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8:40 Anyone know what Ace+ Ace Queen+ means? Couldn't find a definition anywhere. Thanks. Nevermind. I think Alex said 8s+ (pair of 8s up to pair of aces) and Ace Queen+ ( AQ, AK, AA, suited and unsuited).
I assume that when I'm playing smaller buy in /weaker fields that calling is superior because of the small ball approach, limiting my losses- but it sounds like a more aggressive strategy will still serve me better with these small pairs and suited 2 gappers
Take away is in the title "Why you need to keep the betting lead" - I can not argue with the evidence showed other then notice while the avg bb/100 is increased so are the swings between the different positions so need to be prepared to handle the bigger swings when 3-betting more and have confidence in the long run it will make you a 1 out of 20 player. Aha moment was the statement 19/20 poker players you see at the tables are losing players - ouch! I guess misery loves company but I would rather not be in that group.
Since this series I have played my pocket pairs and CO and Btn slightly differently just to try and track my personal numbers on certain boards. I have noticed that in a lot of cases keeping the betting lead with pocket pairs, especially low to mid ones, will give you a huge semi bluff advantage as well as widens your range against most players even getting them to fold premium pockets. [Hand example: I randomly just play position (btn) with questionable cards in a league game raise about 3x pre and get 2 callers the BB and utg limp call raise. Flop is AAQ I had like a random 78os type hand I know I'll very rarely win at showdown, and its checked to me. I throw in a bit under 1/2 pot bet snap fold and UTG limper short tank folds and shows pocket 10s. So I learned 2 lessons on this hand thru seeing his hand it also shows how if he played his pockets better and stronger I'm not even in the hand. The betting lead made other players put me on JJs or better with all Aces and Queens in my range just based on bet timing and also learned again the power of position (part of the triple threat) and the betting lead (aggression another part of the triple threat)] Unless your opponent gets smacked in the face by the flop, you can usually take the pots down with a proper CBet and the occasional two street semibluff. What I would be interested in seeing is the whole number/% breakdown for all options. IE: you 3 bet 44 pre, you win the pot x amt./% of the time vs. X Range. Same scenario but 3bet was called. Flop comes out you CBet; amt. V (1/4 pot), W (1/2 pot) X (3/4 Pot) Y (Pot) Z (over bet to All In) Then the % you should delay CBet, what boards are you triple barreling, check re raising and 3 betting post etc. Seeing this in a decision tree type format would be informational since these days alot of people go by the proof in the numbers. I know this is a pretty long post and probably won't get read all the way thru,if so thanks! Lol but this was my key takeaway from this video and the series so far. Looking forward to the next one and so happy to be able to have a new gripsed video every day for over two weeks to get me back in it since the lack of vids over the past few years! Welcome back once again Gripsed and looking forward to the next video!
Unless most of the audience of this video are university students who are taking a statistics seminar, I'd be impressed if more than 25% of them say "Yes, I follow all this". Some live examples added to support the concept won't hurt. It's always good to have more of these concepts in your poker tool box, but a smart player will know how and when to pick and use it wisely as there're many other tangibles to consider in a poker hand, such as: the board texture, your stack size versus the opponent's, your position in the hand, what kind of players you are facing, your image at the table, etc. It's not so black and white that you can just barrel on every street.
Nice video. Good that you compared only the same hands when looking at 3bet vs cold call winnings! but the problem that I see here and still needs to be factored out is that, when you 3bet, it is often because someone opens wide, but folds to 3bet a lot. So a lot of your winnings when 3-betting might come from that. For a real fair comparison, we would need to look only at hands against the same initial raiser, or at least someone who has similar stats. Is it possible to look at databases with such filters? Cheers
I took my aggression to a whole new level 2 videos ago. I'm trying the plays out, testing the waters, so to say. To the point where my community (including very good players) said this is going way too far. But i enjoyed it... in fact, i understood something this or a related video should talk about... You can get addicted to bluffing too. Everybody gets a rush when they're making wild plays, and that's addictive, contrary to "make passive plays to feel good when you get there", this is making aggressive plays to feel good when they fold. I myself didn't get addicted but i opened my eyes that some of my friends are/have been addicted to this rush. Most of the video itself isn't revolutionary information, it's a topic every single coach workes on: being the aggressor. But it is indeed VERY beneficial to actually show the graph difference between passive and aggressive routes. There was indeed one theme that surprised me: aggressively playing small pockets. This is literally equivalent of a kid discovering there's no Santa. My beliefs about setmining have been rooted so deep in me by every player ever it's very hard for me to even validate this as an option. Still, gon' try it out!
My biggest take away from this was the importance of playing small pairs. I would say that personally I am very timid with my small pairs and fold them way too often. Alex's statement about playing the hands is just as important as what cards you have really rings true with this as well. Moving forward I'm really going to work on how I play these hands.
Again, I am amazed at how easy it appears to win vs lose by position and our betting! A reason why you can win with any two cards in many cases! Execution is key! Thanks again, Alex! Duane
I like your videos - I'll be honest I don't use Holdem manager. Looked at it with the trial and it was very interesting. However I've been able to drift in and out of poker and have an edge of regs upto my limit of about $50 NL zoom. I understand concepts exceptionally well which is my skill in life I guess, and by no means is what your teaching bad. I do on my part disagree with not being able to be profitable without knowing these numbers though. In my head I have what turns out to be an accurate idea of where I'm losing or winning. I know when I cold call a 3 bet out of position with AQ I'm losing more pots than I'm winning. The way I would think about it is 1/3 times I'll hit -- if I call 9BBs I need to win 27 when I hit (and have the best hand) assuming I'll always fold when I miss. I know this spot sucks and I'll lean towards 3bets here. I know how uncomfortable I feel when I have JJ in the SB and the action is MP raise - button 3bet. Do I 4bet then fold to jam? Do I cold call and set mine? It's a sucky spot. I really don't need to see the numbers here to know this, and know that taking the even play against solid regs and just folding although nitty might be better (I'm not a robot and can't play every spot like a world class pro) - so for me folding here against solid players seems reasonable. I know that 5 betting my pocket aces every-time is polarising. Unless there is weird action, a short stack dynamic and such, I don't really need a 5bet range at these limits. I know most of the time through experience that 3betting the button and continuing against one opponent on low flops is profitable. Again I don't need to know my BB/100 to win here. My point being is that with these numbers I'm sure you can refine much better every single spot. No doubt. Making a statement that you can't win however without them is clearly false. I build bankrolls everytime I come back and play poker (I'm a little obsessive, I'll do things for a few months intensely, get bored and leave again) -- I couldn't tell you the answers to your questions as I don't have the software, that doesn't stop me winning though. When I feel uncomfortable in a spot, I do realise very fast why I felt uncomfortable. Other times in very comfortable check raising a turn and expect to win that spot most of the time. Recently for example was JJ - MP opens - I called out BB with JJ (3betting would have been better) -- I knew right away when the flop came A106 with 2 spades I wasn't happy - I have to check, I know he's going to bet, I'll have to call and then check fold a ton turn bets -- it sucks. However the turn comes with the Q spades -- I block KJ - he likely has AX hands when he bets 1/2 pot. He could have lower pairs that decided to barrel too. I didn't have the J spades which I know would have been better. However my options in my head is raise or fold this turn as I can't continue many rivers. I check raise to win this pot and in my head it was the only comfortable thing to do (I should have 3bet pre and this would be easier however I really don't like 3bets out of position against unknowns very often unless it's a button steal vs my BB -- or if I can squeeze with a raise call, that tempts me more) Again however I don't need these charts to do this. When I notice I am getting 3bet way too much, and I'll constantly opening and having to fold, there will be 4bets incoming because what other option do I have except fold everything except aces. If I'm always calling and folding flops... expect check raises to come, or 3bets To increase. This is how I learned, and never had software to do it. I just made adjustments constantly until it was robot mode basically. I might have leaks, I might be losing everytime I 3bet low suited connectors ok the button. It doesn't feel like it. I might be losing money every time I open small pairs and get 2 callers (I probably am to honest) as I don't Cbet many boards here. All I'm saying is that without these numbers you can still beat the fields - as many pros did before all this. No info is bad info, and this without a doubt will help. I just don't like the marketing your doing saying that you need it 100% - yes it's sales and you create the problem then have the solution. Your content is much better than this sales pitch though. Yes you want these, however building as much "need" as you are is offputting.
Key Takeaway: over time everyone gets dealt the same hands the same number of times, whoever makes the most money off the good hands will win - you are capable of all of this!
honestly i dont understand how title of the video is related to the content..anyway i would say a lot of cold call generate modest to insignificant profit..even more if you are on a tuff table.
dude.. Being aggressive=keeping the betting lead. 3betting allows you to c-bet, double barrel, do whatever YOU want, putting your opponents under pressure which makes them make bad decisions instead of the other way around
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I watch at least one of these every day before I start my grind. Gets my mind right, has really helped me with my mindset and approach to each session. Gets me in grind mode before I start.
8:40 Anyone know what Ace+ Ace Queen+ means? Couldn't find a definition anywhere. Thanks.
Nevermind. I think Alex said 8s+ (pair of 8s up to pair of aces) and Ace Queen+ ( AQ, AK, AA, suited and unsuited).
13:50 Anyone know what program this is? Thanks
I assume that when I'm playing smaller buy in /weaker fields that calling is superior because of the small ball approach, limiting my losses- but it sounds like a more aggressive strategy will still serve me better with these small pairs and suited 2 gappers
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Take away is in the title "Why you need to keep the betting lead" - I can not argue with the evidence showed other then notice while the avg bb/100 is increased so are the swings between the different positions so need to be prepared to handle the bigger swings when 3-betting more and have confidence in the long run it will make you a 1 out of 20 player. Aha moment was the statement 19/20 poker players you see at the tables are losing players - ouch! I guess misery loves company but I would rather not be in that group.
10:30. Yes. Poker teaches life decision skills.
Since this series I have played my pocket pairs and CO and Btn slightly differently just to try and track my personal numbers on certain boards. I have noticed that in a lot of cases keeping the betting lead with pocket pairs, especially low to mid ones, will give you a huge semi bluff advantage as well as widens your range against most players even getting them to fold premium pockets.
[Hand example: I randomly just play position (btn) with questionable cards in a league game raise about 3x pre and get 2 callers the BB and utg limp call raise. Flop is AAQ I had like a random 78os type hand I know I'll very rarely win at showdown, and its checked to me. I throw in a bit under 1/2 pot bet snap fold and UTG limper short tank folds and shows pocket 10s. So I learned 2 lessons on this hand thru seeing his hand it also shows how if he played his pockets better and stronger I'm not even in the hand. The betting lead made other players put me on JJs or better with all Aces and Queens in my range just based on bet timing and also learned again the power of position (part of the triple threat) and the betting lead (aggression another part of the triple threat)]
Unless your opponent gets smacked in the face by the flop, you can usually take the pots down with a proper CBet and the occasional two street semibluff.
What I would be interested in seeing is the whole number/% breakdown for all options. IE: you 3 bet 44 pre, you win the pot x amt./% of the time vs. X Range. Same scenario but 3bet was called. Flop comes out you CBet; amt. V (1/4 pot), W (1/2 pot) X (3/4 Pot) Y (Pot) Z (over bet to All In) Then the % you should delay CBet, what boards are you triple barreling, check re raising and 3 betting post etc. Seeing this in a decision tree type format would be informational since these days alot of people go by the proof in the numbers. I know this is a pretty long post and probably won't get read all the way thru,if so thanks! Lol but this was my key takeaway from this video and the series so far. Looking forward to the next one and so happy to be able to have a new gripsed video every day for over two weeks to get me back in it since the lack of vids over the past few years! Welcome back once again Gripsed and looking forward to the next video!
Unless most of the audience of this video are university students who are taking a statistics seminar, I'd be impressed if more than 25% of them say "Yes, I follow all this". Some live examples added to support the concept won't hurt.
It's always good to have more of these concepts in your poker tool box, but a smart player will know how and when to pick and use it wisely as there're many other tangibles to consider in a poker hand, such as: the board texture, your stack size versus the opponent's, your position in the hand, what kind of players you are facing, your image at the table, etc. It's not so black and white that you can just barrel on every street.
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Always a pleasure Alex Fitzgerald stuff
Nice video.
Good that you compared only the same hands when looking at 3bet vs cold call winnings! but the problem that I see here and still needs to be factored out is that, when you 3bet, it is often because someone opens wide, but folds to 3bet a lot. So a lot of your winnings when 3-betting might come from that.
For a real fair comparison, we would need to look only at hands against the same initial raiser, or at least someone who has similar stats.
Is it possible to look at databases with such filters?
Cheers
yes I think you can isolate your filters to only be vs a specific villain
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I took my aggression to a whole new level 2 videos ago. I'm trying the plays out, testing the waters, so to say. To the point where my community (including very good players) said this is going way too far. But i enjoyed it... in fact, i understood something this or a related video should talk about... You can get addicted to bluffing too. Everybody gets a rush when they're making wild plays, and that's addictive, contrary to "make passive plays to feel good when you get there", this is making aggressive plays to feel good when they fold. I myself didn't get addicted but i opened my eyes that some of my friends are/have been addicted to this rush.
Most of the video itself isn't revolutionary information, it's a topic every single coach workes on: being the aggressor. But it is indeed VERY beneficial to actually show the graph difference between passive and aggressive routes. There was indeed one theme that surprised me: aggressively playing small pockets. This is literally equivalent of a kid discovering there's no Santa. My beliefs about setmining have been rooted so deep in me by every player ever it's very hard for me to even validate this as an option. Still, gon' try it out!
What software is he using to see that distribution???
My biggest take away from this was the importance of playing small pairs. I would say that personally I am very timid with my small pairs and fold them way too often. Alex's statement about playing the hands is just as important as what cards you have really rings true with this as well. Moving forward I'm really going to work on how I play these hands.
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Again, I am amazed at how easy it appears to win vs lose by position and our betting! A reason why you can win with any two cards in many cases! Execution is key! Thanks again, Alex! Duane
you're welcome Duane!
I like your videos - I'll be honest I don't use Holdem manager. Looked at it with the trial and it was very interesting. However I've been able to drift in and out of poker and have an edge of regs upto my limit of about $50
NL zoom.
I understand concepts exceptionally well which is my skill in life I guess, and by no means is what your teaching bad. I do on my part disagree with not being able to be profitable without knowing these numbers though. In my head I have what turns out to be an accurate idea of where I'm losing or winning. I know when I cold call a 3 bet out of position with AQ I'm losing more pots than I'm winning. The way I would think about it is 1/3 times I'll hit -- if I call 9BBs I need to win 27 when I hit (and have the best hand) assuming I'll always fold when I miss. I know this spot sucks and I'll lean towards 3bets here.
I know how uncomfortable I feel when I have JJ in the SB and the action is MP raise - button 3bet. Do I 4bet then fold to jam? Do I cold call and set mine? It's a sucky spot. I really don't need to see the numbers here to know this, and know that taking the even play against solid regs and just folding although nitty might be better (I'm not a robot and can't play every spot like a world class pro) - so for me folding here against solid players seems reasonable.
I know that 5 betting my pocket aces every-time is polarising. Unless there is weird action, a short stack dynamic and such, I don't really need a 5bet range at these limits.
I know most of the time through experience that 3betting the button and continuing against one opponent on low flops is profitable. Again I don't need to know my BB/100 to win here.
My point being is that with these numbers I'm sure you can refine much better every single spot. No doubt. Making a statement that you can't win however without them is clearly false. I build bankrolls everytime I come back and play poker (I'm a little obsessive, I'll do things for a few months intensely, get bored and leave again) -- I couldn't tell you the answers to your questions as I don't have the software, that doesn't stop me winning though. When I feel uncomfortable in a spot, I do realise very fast why I felt uncomfortable. Other times in very comfortable check raising a turn and expect to win that spot most of the time. Recently for example was JJ - MP opens - I called out BB with JJ (3betting would have been better) -- I knew right away when the flop came A106 with 2 spades I wasn't happy - I have to check, I know he's going to bet, I'll have to call and then check fold a ton turn bets -- it sucks. However the turn comes with the Q spades -- I block KJ - he likely has AX hands when he bets 1/2 pot. He could have lower pairs that decided to barrel too. I didn't have the J spades which I know would have been better. However my options in my head is raise or fold this turn as I can't continue many rivers. I check raise to win this pot and in my head it was the only comfortable thing to do (I should have 3bet pre and this would be easier however I really don't like 3bets out of position against unknowns very often unless it's a button steal vs my BB -- or if I can squeeze with a raise call, that tempts me more)
Again however I don't need these charts to do this. When I notice I am getting 3bet way too much, and I'll constantly opening and having to fold, there will be 4bets incoming because what other option do I have except fold everything except aces.
If I'm always calling and folding flops... expect check raises to come, or 3bets
To increase. This is how I learned, and never had software to do it. I just made adjustments constantly until it was robot mode basically.
I might have leaks, I might be losing everytime I 3bet low suited connectors ok the button. It doesn't feel like it. I might be losing money every time I open small pairs and get 2 callers (I probably am to honest) as I don't Cbet many boards here. All I'm saying is that without these numbers you can still beat the fields - as many pros did before all this. No info is bad info, and this without a doubt will help. I just don't like the marketing your doing saying that you need it 100% - yes it's sales and you create the problem then have the solution. Your content is much better than this sales pitch though.
Yes you want these, however building as much "need" as you are is offputting.
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Isnt 4 betting the opposition to cold calling ? And not 3 betting ? Beginning of the video has me confused
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So 3 bet every low pairs and suited gaped connector ?
I wouldn't take it that far. It depends more on who is opening and how many players are left to act, then you determine what hands to 3bet w/.
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How does this apply to cash games ?
Keep the betting lead
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How does this translate to cash game?
keep the betting lead.
Translated it for ya
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This is about tournament. Does the math apply to cash play.
Key Takeaway: over time everyone gets dealt the same hands the same number of times, whoever makes the most money off the good hands will win - you are capable of all of this!
honestly i dont understand how title of the video is related to the content..anyway i would say a lot of cold call generate modest to insignificant profit..even more if you are on a tuff table.
dude.. Being aggressive=keeping the betting lead. 3betting allows you to c-bet, double barrel, do whatever YOU want, putting your opponents under pressure which makes them make bad decisions instead of the other way around
@@k2sn2 respect my fellow gripsta!iget it as 3bet is a part of being able to keep the betting lead for the rest of the hand!thanks dude
@@pierrelanau3119 no problem man. Learning is what we're all vere for :)
Takeaways:
1 - Keep the betting lead
2 - How to start filtering on HM2 to analyse play
i will take KQ over mid pair show preflop in tournament on stars ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
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Key take away, just because everyone is doing it doesn't make it correct or profitable.
a great metaphor for life, especially high school and university :P
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