$15,000 + Pot Bart vs Mariano $50-$100 No Limit Holdem Cash Game 

I really do not understand how Bart has less views and subscribers then those "vloggers" His analysis are so on point and thanks to him my game improved exponentially.....

Bart id love to hear your thoughts on implementing a x/r strategy. PIO heavily utilizes it but it seems like the EV between x/r and x/c is real close and would make life a lot simplier to implement a pure check and check call strategy on this board texture this deep. I actually ran this hand through PIO when I first saw marianos hand breakdown, wanted to see how close he was because I thought he played it extremely well at first glance (still do), but I was completely stunned at Barts call, I thought if Bart made a breakdown there had to have been some live read he picked up because it seemed like a fold IMO. Bart basically put Mariano on his exact hand, very impressive Pio results (which of course will alter due to bet sizes and preflop ranges. I slightly widened marianos preflop calling range to include AJo at 25% freq, as well as slightly widened barts 3b range) Pio checks ~50% OOP this deep, mixing a small bet like Bart said, with all holdings. IP likes the small size mariano used at high frequency, Interesting part was PIO has a mixed check range strategy which I didn’t expect, it likes a x/r with 66% of its continuing range. Turn is interesting, this seems to be the inflection point as Pio heavily prefers a larger bet size of 2500, never really using other sizes. Pio much prefers to start applying pressure now to setup river jam, it’s betting ~35% of range, checking 60%. Marianos exact holding is almost always firing 2500, OOP has a pure call with T9 River IP is jamming or checking, marianos exact holding is a very high frequency jam, and Barts hand is calling 50% but it’s extremely close.

Great analysis Bart but all you had to say was... You know that Mariano was capable of and you went with your gut. Lol

Since Mariano is bluffing, he wants you to fold. So he wants to bet in a way that keeps more of his value range intact. That 2/3 bet at the end might be better than all in because it keeps the straights (?sets) in his range and he loses less if you call. Maybe that’s why he chose that sizing rather than all in.

This ought to sell some subscriptions to crush live poker. Great hand man!

I played a game with Mariano a few weeks ago at Morongo!! A super duper drunk LAG sat down next to me and started verbally abusing everyone at the table. Mariano was a class act the entire time. Im a total fish and it was my first time playing 5-10 NL so I played really tight until I was able to triple up against the drunk and another player.

What a scientist.2.5 percent of time. Applied odds right 45 percent of time. Lol

Bart, you are an unsung hero!! I follow Mariano, Brad, Andrew, Ethan (aka “Rampunt”) and no offense to any of these guys (you included) but Jaman Burton deserves recognition for (in my opinion) the best production of videos. Not to get lost, you provide the best evaluation of hands, I’m personally impressed. I don’t know why I didn’t do this before but I have now sent your site on to my group of boyzzz (all 5 of them :)). In any case I love your play and I love the way you analyze things and you rock!!

Well played on both parts, only if Mariano ships the river he wins.

I don't understand the check by Bart on the flop. Would he have also checked an overpair (JJ, QQ, KK, AA)?

Bet 1/3rd on that board? That board isnt really dry, is it? Can you show the solver results next time.

Mariana turned into Marinara after that hand.

Love your content Bart. Happy Birthday!

he is very strong bluffer, you had him where u wanted him.

What do I do with 10-9 suited on the btn vs HJ open to 10bb and CO call. in a 1/2 game 80bb deep where they rake $4 and they take the SB before the hand starts for jackpot. BTN has been limping a ton only raises about the top 10-15% of hands And never seen him raise to 10bb.But I had been raising his limps and he was tilting a bit. CO just sat down. Average open is 3bb most people limp very fish heavy passive game.

I love Bart’s analysis of a high level overview of the game. My question to follow up would be this - in this spot, in a lower stakes (1/2 or 2/5) that’s going to have some Bad Regs, would you be less incentivized to bluff in Mariano’s spot? I ask, because often what I see at the tables is people making bad calls and winning often with -EV, but I’m nearly certain most of them wouldn’t know a GTO strategy if the book smacked them in the face.

Trying to bluff Bart is definitely -EV

"If he's structuring correctly ". So it's always a call then

You have a solid ass grip on RU-vid/social media as a whole. Badass

Nice analysis. When you said he should shove the river it was the first time I felt like it would be scary to play against you. Also never realized Mariano is playing this big. Prolly staked, right?

Bart, I love these hand analysis videos, especially ones you played on stream, but would you please consider blurring out your opponents' hands?

I think Bart is overanalyzing here. yes everything he said is correct. Mariano could have a backdoor flush. he could also have queen jack. but the bottom line is if he is capable of bluffing he could have so many more bluffs. In a 3 bet pot neither if you should have many flushes. Other than an ace high flush, the only other flushes can have are 7,8 of spades. and queen jack of spades. That is extremely unlikely. If I was in Marianos shoes I would definitely bet 9,10, king ten, or any set on the river for value. It's so hard for either of you to have an 8 in a 3 bet pot as well. Bart's hand looks like queens, jacks, etc. Mariano could also be using the king as a scare card to get him off of those. you're not calling with a massive smile on your face, but from a range perspective, 9,10 is a clear call. This is only an exploitative fold to a nit who is never bluffing. I get there's a one liner to a straight, but its an 8. not a queen, jack or king. I bet if you ran it through a solver it would be a clear call too. especially against a standard players 3 betting range

Great hand. Fun to watch

Well played by both, and great analysis. The only mistake was Mariano should be all in, as you and Mariano both explained in your videos. NH

Marianos biggest mistake was betting too small on turn. If he sized up then he could of shipped river and it would make more sense in a polarizing Nut flush or bluff play. He bet too small on turn and if he had NFD on turn he would bet way bigger setting up a nice river jam

Thoughts on Bart check raising flop or turn?

Lodge Bart Bluff Cop

Seems like a very easy hand to play...he’s going to have to show me an 8 or QJ. Obv mistake was betting small, Mariano should have bombed the turn and shipped river.

You need to be right 1/3.3 times to break even on your call.

Paralysis by analysis geez bro

Yeah I was watching this live and like it’s just a jam on the river like a 5k bet doesn’t accomplish all that much

Maybe don’t bluff a guy with a shirt that says “CRUSH LIVE POKER”

Mariano's bet sizing on the flop and turn were too small. While the river was a scare card his story is not that believable. He should have bet bigger on the flop and turn, then shoved on the river.

board keeps changing just keep betting kid

Mariano seems to be very aggressive. I only watched his game from hustler casino, but he was cbeting high freq, barreling aggressively, and making some light calls. I think the board runout also allows him to be very aggressive. Because of this I think going with the passive lines can be better. Very aggressive opponents I like to trap a bit more. For a more standard play with this hand, I like a bet on flop 50-75% with JJ, QQ, and good 10s (109, A10). Then try for check jam on turn. The raise is more for equity denial than value. Because the flop bet is so small, maybe just fold AQo and all my non paired heart hands, probably keep AKo and AKs. Turn bet is also small, so I fold the diamond and spades, keep the kqs and jqs. River I am calling, but I am not happy. marianos play I like bigger sizes for turn bet so that river jam is easier. For example, if he bets 3.4k on turn pot becomes 11k and river bet is just over 10k. It would make a turn check raise really easy for Bart though. His hand is so good to bluff with on the K spade river.

Let’s be honest here Mariano be bluffing a lot lol Like his game for sure, but I’m sure he takes way more Ls off camera than he does on camera….

On the flop you should definitely be betting more frequently than checking. You want to build the pot in case you win and put him in tough positions with a pair of 7’s or 6”s, put pressure on over cards that called light. Betting 30-60% should work for most average players.

Damn insane call disregarding the player. Mathematically seems like you gotta fold here he has everything in the world that beats you and such a small amount of bluffs relatively

is that kid serious with the “big daddy” hat

When you are playing a session on a stream like this and do make your back door flush, wouldn't you want to get 5k in value rather than rip knowing you are only getting called by lower flushes and the occasional 8? Can't you be balanced betting near pot just as much as balanced jamming there?

He needs to be good 35% of the time to be profitable with his bet size

This seems like a flop that doesn’t really favor either player. Looking at the CLP charts for this situation looks like both positions have about the same amount of top pair. I suppose SB has more over pairs?

Silent Bob in the game

Tough hand! ,,👍

Seems like you could have extracted more value and gained more info by betting earlier

Nice call Bart, you got let these youngsters you won't be bullied off the pot. The Rampage punts are rubbing off on Mariano. Those two love making tons of bluff for thier stacks. 😆 🤣 😂 😹

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how does a dude under 50 who's job it is is to understand probability still wear a mask

The two hands with Mariano and Rampage, you never put them in a tough spot. Playing passively, you could have very well gotten beat on both rivers. I guess the poker gods are with you.

Does Mariano use that small 30% turn sizing with his turned flush draws after sizing small otf? Prob not. His sizing every street is 😂 nh Bart

Do live tells ever factor into your decisions? I have noticed Mariano giving off more live tells than a lot of the other regs, I think due in part to his only having played for about five years now, and not being quite as neutral in his physical behaviors. I offered to tell him about it on one of his videos and he kind of laughed it off ("instead of telling me, use it against me"). I really wanted to help him out for free. And I won't be playing 5/10+ anytime in my life. Great call and great analysis by the way.

Can M ever 4-bet?

5:56 easy call?? What are you calling for on turn? Situation is very simple: you’re either ahead or beat. If you’re agead, then raising huge is a must here. So: i’d either raise huge or fold.

Your level of thought is amazing. You far outclass Mariano in every possible way and it shows very clearly

Talk too much, just say you would have folded QQ JJ A10 Q10 J10 or anything less.

Literally had to fast forward to get to the point.

Why do you wear a face diaper

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Last session I ran so bad. Flopped the nuts 3x and lost 2 and split the last one.

Like the content but you talk so much it’s unnecessary

This guys wayy to much on a single hand.

Why are you wearing a mask? People aren’t still falling for this scam are they?

While not a fan of Mariano. Lucky call! Your analysis tell me it's a fold. Your holding functions as terrible bluff catching candidate even with my limited understanding of NL. If it's a f u call or I don't believe you call, which is fine. But see you try to justify or rationalize this way is pretty below your skill level. Hopefully you getting enough clicks to this post justify the garbage analysis.