so, why did you make another $80 bet here?"

velo: "Uhhhhh...."

hahaha

thanks though, this series is great so far.

If I wasn't thinking about winning before, I'm not sure what was trotting through my fish head. I fired away randomly.

This system is definitely better. I'm winning more, having more fun, and even taking the beats in stride. I played so tightly before that I didn't really dole out many bad beats either. Now that I'm shoving with Qs6s, shortstacked of course Van, it's Bad Beat City when I'm at the table.

I've been taking it more seriously too; scheduling time for poker, creating a separate folder for my sites and tools on the computer, and learning more about Hold' em. Glad to see the forums humming constantly with the next generation of poker. Good luck.

I'm done with turboes, again!! 1.) My ITM is better playing the regular games. 2.) I benefit from low blinds after a hit to the stack. 3.) and my shoving range improves.

Anybody else just do regular SNGs? And what kind of poker experience do you have? Is it because I'm just learning SNG play?

Thanks

This student guy is dumb as a wall, easier to teach poker to a gorilla.

This student guy is dumb as a wall, easier to teach poker to a gorilla.

That's neither true nor necessary.

This student guy is dumb as a wall, easier to teach poker to a gorilla.

Nice first post.... Please keep these comments to yourself.

Great video, great gift, a fresh air on knowledge, congratulations.

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One interesting thing to note here is that after winning this hand Hero is at 1435 chips - or basically what he would have right now had he not played a single hand yet. That's a lot of complexity and "action" to go through for no actual gain, especially so early. I need to remember this myself.

I don't exactly remember how this was presented, but there are at least two reasons why you shouldn't limp for setmining when effective stacks left are exactly 7.5:1.

1. Sets aren't the nuts. You're going to lose set-over-sets, against straights, flushes, bigger full houses, etc. When you lose with a set, you're usually losing your whole stack.
2. Even if you hit your set, you don't get your opponent's whole stack every time. If your opponent doesn't hit anything when you hit your set, he can just fold on the flop.

The whole discussion on the video was about implied odds for setmining, not pot odds. I think you might be mixing up the two together. The question there was "How big stack I should have, that limping this small pocket pair to hit a set would be profitable?".

lol, sorry guys, I don't know why I did so, but I mixed the stack:callingamount ratio up with pot odds.

So just forget my comments above please
(thx JtX for pointing it out to me)