I don't consider myself an expert, but if it makes you feel any better, I think folding the jacks was probably the right move. There are quite a few hands out there that beat you and he's going for your stack. Bluff or not, there are better spots. Love your stuff!
@@martinfoth2214 Yes, this 1000%, the hand in question was played questionably from the get go. His opponent was playing with his stack, not his cards. He made the worst move every step of the way almost....and played with the mindset of "scared money" (not really scared, but when you are narrating with, "Do I really want to get in here with everything I brought with me?" that shows weakness) which I'm sure BigStack picked up on it. On that step, your two choices were Fold or Shove....Calling would have been even WORSE, as he gets even money to put you all in on the river AND he can still shove you off. Your first sign of weakness was the 1/4 bet as first to act. Another caller, he saw dead money in there so he tried to buy it with 3400. Next bet was 10k, effectively making you decide for your entire stack right there and he knew it....and you knew it too.
That first hand where you rivered the nuts it’s always good to bet there. Large turn bet implied she probably had a strong ace and she had nothing more then a bluff catcher on the river which would have great show down value. I’ve made this same mistake numerous times and didn’t capitalize in similar situations.
Agree. Hate how he played it...he screams flush draw check call check call. Links the flush and checks. Smh. Fire $600 and make them visit value Town. Or maybe they decide to bluff your Def bet
When you had JJ with a board of 7♣️7♠️4♣️, you should have bet pot($2260) if you were willing to call $3400 on the flop. The reason is that you want your opponent to think that you’re representing a high over pair ,trip 7s or a boat. This will block bet your opponent and slow him down or you will know he has trips if he reraises and then you can get a better read. It would save you money from calling. With you betting $2260 you could have saved $1140 from calling $3400. I appreciate your videos. Thank you
Jacks are a tough spot, but I generally treat them as a low pair than an over-pair, meaning I want to hit a set with them. You did the right thing by folding.
@@Glastoki I agree with you. I haven't played this level, but I've played $5/$10 NL. And I generally play safe, so I'm sure I get bluffed out of hands a lot.
@@kingmo565 i do tend to play smaller tables like 5/10 myself and such and i do agree with your tactics on the jacks. then agian i dont play that often
His opponent could be exploiting his stack size and putting the pressure on him since he just sat down. The opponent probably puts him on an AK type of hand and wants to see if he’ll play for all of it and if the opponent has 88 or something he would be ahead if he gets called. I would’ve jammed when the opponent raised to 3400 but that’s just me.
@Biiig Sports Guy Agreed although I dont think shoving after his $3400 is the right move. Raise and hope for a fold, worst case is Villian will call or re-raise and you can save yourself after.
Just keep doing whatever you're doing right now. Keep up the good work and it's always entertaining to watch you play and hear your thoughts. Thank you bro.
On the JJ hand I’m gonna rule out villain having 44 as that would typically slow play. He’s basically repping a range of 7x raise for value and club flush draw raise as bluff. Possibly could also have 65 for straight draw. Overall there are too many bluff draws for you to fold just yet. The turn card poses somewhat of a problem because Kx of clubs just got there. An adventurous raise by AK offsuit or similar Kx would also have gotten there as well. Still, my hunch is that at these nosebleed stakes and being up against a bully stack who knows that you’re playing scared, he’s more apt to continue barreling with draws. Tbh, if I had to place a side bet I’d say JJ was still best there. But I understand it’s hard to make the call against such a huge bet. As another commenter said, you shouldn’t be playing such high stakes unless you’re willing to play the same way as in lower stakes and willing to risk it all when appropriate. All in all a fold there is ok, but a call would have shown greater EV in the long run. What do I know?
I think player on your right was leaning on you in JJ hand. K on turn is one of the best cards to barrel. It just felt like he bet an amount you’d not be willing to call and it worked. He still could have had a club draw and an over so ~23% equity, which makes his play pretty perfect. A tough spot and just goes to show you’ve got to be able to risk your stack each time or your play may become too tight. Just don’t buy in so deep if it’s really too deep for you. Say you had 10k, it’s an easy spot yeah?
Hand #1, she was obviously worried about the flush (hence her $600 overbet on the turn). When you binked the flush, I think you should have bet really small -- like $100. Either she'll pay you off OR she'll overbet, unconvinced that you're strong.
@TheAuthorIsNotDead yeah I must have just thought he was last. I always heard that they made that rule to make sure players weren’t cheating being on a team and intentionally not try to take chips from a partner. Makes sense to me.
01:53 OW!!! That physically hurt. He checks back the nuts. WTH?? She overbet the turn to prevent you from drawing (you might want to be more careful with pots odds) and when the worst card for her shows up you check hoping she'll bet! This is like someone who's afraid of swimming in lakes in Florida because of all the crocodiles but once she sees a gator's head in the water she's like "ok, I'll jump in".
I’ve always “known“ how to play Texas hold ‘em and more recently I’ve wanted to really get into it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos and listening to the strategy that goes on in your head with certain hands. Thank you.
@@nathanreid2274 yeah I've actually been playing some live games in Vegas, a couple of low-key tournaments and also playing locally (with friends....just uh...chips with no monetary value lol). I lasted longer than I thought I would when I played in the live games in Vegas. I'm learning!
Ethan, you're absolutely killing it lately 💯👊🏾 I don't gamble anymore, but I live vicariously through you and Brad Owen and I'm happy with that lol. Congrats on your continued success and progress in the game, and life 💯
Yeh, I almost spat out my coffee when I heard "so I just make the call". Not shitting on the guy or anything though. First time seeing his content. I'm sure he's better than me overall.
Bro it’s heads up and if you pay attentions the end of the hand, he goes all in and that’s 2X pot, meaning the effect stack size here is just around 9k, I see no problem calling here
If you make the same choices at 10/20 as you do 1/3, you are going to be bluffed out of your shoes and never win. You always have to adjust to the opponents you are playing.
I sat @ a 1-2 game @ Aria. After 10 minutes, & 2 hands later, I’ve been felted twice. Walked out -600$. 🤦🏼♂️. By far the quickest, most expensive session I’ve ever played.
All I have to say is you get suited cards like chiclets man. Such great hands to play with. Last time I was in Vegas it took me over an hour to get my first decent hand. I just skated with folds and a few bluffs for blinds, nearly went broke. Turned it around later on but man i was sweating bullets. Great voice over love this video! Earned a like and sub.
The all in bet on the river with the set of kings is a terrible bet. If he has a 10 he calls and you lose all your money. If he doesn’t, he folds and you get nothing out of him. You have to get smaller and give him the chance to call with a worse hand.
Dude you are playing sooo much better these days. I used to wince a lot watching you play cuz you played so aggressive . Your playing More in control and not just of emotions and hunches, results do not lie. the lay down on jacks was good, as you do not want to risk all that cash on hope, as he would have probably put you all in. Keep up the good job and keep grinding.
I played against him a couple of times at MGM Springfield. He was clearly one of the best regulars then. Now I couldn’t even sit at the same table. Hes come a long way
Extreme passive plays. And the worst when he had KK he check check and then shoves and taking no value when the opponent folded. Thats was one of the worst playes i ve ever seen.
Since you know his stack and his tendencies, your strategy needs to be one that counters that. I wait for them to bet into me, my main focus is disguising the strength of my hands and acting not weak, but weakly, act scared. Then look desperate and go all in when you have them. I've made a lot of money doing that.
You got me Rampage. I'm a big fan and subscriber. Really enjoy watching and listening to your thinking behind each hand and particularly knowing the position you are playing from and that of your opponent. Your vids make superb tutorials. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to produce these and provide commentary including on the way to a game and afterwards. Awesome content. Run good. ❤️👍.
I get your logic for the call, but KK hand needs to 5 bet almost every time, would be much harder for him to get away from the hand post flop. I stick to $1/2 for the same reason, not sure I would be able to play with the same aggression in a 2/5 game.
AK I think A7 or K7 is possible too, but the way he was betting, he wasn't looking for a call, he was hoping for a fold. It could have been A7 and he liked his hand, he was just afraid of a flush, that's why he bet so big, so make a flush draw fold.
Opponent has QQ, KK, or AA 0% of the time in any universe. He just flatted a late position open after another call in between, got squeezed by rampage and JUST CALLED again after other player called too, he absolutely cannot have QQ+ lol. Only value hands in his range that beats rampages JJ is some version of 7x
With KK I think it was wrong to overbet, because you Either far ahead or far behind. AK isn't calling THAT size on that board (and I think it's most likely hand) JJJ is quite possible... He might be afraid of QQ. SO half pot, 3/4 pot would be much better and might have been called
13:25 He took awhile to fold because he probably hit a pair on the flop, but all you kept doing is showing weakness. Which usually is a sign that you're waiting for your draw to hit. And he pondered if you were bluffing the King or if you had it.
Would've been a HUGE night if those draws connected and you limited damage extremely well. Props. I wouldve been tilted to check raise the guy with the K high flush and lost even more money lol. Good food for thought. Subbed for sure
Confession: I actually stopped watching you a long time ago because it seemed like you were always punting. It's great to see you playing so much better!
Hi there- question for you Ethan. On the hand where you had the set of Kings, just curious why you went all in there? I mean you’re likely only getting called by better (the straight if he does have the 10) and unlikely to get called by worse?
JJ is always an aggressive shove by me. Almost regardless of the flop I bet big confidently and just try to run everyone off. 74% of the time it works every time.
Seems like there is always that 1 opponent that catches heat the same hands as you do! Happens to me every time I play. Everytime i get in a hand he's there to raise and re raise every bet I make!
@@BlendedCreepertournament poker is completely different than cash poker. You can’t say he doesn’t know how to play or that you know how to play better than him because he’s actually won MASSIVE tournaments which I’d bet my life you’ve never won a massive poker tournament before.
That JC,JS laydown with a potential full boat is a raw deal. With the Board on 7C,7S,4C,KD, I would've called. If either 7 or a Jack came out on the River, I'd jam all in.
leading out that river makes HUUUUUGE sense in the A7 diamond hand. You can lead small and make it look like your blocker betting, inducing a bluff. You can overbet making it look like you are bluffing and put her in a tough spot that can lead to value down the road if she gets tired of folding. CHECKING IS THE WORST DECISION POSSIBLE
@@moeduh Id play you (and rampage) any day, any time, any amount...I love people who fall back on solvers to say "Yes, this is truth written in stone, you are wrong." The simple fact is: checking won't earn you extra money as leading out. She's surely calling a small bet with top, and she clearly saw the danger of the river. What solvers don't take into account are the players themselves, and whos an agro LAG and whos a TAG...solvers won't solve that.
@@moeduh With PL on this one, Solvers aren't the bible and don't take into account your opponent, which is a key part of poker. Solvers provide optimal strategy WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION PRESENT...poker players provide lots of info. I've watched Rampage play from day 1, and he's way above EV on results, and he makes TONS of solver and general errors, including lots of tells.
On that first hand in which he runner runner the nut flush, I actually would've led out with either a value bet or overbet like you're trying to buy it (less likely to be called though). You have to figure the opponent is going to check if you check, so checking makes little sense. At least you could try to induce action by making it look like you're bluffing or that you're a bit weaker. After the turn you may have been able to set up more action for the river by raising your opponent as well. That could have disguised your flush draw, which by check calling was fairly obvious.
JJ are tough, especially in early position. I would have called pre-flop and usually play JJs like TTs, 99s etc... I am trying to see the flop as cheaply as possible to hit a set.
amazing lay down, just knowing your spot of filming cash for content & if you lose with an overcard on the flop you have no more money & your night is done 10 mins in. Personally I don’t have that same level of discipline amazing play.
Ethan on the JJ hand, betting large helps as it puts your opponent on the defensive and lets you know where you stand. By letting him dictate the action, you're putting yourself at a disadvantage.
lol do not listen to Ben, everyone. Ben doesn't understand how proper NL strategy works. Ben thinks you need to adjust your bet sizing based on your hand and opponent. Ben is wrong. Ben doesn't understand the concept of using various predetermined bet sizes based on the percentage of the pot, regardless of your actual hand but instead based off your overall range and the board texture. Ben would get crushed in tough high stakes lineups with this type of logic. don't be like Ben
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I keep hearing the late Eartha Kitt as Yzma from "The Emperor's New Groove" going, "I need something suited, Dealer." Then with the river coming out bad, I hear her mentally scream "WRONG SUITED!"
Leading in the 3 of diamonds river makes sense. Oppenents are overbetting top pair+ nut fd very-very rarely, so you have nut advantege. And you dont need nut flush combos to defend your checking range against his polarized 3rd barell. And you can bluff lead wiht KdQx if you call it n the turn against an agressive player. Good regulars will call only with flush.Bust mostly you dont need to bluff just exploit thecalling station field and lead a big with your Ahi flushes!!!
Sometimes the deck just doesn't offer any treasures, brick-city. The dude on your right was putting you in the same position that you often put your opponents in...lol massive pressure. Better luck next time Ethan!
Folding on the jacks was the right call. Pocket jacks are deceptively strong, but all the signs pointed to at least 1 king, and with the bets made my guess would be either a king and a 4, king and 7, or pocket kings. I'm not one for numbers, but there were way too many potential losing hands and only two possible chances to win for someone as careful as myself to consider taking the bet further. I will let others make their own, possibly more experienced calls but this one is made with 23 years of playing poker casually.
For those wondering what those chances were, Jack on the river (still beaten by pocket kings) and the opponent purely having bluffed with nothing at all on the board.
I’m not sure if you are familiar with the strategy of bluffing 😂 because you missed some opportunities. Texas Holdem is not like any other poker game because knowing how your opponents play is far more valuable than having a good hand. I think you are a good player you just need to be more aggressive in those situations that warrant it, like when someone over bets the pot early in the hand. They usually have a weak hand and want to scare you off. Hope this helped. 😊
With JJ, when the button raised to $3400 and a paired board/flush draw/straight draw/straight flush draw, seems like an easy fold, as such a wild over bet means he's going to bet even more on the turn and or river, which is pretty much almost a certainty. Knowing this, you have to be prepared to be all in if you call the $3,400. If you know you won't be all in on the turn or river, assuming another J or two more clubs don't show, don't call the $3,400. Easy fold in my opinion.
Hey for the record when you had pocket kings where you rivered the king you didn’t have the second nuts.. ace ten was the nuts. a king high straight was the second nuts.. you had the third nuts
Doubt that I would have called that guy's 4-bet on the flop, with those jacks and board texture (I can be nitty if I'm losing), so I wouldn't have had that huge decision on the turn anyway. However in your situation, having called, I think you totally made the correct decision by folding. But again, I'm no pro and I tend to get embarrassingly nitty if I'm stuck.
One or two of those draws you could have definitely raised and possibly taken the hand down or found out where you were. Playing consistently passively gives your hands away unless you turn at least a couple into bluffs.
The JJ hand was rough. Being against someone who plays similar to your playstyle, you can just hear him saying: "I am going to put 8s thru Qs in a really bad spot'. IMO, the fold was the right play. You might have had him after the flop, but as played, he could have had any of the top 3 pairs, or AK. My gut says that he got there on the turn with AK. If he was bluffing you, it would have been an epic call, but for 40k with that being your entire bankroll for the night, live to battle in another spot.
If he had AK and was the massive stack at table he would have re raised after Ethan raises with jacks and the cold call twice by the guy on cutoff. Button would want to put as much money as possible and play for stacks which he wanted to cause he had 150k. I think flush draw was probably the hand on button and maybe a 7 and somehow go lucky and tried to squeeze the turn on rampage thinking Ethan had AK. I m gonna say it was an A7 type of hand button had
jacks you should have checked the flop if you suspected that player would go for stacks, call down the king turn with a lower bet size and check/fold river.
You could have bluffed on the QK ♦️ hand. River the opponent under bet the pot. Usually a characteristic of not having full confidence and hesitation. Strong hands put in value bets at this point and he didn't. You re-raise the pot plus and he can't call with 2 kings on the board
Damn I don't have much context to go off of here, but my instinct tells me that first hand with JJ was a winner. I would guess the villain was thinking: "ohh this guy doesn't want to play for his stack minutes after sitting down". It looked like he was bluffing. But he could of easily had AK OR AA so I understand why folding JJ would be the choice 95% of players would make. Then with all those draws I would of loved to see the results of a more aggressive line. I think you could of taken down a few of those pots even though you missed your draw if you took a better line. You don't want to be just calling when you have a draw. All in all and without seeing other hands it looked like were pretty much playing ABC poker at best and that's not going to be very profitable at the stakes you were playing. Still it was fun to watch. Wish you ran a little better and slammed one of those draws. Better luck next time.
You had the best hand preflop with JJ, flop was safe and turn your opponent plays it like flush draw. King should be safe as big stack looks like putting pressure on you meaby even with low pair. Does not feel like a king
Folding the pocket Jacks was a good fold. I would have put him on A/K, K/Q, Pocket A, K, and even Queens, which all had you beat. You had to fold to such a large jam. Good game. I play 1/2 most days with the fish. I can't wait to play games with stacks of 100k+ at the table! Good luck with your future games brotha!
Arghhh! I hate going to the river with 17 outs. In this video you proved my point as in two separate hands you couldn't hit a flush or straight on the river.
Can we talk about how bad that shove with KK was on the river on Q95JK? 10x pot-sized jam when you're only going to get called by better? Like imagine this guy was slow-playing flopped top set of queens somehow -- I think he gets away from that. What am I watching?
Tough spots with JJ, but the turned K isn't likely to have changed anything (unless he hold Kc). Either he has a 7 or 44, or (much more likely) a flush and/or straight draw. I think I call the turn and river at lower stakes -- but I've never had $40K in front of me.
No wonder you can buy in for $40k you catch better cards in one game than I have all year. Also I am glad to see I am not the only one who considers not getting involved based on how long I have been playing.
I think leading on the river on the first hand would have been a decent move for someone with your image. It wouldn't be unlike you to run a big bluff on a flush draw getting in on the river and id say a higher percentage of hands would have checked back than the hands that call your raise in that spot .
I don't consider myself an expert, but if it makes you feel any better, I think folding the jacks was probably the right move. There are quite a few hands out there that beat you and he's going for your stack. Bluff or not, there are better spots. Love your stuff!
Could of easily had Kings
Maybe pocket 4s or 78 suited. Maybe even a hand like 56 of clubs trying to push him out incase they miss. I don't think villain has a king there
He has aq offsuit
Bet bigger on the flop; $500 is asking the big stack to bully you around, too small.
@@martinfoth2214 Yes, this 1000%, the hand in question was played questionably from the get go. His opponent was playing with his stack, not his cards. He made the worst move every step of the way almost....and played with the mindset of "scared money" (not really scared, but when you are narrating with, "Do I really want to get in here with everything I brought with me?" that shows weakness) which I'm sure BigStack picked up on it.
On that step, your two choices were Fold or Shove....Calling would have been even WORSE, as he gets even money to put you all in on the river AND he can still shove you off. Your first sign of weakness was the 1/4 bet as first to act. Another caller, he saw dead money in there so he tried to buy it with 3400. Next bet was 10k, effectively making you decide for your entire stack right there and he knew it....and you knew it too.
That first hand where you rivered the nuts it’s always good to bet there. Large turn bet implied she probably had a strong ace and she had nothing more then a bluff catcher on the river which would have great show down value. I’ve made this same mistake numerous times and didn’t capitalize in similar situations.
Agree. Hate how he played it...he screams flush draw check call check call. Links the flush and checks. Smh. Fire $600 and make them visit value Town. Or maybe they decide to bluff your Def bet
@@TroyB6911 Late to the party but yeah, I'm shoving a grand minimum there
When you had JJ with a board of 7♣️7♠️4♣️, you should have bet pot($2260) if you were willing to call $3400 on the flop. The reason is that you want your opponent to think that you’re representing a high over pair ,trip 7s or a boat. This will block bet your opponent and slow him down or you will know he has trips if he reraises and then you can get a better read. It would save you money from calling. With you betting $2260 you could have saved $1140 from calling $3400. I appreciate your videos. Thank you
Opponents do not miraculously follow your logic. Everyone loses at poker but some more than others.
I was thinking the same thing.
Jacks are a tough spot, but I generally treat them as a low pair than an over-pair, meaning I want to hit a set with them. You did the right thing by folding.
Poker at this level is much much more complicated than your general cookie cutter advice. No offense.
@@Glastoki I agree with you. I haven't played this level, but I've played $5/$10 NL. And I generally play safe, so I'm sure I get bluffed out of hands a lot.
@@kingmo565 i do tend to play smaller tables like 5/10 myself and such and i do agree with your tactics on the jacks. then agian i dont play that often
His opponent could be exploiting his stack size and putting the pressure on him since he just sat down. The opponent probably puts him on an AK type of hand and wants to see if he’ll play for all of it and if the opponent has 88 or something he would be ahead if he gets called. I would’ve jammed when the opponent raised to 3400 but that’s just me.
@Biiig Sports Guy Agreed although I dont think shoving after his $3400 is the right move. Raise and hope for a fold, worst case is Villian will call or re-raise and you can save yourself after.
Just keep doing whatever you're doing right now. Keep up the good work and it's always entertaining to watch you play and hear your thoughts. Thank you bro.
And he still won’t tip $10
Asks if we like the higher stakes cash games. Doesn't realize he's about to make a crazy run in 'higher stakes cash game.' Keep crushing, Ethan!
On the JJ hand I’m gonna rule out villain having 44 as that would typically slow play. He’s basically repping a range of 7x raise for value and club flush draw raise as bluff. Possibly could also have 65 for straight draw.
Overall there are too many bluff draws for you to fold just yet. The turn card poses somewhat of a problem because Kx of clubs just got there. An adventurous raise by AK offsuit or similar Kx would also have gotten there as well.
Still, my hunch is that at these nosebleed stakes and being up against a bully stack who knows that you’re playing scared, he’s more apt to continue barreling with draws.
Tbh, if I had to place a side bet I’d say JJ was still best there. But I understand it’s hard to make the call against such a huge bet.
As another commenter said, you shouldn’t be playing such high stakes unless you’re willing to play the same way as in lower stakes and willing to risk it all when appropriate. All in all a fold there is ok, but a call would have shown greater EV in the long run. What do I know?
Perfect summary 👌
I put the guy on kq clubs or similar so king on the turn big problem
I don't see someone calling $700 pre flop with 6,5. I agree with it likely being suited A,K; K,Q; K,J.
@@OvertheHIL524 Most likely he's holding KQ KJ and a few flush draws trying to push us out of the pot as he senses weakness.
@@nonleague8613 yeah, that's what I was saying
I complete had the same assumption. Great piece.
I think player on your right was leaning on you in JJ hand. K on turn is one of the best cards to barrel. It just felt like he bet an amount you’d not be willing to call and it worked. He still could have had a club draw and an over so ~23% equity, which makes his play pretty perfect. A tough spot and just goes to show you’ve got to be able to risk your stack each time or your play may become too tight. Just don’t buy in so deep if it’s really too deep for you. Say you had 10k, it’s an easy spot yeah?
Betting 101 tbh he bought in his whole roll smh n that’s a easy call with half his roll
exactly...especially after as check after the King and that guys the chip leader he tried to bully the pot especially after the turn of the King
I thought the same thing, he wouldn’t have been betting so large if he wanted hero to call
@TheAuthorIsNotDead definitely a possibility. I’d have a hard time making that call personally, but I feel like it was an easy spot to bluff
@@chrizmozzzy8744 no he didn’t. He bought in with all the money he had with him. But not his whole roll. Not even close.
Hand #1, she was obviously worried about the flush (hence her $600 overbet on the turn). When you binked the flush, I think you should have bet really small -- like $100. Either she'll pay you off OR she'll overbet, unconvinced that you're strong.
Is it not still a rule that if you have the nuts you must bet the river?????
Exactly what I thought.
@TheAuthorIsNotDead I’m sorry… I left or the detail “when you are last to act.” I must not have realized he wasn’t the last to act if he wasn’t.
@TheAuthorIsNotDead yeah I must have just thought he was last. I always heard that they made that rule to make sure players weren’t cheating being on a team and intentionally not try to take chips from a partner. Makes sense to me.
@TheAuthorIsNotDead you sure about that? I’ve seen it enforced. People get a warning.
01:53 OW!!! That physically hurt. He checks back the nuts. WTH?? She overbet the turn to prevent you from drawing (you might want to be more careful with pots odds) and when the worst card for her shows up you check hoping she'll bet! This is like someone who's afraid of swimming in lakes in Florida because of all the crocodiles but once she sees a gator's head in the water she's like "ok, I'll jump in".
10's in my favorite hand. Flopped quads with it in my first ever live tournament at the WSOP, will never forget that.
I wouldn't use one data point to judge the strength of 10's lol
@@johnfritzel9833 he didnt say it was the strongest hand lmao he said it was his favorite. hes playing in the WSOP i think he knows his hand strengths
I’ve always “known“ how to play Texas hold ‘em and more recently I’ve wanted to really get into it. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos and listening to the strategy that goes on in your head with certain hands. Thank you.
So have you actually played the game b4?
@@nathanreid2274 yeah I've actually been playing some live games in Vegas, a couple of low-key tournaments and also playing locally (with friends....just uh...chips with no monetary value lol). I lasted longer than I thought I would when I played in the live games in Vegas. I'm learning!
Ethan, you're absolutely killing it lately 💯👊🏾
I don't gamble anymore, but I live vicariously through you and Brad Owen and I'm happy with that lol.
Congrats on your continued success and progress in the game, and life 💯
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you should try watching rampage. he is my favorite youtube poker player
@@bmoresavage5037 you do know this is a Rampage video, right?
I watch Ethan everyday, thank you
@@smellsuperb1 Yeah I meant Mariano
Not 5 betting with kings/getting it in OOP at those stack depths is criminal.
Absolutely..
Yeh, I almost spat out my coffee when I heard "so I just make the call". Not shitting on the guy or anything though. First time seeing his content. I'm sure he's better than me overall.
Indeed
Bro it’s heads up and if you pay attentions the end of the hand, he goes all in and that’s 2X pot, meaning the effect stack size here is just around 9k, I see no problem calling here
Try using your ears.
If you're making different decisions than you would at lower stakes, you're sitting at the wrong table.
Jup if your not okay with losing your money you shouldnt play on that table.
If you make the same choices at 10/20 as you do 1/3, you are going to be bluffed out of your shoes and never win. You always have to adjust to the opponents you are playing.
Based on what you say, means you know very little about poker. OFFCOURSE YOU MUST PLAY DIFFERENT AT THESE STAKES.
@@RouletteQuestoke explain?
Someday i hope to be successful enough to at least be a spectator at this table
I sat @ a 1-2 game @ Aria. After 10 minutes, & 2 hands later, I’ve been felted twice. Walked out -600$. 🤦🏼♂️. By far the quickest, most expensive session I’ve ever played.
All I have to say is you get suited cards like chiclets man. Such great hands to play with. Last time I was in Vegas it took me over an hour to get my first decent hand. I just skated with folds and a few bluffs for blinds, nearly went broke. Turned it around later on but man i was sweating bullets. Great voice over love this video! Earned a like and sub.
Man last time I played ran cold for at least the first 20 hands. Finally picked up KK. Shoved n got called by AA😂
@@g-mode5047usually how it goes
The all in bet on the river with the set of kings is a terrible bet. If he has a 10 he calls and you lose all your money. If he doesn’t, he folds and you get nothing out of him. You have to get smaller and give him the chance to call with a worse hand.
Dude you are playing sooo much better these days. I used to wince a lot watching you play cuz you played so aggressive . Your playing More in control and not just of emotions and hunches, results do not lie. the lay down on jacks was good, as you do not want to risk all that cash on hope, as he would have probably put you all in. Keep up the good job and keep grinding.
I played against him a couple of times at MGM Springfield. He was clearly one of the best regulars then. Now I couldn’t even sit at the same table. Hes come a long way
Be patient.. Stay focus.. Keep up the good work..Another massive win on the rise...
Good luck bro...
Feels like a lot of chasing this session and then giving up when missed
Think he was sitting short with no re buy because there was some definite opportunities for bluffs that he usually pulls the trigger on
@@Ballen81587 fair
@@Ballen81587 Also, at least in the video, a lot of the hands involved the 150k stack. Hard to bluff a maniac with 3x+ your stack.
Extreme passive plays. And the worst when he had KK he check check and then shoves and taking no value when the opponent folded. Thats was one of the worst playes i ve ever seen.
Since you know his stack and his tendencies, your strategy needs to be one that counters that. I wait for them to bet into me, my main focus is disguising the strength of my hands and acting not weak, but weakly, act scared. Then look desperate and go all in when you have them. I've made a lot of money doing that.
You got me Rampage. I'm a big fan and subscriber. Really enjoy watching and listening to your thinking behind each hand and particularly knowing the position you are playing from and that of your opponent. Your vids make superb tutorials. Thanks for putting in the time and effort to produce these and provide commentary including on the way to a game and afterwards. Awesome content. Run good. ❤️👍.
I get your logic for the call, but KK hand needs to 5 bet almost every time, would be much harder for him to get away from the hand post flop. I stick to $1/2 for the same reason, not sure I would be able to play with the same aggression in a 2/5 game.
I felt the adrenaline watching you play this deep. Disciplined fold on the JJ. With his bet sizing there was a high chance he had QQ KK AA.
Preflop I think he raises after the cutoff calls rampages $700 bet with hands like QQ,KK and AA that probably aren’t happy playing three ways.
AK
I think A7 or K7 is possible too, but the way he was betting, he wasn't looking for a call, he was hoping for a fold. It could have been A7 and he liked his hand, he was just afraid of a flush, that's why he bet so big, so make a flush draw fold.
Opponent has QQ, KK, or AA 0% of the time in any universe. He just flatted a late position open after another call in between, got squeezed by rampage and JUST CALLED again after other player called too, he absolutely cannot have QQ+ lol. Only value hands in his range that beats rampages JJ is some version of 7x
With KK I think it was wrong to overbet, because you Either far ahead or far behind.
AK isn't calling THAT size on that board (and I think it's most likely hand) JJJ is quite possible... He might be afraid of QQ.
SO half pot, 3/4 pot would be much better and might have been called
Thanks for the Great content! Always fun to watch!
13:25 He took awhile to fold because he probably hit a pair on the flop, but all you kept doing is showing weakness. Which usually is a sign that you're waiting for your draw to hit. And he pondered if you were bluffing the King or if you had it.
Would've been a HUGE night if those draws connected and you limited damage extremely well. Props. I wouldve been tilted to check raise the guy with the K high flush and lost even more money lol. Good food for thought. Subbed for sure
I agree with your play on the Jacks hand. Your opponent always pushes there and it's so polarized
If Jack's raises all in instead of fold on the turn the everything except 7s is going to fold.
Damn you caught a lot of good hands in that time
Rampage thank you so much. All of your insights have helped me rinse all of my mates of a couple thousand g when I play with them. You the man!
Looks like you been crushing it, congrats
JJ odds are nearly even in that position. Given ur lack of restack, then i think u made the right play
I dont get how he doesnt have a player bank.
Confession: I actually stopped watching you a long time ago because it seemed like you were always punting. It's great to see you playing so much better!
Confession: you only represent 1 sub of his 178k of subs. You don't matter
Hi there- question for you Ethan. On the hand where you had the set of Kings, just curious why you went all in there? I mean you’re likely only getting called by better (the straight if he does have the 10) and unlikely to get called by worse?
Agreed. The only hand that pays him off there is the AK
I thought that was a terrible play … it could have easily cost him his stack
13:00 - RIP so much free equity. He 4-bet pre-flop, you should bet into that.
JJ is always an aggressive shove by me. Almost regardless of the flop I bet big confidently and just try to run everyone off. 74% of the time it works every time.
bullshit , there was no way you're shoving into 150,000
@@joesmith9053 I hope you noted the sarcasm in my comment with the last sentence. There is no way I'd shove into 150k.
I want to play against you my fren
@@jbenz1990 I will gladly take your money!
Seems like there is always that 1 opponent that catches heat the same hands as you do! Happens to me every time I play. Everytime i get in a hand he's there to raise and re raise every bet I make!
Dude what are u doing?? Your playing wayyyy to passive. Nowonder they are bullying you.
Easy to say when it's not your money.
Passive? No. It’s not passive. He just doesn’t know how to play. He plays textbook. And that’s not how real poker is played.
He letting ppl see cards for free
@@BlendedCreepertournament poker is completely different than cash poker. You can’t say he doesn’t know how to play or that you know how to play better than him because he’s actually won MASSIVE tournaments which I’d bet my life you’ve never won a massive poker tournament before.
@@BlendedCreeperand I bet you’ve never played a cash game with a 40k buy in
That JC,JS laydown with a potential full boat is a raw deal.
With the Board on 7C,7S,4C,KD, I would've called. If either 7 or a Jack came out on the River, I'd jam all in.
Your vlogs have come a long way and you have definitely matured, good for your and proud of you rampage !
Love the cash games! I would have probably done the same exact thing with those Jacks, too.
Good session, good lay down with JJ in my view. Keep killing mate.
leading out that river makes HUUUUUGE sense in the A7 diamond hand. You can lead small and make it look like your blocker betting, inducing a bluff. You can overbet making it look like you are bluffing and put her in a tough spot that can lead to value down the road if she gets tired of folding. CHECKING IS THE WORST DECISION POSSIBLE
He’s Got a Lot to Learn!
checking was the correct line in the solver LOL gotta love the UA-cam comment pros that don't know shit LOL
@@moeduh Id play you (and rampage) any day, any time, any amount...I love people who fall back on solvers to say "Yes, this is truth written in stone, you are wrong." The simple fact is: checking won't earn you extra money as leading out. She's surely calling a small bet with top, and she clearly saw the danger of the river. What solvers don't take into account are the players themselves, and whos an agro LAG and whos a TAG...solvers won't solve that.
@@moeduh With PL on this one, Solvers aren't the bible and don't take into account your opponent, which is a key part of poker. Solvers provide optimal strategy WHEN THERE IS NO OTHER INFORMATION PRESENT...poker players provide lots of info. I've watched Rampage play from day 1, and he's way above EV on results, and he makes TONS of solver and general errors, including lots of tells.
That was terrible. Either check raise the turn or lead out on the river
great fold on the jacks! very smart move and most difficult to make. although he was probably bluffing :) you had no choice against his stack.
Easy fold already on flop with stack sizes and fucked Up pre play
😂😂😂😂 clearly bluffing
2:00 is when you caught the fish 🎣 and then you bet what they bet you last turn minimum or you squeeze em by doubling it 😊
That time that $40K is "short stacking." 😏
On that first hand in which he runner runner the nut flush, I actually would've led out with either a value bet or overbet like you're trying to buy it (less likely to be called though). You have to figure the opponent is going to check if you check, so checking makes little sense. At least you could try to induce action by making it look like you're bluffing or that you're a bit weaker.
After the turn you may have been able to set up more action for the river by raising your opponent as well. That could have disguised your flush draw, which by check calling was fairly obvious.
JUST HOW WRONG DID YOU PLAYED THE KK HAND?????????? he had like 2 paires, you could win much more if you just bet 3 streets.
Dude waits till the river to bet his kings? Like…huh? It’s like you’re trying to lose that pot my guy 😂
I cant imagine having 100k at all let alone sitting on a poker table.
Because you can't see yourself having it, you will never have it
JJ are tough, especially in early position. I would have called pre-flop and usually play JJs like TTs, 99s etc... I am trying to see the flop as cheaply as possible to hit a set.
Your opponent didn’t try to put you all-in immediately. Totally misleading title.
Agreed. At 13 minutes in i was like, did i miss the all in?
It says “tried”
Fukn click bait sick of these U tubers doing this shit . They should lose $$ or just get banned .period ya desperate grubs
He would have next hand. Too. Much money there
Crazy checking the pocket Kings on that flop and turn! Bet ‘em!
Did I miss something? I did not see anyone immediately try to put you all in ?
Yeah. It was an interesting video without needing to clickbait BS us.
Another bullshit BAIT they should get fined from UA-cam for this !
Did you pay attention to the second hand?
That was when this guy decided to play for the all in hand and presenter folded
amazing lay down, just knowing your spot of filming cash for content & if you lose with an overcard on the flop you have no more money & your night is done 10 mins in. Personally I don’t have that same level of discipline amazing play.
You know folding is the right decision most of the time, don’t have to over explain you losing a hand at poker
It would be a 16 hour long video if he explained all of his loses
Great discipline with those big bets. Good thinking
Ethan on the JJ hand, betting large helps as it puts your opponent on the defensive and lets you know where you stand. By letting him dictate the action, you're putting yourself at a disadvantage.
lol do not listen to Ben, everyone. Ben doesn't understand how proper NL strategy works. Ben thinks you need to adjust your bet sizing based on your hand and opponent. Ben is wrong. Ben doesn't understand the concept of using various predetermined bet sizes based on the percentage of the pot, regardless of your actual hand but instead based off your overall range and the board texture. Ben would get crushed in tough high stakes lineups with this type of logic. don't be like Ben
Never seen anyone dealt so many solid hands in a row
Suspiciously strong
Obviously he edited out the hands he didn't play
love the animation of the cards popping up at the bottom
40 grand is how much money I make in a year😂
I do in 2 years
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Made the right move on the jacks
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I keep hearing the late Eartha Kitt as Yzma from "The Emperor's New Groove" going, "I need something suited, Dealer." Then with the river coming out bad, I hear her mentally scream "WRONG SUITED!"
BRUH, Those starting hands are incredible. Nice job!
Leading in the 3 of diamonds river makes sense. Oppenents are overbetting top pair+ nut fd very-very rarely, so you have nut advantege. And you dont need nut flush combos to defend your checking range against his polarized 3rd barell. And you can bluff lead wiht KdQx if you call it n the turn against an agressive player. Good regulars will call only with flush.Bust mostly you dont need to bluff just exploit thecalling station field and lead a big with your Ahi flushes!!!
Sometimes the deck just doesn't offer any treasures, brick-city. The dude on your right was putting you in the same position that you often put your opponents in...lol massive pressure. Better luck next time Ethan!
I love the delivery of your content. Great perspective.
Folding on the jacks was the right call. Pocket jacks are deceptively strong, but all the signs pointed to at least 1 king, and with the bets made my guess would be either a king and a 4, king and 7, or pocket kings. I'm not one for numbers, but there were way too many potential losing hands and only two possible chances to win for someone as careful as myself to consider taking the bet further. I will let others make their own, possibly more experienced calls but this one is made with 23 years of playing poker casually.
For those wondering what those chances were, Jack on the river (still beaten by pocket kings) and the opponent purely having bluffed with nothing at all on the board.
I’m not sure if you are familiar with the strategy of bluffing 😂 because you missed some opportunities. Texas Holdem is not like any other poker game because knowing how your opponents play is far more valuable than having a good hand. I think you are a good player you just need to be more aggressive in those situations that warrant it, like when someone over bets the pot early in the hand. They usually have a weak hand and want to scare you off. Hope this helped. 😊
With JJ, when the button raised to $3400 and a paired board/flush draw/straight draw/straight flush draw, seems like an easy fold, as such a wild over bet means he's going to bet even more on the turn and or river, which is pretty much almost a certainty. Knowing this, you have to be prepared to be all in if you call the $3,400. If you know you won't be all in on the turn or river, assuming another J or two more clubs don't show, don't call the $3,400. Easy fold in my opinion.
dude riffling the chips would drive me nuts
Hey for the record when you had pocket kings where you rivered the king you didn’t have the second nuts.. ace ten was the nuts. a king high straight was the second nuts.. you had the third nuts
Doubt that I would have called that guy's 4-bet on the flop, with those jacks and board texture (I can be nitty if I'm losing), so I wouldn't have had that huge decision on the turn anyway. However in your situation, having called, I think you totally made the correct decision by folding. But again, I'm no pro and I tend to get embarrassingly nitty if I'm stuck.
On your pocket K's hand I am quite certain your opponent had AK. Folding the J's was the proper call imo
One or two of those draws you could have definitely raised and possibly taken the hand down or found out where you were. Playing consistently passively gives your hands away unless you turn at least a couple into bluffs.
Just got my card protectors and look amazing thanks for the note Ethan maybe one day I will meet you in person much love and keep winning.
that was fun to watch. Love the commentary. I got excited for you.
The JJ hand was rough. Being against someone who plays similar to your playstyle, you can just hear him saying: "I am going to put 8s thru Qs in a really bad spot'. IMO, the fold was the right play. You might have had him after the flop, but as played, he could have had any of the top 3 pairs, or AK. My gut says that he got there on the turn with AK. If he was bluffing you, it would have been an epic call, but for 40k with that being your entire bankroll for the night, live to battle in another spot.
If he had AK and was the massive stack at table he would have re raised after Ethan raises with jacks and the cold call twice by the guy on cutoff. Button would want to put as much money as possible and play for stacks which he wanted to cause he had 150k. I think flush draw was probably the hand on button and maybe a 7 and somehow go lucky and tried to squeeze the turn on rampage thinking Ethan had AK. I m gonna say it was an A7 type of hand button had
Great video man,i like how u let us in on every hand,i felt like i was playing and watching u beat these guys was great,keep up the great work sir
jacks you should have checked the flop if you suspected that player would go for stacks, call down the king turn with a lower bet size and check/fold river.
You could have bluffed on the QK ♦️ hand. River the opponent under bet the pot. Usually a characteristic of not having full confidence and hesitation. Strong hands put in value bets at this point and he didn't. You re-raise the pot plus and he can't call with 2 kings on the board
Damn I don't have much context to go off of here, but my instinct tells me that first hand with JJ was a winner. I would guess the villain was thinking: "ohh this guy doesn't want to play for his stack minutes after sitting down". It looked like he was bluffing. But he could of easily had AK OR AA so I understand why folding JJ would be the choice 95% of players would make.
Then with all those draws I would of loved to see the results of a more aggressive line. I think you could of taken down a few of those pots even though you missed your draw if you took a better line. You don't want to be just calling when you have a draw.
All in all and without seeing other hands it looked like were pretty much playing ABC poker at best and that's not going to be very profitable at the stakes you were playing.
Still it was fun to watch. Wish you ran a little better and slammed one of those draws. Better luck next time.
Congrats rampage on the big win on hustler 500k😮 biggest win yet!!! get um bro!!!!
You had the best hand preflop with JJ, flop was safe and turn your opponent plays it like flush draw. King should be safe as big stack looks like putting pressure on you meaby even with low pair. Does not feel like a king
Folding the pocket Jacks was a good fold. I would have put him on A/K, K/Q, Pocket A, K, and even Queens, which all had you beat. You had to fold to such a large jam. Good game. I play 1/2 most days with the fish. I can't wait to play games with stacks of 100k+ at the table! Good luck with your future games brotha!
JJ you call and then fold most non-club rivers. But the real mistake here is not getting it in with kings.
Arghhh! I hate going to the river with 17 outs. In this video you proved my point as in two separate hands you couldn't hit a flush or straight on the river.
Play JJ like TT… best Jacks advice I’ve ever received.
You should make vlogs at bellagio! Everyone knows the best place to play and get action is bellagio.
Can we talk about how bad that shove with KK was on the river on Q95JK? 10x pot-sized jam when you're only going to get called by better? Like imagine this guy was slow-playing flopped top set of queens somehow -- I think he gets away from that. What am I watching?
Tough spots with JJ, but the turned K isn't likely to have changed anything (unless he hold Kc). Either he has a 7 or 44, or (much more likely) a flush and/or straight draw. I think I call the turn and river at lower stakes -- but I've never had $40K in front of me.
Good for you Rampage! Remember when you were out in New England not long ago! Amazing progress.
No wonder you can buy in for $40k you catch better cards in one game than I have all year. Also I am glad to see I am not the only one who considers not getting involved based on how long I have been playing.
Awesome job explaining your hands. I am 95 percent sure you would have won that first hand! But you made the correct call.
I think leading on the river on the first hand would have been a decent move for someone with your image. It wouldn't be unlike you to run a big bluff on a flush draw getting in on the river and id say a higher percentage of hands would have checked back than the hands that call your raise in that spot .
I finally got to see you fold a couple of hands. I don't recall seeing that many before. Maybe not enough sessions seen by me.
Good stuff!! Have a question?? How do you record your game without them telling you can’t?? I don’t think I can bring a camera to my table and record
Of course you can't, you are not rampage and not famous 😅😅😅
Long time fan Ethan. You were one draw away from having a monster session. Today was not your day, but your day will come. 💯❤