Some stuff here for me to work on 1. I would have folded the K7s I usually stick to the RFI charts but will give a conscious effort to open a little wider on passive tables and see how I get on. 2. I feel confident I am value betting enough, just to big sometimes. I struggle with 3betting preflop, although improving I still flat others RFIs too much. 3. This is one of my strengths. 4. I definitely tighten up when a limper opens, but maybe not enough, I called the AQ but would have folded AJ. 5. The lobotomy fairy sometimes pays me visit, but I am fairly disciplined laying down hands. My biggest problem by far is volume, I just don't play enough. As soon as I get my volume sorted I will definitely be looking for coaching. Thanks again for these videos.
Thank you for the content. It would be more helpful if you would add in what you think the caller's hand range is. Also, is it old school to think that you will not be called on all three streets, so you have to pick a street to check?
Why do you wait until the river to go through so much analysis? It seems to me the analysis should be on every street. If you think that someone is check raising on the flop in micro chances are it is 2 pair or better so why would you chase only to fold on the river?
Which site are the hands from? It seems like the hands are from tournament, which isn't quite the the same as cash games. I usually play POkerstars Zoom, and there there are quite some 3betting (of course there are the players that don't 3bet or fold everything but AA, KK, QQ and AK to a 3bet, but on almost every 6max table there is someone who has a decent 3bet frequency - ESPECIALLY from the SB, since that's something everyone has heard - fold or 3bet from the SB). On hand 2, was that a value bet or a bluff with TP? Where I play I would only get called by a better hand in that situation, especially considering the dynamic board. In my opinion it would therefore play better as a check call on the river. Same with hand 3. very seldomly will I get cat called for three streets by second pair. On the other hand, you bet small on the flop, I would bet big on a AKx board (although being on the button widens my range). The ATo in number 5 is probably a set of fives. Why did you call the flop XR and turn bet if you end up folding the river. Of course you cant fold TP to a XR, but when he continues on the turn; what will we do on the river if he bets? probably fold. Wouldn't it then be better to fold the turn? Another point is the turn probe, or float bet for that matter: Many players love to bet into a check. That could be the case with the Quo hand on the A84 flop. But then again, I play microstakes and aren't a very skilled player. Perhaps my reasoning is way off.
MTTs on Igntion I believe. Cash you just play tighter. I use to play Cash online but switched to MTTs and thank god. 700 MTTs and ROI is 30 percent, up 2.2k and we will keep moving up. I love live cash games but online its brutal. ZOOM is hard because you are not sitting at one table and basically just waiting for a good hand to play. Zoom I never liked it, in small stakes you need time and your HUD to exploit these players. Use a little GTO but its really about exploiting people who CBET 80% or higher, T CBET is 33% so if they bet the turn well they have something. River AF is a great tool to use as well. If you see a high percentage than they probally bluff to much on the river so call down with 2nd or 3rd pair.
@@jbpokerwar8962 Thanks, man!! That's some good advice there! I have a HUD, but find it a bit hard to get good data on players, especially on zoom - when I fold = NO MORE data. Next time I play, Ill play at regular tables. I too find MTTs better. More fish there, especially the low buy-ins. Micros on PS zoom is probably harder than many of the other sites. Ive played a lot, and it's very very rare that I see someone call down with TP, even if they have K or Q kicker. That's menas that they probably overfold, something I can exploit. I feel every time I triple barrel I get called down by the nuts. Its insane. Last time I played I had an overpair two times. One time they flopped a K high flush (K7 in 3bet pot) (I had QQ with a spade). The other time I had JJ - then he flopped a set and turned quads. I even got a throwable thrown my way. I think I used to overfold and play too passive, that's why I call down a bit wider. But extremely annoying to rund into sets, straights, flushes + every fkn time.
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Some stuff here for me to work on 1. I would have folded the K7s I usually stick to the RFI charts but will give a conscious effort to open a little wider on passive tables and see how I get on. 2. I feel confident I am value betting enough, just to big sometimes. I struggle with 3betting preflop, although improving I still flat others RFIs too much. 3. This is one of my strengths. 4. I definitely tighten up when a limper opens, but maybe not enough, I called the AQ but would have folded AJ. 5. The lobotomy fairy sometimes pays me visit, but I am fairly disciplined laying down hands. My biggest problem by far is volume, I just don't play enough. As soon as I get my volume sorted I will definitely be looking for coaching. Thanks again for these videos.
Thank you for the content. It would be more helpful if you would add in what you think the caller's hand range is. Also, is it old school to think that you will not be called on all three streets, so you have to pick a street to check?
Why do you wait until the river to go through so much analysis? It seems to me the analysis should be on every street. If you think that someone is check raising on the flop in micro chances are it is 2 pair or better so why would you chase only to fold on the river?
Which site are the hands from? It seems like the hands are from tournament, which isn't quite the the same as cash games.
I usually play POkerstars Zoom, and there there are quite some 3betting (of course there are the players that don't 3bet or fold everything but AA, KK, QQ and AK to a 3bet, but on almost every 6max table there is someone who has a decent 3bet frequency - ESPECIALLY from the SB, since that's something everyone has heard - fold or 3bet from the SB).
On hand 2, was that a value bet or a bluff with TP? Where I play I would only get called by a better hand in that situation, especially considering the dynamic board. In my opinion it would therefore play better as a check call on the river. Same with hand 3. very seldomly will I get cat called for three streets by second pair. On the other hand, you bet small on the flop, I would bet big on a AKx board (although being on the button widens my range).
The ATo in number 5 is probably a set of fives. Why did you call the flop XR and turn bet if you end up folding the river. Of course you cant fold TP to a XR, but when he continues on the turn; what will we do on the river if he bets? probably fold. Wouldn't it then be better to fold the turn?
Another point is the turn probe, or float bet for that matter: Many players love to bet into a check. That could be the case with the Quo hand on the A84 flop.
But then again, I play microstakes and aren't a very skilled player. Perhaps my reasoning is way off.
MTTs on Igntion I believe. Cash you just play tighter. I use to play Cash online but switched to MTTs and thank god. 700 MTTs and ROI is 30 percent, up 2.2k and we will keep moving up. I love live cash games but online its brutal. ZOOM is hard because you are not sitting at one table and basically just waiting for a good hand to play. Zoom I never liked it, in small stakes you need time and your HUD to exploit these players. Use a little GTO but its really about exploiting people who CBET 80% or higher, T CBET is 33% so if they bet the turn well they have something. River AF is a great tool to use as well. If you see a high percentage than they probally bluff to much on the river so call down with 2nd or 3rd pair.
@@jbpokerwar8962 Thanks, man!! That's some good advice there! I have a HUD, but find it a bit hard to get good data on players, especially on zoom - when I fold = NO MORE data.
Next time I play, Ill play at regular tables.
I too find MTTs better. More fish there, especially the low buy-ins.
Micros on PS zoom is probably harder than many of the other sites. Ive played a lot, and it's very very rare that I see someone call down with TP, even if they have K or Q kicker. That's menas that they probably overfold, something I can exploit. I feel every time I triple barrel I get called down by the nuts. Its insane. Last time I played I had an overpair two times. One time they flopped a K high flush (K7 in 3bet pot) (I had QQ with a spade). The other time I had JJ - then he flopped a set and turned quads. I even got a throwable thrown my way. I think I used to overfold and play too passive, that's why I call down a bit wider. But extremely annoying to rund into sets, straights, flushes + every fkn time.