You're all over the place even explaining in this video. "This is Vegas on a Friday night so he can have anything" pay him off on a board where A10 became a bluff catcher at best. Immediately after u state, "Vegas games are notoriously nitty so if u add pressure they fold lol." You sir are the reason poker is alive and well. Ty for being you 😆
In the A-10 hand where you went with YOUR gut and lost, I was watching HIS gut! His respiration rate increased significantly. In my experience, this is a "I'm really excited to have a monster" tell.
AK hand. When you're not sure if villain has a medium strength hand or a missed draw, I do a version of the "merge bet" going for thin valuebut also leaving the door open for missed draws to raise. Bet 25% pot and get looked up by worse hand or potentially raised by missed draws. The best of both worlds. Great session!
Funny how we both agree on the sizing but I would've planned on a fold to raises. I do see your merit though but I play 1-2 and 1-3 most folks don't raise much but the nuts at my stakes
The first guy is talking about a trap block bet, the second guy is talking about an actual block bet. Block bet= bet, fold to raise. Trap bet= bet to induce raise, call.
@@davidgraney3413 There aren't many games bigger than $1/3 in the ARK/La/Miss area where I mostly play, so very good players have little choice but to play the $1/3. I don't think low stakes games in the south are much like those in other areas. $1/3 plays more like a $2/5 with typical opens of $15-$25 and the good experienced players make it tougher than most low stakes.
I know you're not looking for poker tips, but I noticed on that loss with the trip nines that he looked at his watch after the check-raise. This is a huge confidence tell. I love when people wear watches at the table for this very reason.
Hey Lexo. Great vlog per usual. I thought you had a good read on the situation with the AK but as I watched it play out I was thinking I would shove the river. He's never checking back the turn with a better hand than AK there, unless it's specifically KdQd. A shove from you will get called by an Ace or an extremely ambitious 2nd pair (like KK) a greater % of the time than you will run into a better hand. Personally don't think I could ever fold the river as played by villain.
I think you made the right decision on the river in the AK hand. He is not calling a big river bet with anything that you can beat. He probably would hero fold KK or even AQ. On the other hand he may bet as a bluff. It does feel like you have the best hand after he checks on the turn unless he specifically has KdQd and hit the hidden nuts on the turn. Given your analysis the best way to maximize is to let him bluff on the river.
GREAT Vlog! Coming from the Northeast, and playing in poker rooms in Connecticut and Massachusetts, I, too found that the Vegas game was very “nitty” in relation to what I was used to. Found myself having a really dial back raise frequency and size to get action.
Lex, on the AK hand- I would have bet small to try and get him to raise. I think he place you on a big A after the called flop raise. By doing so he would try and raise you off it as he tried on the flop. Great content been a subscriber for awhile now.
@dange7360 I don't see you adding any strategic comments. Just smart ass remarks, probably not smart enough to understand how things work. Must have sucked to not have mommy and daddy's love and attention.
That’s a tough spot though because with the way that hand played, even though it really seems like he has the best hand, there aren’t many combos he’s beating that are going to call. He’s probably more likely to lose if the guy calls. On the other hand, it’s more likely for the other guy to bluff after a check than to raise on a bluff. It’s hard to gauge the table from this blog because he wasn’t ever getting called OR raised on the river 😂
On the AK hand, being OOP on the river I would have bet 1/3 pot.. Because the snap raise on the flop is usually indicative of non-nutted hands; let's say 80% of the time it's non-nutted. Then, when opponent checks back the turn, he likely wouldn't do that with AT, AJ, JJ, or 77 since there are so many draws out there - perhaps with KQ, but you have a blocker for that. If you bet 1/3 pot on the river, he might've even raised with the straight blocker, but you would've HAD to call with your straight blocker also. edit: you could've bet 1/4 on the river also, as a block bet. 1/3 pot is similar, but more hands in his range will call your 1/4.
I’d honestly check with a pair of A’s. The way the hand went, like you said he could’ve been on a pair of J’s and made Trips or AJ for two pair. And only slowed down because maybe he put you Trip on A’s. In short anything that Calls a big River bet Probly had you beat and Probly not worth it to find out in a already big pot. But what do I know
I just got back to Florida from Vegas today. 10 year anniversary with the wife.we stayed at paris Friday night I was playing 13 at the Horseshoe. I was drunk when I showed up and plastered when I left at 5 a.m.. i didn't know the drink were free but when i found out, it was on. Free as in $5 dollar tips but it felt free after paying strip prices. I was tiping dealers even when i wasnt winning. I was fucked up.
Your AK v "KK" hand, I think what you did was fine if you can call off the stack. Deeper stacks might want to bluff and it would be a tough call. Leading out small would be my thinking to get weak hands to overcall.
AK hand. This depends on the player for me but I would often lean towards a small sizing with plans of fold to a raise on the river. Make it 20-30% and fold to raises
When he doesn’t bet the turn after the flop raise you should have a strong feeling you have him beat! 😮 So I’d bet the river and if he tries to raise you it’s an ez bluff catch. 😅
I think you played the ak kk hand great. On the river you could bet smallish but it's also nice to have good hands to check call. I'm curious what you would have done if opponent 4bet shoved preflop?
I think a small lead there is perfect. You can get value from kk qq aq If you are expecting to check call almost any bet then it seems like a weak 300 lead could induce a raise to call/ get a crying call by kk qq aq. If he’s gonna check back his bluffs then you aren’t getting value there either.
I think the Ace Ling was the correct move with checking on the river you called the big raise on the flop and following thru Go chase the young wild things in Vegas have fun
AK hand: I check the river as well. Give him a chance to bluff off. Also it’s easier to pick off a single bet bluff then a jam over the top of a thin value bet bluff. What does he call with there that you beat other than AQ. Just my thoughts.
The A♥️4♥️ hand. If you put her on any kind of draw (flush, straight, combo), you got the best hand. I personally would have called the river and let her bluff a brick. If you are willing to bet Ace high on the turn because you believe she is weak, then you should be willing to call off with Ace high on the river if you feel like she's bluffing there. There's nothing better than hero calling with Ace Hi.
I believe checking to induce a bluff in that AK hand is the right play. You're losing to AJ, A10, pocket jacks, pocket 10s, and will only get called by AQ. Well played imho
I think checking the river with AK is perfect, you’re the pro but I’ve played for a long time and I think it is very thin value the way the hand was played with all the raising each player is showing a lot of strength. If you bet the river and he goes all in you put yourself in a tough spot bc it’s either a bluff or he has you. It can go either way but as a pro what do you think is the best ev when betting for value now that you look back at it
Question, i was playing 1/3 at the horseshoe a few days ago. I straddled on the button and they didnt make the blinds act first. The action started next to the blinds like a normal hand. The dealer said thats the way it is there i never seen that anywhere before.
I think you should do a 2023 goals video, make a goal something like, “profit $100k in 6 months then take it all to a hustler game”. Then go out and do it. Challenge yourself. Get to that level and take a massive shot. You’re young. You gonna grind 120k a year for next 25 years? Get your ass on a Friday stream and crush some souls and 3x your entire bankroll son.
AK hand. I try to limit myself to play suited the way you played your off suit but it was totally reasonable - AK out of position 3!+ sux. Lead was fine. The flop call was great but it’s an uncomfortable spot - snap raise is a little suspicious but in the moment it’s no fun. If villain fires a second barrel you prob have to lay it down but you nailed it - check back on the turn was light at the end of the tunnel. You could have maybe bet river because there’s no way he’s playing stop and go, and you might get a call from a rec player who levels himself into a call thinking you were attacking his weakness on the turn with a missed draw? But, honestly, you got great value from KK so nicely played.
If you lead on the river you are opening yourself to all in at which point your might thoroughly convince yourself he had jacks in the hole. Nice hand. And overall nice bluff catching.
