I appreciate the question in beginning..... I often deal with LOOOONG stretch of being card dead..... I normally deal with it well, however it's frustrating afterwards bc it looks like I'm playing like a "Nit" however I'm just not getting cards..... while I see maniacs play trash/ flop around n make hands.....🤷🏾♂️
dont sweat people calling you a "nit".... i take it as a compliment if i have discipline to fold bad hands. i personally build a very nit "image" so i can throw out the occasional bluff and people believe me. most of the time it works, last night i had a guy look me up when i was getting out of line and people were surprised i bluffed so much, they always just assume i have it. /shrug
@billthecanuck yea..... I bluff more than ppl think when I'm playing with ppl who I play with often, so it does help..... just frustrating when u get nothing and/or 2nd best..
Appreciate your comments about playing deep stack poker. I hardly ever have a truly deep stack and don’t get much practice in that situation. I have played several of the hands you warn about incorrectly and not been very successful. Good lesson for me. As always really think you’re making me a much tougher opponent!
I think you m8ssed some value with the AA hand. The 2 on the river, while completing a straight with a 3, isn't a card to be afraid of. What 3s are there. Unless the V is capable of a bluff raise, a quarter pot bet is likely getting called.
Hi Doug, hope youre good, Im unfortunately pretty sick, got the big "C" marvellous eh? liver and bowel, chemotherapy for me, yikes, keep well old buddy, best wishes, Fraser,great vlog as always!!
Doug, thanks for the great answer on card-death. Excellent advice, which I will use. Normally, I try to recognize the poor conditions, but IF the table is very good, I'll see if I can muster patience and have the discipline to play consistently. If I start feeling emotionally tilted or believing in "bad luck", I know to bench myself for a while, or be done for the day.
WP. When you play 200BB, your "big" bets should be larger; otherwise you don't give yourself much of a chance to get all in by the river. 85s: I'd raise larger on the flop. If you're giving up after the turn, I think your bet needs to be larger because villain is probably not folding a flush draw for a bet that is less than 1/3 pot, and he's not making a mistake. A9o: How would you play a flush draw on this flop? I think I'd cbet this hand IP. Not saying that you should go for 3 streets. I just think you generally get more value by betting early and then checking down on the river if necessary. (That way you also get maximum information by forcing villain to show on the river instead of giving him the opportunity to muck.) 76s: It's so nice when villain plays poorly and gives you all his money. KQ: Crazy fold on the end unless he ONLY had a draw. Good fold by you.
Totally agree, need larger opening sizes when deep. 85 definitely need to check turn and fold to action. A9, this player will try to steal a very high % if I check behind. KQ, I’m calling for pot odds with most of my hands.
Great thoughts on deep stack poker! Definitely good food for thought. I normally buy on for 100 bbs, but win a few pots and you find yourself 300-500 bbs deep with a few opponents. Adjustments to play definitely need to be made. Thanks so much for your input.
@@spencertaggart2937 how often does my raising range from UTG hit that board. If I fire, my hand looks just like an over pair and good players will put me in a tough spot.
12:30 (KQ) this hand hard to follow (who opened, with how much, who called, how many players, Flop: who bet / _a player bet_ (??)/, who called, _player to my right_ (??), what initial opener did on flop??). . 16:47 they all played fishy. No one of them knew what they're doing. This includes the winner _(player at the end of table)_ . sB played horribly. How can you be 2 streets aggressor into multiway pot, then folding river bet that was 10% of a pot size??? _Player at the end of table_ must had AA/AK. (KT would not play this way) ...he had high pair that was too scared to raise, too scared to fold on both flop and turn. Once he saw SB checked river, he figured his AA/AK must be best hand. (as player to your right obviously missed everything). Again, SB was full of it...perhaps some combo draw with top pair (KQ/QTh). Then, on river when saw an "A", he shyt his pants: _"ohh, fkcu! My top pair is beat here. I fold to a min bet"_ . EDIT: I'd like to play at that table.
On the 456 two spade board at the end with AsAx I'm not sure you need to be that passive. I'm more likely to have 76, 77, 86, 97 than 78 or 56 so I imagine the standard play is to bet especially if your opponent isn't one to bluff frequently.
I hate bomb pots. Crappy hands like 85S suck you when you would’ve folded them almost all the time. I wish they’d ban them from the casinos as they take sooo much time especially here in Texas with their obsession with PLO double board bomb pots as they charge by time too
Think the guy had a one pair hand like yours with a flush draw....maybe KJ hearts/clubs or KQ clubs...when the overcard comes and he misses his flush he just thinks he can't be good...maybe he was wrong...who knows? Enjoy your vlogs.
All I know is that I would have a hard to folding any hand with showdowns value against that last bet. I would probably be beat, but I wouldn’t fold for 160.
Not crazy about your “value” the river, when the second Ace had fallen (you holding the 8-5), when your opponent was most likely to have an Ace, or a better pocket pair, and him giving you a chance to minimize your counterfeited hand.
I would recommend a minimum of 20 max buy ins. So if you buy $500 x 20 bullets= 10k. Should allow you to play comfortably unless the game plays much bigger than normal.
I appreciate the question in beginning..... I often deal with LOOOONG stretch of being card dead..... I normally deal with it well, however it's frustrating afterwards bc it looks like I'm playing like a "Nit" however I'm just not getting cards..... while I see maniacs play trash/ flop around n make hands.....🤷🏾♂️
dont sweat people calling you a "nit".... i take it as a compliment if i have discipline to fold bad hands. i personally build a very nit "image" so i can throw out the occasional bluff and people believe me. most of the time it works, last night i had a guy look me up when i was getting out of line and people were surprised i bluffed so much, they always just assume i have it. /shrug
@billthecanuck yea..... I bluff more than ppl think when I'm playing with ppl who I play with often, so it does help..... just frustrating when u get nothing and/or 2nd best..
@@eugeneahmad5459 some games you can increase your bluff frequency, but in loose action games someone is likely to look you up.
When you finally get any playable hand (not in early position), 3-bet, and ppl will act like you have AK+, including after the flop.
Appreciate your comments about playing deep stack poker. I hardly ever have a truly deep stack and don’t get much practice in that situation. I have played several of the hands you warn about incorrectly and not been very successful. Good lesson for me. As always really think you’re making me a much tougher opponent!
@@michaelmclaughlin1958 thanks you, you’re a better player than you think.
Great vlog, Doug! I look forward to them every Sunday morning!
@@CoolHandC thanks so much
I think you m8ssed some value with the AA hand. The 2 on the river, while completing a straight with a 3, isn't a card to be afraid of. What 3s are there.
Unless the V is capable of a bluff raise, a quarter pot bet is likely getting called.
@@jspallin perhaps, but how often am I opening UTG with hands that connect with that board?
Hi Doug, hope youre good, Im unfortunately pretty sick, got the big "C" marvellous eh? liver and bowel, chemotherapy for me, yikes, keep well old buddy, best wishes, Fraser,great vlog as always!!
Fraser, sending thoughts and prayers to you from Los Angeles! Be strong and may you kick C’s ass! 🙏🏻❤
@@timshaw5963 thanks very much bro, regards from the UK
Get well soon… I don’t know you but I wish you all the best 🙏🏿
@@qgodp_l many thanks, regards
So sorry the hear that Fraser. You will be in my thoughts. I have a family member going through the same thing. Keep fighting.
Great fold and hand break down with the KQ on the KJ4 board.
@@AeroPlaysPoker thank you Aero, I like your channel as well.
I think he had K-10 of hearts. Excellent breakdown of your hands. Thanks Doug
@@edburrage6596 it’s a decent guess, I pretty sure the other player had 9hTh. Didn’t see it, but he was counting his outs out loud.
Doug, thanks for the great answer on card-death. Excellent advice, which I will use. Normally, I try to recognize the poor conditions, but IF the table is very good, I'll see if I can muster patience and have the discipline to play consistently. If I start feeling emotionally tilted or believing in "bad luck", I know to bench myself for a while, or be done for the day.
@@keithb4077 it’s easier said than done. It’s very easy to slip up and play some rags out of boredom.
Thanx again Mr. McCusker for your blog and informative insights!
@@vincentbaca790 anytime Vince, hope life is treating you well
Nice win Doug have a great day 😊
@@helenrachel1520 thanks you
WP. When you play 200BB, your "big" bets should be larger; otherwise you don't give yourself much of a chance to get all in by the river.
85s: I'd raise larger on the flop. If you're giving up after the turn, I think your bet needs to be larger because villain is probably not folding a flush draw for a bet that is less than 1/3 pot, and he's not making a mistake.
A9o: How would you play a flush draw on this flop? I think I'd cbet this hand IP. Not saying that you should go for 3 streets. I just think you generally get more value by betting early and then checking down on the river if necessary. (That way you also get maximum information by forcing villain to show on the river instead of giving him the opportunity to muck.)
76s: It's so nice when villain plays poorly and gives you all his money.
KQ: Crazy fold on the end unless he ONLY had a draw. Good fold by you.
Totally agree, need larger opening sizes when deep.
85 definitely need to check turn and fold to action.
A9, this player will try to steal a very high % if I check behind.
KQ, I’m calling for pot odds with most of my hands.
For sure AJ hearts
Great thoughts on deep stack poker! Definitely good food for thought. I normally buy on for 100 bbs, but win a few pots and you find yourself 300-500 bbs deep with a few opponents. Adjustments to play definitely need to be made. Thanks so much for your input.
@@timshaw5963 I learned the hard way about deep stacks, hopefully your education won’t be as expensive.
Nice win Doug
@@ngarunhouth6098 thanks
New to the game and really enjoy your videos
@@Shifty519 thanks, happy you are enjoying the vlog.
KJ of heart
Perhaps, I was thinking AJhh
Busted flush/straight draw for both of em. They’re thinking, “any pair or better wins..why pay xtra”.
He might be firing with the A high flush draw.
Let’s go!!!!
I get playing deep stacked is different but that doesn’t mean you should be scared when you have aces
@@spencertaggart2937 how often does my raising range from UTG hit that board. If I fire, my hand looks just like an over pair and good players will put me in a tough spot.
@@dougmccuskerpoker do you think that sometimes tough spot is worth checking all 3 streets and getting minimal value?
You’re a good guy man, I want you to come to my funeral…Last time I heard that intro was my grandad. Helluva player too.
@@mattbailey112 I hope you live a long life, so I’m happy to skip your services 😀
Great vlog!
Thank you 😊
I should have found the door today when i started playing loose
Loose style has big swings. Most people have issues with big swings so they prefer a tighter style. Like Me 😀
Thx great job chef😊
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12:30 (KQ) this hand hard to follow (who opened, with how much, who called, how many players, Flop: who bet / _a player bet_ (??)/, who called, _player to my right_ (??), what initial opener did on flop??).
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16:47 they all played fishy. No one of them knew what they're doing. This includes the winner _(player at the end of table)_ . sB played horribly. How can you be 2 streets aggressor into multiway pot, then folding river bet that was 10% of a pot size???
_Player at the end of table_ must had AA/AK. (KT would not play this way) ...he had high pair that was too scared to raise, too scared to fold on both flop and turn. Once he saw SB checked river, he figured his AA/AK must be best hand. (as player to your right obviously missed everything).
Again, SB was full of it...perhaps some combo draw with top pair (KQ/QTh). Then, on river when saw an "A", he shyt his pants: _"ohh, fkcu! My top pair is beat here. I fold to a min bet"_
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EDIT: I'd like to play at that table.
On the 456 two spade board at the end with AsAx I'm not sure you need to be that passive. I'm more likely to have 76, 77, 86, 97 than 78 or 56 so I imagine the standard play is to bet especially if your opponent isn't one to bluff frequently.
My range should not hit that board hard, betting could expose me to my opponent forcing me out. I want him to bluff or over value his hand.
I hate bomb pots. Crappy hands like 85S suck you when you would’ve folded them almost all the time. I wish they’d ban them from the casinos as they take sooo much time especially here in Texas with their obsession with PLO double board bomb pots as they charge by time too
I feel ya Mike
Pocket jacks
@@ngarunhouth6098 perhaps, but he should play them faster with all the draws.
Think the guy had a one pair hand like yours with a flush draw....maybe KJ hearts/clubs or KQ clubs...when the overcard comes and he misses his flush he just thinks he can't be good...maybe he was wrong...who knows? Enjoy your vlogs.
All I know is that I would have a hard to folding any hand with showdowns value against that last bet. I would probably be beat, but I wouldn’t fold for 160.
We're running late 😭
Maybe pocket 10s with the 10H? Strang hand
It had me confused, player that folded first in river said he had T9hh
That guy had K 10 of hearts, no doubt.
That’s a good thought or KTcc
Not crazy about your “value” the river, when the second Ace had fallen (you holding the 8-5), when your opponent was most likely to have an Ace, or a better pocket pair, and him giving you a chance to minimize your counterfeited hand.
Bad play, better to check and evaluate.
What do you recommend to be properly bankrolled
I would recommend a minimum of 20 max buy ins. So if you buy $500 x 20 bullets= 10k. Should allow you to play comfortably unless the game plays much bigger than normal.
Say hi to the Shaman
You won a $44 pot with a surprising 44. Just watch out, maaan -- 4 is the Chinese number of death. 😂❤❤
Didn’t realize that 🤔
3 jacks probably
I think he jams JJJ on turn to get value from all the draws.
Algorithm
@@dacgours55 thanks
I disagree. Early position fold the KJo pre flop. Button gotta call and fold 3 bet
And maybe not fold that if it was like $40
Off suit hands have high reverse implied odds. Calling is bad, I would rather 3 bet or fold.
How many hours a week do you play Doug
@@misaelgarza3318 between 10-15 hours a week.
you see too many monsters under your bed.
Agreed, with the AA on the turn K, mandatory bet turn and bet river
Yeah, I played it cautiously, put it in my bluff catch box.
Kh10h or pocket J
KT is more likely in my mind than JJ. JJ should raise to get value from all the draws.
16:30 what about King 10 of hearts
KT makes sense. The third player that folded river had T9hh I believe. Maybe KT of clubs🤷