Doug’s Poker Vlog Been playing poker and working in the casino industry for over 30 years. Started playing limit poker at the 3-6 level and grinded my way up to be a regular at the 40-80 table. Started learning no-limit poker 10 years ago, and I'm still learning today. Thanks for taking the time out to view my vlog, I really do appreciate your support.
Hi Doug I had AK off in the small blind facing 3 limpers (5 to call) 1 2 2 no limit . I raised to 45 and big blind snap call first limper call as well. Rest folded 3 players to the flop. J 3 5 rainbow and I lead out 50 try to give any pockets pressure lower then Jack. And big blind min raise to 100 with another 100 left.first limper fold and I folded them he show me one of the card was a jack which I think was pocket J. And I didn’t expect JJ because no 3 bet pre. Did I make any mistakes on that hand? Thanks
Iam with you on not your day. Last few sessions for me have been bad to say the least. I grind it out and either leave even or down alittle. Just seeming like nothing was working for me
it seems like when people have sets, they check the flop >90% of the time in early position. So, if someone in EP bets out on the flop, it almost means they don't have a set, so you can raise your 2 pair hands with confidence or raise with your draw hands and not worry too much about villains snap calling or shoving all-in.
Q3dd: I don't think the bluff was all that bad. It was a small bet that will probably get better flush draws and maybe 8x to fold. It needs to win less than 1/3 of the time. A smaller bet around 1/3 or 1/4 pot might be better. 99: I don't think the attempted x-raise was that bad here either. With 4 opponents it's likely someone will bet. If you had cbet, you probably would have ended up with multiple callers anyway. The 2h likely does not give anyone a better hand but does bring more draws. I think I'd just bet large instead of x-raising.
I really don’t like the bluff with Q3 because he bet the first T. He either had the a straight or filled up, the second T isn’t a counterfeiting card. 99, I thought someone would bet, but just leading guarantees the pot gets larger. The turn raise could be bigger.
Today is the first session I can remember this year where you've run really poorly over an extended session with a bunch of really nice starting hands and some good flops but a lot of bad turns/rivers in big spots...although as you said it was somewhat self inflicted. Unfortunately I've had many similar sessions of running horrifically in 2024... about 10-12 times this year and twice in the last 10 days, losing huge pots rivers as a big favorite when the chips went in on the turn heads up...just brutal variance. I've had a pretty good year overall, but have lost a high percentage of my really big pots this year when heads up and getting it all in on the turn at +80% or better, which really dings the hourly for 2024. The good thing is I've learned a lot about my own mental resilience and believe the scars will help my progression as a player in the long run...but it sure ain't easy. Nice comeback from your horrific day 1.
Running bad happens, I could have played better to limit the loss. I take most of the blame. Over my poker lifetime, I have had several bought with negative variance that would make anyone shake their heads. Over 3 sessions, I flopped 7 top sets, all 7 were the nuts on the turn. All 7 got beat on the river. I wouldn’t believe it if it didn’t happen to me. But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’ve learned to put bad runs behind me. The mental game of poker is underrated.
Hello Doug! Hey you didn't really play the 96dd hand badly. You were getting implied odds, to go along with the direct odds to call. Yeah, it's a paired board, so he can have a boat. But the chances of that as I'm sure you know, are small. It was bad luck, not bad play.
That’s the thing about running bad, you catch perfect to lose the most possible. Calling 100 on the turn knowing your opponent has at least trips is foolish 🤪
Again, a great vlog Mr. McCusker...totally empathize that day one frustration with great starting hands...keeping it solid is admirable...Goodluck getting that 5k!
Doug, here's a question for you I find myself playing on tables recently where everyone is call and bet Happy. The problem is that I try to play a good range and I always open with a raise and then I get no kidding 4 to 5 callers. It's not just me, it's everyone at the table. Even if I continue to increase my open amount I get the same number of callers. Let's say I have ace, king and the board comes Ace 2 4. I bet and bet and then lose to 2, 4. What is your strategy for playing on a table like this? thank you!
I understand your frustration. In my experience keep playing good cards and charge people to chase. It is high variance but when you start making hands, your pots will be enormous. The days you don’t, will be like my first day and very frustrating. In the long run, you will make a killing in these games.
Hi Doug, hope youre well, all good with me, im taking care of my ageing body, haha, got my next session this coming Friday, thanks for all the love and care from your members I fell a lot better, anyway, enough of that stuff, you always play better when you run good, ive had days and days, we all hve them, sometimes , although its difficult we have to get up, have a break, cool down, tilting is easy and then we make mistakes chasing, tough game sometimes, run good buddy, give ZEUS a big hug from me, bless him regards FRASER
Glad to hear the treatments are manageable. I know it a long road of ups and downs. Poker has made you mentally tough, I know you can handle it. We are all here for you, kick some ass.
Thank you for mention :) I will say I bluffed you on your set hand, figured you put me on heart draw. Look forward to battling it out this week! Next week you're due for a heater!
@@KenDavis-uo8kq Ah 10d understand it's a lose call but went into the river knowing i was going to bluff with a heart or J... didn't think he had a set just Q10 or 109
On the Qc10c hand where you bet out 55 on the turn, if the opponent with AQ jams for what would be around 200, do you call? I probably would but if he had more behind I'd lay it down since I'm a mega dog to AcXc
Hard to say, his hesitation made me think he had a lone A. I would probably be worried about him having an A with the over flush draw, but most likely I would call.
5:10 (AJo) I'm not sure if I ever liked the theory: _"3-bet a tone from SB position with a speculative hand that flops good"_ Particularly not in multiway field. Why? b/c on the long run it's a losing strategy. When I win, I win small, when I lose, I lose big. 1 large pot lost will not make up for number of smaller pots won. I would not mind if someone proves this wrong.
Hi Doug. My wife and I are fans from Arizona. We took a road trip up Hwy 1 and came through Sacramento on the way back south. We had to stop at Capitol Casino and play some 4/8 LH. Was fun to see where you play.
@@dougmccuskerpoker We were passing through at 7PM, so we knew you would not be there. I don't like to play at night because it seems way more wild than mid-day. Got on a 4-8 limit table with one rack of $1 chips and everyone else had 3-4 racks stacked up. lots of raising. after a couple of hours of not getting anywhere I was in $10 bomb pot with 7-6 off suit. hit a 6 on the flop and a 7 on the turn. Went all in with my remaining 5 chips. Won the bomb pot and won my $100 back with that pot. It was getting late, so I found my wife at another table, and we headed south.
Doyle Brunson one time Saids “ when the luck shuts door on you is when the skill comes in” hardest thing to do is no tilt and know when to leave the table. Easy to say but very rare for someone who is able to do it. Skill which finds the right spot to attack is much more simple then that. Biggest enemy is ourselves
I made a lot of money playing limit poker. Played 20-40 and 40-80 everyday for 10 years. Once no limit arrived, the better players had bigger edges. I now prefer no limit, but any game is beatable with the proper strategy.
A7s: Vs a UTG open, especially shortstacked, I just fold pre. JTo: Villain bet nearly 2/3 pot on the flop. What makes you think he doesn't have much? The raise seems to be a polarization error to me. T6s: I think I'd try a check-raise here. The bet doesn't get much to fold. If he doesn't bet, you get a free card.
