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

great as usual

I have enjoyed all of the videos of yours that I have watched and this one is no exception.

Regarding the final hand, I don't see how you can ever repop this river (which you agreed on), and I also don't think that there is a lot wrong with his turn slow play either. It's tough for a large portion of pair + straight draw hands to continue on this turn - 98, J9, Q9 etc. type hands all have problems continuing when the turn pairs the board, and a lot of flush draws have to give up also facing action when one of the most obvious 2 card full houses is out there (JT). A hand like T9 or 99 is going to stack off regardless, so it really comes down to collecting value from only a small portion of top pair + draw hands in your range, namely QJ or KJ, or the case ten in your range that also has a draw anyway (other than AT). I think he increased his value by a pretty fair amount by checking and letting a 9, 8, 7, Q, K or heart come on the river and collect at least a bet, or possibly a raise, from almost the entire portion of your range that hits that river.

Neat hand though, and I also really liked the first hand with KQ. Keep up the good videos!

hey dj sensei, great series so far!!

On the 2nd hand with AK, now if you had AQ here instead on the button, would you be making the same lines as you did with AK by flatting pf and calling all 3 streets? or is 3bet pf or folding a better line with AQ? if you 3bet pf and opponent calls, are you cbetting the flop on the 882 board?

thanks dj sensei!!

great vid as usual. lol at villain in AA hand who checks back the nizzles on the turn.

regarding the last hand I can see your arguments for not shipping the river, but it probably depends on opponent imo. Against a lot of good players I think you're right that b/c'ing is best, but against some call stations that aren't going to fold the nut flush or even some straights I probably ship as well. This might be a mistake so I'm probably going to think about this some more, but man it is hard to expect him to ever show up full on that river.

5/10 play next vid plz!

About Villain in AA hand he is 100k winner on the year so it just shows that even big winners can make mistakes.

About Villain in AA hand he is 100k winner on the year so it just shows that even big winners can make mistakes.

Pretty sure the 88 hand shows that too

hey dj sensei, great series so far!!

On the 2nd hand with AK, now if you had AQ here instead on the button, would you be making the same lines as you did with AK by flatting pf and calling all 3 streets? or is 3bet pf or folding a better line with AQ? if you 3bet pf and opponent calls, are you cbetting the flop on the 882 board?

thanks dj sensei!!

Well I'm definitely not 3betting AQ if I'm not 3betting AK. I'd either call or fold depending on how loose he's opening in EP. Postflop would probably play out the same.

Go DJ Go DJ

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26.135% 8c7c
16.501% Ac3c
57.364% 6d6h

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Great Series! Why does the VILLIANS check on your 88 hand here differ from YOUR check w/ the KTs @ min34. It seams that both of you used the check to set-up a big river bet, but it sounded like his play was incorrect? Thanks for the insite.

Yeah, I suck at this game.

Great Series! Why does the VILLIANS check on your 88 hand here differ from YOUR check w/ the KTs @ min34. It seams that both of you used the check to set-up a big river bet, but it sounded like his play was incorrect? Thanks for the insite.

Those were two very different situations imo. In the KT hand, there was a lot more action on the flop to indicate a high chance of getting stacks in, while in the 88 hand that was not the case. In the KT hand the pot was much bigger already than that in the 88 hand, again making it more likely to get stacks in. I was out of position and he was in position, and the board texture was quite different as well.

Great video. I love this series.

Also, on the 8c7c hand, when you said started talking about a common mistake that people tend to make, it occurred to me how interesting that was. Everyone makes videos to show you how to play well, but I think it is also important to work from the other direction and specifically point out errors to avoid post-flop.

Maybe a complete series? "Here's how you are screwing up", by DJ Sensei.

About Villain in AA hand he is 100k winner on the year so it just shows that even big winners can make mistakes.

What would you do if 44 Villain bets Turn? How big a bet would you call? Assuming you call 1/2 Pot Turn bet, how big a River bet would you call, if any?

What would you do if 44 Villain bets Turn? How big a bet would you call? Assuming you call 1/2 Pot Turn bet, how big a River bet would you call, if any?

I'm definitely calling a turn bet of any size, and will very likely call a river bet unless I have reads that the villain is passive and won't barrel the last one there.

Great series. Btw i like the format of this video where you are reviewing hands and commenting on them in detail. I think its a lot more educational and also more interesting to watch than live play.

is there gonna be an episode 8?

is there gonna be an episode 8?

+1

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The AK versus AK on 8s full board, he cant have an 8 here. He was pre-flop raiser. He can only have AA or you have the nuts. If he will fold his hand here with a single ace in his hand ever, putting you on an 8 or by mistake or whatever.....Or he will call light occasionally with kk qq jj 1010 because of tilt or trying to make a hero call more times than he will show up with AA, doesnt that make shoving here the right play? Isnt there value there or am I wrong? Just joined the site and love your game btw. Thanks Jason

is there gonna be an episode 8?

Yes, once I play a fair bit of 5/10 and choose the most interesting hands to review. Sorry for the delay but it should be sweet!

The AK versus AK on 8s full board, he cant have an 8 here. He was pre-flop raiser.

He can absolutely have an 8 here. It may be unlikely, but its a dangerous assumption to make.

If he will fold his hand here with a single ace in his hand ever, putting you on an 8 or by mistake or whatever.....Or he will call light occasionally with kk qq jj 1010 because of tilt or trying to make a hero call more times than he will show up with AA, doesnt that make shoving here the right play? Isnt there value there or am I wrong? Just joined the site and love your game btw. Thanks Jason

There are slight chances of all of those things I guess, so there may be a little value in raising, but only a little. I can easily have an 8 myself and would play it the same, so I don't think hes paying off light. Doubt he'd fold an ace either.

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He check turn to let you catch up and the 8,k, or q of hearts were ideal catch up cards. I dont play online so dont know how the action is but this line from his perspective is similar to 4 to str8 on board and 1 player has high end of str8 and other player has nut str8. Its free money to shove with nut str8 usually at lower stakes games especially if you have lag image that would lead them to believe you could be making a move. The over bet was a clue after the turn check. Calling instead of raising here is the best option. Not to mention 9 10, j 10, even 8 10 are hands people love to play. Its too strong board for 888/1010.All you can beat is a bluff. As far as a flush or str8 and I dont know of many players at this level that would over play a str8 or flush in this spot for value. You dont hear "weak" and "full house" in the same sentence often but you had a weak full house sir. :-)

why would he check turn to let me catch up when he could bet turn and i'd still pay to catch up?

why would he check turn to let me catch up when he could bet turn and i'd still pay to catch up?

I think he might check the turn to let you catch up, try to induce a bluff and for deception. He doesn't know for certain that you will pay to catch up but he doesn't want to lose his customer. J 10 is basically the nuts and if he lets you hit or bluff he can get more money.

I know this is an old vid to comment on, and I hate to question someone as good as you, but your last hand is very similiar to another video. In Late night coaching with Joe Tall with Guest Coach Nolan part 2 min 43
a player has QQ on a 9JT board. Nolan recommends folding to any heat cause of all the made straights, two pairs, and unclean outs. But you seem unfazed with 88 and end up all in. What differences in situation am I missing? I hate these situations.

Well I wouldn't say I was unfazed, obviously there are things to be concerned about on that board. I just decided that calling was a reasonable play in this particular spot. The hand as played was the absolute worst case scenario (make a boat and surprisingly run into a bigger boat, and even then I could have gotten off cheaper if I just flatted the river raise). If we then decide that the flop play was bad because we lost this big pot, that would be very much results-oriented thinking, which we should avoid.

Now that doesn't mean the flop play wasn't bad, it definitely could have been a bad play, but if so its because it is difficult to show a profit with this hand out of position.

As for comparing it to QQ on JT9: obviously we aren't gonna continue with 88 facing heat, but I wouldn't call a standard continuation bet in position "heat". I assume that Nolan would agree.

Well I wouldn't say I was unfazed, obviously there are things to be concerned about on that board. I just decided that calling was a reasonable play in this particular spot. The hand as played was the absolute worst case scenario (make a boat and surprisingly run into a bigger boat, and even then I could have gotten off cheaper if I just flatted the river raise). If we then decide that the flop play was bad because we lost this big pot, that would be very much results-oriented thinking, which we should avoid.

Now that doesn't mean the flop play wasn't bad, it definitely could have been a bad play, but if so its because it is difficult to show a profit with this hand out of position.

As for comparing it to QQ on JT9: obviously we aren't gonna continue with 88 facing heat, but I wouldn't call a standard continuation bet in position "heat". I assume that Nolan would agree.

Understood Sensei. I just didn't hear as much concern from you as I have heard from others with a straight/pocket pair on that board. My usual thought is "aww crap". Stop being so cool j/k

Stop being so cool

Never!

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Just wonder what your action would be if you raise to steal here and fantasticcow calls from blinds, then donks this flop, would you just call and "slow play" your combo and raise to get in HU. And same question if it was HU against darkness in same positions?

Just wonder what your action would be if you raise to steal here and fantasticcow calls from blinds, then donks this flop, would you just call and "slow play" your combo and raise to get in HU. And same question if it was HU against darkness in same positions?

If I were HU against just about anyone, I'd be happy to play aggressively and get stacks in here on the flop. Its only when multiway that I'm not excited to get lots of money in.

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Would you lead out if you had 10 10 JJ etc?