With STP ratio considering how much he had I would of bet 500 on the turn with 66 but you did the job better by getting the other guy to commit at least 130 before folding so it ended up being the more profitable play, but you WANT to deny equity you don't want to price someone in to hit their card on the river.
I really respect you as a player, and even more so for your generosity to the dealers. Too many pros are tight asses, you are not. Always run good, couldn't happen to a better player.
Lex, I'm glad to see your Texas excursion is going well. It was very classy to share the high-hand bonus with the dealer. Keep it up and good luck reaching 40k subscribers!
3:00 I'm not sure the turn check/raise is out of line in size. Relative to his $135 bet, it's monstrous, but that's an artificial number - it's all he had left. There was $550 in the pot, so $800 would be a big overbet, but actually pretty sexy from a theoretical standpoint with either huge value or some kind of insane draw (e.g. KcTc). Cutoff probably just didn't have much - sometimes the guy you want to have the second best hand, or draw he can't fold, has second pair and a dream that doesn't come true. Nothing you can do there.
I was playing on the stream Sunday night. I wanted to come by and say hello, but just didn't get a chance. Glad you're running well here. Hopefully I can catch you next time.
It's good to see your adjustments in Texas. 2021 Texas videos were painful. And I'm glad you pulled out of your December/January depression. Stay strong.
I agree with the way you played the set of 6’s. There’s already a decent amount in the pot, so you want to protect your hand and charge the deep players draws. I would’ve raised 650-800 so essentially the same as what you did. Also, I love your generosity with the dealer. I always bless the dealers with huge tips, but I am not a pro. Pros are usually really tight with tips.
Great videos man! I do have to say, you should put out a disclaimer about sets haha. I’m typing this after the pocket 10s hand. If somebody wants to try poker for the first time they need to know hitting sets a not this common..
I was recently in Manhattan and we decided to take a trip up to Mohegan Sun Casino. I found pretty decent action up there and was never placed into tough spots. You should consider a vlog trip up in that area once it gets warmer.
Wow lots of comments! I watch almost every poker content creator that I come across, and you are in my top 3 for sure. I like the explainable of emotions and statistics together. Lots of channels have one or the other and I find them a little unrelatable. Keep em coming!
ok lex you said Ask, I will ,Being a dog lover, I love to see Rogue so happy to see you on your return home, Great to see you always have your best friend by your side. So I’m sure Rogue is a mixed breed , How old is your boy After loosing my 2 dogs in the last 6 months , Not only do I really enjoy your vlog but love to see Rogue in the videos, Even coming home after a big loss, Rogue can make a bad turn great again with that smile and a wag of a tail .Great job on the videos Continued Succes
Only 30 seconds into the vlog. Love the clips of other activities! Some humble advice...keep your head down through your putts/swings. You're looking up too soon. Watch the club hit through the ball, watch the putter hit through the ball...I promise it will help. :)
Dude starting watching you when you were getting destroyed in Texas and really emotionally hurting from it, now it seems you are running so insanely good. great job mentally sticking it out that is what separates the good from the great players. killing it!!!
Lex- I enjoy the content and appreciate the explanation on the engagement piece. Also love seeing Rogue in the vids! All the best from cold Chicago! -Luke
On the sixes hand: I like continuing on the turn with aggression and betting $400-$500 into the $550 pot. Double check raise is such an uncommon line that you shouldn't need to take it/balance it a lot. The turn also may check through, worst cast, and best case you get the short stack to call and get the deep stack in with dead money and a more reasonable price than $800. That first river wasn't the best either so you may not even want to bet that if it comes to it. Long story short: have good hand, keep shoveling chips in the middle :) NH, Lex
The quad 10s hand was awesome to see. I got quad 4s once years ago and stacked 3 other players. So cool you gave the dealer half of your high hand win. Way to go Lex! 👍
Well Lex, since you asked, on the set of sixes hand, I would have went with a 600 check raise. Excellent vlog by the way. I also love dogs so we,re good!
Hey Lex. For your iron shots, keep your weight forward instead of leaning back when you strike the ball. You’ll hit the ball more pure. Also, take a shorter backswing with your putter. You’ll start to be more consistent. And hey buddy, keep up the good content. Love your vids.
Set of 6’a hand, just lead out for $5-600 on the turn. Big portion of the deep stack guy’s range can call. With the shortie in there, $1700-1800 going to the river. Big bets on brick rivers look bluffy.
It'd be foolish of me to try to give tips on how to play poker, but I can give a couple of pointers on your swing: 1. You need to first change your weak left-hand grip (right looks fine from what I can tell). Roll over your left wrist more to the right of the club, covering more of the top of the club. This will massively improve your ball-striking for many reasons (compress the ball better, more power and lag, a cure to slices etc) 2. You're hanging back on your shots (i.e. weight stays on your right foot) - a recipe for topped balls. Especially when hitting irons, you should put all of your weight forward when striking the ball (not during the backswing though, that's when you want to charge up power by loading up your right leg to then transfer it all to your left in the downswing). 3. Some more if you're interested, you have no lag (caused by weak grip), equal weight when chipping (also a recipe for topped balls), etc I'll enjoy the video now =)
Love your vlogs, keep them coming. I think on the 66 hand you should have either gone smaller or gone larger. If you bet 500, he has to call about 370 to win a 1200-dollar pot, might call even with a combo draw, 800 just looks like you are trying to get more value out of him. Remember you are playing deep stack in Texas, and he has about 5k behind. If you raise to 1200/1500 dollars, he might think you are trying to push him out and either call or shove over you, and you would be happy if he did either. I know Rogue makes for some good company while you are driving around the country. I have a big red Dobie, male, uncut. His tail was bobbed at a week old, but I never had his ears cropped. I think Dobies get a bad rap for being aggressive. His floppy ears make him look a little goofy which describes his personality perfectly. He loves kids and when I take him to the park, he will often find one or two willing to throw his tennis ball for him to fetch.
I'm a big fan of taking double check/raise lines with hands like middle set and bottom set on brick turns. It makes your flop raise look like a semi-bluff that you're giving up on, and people will usually try to deny you equity by making medium to large bets. Since check/raise/check lines are so infrequently taken by value, it usually works out very nicely. I think you're right about the sizing though. The issue is that your raising range is 100% value as you're now in a dry side-pot situation. Since you have no bluffs you should size smaller. But you still want to deny good odds to draws, so it's not crazy to go to 800. After all...$450 already went in on the turn so the pot is like 1k and you're raising an extra $650 or so.
In your golf shots, you are hitting the ball off your right side and leaning back. Best to step forward to your left side and hit from there. You will not 'top the ball' as much from the left side. Great video.
Since you asked so honestly and in such a nice way, I will leave a comment. Love watching ur videos. I like ur explanations and thought process. Long time rec player myself. Played 3-4 times a week until COVID closed the only poker room in Milwaukee. Keep up the videos. I like ur honesty. I watched the one video where u lost 5k and felt really bad. Been there lol. That Video resonated with me.
Hey Lex! Another great video. Love that your run is continuing. Quick non-poker related question for you: Why don’t you invest in a laptop that you can edit your videos are? It could cut your editing time in half. Just curious. Looking forward to the next video!
Yes, yes, I was going to make that suggestion in my comment and forgot. Laptop or a high-end pad is the way to go for editing on the road. Probably cut his editing time in half.
How old is Rogue, and what does he like to eat? Also, side note - what's his favorite toy? Thanks for the great content Lex, 37k+ subs and still way under appreciated for your vlogging style and consistent perfectly explained thought process behind your decisions. Rooting for you!
Ok Lex, here's my comment for your growth ✨. Seems like your reputation is growing at TCH, just hope some of those folks don't start calling you light 5o 5he river to suck out on you. Hope the run good holds up for you until you return to the sunshine state of Florida.
love the vlogs! are you thinking about going up in stakes sometime soon, or are you going to continue annihilating people on 2/5 for a while? either way im glad to watch lol
If I were Lex, I don't think it would be good in the long run. Maybe from time to time just to test the waters but the higher you go in stakes, the harder it is to find really good games, and the better the caliber of players.
Nice run good, Lex! And here I was thinking Texas left a bad taste in your mouth from the last time...well, I'm sure it did, but now you got a great story to tell this go round! How much longer are you in TX? Where you off to next?
Lex, you should start getting poker coaching affiliate links in your video descriptions. Recommend that you start adding on additional income streams, now that your platform is growing. Keep up the great work!
Absolutely LOVE your videos! I know you put a lot of time and work into your videos and it is much appreciated. Keep up the grind; keep the discipline and the much needed (outside) activities (I.e. golf, workouts). Thank You again and keep the videos coming!
