You asked about the KK vs KJ hand. I think in Texas in that game it's a shrug and call. I think you worked it out perfectly. For the record I think that (as you pretty much worked out) if he calls with 7 on flop he would likely try to take it away on the good for him turn 4. When he is a guy who would check back the turn there, if he binks the 7 on the river, after you have played it so weak passive, is he really shoving so big with value? Polarised bluffs work when you show strength, it makes no sense when you played it passive. He would bet small to normallish at most wanting that call if he had it. The only hidden hand imo is the super slow played AA but ultimately that's a call as you win 95+% of the time at least...
18:10 The difference I've notice between Dallas and Vegas is that Vegas grinders play tight and are more transparent with their holdings. Texas players play more for entertainment than grinding for a living so we are more willing to see a flop with any two cards. I will agree that folding pocket kings was a huge mistake and I believe the Texas games are mentality messing with your play. You need to get the past bad beats out of your head or Texas will chew you up and spit you out. There's too many rec players here with very deep pockets who view poker as an entertainment expense and have no problem dropping a lot of money into.
Totally agree with you.. Poker is a mental game and if you're mental is screwed up.. Makes for bad poker. I was watching The Lodge Meet up game yesterday. Seen Lex walk by in the screen. And the way he left the table. I knew he had blew a hand. Like you said, when you have rec players with deep pockets who play any two cards.. That's a disaster. Great comment 👍🏾
spot on in both these comments> let me qualify myself as a limit 4/8 player who PLAYS FOR FUN. this scenario kills me every session. opponents who are so loose (my 4/8 games) are simply impossible to read. while i analyze their potential hands, my focus is on my cards. 2 days ago i got beat by a higher full house hand. this same thing happened to lex about 6-8 months ago while he was playing in FL. i will never fold such a hand thinking my opponent has a better one. adapt to what the conditions are or the session will not turn out well.
If you're going to check that flop to under rep and trap with KK, you have to be able to call off your stack on the end. Otherwise, you need to be c betting and allowing the hand to reveal itself. I dont get the trap then fold. He never puts you on JJ QQ KK AA or even A10 for checking that flop. Your hand looks a ton like missed backdoor diamonds, especially when you bet like 90% pot on the river. You become fairly polarized. I hate the fold there. Not because of what I actually saw what he had, I was saying call before I saw it. Sure, he is going to have it some of the time, but the IT I'm talking about, are boats and a straight. I dont see him jamming 67 or 78 there. He probably jams A7 there, 10 10, 44,22 and a straight, all of which hands raise on the turn except for A7 and MAYBE top set in 1010. When my opponent is repping so thinly and the hand makes no sense, I flick In the call.
Quad 2's leading to completing your opponents flush draw...that was awesome! Amazing that the opponent had the emotional control to walk away from their raise and flush in the moment, also. I can definitely understand your frustration but also appreciation for the smart fold on his side.
Long comment, just can't help myself when I see an interesting hand. I know you can't read every comment but hope you will read this one. Love your vlogs, keep them coming. Lex, don't let your past results in Texas get into your head. One of the worst things that a player can do is getting it into his head that they can never beat someone or that they always lose at a certain card room. When you play "scared money", you start over thinking hands, over-folding, and then calling when you should fold. I'm 70, live in Texas, and an "old school" player who grew up playing stud. I don't look at my down cards till it is my turn to act, look once, put a card protector on them and don't look again. I'm always watching the action, even if I'm not in the hand. I went back and watched the KK hand several times. The way the action went, I think I would have called. He didn't raise pre when there was still a player to act behind, so probably not holding a premium hand. I would have c-bet the flop, maybe half to full pot. If they had a good enough hand to call pre, remember the button quickly called pre, then at least one of them would call to see the turn. If I'm the button and have a middle pair or small set and the pre aggressor checks to me, I'm going to bet the flop to start building the pot. Flop checks around, diamond comes on the turn adding a backdoor flush draw to the straight draws, and you bet 200. If I'm big blind, I would raise 3x if I had 8d9d {monster draw}, or 2 pair, or a small set. I would want to get the money in now rather than wait for another card to come off. Button just calls and straddle folds. River is 7c and you bet 550 and button shoves for 4x. He is saying he either has a monster or nothing. He shouldn't have any combination of 7x in his range so no trip 7s. He didn't bet the flop or raise the turn so probably no full house or quad 7s, which only leaves complete air. I just think if he had a better hand, he would have tried to get more money in on the flop, and especially the turn, before the river comes out. I'm not a pro but think I would have made him show me that monster if he had it.
Yes, call with the Kings there... shoved in worse spots earlier... I think that played a factor on folding in this spot. You read it correctly initially thinking that it was most likely a bluff based on how the hand played out. Keep grinding!
The KK hand is a fold. $2300 is a massive bet after you bet $500+. In the long run if you make hero calls like that you will be crushed. Great fold. Sometimes you just have to bow your head and be impressed by the heart villain showed
Lex, I enjoy watching your videos. And reminds me how out of touch I am today. Until watching your videos, I had no idea we had poker clubs, houses, lounges, here in Austin and up in Round Rock. Think you made a smart move, making Dallas your home base for now. Being roughly in the center of the country, those flights to Vegas and Florida don't seem near as bad. Based on my experience, I do agree with you on one thing. Poker players in Texas are definitely more aggressive. Even a friendly backroom game in Vegas, is more relaxed than a friendly, backroom game here in Texas. Best of luck to you going forward. Think you have a good thing going.
What’s in the water you’re drinking?! Basically posting this 24 hrs after the session ended - fastest turnaround in the game 😂 nice seein you as always; Texas definitely seems like a tricky place to play. The players are just so different than anywhere else
In the LONG RUN LEX you made the right fold with those kings. Over 95% of the time you are never good with just 2 pair with that board!!!! Good Fold buddy!!!!
Aw man that KK hand was a true coin flip decision. After hearing you go over your thought process I leaned towards a call in that spot, mostly because the opponent would never believe you had such a strong pocket pair there. Also what hands containing a 7 would call your pre flop raise there? Great session nonetheless, with some unlucky outcomes 😅
Kings hand is so sick, impressive that you were able to break it down to the point where you almost called. River shoves do feel nutted most of time so fold is definitely acceptable, just frustrating. Good job!
I miss seeing you at Magic City but enjoy watching you crush across the country. Keep up the great play and entertaining videos. Take care, from Miami.
As soon as you said he jammed I said “snap call” but I definitely understand your point of view that you always seem to make the wrong choice and I’ve definitely been there. You’re in your head second guessing yourself and that’s a really tough spot to be in. Thank you as always for showing us this stuff and being vulnerable. You’re awesome!
Love your videos, brother! Is the Lodge the new place that Brad, Andrew, and Doug started? That big river bluff hand was hard but I think you made the right call. Dude played it exactly how he would have played any x7 hand. I don't think I could have called there either.
Pocket Kings hand is interesting. He would play a 7 like that, but also has backdoors on the flop, plus missed straight and flush draws on the turn. I think it’s a call after being at the top of your range and underrepping your hand.
You should have called with KK. I play at The Lodge a lot. I knew he was bluffing. That’s Texas poker. However sometimes you make bad food to find a better spot later. Congrats on your success. Great Vlogs.
I feel like you should have called with the KK. If he has pocket 10’s or a 7 then he just gets paid. But of course hindsight is always 20/20. Still one of my favorite deductive reasoning poker vlogger lol
KK fold is tricky, all the draws missed, your opponent played passively and then jams river. With a tight image it is important to make loose calls occasionally. Without any reads, I would randomize my calls by the second hand on my watch. All that being said, my initial feeling was that it was a call, his raising range was too narrow for the action.
A lot of people sitting behind keyboards telling Lex what he should have done after they know the outcome. I guess everyone seems like a genius with the gift of hindsight.
Lex in Texas it’s exactly as you say like no other poker anywhere. I play in Houston and it’s crazy over here to. Love the videos brother please keep them coming hope you run good.
In the KK hand on the board pairing 7 river, your big river bet looks bluffy because you checked flop, bet a relatively inconsequential turn, and then fire large on the river where your opponent doesn't look like he can call such a large bet (i.e. it doesn't look like a value bet) Your opponent must realize this, and decides to rebluff you, but his line doesn't make a ton of sense either. On the turn if he had a set he would be betting or raising since there are multiple draws to worry about. So on the river the only thing he is repping is 7X. But if he has trips, it's difficult for him to expect you to be strong enough to call his shove given your river bet looks more bluffy than value
I think an adjustment to be making on the river is not to always go for thin value to protect yourself vs these crazy moves people are prone to make on the river. By checking you're also inducing more bluffs and the pot stays smaller and it's easier to make these hero calls (i think)
Eh KK depends on the player type. One things for sure, he isn't betting a worse hand for value so you have to look at your range. Would you check top set? Would you go for a check/raise with other sets on the flop such that they're in the checking range? Kd is not a good card to have. I'd rather have AT to call here tbh, but then again you also unblock some bluffs like straight draws and other flush draws. I probably call all non-diamond combos but may fold this one.
Lex I enjoy watching your blog for a while now and just wanted too let you know my opinion on something I’ve come to learn over the years about hold-‘‘em the hard way, never try to make a big hand with a large pair like KK’s or AA’s it’s just to risky. My thinking is with just a large pair you only really have two cards to improve, all the rest of of the cards do nothing for me so I really don’t want to play against more than one or two opponents at the most so therefore I want to bet large before the flop to discourage many players from calling. I really only prefer one caller anyway it’s way to easy to lose one pair hands anyway so I’ve learned to get take what I can and be happy with a small win instead of risking a large hand with only one pair no matter how big it is. With this kind of hand you only want one caller anyway, again it’s too easy to lose with one pair. Take what you can and on to the next one. That’s just my opinion on playing large over pairs. I’ve been playing this game for over 20 years now I’m sure you have to know what I’m talking about. Good luck buddy. Always rooting for you. PS Miami all the way!
Hi Lex I enjoy your vlogs. I dont know what I would have done in kings hand because I dont play those high stakes. I play $1-2 nlh. However I go back to what Mike McDermott said in rounders " you cant lose what you dont put into the pot"
Decent run bro that KQ hand hurt bc u are chasing a loss w the tilt in mind very early and sometimes u start second guessing yourself, which came up w the KK hand..always good to watch and hear your analysis, keep grinding bro ✌
Hey Lex you ending analysis was spot on I watch every vlog and steam you make or are playing on and I agree with your analysis 100% a lot of folks do that though once they get stuck. Side note I’m getting more into poker again thinking of starting Vloging my sessions I’d love to pick your brain on some best practices and what you recommend on some things. Please hit me up if you have a free 10-15 mins.
I encourage u to consider implementing a randomizer strategy on those tuff spots. We see Dnegs Doug Polk do it all the time . It will add another level to ur poker game homie, no doubt.
Loves the vlog! I was a Owen fan, but he’s gotten too big. I’m glade I found u. Watched all videos twice, liked and sub. Be playing your style (Hopefully) in Reno this week. Keep the vids coming and thanks for making it real. F the haters bro, do you! Wish me luck bro
you check the flop for "deception" , bet and bet again then get scared of the jam. I think its a call because you underplayed KKs and he's only option with the bluff is either fold or jam because of the size of the bet you made on the river but easier for me to say behind the screen. keep grinding brother!
Hey Lex, the KK’s is a tough spot for sure, But like you said, you under repped your hand and there is no way Villain thought you were that strong. He also looks uncomfortable….IMO. Flick that chip in, don’t be afraid to lose bro!!
If you want to play kings that way it should be a snap call at the end on pretty much any runout except an ace. If you want to lay the trap you gotta be ready get snappy at the end unless you know for a fact your opponent rarely gets out of line.
Oh man i thought you were gonna call that kings hand. My initial reaction was that you should fold but after thinking for not too long i personally leaned towards a call. You're thinking was exactly right too. If he had trips he would probably just call, and it doesnt really make sense for him to have a set because he's probably raising the turn a very high percentage of the time with so many draws out there, those being wheel aces, diamonds, 56, and 89. I just think he's repping a full house or quads and there are so many bluffs possible that you have to call off the river. Another thing that you may not have thought about was that your line actually looks like an AK or AQ type bluff a lot too. The river bet was sort of large and he probably didnt think you were going for value with kings as i think a $300 bet would look a lot more like a value bet whereas $550 just looks like a bluff. In conclusion, he thinks you're bluffing and he's incentivized to take the pot when you put so much in on the river. Last thing to consider is that it looks strong for him to raise a large bet and so he's going to assume you are only calling with full houses which is a chance he's willing to take. He's risking 2300 to win 1200 which has to work about 65% of the time. If the chance that you have a full house or quads is lower than 35% to him, then he has a profitable jam. Let's say you have all the AK and AQ (32 combos) and all the full houses and quads (10 combos). You have a full house 10/42 = 24% of the time. If you add all the overpairs (additional 24 combos) that he can get you to fold, you are now calling 10/66 = 15% of the time in his head. And yes I know he's probably not doing this math in his head but you get the idea. You don't have a full house often and he has that sense.
Lex, you just got stacked KQ vs JJ and JJ vs KQ...probably a little gun shy. The $2300 jam is polarizing for sure but it IS Texas and KK is a call more often than not...after all you did check the flop for deception
The KK vs KhJh hand- it is the reverse of the hand where you had quads- almost never a bluff in that situation. Credit him for probably understanding that- he took advantage of it- he knew you didn't have seven, and he knew had air on the turn call. That was well bluffed hand.
I think I would call with the pocket kings because like you said, he wouldn't go all in with 57 or 67. You underepped your hand like you said, but when you start betting turn and then bet that big on that river it looks you have tens full or a busted flush draw. That is the first thing I would think if I was facing that bet. That is exactly how top set looks on that board and that betting. So for him to go allin there, he's saying he has tens full or quads. I would think how likely it is he has tens given the preflop action and also think about when he checked back the flop w/ that many players in the pot, and lastly then check his body language to see if he looks as at peace as he should look holding that hand, and then most likely decide to call. His body language did not seem that strong to me.
On the KK hand that you folded. When you bet on the turn you're bassically representing a flush draw or a T that is trying to get folds out of a weak flush draw and when both of those hands don't improve your bet looks like a semibluff and his bets looks like a bluff knowing you're not that strong (at least that's what I thought before seeing he was bluffing). With a value hand I feel like he would've just flatted or made a 2.5 raise. Maybe my train of thought is wrong here but just wanted to give my opinion idk what you think
Real time watching it, I thought up and down with 5/6. Seems like if someone from Texas gets in a pot they will ride or die till the end. With or without a hand. Texas requires 2 things more then any place else, position and a pair to start. GL friend
Yo yo yo, I'm the Villain from the KK hand! Let's just say I had a bad read. To be honest, I didn't give Lex much credit for checking an overpair there. So my initial plan on the turn was to float the turn and bluff a bunch of rivers and hopefully just print. I was very surprised when he CBet the river, but then my thoughts went something like this: 1) I always call with a 7 on the turn (preflop I have decent amount, being deep I have 76s, 87s, A7s), but he almost never bets a 7 on the turn for that size, so I have a massive trips adv on the river 2) If I shove he's going to be in a tough spot with everything except for TT 3) I'm all-in I think this bluff is way too far out of line, I think I want to block a T, but I think if a bluff works, then fuck it ha. Good playing with you Lex. I'm sure glad this one got through. I'll have it next time
Maybe to change the Texas run-bad you get a hair cut and a nice clean shave? I have found that when I need to alter the way I'm thinking, whether it's tilt or my daily life, a fresh cut and shave really helps. Also maybe if you look different the cards will start to fall in your favor a little more. Hope to see you playing on stream against Brad, Andrew, and Doug. Being able to watch you sweat a tough decision or maybe put one of them in one in (delayed) real-time is what people want to see. Cheers man!
you have to make that call with kings man. you said it exactly right. if he's holding a 7 would he really bet that big as opposed to value betting so he gets called. that should've been an easy crying call. smh.
He is polarized on the river and either has any 7, a boat, or a bluff. Its something I would use my gut for but Im not as good as you and couldn't fold KK there after he checked flop and just how the hand played out.
All ur thoughts were right on but I didn’t hear u say about maybe he is over playing queens or jacks it’s a call in my book but in moment understand the fold :) u da best man shake it off
Hindsight is always easy. I thought you were going to find a call, but it's tough. If you're going to trap on the flop, you have to be willing to call when you get the bet you asked for, but man is it tough when the decision is for all of their stack.
Hey Lex, To me the fold with KK wasn‘t good. Most of the time when there‘s a raie like that the player got it but the way he played the hand made it very unlikely he was beating you. I think one problem in your playing is that you‘re always afraid of two pairs sets etc. and then play anxious. Of course others can almost always have a better hand but it‘s just so unlikely. If you‘re always afraid you won‘t win much money cause situations where you have the nuts don‘t happen often. And when they happen there‘s no guarante u get paid of.
That kings hand I was saying cal before you even asked. He sensed weakness the way you played. And your last bet look like a steal with weak hand. So he made a move.
Bro!!! I would rather be on tilt for getting sucked out on than being bluffed off a 3k+ pot. You almost decided to call, but at the same time understand the fold, but wow that was rough!
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You asked about the KK vs KJ hand.
I think in Texas in that game it's a shrug and call.
I think you worked it out perfectly.
For the record I think that (as you pretty much worked out) if he calls with 7 on flop he would likely try to take it away on the good for him turn 4.
When he is a guy who would check back the turn there, if he binks the 7 on the river, after you have played it so weak passive, is he really shoving so big with value? Polarised bluffs work when you show strength, it makes no sense when you played it passive. He would bet small to normallish at most wanting that call if he had it. The only hidden hand imo is the super slow played AA but ultimately that's a call as you win 95+% of the time at least...
Actually the trooper97 started it all.
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@@lexopoker poker vlogging in general was started by the trooper97. Jaman Burton and many others will vouch for that. Just wanted you to know.
Hope the lodge poker makes you wanna move to Austin chasing your nemesis' haha.
BRO LEX YOUR IN TEXAS throw a chip in the middle with those KINGS!!! your the best man love the content
Been in the same spot as him and the guy had the 7. It’s pain. Really hard to tell if is a bluff or not.
Hey Lex, was the guy who folded K high flush when you had quads. Been watching for a long time, was nice to play with you for a bit.
Nice lay down.
Thank you!
I'm not sure how that is considered such a big laydown on a paired board. Just sayin'......
Well played sir
Nice fold
18:10 The difference I've notice between Dallas and Vegas is that Vegas grinders play tight and are more transparent with their holdings. Texas players play more for entertainment than grinding for a living so we are more willing to see a flop with any two cards. I will agree that folding pocket kings was a huge mistake and I believe the Texas games are mentality messing with your play. You need to get the past bad beats out of your head or Texas will chew you up and spit you out. There's too many rec players here with very deep pockets who view poker as an entertainment expense and have no problem dropping a lot of money into.
Totally agree with you.. Poker is a mental game and if you're mental is screwed up.. Makes for bad poker. I was watching The Lodge Meet up game yesterday. Seen Lex walk by in the screen. And the way he left the table. I knew he had blew a hand. Like you said, when you have rec players with deep pockets who play any two cards.. That's a disaster. Great comment 👍🏾
spot on in both these comments> let me qualify myself as a limit 4/8 player who PLAYS FOR FUN. this scenario kills me every session. opponents who are so loose (my 4/8 games) are simply impossible to read. while i analyze their potential hands, my focus is on my cards. 2 days ago i got beat by a higher full house hand. this same thing happened to lex about 6-8 months ago while he was playing in FL. i will never fold such a hand thinking my opponent has a better one. adapt to what the conditions are or the session will not turn out well.
If you're going to check that flop to under rep and trap with KK, you have to be able to call off your stack on the end. Otherwise, you need to be c betting and allowing the hand to reveal itself. I dont get the trap then fold. He never puts you on JJ QQ KK AA or even A10 for checking that flop. Your hand looks a ton like missed backdoor diamonds, especially when you bet like 90% pot on the river. You become fairly polarized. I hate the fold there. Not because of what I actually saw what he had, I was saying call before I saw it. Sure, he is going to have it some of the time, but the IT I'm talking about, are boats and a straight. I dont see him jamming 67 or 78 there. He probably jams A7 there, 10 10, 44,22 and a straight, all of which hands raise on the turn except for A7 and MAYBE top set in 1010. When my opponent is repping so thinly and the hand makes no sense, I flick In the call.
Very well said. 🙌🏽 Ya that hand kinda annoyed me lol
I would of totally called too. He did not put you on kings
Good debrief
Quad 2's leading to completing your opponents flush draw...that was awesome! Amazing that the opponent had the emotional control to walk away from their raise and flush in the moment, also. I can definitely understand your frustration but also appreciation for the smart fold on his side.
Long comment, just can't help myself when I see an interesting hand. I know you can't read every comment but hope you will read this one.
Love your vlogs, keep them coming. Lex, don't let your past results in Texas get into your head. One of the worst things that a player can do is getting it into his head that they can never beat someone or that they always lose at a certain card room. When you play "scared money", you start over thinking hands, over-folding, and then calling when you should fold. I'm 70, live in Texas, and an "old school" player who grew up playing stud. I don't look at my down cards till it is my turn to act, look once, put a card protector on them and don't look again. I'm always watching the action, even if I'm not in the hand. I went back and watched the KK hand several times. The way the action went, I think I would have called. He didn't raise pre when there was still a player to act behind, so probably not holding a premium hand. I would have c-bet the flop, maybe half to full pot. If they had a good enough hand to call pre, remember the button quickly called pre, then at least one of them would call to see the turn. If I'm the button and have a middle pair or small set and the pre aggressor checks to me, I'm going to bet the flop to start building the pot. Flop checks around, diamond comes on the turn adding a backdoor flush draw to the straight draws, and you bet 200. If I'm big blind, I would raise 3x if I had 8d9d {monster draw}, or 2 pair, or a small set. I would want to get the money in now rather than wait for another card to come off. Button just calls and straddle folds. River is 7c and you bet 550 and button shoves for 4x. He is saying he either has a monster or nothing. He shouldn't have any combination of 7x in his range so no trip 7s. He didn't bet the flop or raise the turn so probably no full house or quad 7s, which only leaves complete air. I just think if he had a better hand, he would have tried to get more money in on the flop, and especially the turn, before the river comes out. I'm not a pro but think I would have made him show me that monster if he had it.
Great comment 👍🏾
Love seeing all the Vloggers together in one room! What a fun night it must’ve been.
Lex I love how much truth and realness you show about the poker grind. Keep up the hard work!
KK in Texas = call
KK in Vegas = fold
Yes, call with the Kings there... shoved in worse spots earlier... I think that played a factor on folding in this spot. You read it correctly initially thinking that it was most likely a bluff based on how the hand played out. Keep grinding!
The KK hand is a fold. $2300 is a massive bet after you bet $500+. In the long run if you make hero calls like that you will be crushed. Great fold. Sometimes you just have to bow your head and be impressed by the heart villain showed
Lex, I enjoy watching your videos. And reminds me how out of touch I am today. Until watching your videos, I had no idea we had poker clubs, houses, lounges, here in Austin and up in Round Rock. Think you made a smart move, making Dallas your home base for now. Being roughly in the center of the country, those flights to Vegas and Florida don't seem near as bad. Based on my experience, I do agree with you on one thing. Poker players in Texas are definitely more aggressive. Even a friendly backroom game in Vegas, is more relaxed than a friendly, backroom game here in Texas. Best of luck to you going forward. Think you have a good thing going.
You convinced me to call with those kings before I knew what he had hahaha nice video Lex
I played some 2/5 that night and counted 55 tables being used with almost half of them the 2/5 meet up. Crazy action!
What’s in the water you’re drinking?! Basically posting this 24 hrs after the session ended - fastest turnaround in the game 😂 nice seein you as always; Texas definitely seems like a tricky place to play. The players are just so different than anywhere else
Seriously, I cannot get a vlog together that quickly LOL
Omg i was screaming call when you had those KK’s!!! 🤦♂️
In the LONG RUN LEX you made the right fold with those kings. Over 95% of the time you are never good with just 2 pair with that board!!!! Good Fold buddy!!!!
Aw man that KK hand was a true coin flip decision. After hearing you go over your thought process I leaned towards a call in that spot, mostly because the opponent would never believe you had such a strong pocket pair there. Also what hands containing a 7 would call your pre flop raise there?
Great session nonetheless, with some unlucky outcomes 😅
Close 2 Broke would've snapped called😂😂😂😂😂
You would've had to beat me with a stick to get me to fold those Kings. Even his body language screamed bluff. 🤣
The realist poker vlogger out there respect
That's probably the best CO straddler result I've seen -> get jammed on with jacks and scoop
Missed ya at the MUG Lex but glad you could make it!
“Sweet baby Texas Jesus” 😹
Kings hand is so sick, impressive that you were able to break it down to the point where you almost called. River shoves do feel nutted most of time so fold is definitely acceptable, just frustrating. Good job!
Ugh that kings hand you were spot on with the read, a 7 does not blast off like that and two pair/sets check raise on the turn.
I miss seeing you at Magic City but enjoy watching you crush across the country. Keep up the great play and entertaining videos. Take care, from Miami.
Lol. Had to stop halfway through… “sweet baby Texas Jesus…”. 🤣
As soon as you said he jammed I said “snap call” but I definitely understand your point of view that you always seem to make the wrong choice and I’ve definitely been there. You’re in your head second guessing yourself and that’s a really tough spot to be in. Thank you as always for showing us this stuff and being vulnerable. You’re awesome!
Poker is very mental.
Love your videos, brother! Is the Lodge the new place that Brad, Andrew, and Doug started? That big river bluff hand was hard but I think you made the right call. Dude played it exactly how he would have played any x7 hand. I don't think I could have called there either.
Lex, great job with the quick edit and publishing of this one.
Pocket Kings hand is interesting. He would play a 7 like that, but also has backdoors on the flop, plus missed straight and flush draws on the turn. I think it’s a call after being at the top of your range and underrepping your hand.
Enjoyed another upload. Great content and looking forward to the next upload.
You should have called with KK. I play at The Lodge a lot. I knew he was bluffing. That’s Texas poker. However sometimes you make bad food to find a better spot later. Congrats on your success. Great Vlogs.
I make bad food all the time
@@BrantzenPoker Don’t we all my friend.
I feel like you should have called with the KK. If he has pocket 10’s or a 7 then he just gets paid. But of course hindsight is always 20/20. Still one of my favorite deductive reasoning poker vlogger lol
Variance baby... All good. Great work broda.
That was the first paired board river raise bluff I've ever seen in any vlog.
love this guy! hes so honest cheers from USA
Tough night. Glad yo see you shake it off and stay solid. You closed out a tough session pretty well!
KK fold is tricky, all the draws missed, your opponent played passively and then jams river. With a tight image it is important to make loose calls occasionally. Without any reads, I would randomize my calls by the second hand on my watch. All that being said, my initial feeling was that it was a call, his raising range was too narrow for the action.
How do you use the second hand of your watch to randomize? Do you use quadrants? Like 12-3 call, 3-6 fold, 6-9 call, 9-12 fold?
@@redmatrix depending on what % I want to defend, I make quadrants. If I’m defending 2/3 of the time, I have a 20 second range where I fold.
@@dougmccuskerpoker ooo Doug comin in with the pro moves
A lot of people sitting behind keyboards telling Lex what he should have done after they know the outcome. I guess everyone seems like a genius with the gift of hindsight.
He asked us to ya drop kick 🤤
Lol yeah they would all be saying fold and wait for a better spot if V didn't show
Folding Ks where you got bluffed was right call on your part. Hindsight is always a killer.
Lex in Texas it’s exactly as you say like no other poker anywhere. I play in Houston and it’s crazy over here to. Love the videos brother please keep them coming hope you run good.
for me the no.1 poker vlogger is Mariano, Brad is not even second, i base it on a lot of criteria not just poker
That King-high flush fold was pretty sick.
Nice session 👌. Nice call in the last game.
Fold to that river jam with KK is totally fine without a read. Almost never a bluff but once in maybe 100 times it is. Fine play Lex, well done.
Not at all
Great video Lex! I would have called with the Kings
Nice Vlog as always Lex! Keep clubbing them with the good ol' ten eight of clubs. 😂
In the KK hand on the board pairing 7 river, your big river bet looks bluffy because you checked flop, bet a relatively inconsequential turn, and then fire large on the river where your opponent doesn't look like he can call such a large bet (i.e. it doesn't look like a value bet)
Your opponent must realize this, and decides to rebluff you, but his line doesn't make a ton of sense either.
On the turn if he had a set he would be betting or raising since there are multiple draws to worry about.
So on the river the only thing he is repping is 7X.
But if he has trips, it's difficult for him to expect you to be strong enough to call his shove given your river bet looks more bluffy than value
I think an adjustment to be making on the river is not to always go for thin value to protect yourself vs these crazy moves people are prone to make on the river. By checking you're also inducing more bluffs and the pot stays smaller and it's easier to make these hero calls (i think)
Monster tilt during monster week lol great vlog bro. Yeah man, gtta put the money aside and play your A game. Enjoy the weeks festivities dude.
Eh KK depends on the player type. One things for sure, he isn't betting a worse hand for value so you have to look at your range. Would you check top set? Would you go for a check/raise with other sets on the flop such that they're in the checking range? Kd is not a good card to have. I'd rather have AT to call here tbh, but then again you also unblock some bluffs like straight draws and other flush draws. I probably call all non-diamond combos but may fold this one.
Lex I enjoy watching your blog for a while now and just wanted too let you know my opinion on something I’ve come to learn over the years about hold-‘‘em the hard way, never try to make a big hand with a large pair like KK’s or AA’s it’s just to risky. My thinking is with just a large pair you only really have two cards to improve, all the rest of of the cards do nothing for me so I really don’t want to play against more than one or two opponents at the most so therefore I want to bet large before the flop to discourage many players from calling. I really only prefer one caller anyway it’s way to easy to lose one pair hands anyway so I’ve learned to get take what I can and be happy with a small win instead of risking a large hand with only one pair no matter how big it is. With this kind of hand you only want one caller anyway, again it’s too easy to lose with one pair. Take what you can and on to the next one. That’s just my opinion on playing large over pairs. I’ve been playing this game for over 20 years now I’m sure you have to know what I’m talking about. Good luck buddy. Always rooting for you. PS Miami all the way!
Hi Lex I enjoy your vlogs. I dont know what I would have done in kings hand because I dont play those high stakes. I play $1-2 nlh. However I go back to what Mike McDermott said in rounders " you cant lose what you dont put into the pot"
Sweet baby texas jesus. Absolutely classic bro
Decent run bro that KQ hand hurt bc u are chasing a loss w the tilt in mind very early and sometimes u start second guessing yourself, which came up w the KK hand..always good to watch and hear your analysis, keep grinding bro ✌
Call all day when you check the flop
Hey Lex you ending analysis was spot on I watch every vlog and steam you make or are playing on and I agree with your analysis 100% a lot of folks do that though once they get stuck.
Side note I’m getting more into poker again thinking of starting Vloging my sessions I’d love to pick your brain on some best practices and what you recommend on some things. Please hit me up if you have a free 10-15 mins.
The whole time i was screaming CALL... but its different when you watch 😂
I encourage u to consider implementing a randomizer strategy on those tuff spots. We see Dnegs Doug Polk do it all the time . It will add another level to ur poker game homie, no doubt.
Love the video as always. Buddy, it’s time for a haircut. You’re almost giving me full tilt Depaulo degen lol.
Loves the vlog! I was a Owen fan, but he’s gotten too big. I’m glade I found u. Watched all videos twice, liked and sub. Be playing your style (Hopefully) in Reno this week. Keep the vids coming and thanks for making it real. F the haters bro, do you!
Wish me luck bro
you check the flop for "deception" , bet and bet again then get scared of the jam. I think its a call because you underplayed KKs and he's only option with the bluff is either fold or jam because of the size of the bet you made on the river but easier for me to say behind the screen. keep grinding brother!
Hey Lex, the KK’s is a tough spot for sure, But like you said, you under repped your hand and there is no way Villain thought you were that strong. He also looks uncomfortable….IMO. Flick that chip in, don’t be afraid to lose bro!!
If you want to play kings that way it should be a snap call at the end on pretty much any runout except an ace. If you want to lay the trap you gotta be ready get snappy at the end unless you know for a fact your opponent rarely gets out of line.
Keep em coming Lex. Great content
I don’t like the fold when you have KK but that’s just personally my opinion with how he played it I snap call that
Oh man i thought you were gonna call that kings hand. My initial reaction was that you should fold but after thinking for not too long i personally leaned towards a call. You're thinking was exactly right too. If he had trips he would probably just call, and it doesnt really make sense for him to have a set because he's probably raising the turn a very high percentage of the time with so many draws out there, those being wheel aces, diamonds, 56, and 89. I just think he's repping a full house or quads and there are so many bluffs possible that you have to call off the river. Another thing that you may not have thought about was that your line actually looks like an AK or AQ type bluff a lot too. The river bet was sort of large and he probably didnt think you were going for value with kings as i think a $300 bet would look a lot more like a value bet whereas $550 just looks like a bluff. In conclusion, he thinks you're bluffing and he's incentivized to take the pot when you put so much in on the river. Last thing to consider is that it looks strong for him to raise a large bet and so he's going to assume you are only calling with full houses which is a chance he's willing to take. He's risking 2300 to win 1200 which has to work about 65% of the time. If the chance that you have a full house or quads is lower than 35% to him, then he has a profitable jam. Let's say you have all the AK and AQ (32 combos) and all the full houses and quads (10 combos). You have a full house 10/42 = 24% of the time. If you add all the overpairs (additional 24 combos) that he can get you to fold, you are now calling 10/66 = 15% of the time in his head. And yes I know he's probably not doing this math in his head but you get the idea. You don't have a full house often and he has that sense.
Lex, you just got stacked KQ vs JJ and JJ vs KQ...probably a little gun shy. The $2300 jam is polarizing for sure but it IS Texas and KK is a call more often than not...after all you did check the flop for deception
The KK vs KhJh hand- it is the reverse of the hand where you had quads- almost never a bluff in that situation. Credit him for probably understanding that- he took advantage of it- he knew you didn't have seven, and he knew had air on the turn call. That was well bluffed hand.
I think I would call with the pocket kings because like you said, he wouldn't go all in with 57 or 67. You underepped your hand like you said, but when you start betting turn and then bet that big on that river it looks you have tens full or a busted flush draw. That is the first thing I would think if I was facing that bet. That is exactly how top set looks on that board and that betting. So for him to go allin there, he's saying he has tens full or quads. I would think how likely it is he has tens given the preflop action and also think about when he checked back the flop w/ that many players in the pot, and lastly then check his body language to see if he looks as at peace as he should look holding that hand, and then most likely decide to call. His body language did not seem that strong to me.
On the KK hand that you folded. When you bet on the turn you're bassically representing a flush draw or a T that is trying to get folds out of a weak flush draw and when both of those hands don't improve your bet looks like a semibluff and his bets looks like a bluff knowing you're not that strong (at least that's what I thought before seeing he was bluffing). With a value hand I feel like he would've just flatted or made a 2.5 raise. Maybe my train of thought is wrong here but just wanted to give my opinion idk what you think
Fine Fold with KK live there. Too often 7x.
I‘m just wondering, what did he think on Turn and River??
Been a viewer of the vlog since day 1
Real time watching it, I thought up and down with 5/6. Seems like if someone from Texas gets in a pot they will ride or die till the end. With or without a hand. Texas requires 2 things more then any place else, position and a pair to start. GL friend
great video bro, love to see the poker world buzzing again ! gl at the tables, hope to see more
Definitely a call with the KK
Yo yo yo, I'm the Villain from the KK hand! Let's just say I had a bad read. To be honest, I didn't give Lex much credit for checking an overpair there. So my initial plan on the turn was to float the turn and bluff a bunch of rivers and hopefully just print. I was very surprised when he CBet the river, but then my thoughts went something like this:
1) I always call with a 7 on the turn (preflop I have decent amount, being deep I have 76s, 87s, A7s), but he almost never bets a 7 on the turn for that size, so I have a massive trips adv on the river
2) If I shove he's going to be in a tough spot with everything except for TT
3) I'm all-in
I think this bluff is way too far out of line, I think I want to block a T, but I think if a bluff works, then fuck it ha.
Good playing with you Lex. I'm sure glad this one got through. I'll have it next time
You need to loosen up your play bro especially in Texas.. love the vlogs respect from New Zealand
KK was definitely call.
Maybe to change the Texas run-bad you get a hair cut and a nice clean shave? I have found that when I need to alter the way I'm thinking, whether it's tilt or my daily life, a fresh cut and shave really helps. Also maybe if you look different the cards will start to fall in your favor a little more. Hope to see you playing on stream against Brad, Andrew, and Doug. Being able to watch you sweat a tough decision or maybe put one of them in one in (delayed) real-time is what people want to see. Cheers man!
I would have folded but not go on monster tilt. Maybe a bit annoyed. You still made the correct decision which is the important thing in poker
you have to make that call with kings man. you said it exactly right. if he's holding a 7 would he really bet that big as opposed to value betting so he gets called. that should've been an easy crying call. smh.
I agree. A huge raise like that screams PLEASE DON'T CALL.
Omg the bluff nothing hand was crazy
With the KK when he went all in for me is a snap call
He is polarized on the river and either has any 7, a boat, or a bluff. Its something I would use my gut for but Im not as good as you and couldn't fold KK there after he checked flop and just how the hand played out.
All ur thoughts were right on but I didn’t hear u say about maybe he is over playing queens or jacks it’s a call in my book but in moment understand the fold :) u da best man shake it off
Was hoping to see you on the tag team stream. Good luck in Texas
Tough spot. Easy to say when we’re not in the hand and guy shoved for 2.3K. Good job!
He decides to put in the raise! 650 bucks Sweet Baby Texas Jesus! lol This should be a T-shirt!
Hindsight is always easy. I thought you were going to find a call, but it's tough. If you're going to trap on the flop, you have to be willing to call when you get the bet you asked for, but man is it tough when the decision is for all of their stack.
Loved the quad deuces. I was born on groundhogs day...lol
Super cool to see you show all the other bloggers some love! Much love
Hey Lex,
To me the fold with KK wasn‘t good. Most of the time when there‘s a raie like that the player got it but the way he played the hand made it very unlikely he was beating you.
I think one problem in your playing is that you‘re always afraid of two pairs sets etc. and then play anxious.
Of course others can almost always have a better hand but it‘s just so unlikely.
If you‘re always afraid you won‘t win much money cause situations where you have the nuts don‘t happen often. And when they happen there‘s no guarante u get paid of.
Damn gotta give him credit for that bluff!
rly tough spot with the KK
wonder what a solver would say
big fan of the vlog
hey man, great video! Tough spot KK, i think both could be good, call or fold. Btw maybe hes just do some body tells, did u see it?
That kings hand I was saying cal before you even asked. He sensed weakness the way you played. And your last bet look like a steal with weak hand. So he made a move.
KK is a fold bro. You are right about the games just being unlike any other in the country though. That was an insane punt bluff
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Bro!!! I would rather be on tilt for getting sucked out on than being bluffed off a 3k+ pot. You almost decided to call, but at the same time understand the fold, but wow that was rough!