pretty solid vids. ty.

two qs:

@~27:12 u limp K3s vs lena 17bb deep. i think w that hand most of ur value comes from FE pre since it doesent play great post flop. whats ur thought process behind limping instead of minr/f?

and the very next hand u 3b shove QJo. IMO vs most opps flatting and playing post flop is more +ev than jamming pre. how u decided to take this line instead?

ty in advance.

@WH47WH0:

Thanks for your comment.

27:12 - The reason I limp K3s is because especially with the gameflow I'd expect him to jam over my minraise with a very wide range. K3s is definitely too weak to call it off but minraise/folding sucks because he can jam hands like 89 against which we have good equity, but instead we lose 2bb from folding pre flop. Therefore, I prefer limping it as it plays fine post flop and we're gonna pick it up a ton on the flop by stabbing.

I 3bet jammed the QJ because I expected to have a decent amount of fold equity vs this guy. If he folds a decent percentage with those stacks, our jam is going to be massively +EV. In addition, we do okay vs his minraise/calling range.

If we're a bit deeper, I think calling might be more +EV but with those stacks I think jamming is our best option.

If you feel like I haven't addressed anything sufficiently, please let me know.

Big fan of your vids...

At 8:15 you fire a second barrel when you turn a flush draw and gutshot, but then fold to a small check raise. I realize the opponent only has a 525 chips behind, but it seems like you have proper odds to make the call.

Could you explain your fold?

Thanks

@spec47:

Thank you.

8:15 - In game I thought we didn't have enough equity vs his range to justify calling it but in hindsight, I probably should have called. We have good enough direct and implied odds to peel the river.

I'm glad you brought this up and I'm happy to admit that I made a mistake. :)

-Borg7

I've noticed that you check back a lot of turns after c-betting the flop with a medium-strength hand. I'm transitioning from a limit background where it's pretty standard to value bet 2nd pair weak kicker on all three streets. You say you're checking the turn with the intention of betting most rivers on a few hands (3:20 and 10:00 for example). I assume you're also prepared to call both rivers? I'm always afraid of giving the opponent free cards in these spots, but it does get me into tricky spots when I'm check-raised. It also seems that checking the turn would induce river bluffs.

In both of these spots, I feel like I'd usually c-bet the turn and check behind the river unimproved. Do you have any specific tips on when/when not to c-bet the turn? Are there specific stats/traits that you look for in opponents when making this decision?

Also, I definitely like the fact that you're doing your videos live (and multitabling), it's much easier to follow the gameflow and I also believe that timing tells are pretty important and it's nice to see you covering them.

Thanks again

@spec47:

That's a good question and I'm glad you brought it up.

I like checking back turns in alot of spots where I can't go for 3 streets of value and a turn check might induce a bluff. Checking back turn usually makes our perceived range weaker, as a result of which we can go for bigger value on river and we're more likely to get a call.

If we have a strong value hand and we perceive villain's range to be strong as well, we can go for 3 streets of value. In that type of spot, we'd only miss out on one street of value by checking turn.

If villain's range is merged and weak, checking back turn usually makes more sense because we induce bluffs and river calls from hands that probably would've folded on the turn.

We have to try to adjust our turn betting/checking back range optimally based on our perception of villain's range.

At 3:20 and 10:00 villain has alot of gutters, weak pairs in his range which will often either bluff river or call a big river bet on a lot of rivers.

I hope I was able to help you out on this matter.