Bluff Shove in 3-Bet Pot, Biggest Hands I Played All Month - Poker Vlog Ep 39 

Crazy to come back here now seeing how far Brad has gone with his recent tournament runs and everything at the Lodge!

I'm still waiting for the part where you say "Only joking, OFC I didn't fold the AQ on the QQ67 board, I called and let him value own himself with KQ/QJ/QT etc and snapped him off on the river." Is that in the next Vlog? :/

On one hand that AQ fold was really bad.. on the other I respect the hell out of Brad for including it in here. Shows he has a ton of integrity and isn't afraid to show when he makes a bad mistake.

"Saskatchewan".... Riiiiiiight. That was hilarious!!!!!

he bluffed representing what you had in your hand Ace queen

Hi.. I think the other side of the art is the front.. the king of spade side is the back..

The AQ fold might seem bad, but it wouldn't have seemed bad if the other guy had a boat...

That was such a horrible fold with AQ, what are you losing to there? ... ESPECIALLY with his history...

wow that was some Daniel Negranu type read on that Jeff guy Brad, nice called out his exact hand the ace deuce of clubs, that was crazy cool and what a fold!

You have the art reversed haha, signature is back. ‘Back of Frame’ is front

6AM ??? Good time to wake up, and watch some brad poko :3

I really appreciate the note to fast forward to 8:45 for hand anaylsis, but now I want to listen to that silky smooth voice of yours.

This one made me literally laugh out loud. Like I woke my kid up laughing. Actually she needs to get up anyway.

I've been following Brad for years and love the guy. I never comment on youtube, and don't think I ever have but I ran to my computer due to this fold. Somehow I've never seen this vlog but am ASTONISHED at his fold at 17:59. I feel like Brad has improved as a player and wouldn't fold this today, he's a pro but he's not playing against pros lol. In a 2/5 game no matter where I was or who the raiser was I would never fold this... it's fun to watch some old Brad Owen vlogs and see how he's developed as a player because I don't think he'd ever fold this today. Brad I'd be honoured if a comment you would still fold this today, two years later? For me, in a 2/5 game, there's just no way!

Perfect, riff Uncle Ted's "got you in a stranglehold" as the lead-in to the vlog!!! Another quality vlog by Mr Owen. Thanks for sharing and good luck!

I have decided you are the best poker blogger out there. Thank you, the vids help me out! Please keep going! Don't be afraid to share not so favorable sessions because they are also educational. Excellent editing, good humor, really enjoy, keep up good work.

Not sure if anybody has mentioned this yet, but I think the back of the frame, as you referred To it as being, is actually the front of the picture, and the king of spades and the signature are probably the back of the frame.

The back of the frame is the front. U got that picture backwards. The king spade and signature is on the back. The actual picture is the front with color I believe.

That AQ fold has to be a joke right?

That description of the rec player at 27:27 is hilarious, because I see that ALL THE TIME at my local casino. LOL.

Hi Brad, As a poker playing artist I promise you that the signature and King card is the back of the artwork. You know poker ( very well I might add) and art isn't what you know. But I promise the painting is a close up of the playing card. Take care! Bobby Shapiro

Brad love the vlogs. I know you might regret the fold anyways but I think villain can raise worse Qx in that AQ hand. On the Q6 hand I love the call-down. In my opinion, after he 3-bet pre, there are literally 3 hands in his range that should triple barrel that runout. Bet/check/bet is a better line for him since he should be checking his whole range on the middle card pairing turn (you have AT-T8 suited in your range). If he has AA or KK he is terrified of that shitty runout so he does not rep overpairs (also AA and KK does not expect action from Qx on this river, so it should never bet). So he reps three combinations of hands: TsTh, 9h9c, and QsQh. So if you put AT LEAST 2 bluff combos in his range, the call is mathematically correct. Doug Polk might have folded turn or river since he knows his range is protected by all of his Tx he can have in that spot, but I really think Doug would "deviate from GTO" and make this call-down vs such a massive punter. I know I would :) great vids keep em coming. Hope to meet you and play some day when I'm 21 :))))))

Thanks for the great vlog. On my way to play in Philadelphia Mississippi at the Golden Moon right now. Tell Cosmo I said hey.

Wait a second? What’s with the in depth commentary, humor and actual hand analysis? I came her looking to see you complaining, buying coffee and moving your apt furniture around , oh and talking non stop about your clothing line. Am I in the wrong vlog?

Limps w/ q-3 and calls preflop raise.. lol. Always good to have those guys in the game. Great vlog! Cosmo's awesome!

That q6 was definitely a good call. Given that guys patterns and history, his posturing. Easy call. Would be different if he was a pro reg that was a statue

Hey Brad, got directed to your site recently. Tough lay down on the AQc hand. But sometimes have to make the tough lay down, and just because it wasn't the right lay down doesn't make it wrong. Can't be too results oriented. Enjoying the vids.

Hey Brad! Brazilian poker player over here. Love your job man. Your poker vlog has been very helpful to me. Keep up the good work!

Dude, that whole Saskatchewan bit was awesome. If the poker thing doesn't work out maybe give comedy a try!!

the K10 hand, I think you should raise on the flop! but you called only, so for sure you should fold on the turn when your buddy re raise 390!!!

I love your strategy of 3-betting depolarized in position, because of how rare 4-bets are in these games. I may adopt a similar strategy myself, it seems pretty great for a lot of situations. Online we usually flat 98s type hands because getting 4-bet sucks. But live it makes sense to mostly 3bet and sometimes flat.

Brad super video! The vids keep getting better and better! THANK YOU!!!

The saskatchewan bit was hilarious

The "back of the frame" is the actual painting Brad!!! Hahaha. The Ks is suppose to be the hidden part :P

Your humor is getting better all the time it is very entertaining

Nice call on the final hand Brad! Also, love the LEAF hat on the shelf now!! Good luck!

"Yea it was a good call, you were playing like a donk sir" Should've said that.

Hey Brad, foa i want to say thanks for your videos. I am really enjoying every vlog you post, so educational a fun stuff you posting so thanks a lot for that !!! I might ask you if you have already done a video about "your story" and if I say that I mean the story about you and poker - How long you`ve been playing, how you`ve started to build your bankroll etc.. I would be great to watch vlog like this. Appreciate work you are putting in this channel. Anyways wish you a good luck and lastly sorry for my bad english. Big fan from Czech Republic!

Your blogs are getting better, from a previously high standard. Thanks for all the content. Not sure I like the AQ fold - but, its easy to be critical, from the sidelines. Hope the run-good continues.

Not much poker up here in Saskatchewan, but I look forward and will be holding you to coming up here! Cheers

Last hand seems like a solid call down. His preflop action looks capped but probably isn't, he will have AA and KK possibly because he doesn't want to miss value by jamming. But you can probably remove 99-QQ which as played are the only hands you're worried about. With these pre flop assumptions and his post flop play we can eliminate AA and KK too. By the river the only value I can see him having is exactly 9T. And this guy who you say bluffs a lot I definitely like how you played the hand aside from the questionable preflop open and 3b flat ;)

A poker player would think the taped on king of spades is the front of the piece.. Well done Bradley

You could have raised big on the river as well, cause you had AK with the A of clubs, that hand where you got valuetowned by KT. Could have represented some tricky silly hand.

Hey brad love the channel bro! Love how you pan out and really think/play! Do you have any tips for playing 3/6 limit half kill ? Going to play this tomorrow.

Fantastic Vlog man. Can’t believe you folded trip Queens there.

Do you always just use your phone? Or only when at the table?

Your ability to make a big folds is legend.

That hand was crazy the flop was definitely good.

Love when you slay a villain with a hero call!

I don’t think I could fold that AQ hand brad. If he has it u just have to lose. As Doug polks says

How come Cosmo's mouth doesn't move when he talks? I'm starting to think its not really him talking.

Those stick figures are so drunk one is giving the other a reach around.

i as one of your viewers, like your commentary, on aggressive positions, poker entertainment videos is one thing, poker analysis " with out over talking " is an art. and your getting very good at explaining, your position, and table positions, , though, as a young man, i would request you explore your life, other than poker, administrator, civic worker, designer, " needs the math you have " and social worker, " just a few " of your probable real life lines, Poker is not a life line, poker is a math string, " just saying" cause your a fine young man,

Hey Brad, isn't the picture frame backwards? I think the King of Spades (#52 card) is on the back. Great Vloggin bro, keep up the good work!

I seriously thought you were kidding about the AQ hand. Against villain described it's a call and let them bluff river. If he gets there with a flush or straight, or actually had you beat, so be it.

Can’t believe you folded AQ in that situation. I almost thought it was a joke. Great vlog as always. 👍🏼😎💩

Brad, it's just not fair. If I was a pro in Vegas like you, when I was away from the felt I'd be hanging at strip clubs, running down the strip naked, you know, living the Vegas lifestyle. You, what do you do, hang with Cosmo. It's just not fair.

Thanks buddy for the video, really appreciate the effort into making these in depth thoughts on your hands and it helped me alot in my 1-3 games. Im big fan of you and Neeme way from the start hope this goes on forever. Really entertaining and insightful!

DUUUUDEEE nooooo 😭 my exact thoughts as you start to describe folding vs our “QJ of diamonds” friend. You ARE at the top of your range. He isn’t playing 66 this way anyway. Forget that stuff about being stuck on the night ect, you only get so many nutted hands especially vs villains we know are more than capable of spewing. I guess you just have to jam. Putting him on Q8+, 77 for value and hearts as bluffs so maybe just jam turn. But oh man A9o

The great intro made up for the AQ fold. I think Cosmo may have played that hand differently you should get his opinion. Great content as always. Keep the vlogs coming.

One quick question Did the QJ guy rebuy after shipping it with Jhigh?? AQ hand: I don't know what the correct answer here but I wouldn't be folding on the turn based on a read. I would kind of look at my range as you initially tried to. So I think this is a shove plus you still have outs. Cooler time. Q6 diamond: well I can't say I like the opening with that hand just because it can't make str8s good pairs but flushes also it doesn't play well post flop and doesn't play well multi way. Another factor is that you can't really bluff a maniac. Last factor to consider is a 3 bet from any other player which will force you to probably fold pre. Especially if someone else 3-bets and the BB guy calls you will be about to play a big pot OOP against the initial (except if initial is SB) and a maniac in the hand. Your raw and realised equity's are decreasing dramatically in my opinion. As played all the stars aligned great call. In general I would tighten up my preflop range and increase my sizing to maybe 55 so that I can have better chances for a HU match up with the weaker player. Oh and when he 3-bets I maybe prefer a small 4-bet so you can take the lead on the hand and if you hit Q go to showdown easier. If he shoves well you probably fold but you will get him eventually there is no need for Q6. Those kind were of my points around these two controversial hands. Hope you liked. Thanks! Keep up the good work Brad

Hey Brad, great progression and good stuff. Enjoyed listening to your pod with Boski while grinding online. Agree that going to a poker training site better than paying for coaching for most players.

On the Kc10c vs Q3 vs Ac2c hand where the rec pushed 1.67K, Jeff called his last 800 all in and you folded. Any consideration given to calling because you think you beat the rec player? Calling him would have created a side pot of 1734 basically making your all a free roll on the chance you beat Jeff

Love the clarity of your thought process, wether you made good decisions or not. I understand not wanting to continue w the AQ since your protecting your winnings mindset. Ive been in those spots and wonder if a hand like that entered your head were you called it off and did loose to better hands. Does hand history or getting coolered affect you?

Brad Own YOUR MY HERO

I enjoy the more in depth hand analysis Brad thanks

Probably shouldn't have folded....as far as the call you basically got a live read on the guy before he sat down and it's why you sat and played why you are in Vegas fishing nice catch

Don't let these trolls tell you when you fold. They weren't sitting there. You just get a feeling sometimes. Either AQ, 66, or nothing. I've been there.

love the King high flush fold . . hate the Queen trips fold(you said, he was playing any two cards) AQ very unlikely, 66 probably not... so shove brad :) nice channel!!

Great content as always. Really enjoy you walking thru your thought process.

On the lay down where your friend Jeff wins the monster pot, aren’t you getting a ‘free’ call since you’d win back ~$820 from the rec player if youre fairly sure you’re ahead of him? You lose $850 to Jeff, but get $820 back so you’re free rolling in hopes Jeff has JTclubs? Curious of your thoughts Brad

Hey Brad, you and Andrew should come to London and do a special episode. Lots of nice card rooms here, especially busy at the weekend.

Hi Cosmo, Hi Brad....hugs

Nice vid brad, AQ hand was a bit so so, but you have to stand by your decisions good or bad. Your guitar tone on the other hand, really needs some work...... haha

U put out chips differently when you're bluffing

Brad, had you called the river bet in the KcTc big hand you would have broken even on that river bet because you had the rec player beat. You would have lost $850 to Jeff but you would have won the $1,600 side pot which basically meant break even on the last bet. Having said that, it was an obvious and correct fold. I wonder if Jeff would have snapped called if he had had $3K left in from of him (instead of $850) having to worry about you behind him as well.

So what were you hoping to have happen when you raised the AQ? Honest question. Seems like you are raising to induce, in which case you should be happy to stack off right there.I don't know what the raise is trying to accomplish if you are going to raise/fold

First hand all in surprised me.

Not being funny but guys that are mocking the fold here with AQ, I play literally tens of thousands of hands at microstakes online poker and I have mostly called in spots like that and bled money as they almost always have it in them spots. I know this is live and you see so fewer hands compared to online and possibily dare I say, players mix it up more and dont play "face up", but this is genuinly a tough spot. He is repping massive strength and it made me want to throw up at the tough spot Brad was put in. Without live reads and history of player etc, nobody can say too much. Online they almost always have a boat in that spot.... Well my hand history shows that time and again, lol

Opening credits should 100% read - skip to 1.05 for first cosmo shot.

On the KT club hand did you think the rec player had you? Because you were basically free rolling Jeff to call the Rec's all in.

I know the feeling of making a really nitty fold because you have fought your way back to even and don't want to lose it all back in one hand. Then you see that you folded the best hand and it's a really sickening feeling. Good learning experience though.

Even the cat knew

i have to agree that it's a bad fold. in most instances.. your first instinct about a player is right. "so folding is the right move because that was my initial instinct... right?"... no. Your initial instinct about that player was remembering that he was a loose aggressive player. the fact that you remembered him for that last QJ shove should always be a factor in it. i'm sure he knew who you were, too. i'm sure he saw that vlog. information based on what you give out on any particular hand is also made known to the people you play against. with that in mind. more often than not.. he makes that move knowing that he can get you to fold unless you have a full house or better. it was up to you to remember that he can do that and that your initial encounter with him is more often the way he really plays. so yeah.. i think you have to call or shove more often than not because of how he's perceived. i don't think he push shoves with basically the nuts against you in any case aside from the river. he wants to try to milk you as much as he can because he's loose aggressive. edit: although.. i will say.. the fact that you knew that you could get in the right state of mind to tell yourself, "we can get in to a better spot and do it in a safer manner" is what makes you a great player. i just feel like, in that particular moment, for that particular hand with your previous information known.. it's a good spot to get it. but, your diligence is what makes you a great player

Hi Brad... I know I am late to the party... recently found your blog.. I have a question... in the hand Kc10c.. where you friend had the better flush draw... did you feel the rec player had the goods? if not ... it would have made more sense to call... if you felt you were beating the rec player... you were only risking $30 ... you guys had your friend covered by 620 and you had the rec player covered by 210... so in the end as long as you beat him your stack would have been 1890 ... so you only lose 30... but if you would have been beating your friend ...it would have been crushing to watch him count all those chips... just curious what your thought process was... not saying you were wrong,. just would like to know if I missed any angles I should consider,

Is that bottle of wine from Honig Winery? That's good stuff man.

Cosmo for president!

Jeff? Is that Boski? How's he doin'? Miss his vlog.

Honestly makes my day when I see you post a new video. Keep it up 👍

Hi Brad thanks for the great vlog! But i have a question relates to your AdQc hand, thanks to answer :) Your pot size shove is +EV, ok, and yes you blocks the nuts, and you are at the bottom, nice, etc.But are you aware that you make him fold just a very little part of his range; his bottom range here is very narrow , something like 40 combos :AJo, KQo, type hands? So, i like your shove but it's very high variance since he can call you much of the time. What do you think ?

Saskatchewan LMAO

Hahaha, Very entertaining as always. I can't believe you didn't know about Saskatchewan, but Australia, fake, name doesn't even make sense and to try to make it real with a "boomerang" that's just a crooked stick, geez no wonder Cosmo is embarrassed. Great lay down with the flush. Nice win. Wish you could upload more often but quality takes time, it's not like you're putting out a 3 part vlog looking for a box of hats. (Sorry T......)

Great VLOG. One of your best ever.

I think the "back" of the frame is supposed to be the front...?

The question wasn’t was it a good call. The questions was it a good bet on him. I’ve played many like him they bet big on any sign of weakness. They are very difficult. Good call. Should of been all in on the turn imo

braddddddddddd, channel coming around nicely

$30.00 T-shirt Brad. Dayuum!!.

You better go in the summer... -35 temp.

What is your definition of "good game" VS "Bad game"... Please analysis.. Any tips help 😀

Pretty funny opening dude. Great content.