Do you use this light 3-betting strategy? Also, here are 5 simple ways for newer players to QUICKLY start winning: ua-cam.com/video/5RUZxMIZppE/v-deo.html
I read your Crushing the Microstakes in December of last year and shortly afterward, for the first time, made it to the final table in a microstakes tournament (I had been playing for six months without anywhere near those results). Since then, I've made it to the final table 9 times and my ITM% went from around 15% to 45%. Put simply, no other advice I've read or seen from anyone has been as useful in learning the game.
I started following your advice for playing LAG in tournaments, I always used to be super tight, and thank you so much, it improved my game a ton! I got in the top 5% of the tournament very quickly and could hold it for very long but then I did some stupid mistakes because I’m a new player in general. But, with a bit more practice I’m sure I can dominate more tournaments in the future with your adviced LAG strategy. You‘re the only poker UA-camr who actually is a real help, thanks for your videos!
So many good tips from you. your voice is perfectly pitched and every time I watch a video i learn something new! My game playing had improved by leaps and bounds. I have more confidence in my game play thanks to you. When ever I try a new move I am so pleasantly surprised when it works! I havwe been calling more riv bets that have turned out to be bluffs, or just small pairs from my opponents so many times.
Last night I had Ace 3 hearts suited, thought I had the nut flush, the river card was the king of hearts, I was on the road to Victory, went all in! Turns out the other player need a king of hearts to make a straight flush! I couldnt believe it 😂
Usually no, but depends on if can legitly think they may be 3 betting you light or not. Also the semi rare light 4 bet is sometimes good to do. So about 33% of time you want to fold, and about 33% of time you want to call, and about 33% of time you want to light 4:bet, if you legitly think that they might be light 3 betting you. It really depends on the situation. If you don't know, or are unsure, it's usually best to you fold, as a TAG if they reraise 3 bet you, they are usually not 3:betting light, altho they can still 3 bet light occasionally. If your 3 bet by a LAG, then you should be calling, light 4 betting more, unless your out of position. It really depends on the situation.
It’s because the rake eats up so much of the pot at 1-2, you almost need to make it 10 to have anything in the pot after a “drop” like in California. They immediately grab 6+1 for the jackpot
oh ok, I live in a no rake state. All our poker rooms are door charges only so my rake is easily beatable at 20 dollars to walk in the door and dealer tippings
@@JasonG123 that sounds freakin glorious! We still have Mexicans punting off stacks like crazy so it works out. Keep working towards 2/5 all the rake concerns become non existent there.
The tips and advice you give are so to the point and straight forward. Super easy to follow. The videos of what hands to and not to play were by far the most helpful
Pot raise every flop whether you have a hand or not. They will fold more than they call. If they call play passive and fold unless you have a good hand.
hands like A9 suited, KJ suited and QJ suited can be very good hands to light to mid 3 bet with, even tho the above hands aren't good hands. The reason why it's good to 3 bet them, is it mixed up your game, and all the reasons Nathan mentioned. But also a lot a Fish, DONKS, regs, recreational players, even amateurs, wrongly think that hands like A9 suited, KJ suited, and QJ suited are supposedly MONSTER PREMIUM HANDS. If you 3 bet those hands and semi rarely, occasionally get caught doing so, then the above fish, DONKS, regs, etc, can think that your not 3 betting light like your doing, and wrongly, and good for you think that you supposedly only raise, 3 bet monster and premium hands. You can exploit that thinking to your advantage. So I let them think that, and want them to continue thinking that. Also you get dealt hands like A9, KJ, QJ more often, can 3 bet more often then you would, could if you only 3 bet JJ, QQ,KK, AA, AK suited. So that means you can 3 bet steal more and still have players think that you are tighter then you really are. Which can be good for you.
Zero percent of the time, unless you have really nice pot odds. Light 3 betting is akin to bluffing, and when your bluff gets shoved all in you fold and move on
@@zacharymassat1515And I’d think that the occasional fold to a 4-bet jam helps you to get people to do so when you do 3-bet a monster like AA or KK since you’ve demonstrated to them that you are capable of bluffing when you 3 bet light.
I started getting so much better results by ditching A2-A6 suited and 22-66 paired and 3,2-7,6 suited connectors. 7 should be as low as you go with pairs suited aces and suited connectors. ..
@@MrDavePed The others you mentioned are fine. A5s and A4s have a speciality to them because they can make a lot of straights. These two hands are probably the best hands to bluff with out of all of them. They pair nicely along with your AA and KK
This is very wrong. As others said, A2-A5s and A10s+ are all fine to open, raise and flat heads up. And 56s is one of those magic hands that plays great against a 3bet call because your opponent is less likely to block your pairs and straights.
It Depends on Situation. Out of position you should be folding weak aces about 97% of the time. In position on button, cut off and even the Hi Jack position on rare times, you should be OPEN raising, OR SQUEEZE raising or limp behind monster hand mine and even occasionally folding to MIX UP YOUR GAME, and in order to occasionally steal or resteal from your opponents. It's not right to either say NEVER play them or Always play them. It really depends on the situation. Nathan does a good job of describing when, if it's ok to play them. Poker books, Videos, coaching, Poker Vlogs, Poker Podcast, etc, as long as by CREDIBLE sources, can also be helpful
Me again. Walked away from Video Poker for a little while because of how ludicrous it was. Came back to play to see if it changed. NOPE During my 24 hour period I lost 4 hands on the River with a minimum 80% equity. 2 loses were to gut shot draws. Then lost with pocket aces followed by losing with Kings. All within 24 hours. Heavily favored when the money went in, only to lose each time. An occasional bad beat is expected. 6 IN 24 HOURS IS TOTALLY UNREALISTIC!
I don’t get all the “just do this” and strategies……. If ya got something that works, u don’t share it……. Ya look that shit up in a vault like Coca Cola does with their recipe. Is it weird I think they are conditioning players to “4 bet ace five suited” and such hands??? Tight is and always will be right.
Now that we have computers simulating all possible plays and game theory optimal there's very little left that is secret in poker. It's fun to watch these poker videos and there's zero reason for him not to reveal his strategies
@@bonerici ur being conditioned…… remember one thing…… the human mind can never and I mean NEVER emulate a computer…. The computer doesn’t have rent to pay….. the computer wasn’t forced to fold the king queen suited in 4 spots in a row…… the computer doesn’t have feelings……. Basically over a large sample size the computer can put out the “optimal” plays and decisions in theory…… but we all know what theory means right??
It makes it difficult to predict if someone has AA, KK, JJ versus random trash. It’s very unpredictable/ annoying to play against. It’s not something that I’d do in 2 NL but I do see it in 5 NL.
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Do you use this light 3-betting strategy? Also, here are 5 simple ways for newer players to QUICKLY start winning: ua-cam.com/video/5RUZxMIZppE/v-deo.html
I read your Crushing the Microstakes in December of last year and shortly afterward, for the first time, made it to the final table in a microstakes tournament (I had been playing for six months without anywhere near those results). Since then, I've made it to the final table 9 times and my ITM% went from around 15% to 45%. Put simply, no other advice I've read or seen from anyone has been as useful in learning the game.
I started following your advice for playing LAG in tournaments, I always used to be super tight, and thank you so much, it improved my game a ton!
I got in the top 5% of the tournament very quickly and could hold it for very long but then I did some stupid mistakes because I’m a new player in general.
But, with a bit more practice I’m sure I can dominate more tournaments in the future with your adviced LAG strategy.
You‘re the only poker UA-camr who actually is a real help, thanks for your videos!
Great to hear Tim!
What is lag strategy? I'm new too.
tight aggressive i guess@@f_society9151
So many good tips from you. your voice is perfectly pitched and every time I watch a video i learn something new! My game playing had improved by leaps and bounds. I have more confidence in my game play thanks to you. When ever I try a new move I am so pleasantly surprised when it works! I havwe been calling more riv bets that have turned out to be bluffs, or just small pairs from my opponents so many times.
Glad to help!
Excellent video. About time somebody touched on balance of hand ranges against their bet amount.
Everything has skyrocketed your winnings lately.
They're all important fundamentals
Rumour has it he hasn't lost a hand since 1997
Hi Nathan, Can you have a follow up video on the post flop actions with this light 3 bet strategy?
Yes please
Last night I had Ace 3 hearts suited, thought I had the nut flush, the river card was the king of hearts, I was on the road to Victory, went all in! Turns out the other player need a king of hearts to make a straight flush! I couldnt believe it 😂
If you raised in the cutoff with one of these hand types and a typical TAG reraised you on the button do you call?
Usually no, but depends on if can legitly think they may be 3 betting you light or not.
Also the semi rare light 4 bet is sometimes good to do.
So about 33% of time you want to fold, and about 33% of time you want to call, and about 33% of time you want to light 4:bet, if you legitly think that they might be light 3 betting you.
It really depends on the situation.
If you don't know, or are unsure, it's usually best to you fold, as a TAG if they reraise 3 bet you, they are usually not 3:betting light, altho they can still 3 bet light occasionally.
If your 3 bet by a LAG, then you should be calling, light 4 betting more, unless your out of position.
It really depends on the situation.
Great advice. Love your books and teaching.
Glad my books and videos are helping!
Does anyone that play 1/2 live open to 6 dollars? 7? 8? anymore? Not in the games I play, always 10-12-15-20-22 etc
It’s because the rake eats up so much of the pot at 1-2, you almost need to make it 10 to have anything in the pot after a “drop” like in California. They immediately grab 6+1 for the jackpot
oh ok, I live in a no rake state. All our poker rooms are door charges only so my rake is easily beatable at 20 dollars to walk in the door and dealer tippings
@@JasonG123 that sounds freakin glorious! We still have Mexicans punting off stacks like crazy so it works out. Keep working towards 2/5 all the rake concerns become non existent there.
Which is best for 3 betting? Ace blockers or small suited connectors?
Do you ever share any of your live play?
No cause he is probably not so good at poker.
Just wanted to say, I just played for the first time in months, and due to your videos I was able to turn a massive profit. Thank u so mucj
Nice work Jesse!
The tips and advice you give are so to the point and straight forward. Super easy to follow. The videos of what hands to and not to play were by far the most helpful
Pot raise every flop whether you have a hand or not. They will fold more than they call. If they call play passive and fold unless you have a good hand.
I’m liking this video, because last week I reraised in position 3x the raise
Great tips! Love this :)
Played day 1 of a deep stack tournament today. I saw some guys crash after bad beats. Really unfortunate
I get u something new to add to my game!
hands like A9 suited, KJ suited and QJ suited can be very good hands to light to mid 3 bet with, even tho the above hands aren't good hands.
The reason why it's good to 3 bet them, is it mixed up your game, and all the reasons Nathan mentioned.
But also a lot a Fish, DONKS, regs, recreational players, even amateurs, wrongly think that hands like A9 suited, KJ suited, and QJ suited are supposedly MONSTER PREMIUM HANDS.
If you 3 bet those hands and semi rarely, occasionally get caught doing so, then the above fish, DONKS, regs, etc, can think that your not 3 betting light like your doing, and wrongly, and good for you think that you supposedly only raise, 3 bet monster and premium hands.
You can exploit that thinking to your advantage.
So I let them think that, and want them to continue thinking that.
Also you get dealt hands like A9, KJ, QJ more often, can 3 bet more often then you would, could if you only 3 bet JJ, QQ,KK, AA, AK suited.
So that means you can 3 bet steal more and still have players think that you are tighter then you really are.
Which can be good for you.
Love 89 suited but have got crushed by higher str8$ many a times
Hi Nathan! This guide it's good for the mtt as well? Greatings from Italy.
Yes, early stages only though. Thanks for watching my poker videos, glad they help!
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So say for instance you make a light three bet, and your opponent 4 bets all in. How often do you call?
Zero percent of the time, unless you have really nice pot odds. Light 3 betting is akin to bluffing, and when your bluff gets shoved all in you fold and move on
@@zacharymassat1515And I’d think that the occasional fold to a 4-bet jam helps you to get people to do so when you do 3-bet a monster like AA or KK since you’ve demonstrated to them that you are capable of bluffing when you 3 bet light.
I started getting so much better results by ditching A2-A6 suited and 22-66 paired and 3,2-7,6 suited connectors. 7 should be as low as you go with pairs suited aces and suited connectors.
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Bad advice. Should be playing A5s and A4s
@@NoNo-ro9gx Hm.. ok I will include those thanks.
@@MrDavePed The others you mentioned are fine. A5s and A4s have a speciality to them because they can make a lot of straights. These two hands are probably the best hands to bluff with out of all of them. They pair nicely along with your AA and KK
This is very wrong. As others said, A2-A5s and A10s+ are all fine to open, raise and flat heads up. And 56s is one of those magic hands that plays great against a 3bet call because your opponent is less likely to block your pairs and straights.
It Depends on Situation.
Out of position you should be folding weak aces about 97% of the time.
In position on button, cut off and even the Hi Jack position on rare times, you should be OPEN raising, OR SQUEEZE raising or limp behind monster hand mine and even occasionally folding to MIX UP YOUR GAME, and in order to occasionally steal or resteal from your opponents.
It's not right to either say NEVER play them or Always play them.
It really depends on the situation.
Nathan does a good job of describing when, if it's ok to play them.
Poker books, Videos, coaching, Poker Vlogs, Poker Podcast, etc, as long as by CREDIBLE sources, can also be helpful
cheers nathan
4 bet miss the flop fold. Repeat until you have nothing left
Just teach people how to raise pot which is 3x the last call/raise plus what's Already in the pot. Can't go wrong with that
Me again. Walked away from Video Poker for a little while because of how ludicrous it was. Came back to play to see if it changed.
NOPE
During my 24 hour period I lost 4 hands on the River with a minimum 80% equity. 2 loses were to gut shot draws. Then lost with pocket aces followed by losing with Kings.
All within 24 hours.
Heavily favored when the money went in, only to lose each time.
An occasional bad beat is expected. 6 IN 24 HOURS IS TOTALLY UNREALISTIC!
Dude… we’re talking about playing poker against people not rigged machines.
I don’t get all the “just do this” and strategies……. If ya got something that works, u don’t share it……. Ya look that shit up in a vault like Coca Cola does with their recipe. Is it weird I think they are conditioning players to “4 bet ace five suited” and such hands??? Tight is and always will be right.
Now that we have computers simulating all possible plays and game theory optimal there's very little left that is secret in poker. It's fun to watch these poker videos and there's zero reason for him not to reveal his strategies
@@bonerici ur being conditioned…… remember one thing…… the human mind can never and I mean NEVER emulate a computer…. The computer doesn’t have rent to pay….. the computer wasn’t forced to fold the king queen suited in 4 spots in a row…… the computer doesn’t have feelings……. Basically over a large sample size the computer can put out the “optimal” plays and decisions in theory…… but we all know what theory means right??
It makes it difficult to predict if someone has AA, KK, JJ versus random trash. It’s very unpredictable/ annoying to play against. It’s not something that I’d do in 2 NL but I do see it in 5 NL.
Smart 🦉
Excellent 👌 sir.
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I'm a sinner JESUS please forgive me for all my sins I know you shed your Blood for me on the cross at Calvary. Thank you JESUS for my salvation and for shedding they Blood for me. I love you JESUS.
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