INSANE High Stakes Poker In VEGAS! Facing a $6,000 Bet With QUEENS | Poker Vlog  

Great vlog. The fold with QQ is fine. It's so rare that an opponent shows up with a bluff in that spot that, even one one does, it is still a spot you can't overfold (unless you are against an absolute crusher).

That's some run good there! Tough fold on those QQ, I thought you would snap call and lose but you thought thru it and found the fold button. Hindsight is always 20/20, probably a good fold in the long run. Keep up the hard work, appreciate you man!

QQ hands needs to be reviewed by Bart from crush live poker

That's a hell of a bluff with eights. I've never played quite that big, but I've found that getting people to fold overpairs is extremely difficult.

More Doug!! He's a funny guy...Love him! One of the best dealers I've ever seen also, runs a very smooth game. Great Vid RAMPAGE 🔥🔥

The QQ hand smelled like a bluff all the way. I think you were right with your first assessment. If he had AA, KK, JJ he would've known he was way ahead and would've tried to let you catch up. Think long - think wrong. Great vid like always 👌

dude u got a lot better, I started watching u when u first started and where vlogging 3/5 and stopped for a few years, but am very impressed now.

I don't think you played the QQ hand poorly. Your opponent just played it very well. He properly constructed your range and put you in a horrid spot. You just get shown AA, KK and JJ so often there. Nice vlog, brother.

Never thought I’d see rampage fold the nuts!!!

Love the vlogs😂 Doug at the end there with the “do not enter” had me crying

Your poker instincts are sharpening quite nicely the more you play Ethan… when you’re running that good trust those instincts…I probably would have folded Q’s in that spot as well but I’ve never faced a $6,000 bet in any poker game I’ve ever played so…👍👍

I actually really liked your play in this video. I feel like some of your analysis after is a little off though, especially on that queens into ace 5 hand. I think you made a perfect hold there considering the table dynamics and how well your opponent played the bluff. The range you set him up on (which made complete sense) made folding your hand profitable in the long run. Would've liked to see a raise with the queens preflop to avoid letting some of those hands get in but occasionally checking for balance is completely understandable. Felt like you made a lot more laydowns in this session that you normally wouldn't and it seems like it worked out very well for you. This was pretty disciplined for how you normally play and I was really happy to see it. Great video.

Now that is an OUTSTANDING RUN GOOD!!! Those Q's even though are/could be a tough call make really should've been an easy one to make. What made it so hard is the longer you think on it the easier it is to talk yourself out of making the call which is exactly what you did there. Remember how the ole saying goes: think long, think wrong. You also seemed (key word here is SEEMED) to do a no, no because you were so far up in chips, remember don't be counting those chips while you're still at the table playing, they're just chips and nothing more, they don't turn into any kind of profits or losses until you leave the table. Here are my theories: Plan for the worst and hope for the best i.e., never play more than what you can afford to lose. Go in knowing you're going to win, a winning attitude is more important than you will know to be successful, well that and some lady luck on your side. Don't let other players at the table luck and attitudes get to you, just keep a clam cool head about you and don't allow yourself to go on tilt. Remember you're going to have your good nights and your bad ones, enjoy the good ones while you can and ride that horse till it bucks you off and when it does get back up on him and ride it again. Don't let the bad nights get to you but use them as a learning experience. One last point a good attitude to go with that winning one will take you a long way in this game, agreed? You have a good, safe and blessed day out there today and good luck at those tables!!!

Don’t sweat the QQ’s. He told a good story, and if it were true it could have changed your night. Serious note, you should consider a zero alcohol approach if this is your livelihood. Or at least differentiate serious games with leisure time. I can’t help but think it would only help your game in the long run. Nice content, thanks for sharing ✌️

Doug's hilarious LOL

You under rep your queens thru the entire hand to keep letting the opp bluff, and when the plan goes exactly how you expected you got scared and folded. Thats a snap call imo

You played strong and smart. On your Queens hand, I thought he had a small pocket pair that he made a set out of.

Nice bounce back bro no worries on the qq hand

QQ in the button is a easy raise preflop to avoid the exact situation. The thing is by 3 betting the preflop you take the lead or you can fold then and there if he reraise you further. It is super hard to call 6K there basically all your winnings for the session. But if you have raised pre, the hand would have played out differently.

Ethan, on the QQ hand, if there is table talk between you & another opponent, please let us hear that audio...it makes for a great vlog. Also, if your thinking about "locking up profit" on that QQ hand, than you aren't correctly making decisions. There's no counting the $$ til the dealings done, this is a decision based game and $$ shouldn't be a factor in your decision making process, if it does become a focal point...cash out. Also, please always keep the outro song after you sign off. Thank you. GG.

Nice session! Obviously gonna comment about the QQ hand like everyone else lol his 3 bet, is definitely protection based, seeing as he’s out of position, a 4bet from you prolly gets a fold, more likely a call from him since after seeing that hand he was committed regardless. Anyhow, flip comes. His KK dominate and so do his AA. So a call and float is fine. (Assuming he has those hands.) now, 66s, could definitely play that hand EXACTLY how he played it. Turn improves him to ours and is basically a brick to you. Him betting, doesn’t really change much, except a raise on turn puts him in a spot I guess. Also, sees where you’re at in the hand. River comes. He bet again obviously, and now it’s like, ok. Aggressive throughout the entire hand? KK, AAs all seem accurate reads here, JJs as well. Throw in those 66s, because he 3bet pre flop. Not including, every set he hit on flop, turn, river. All VIABLE hands he could have. You block nothing but a diamond, which doesn’t make sense because A or K of diamonds has you. Over bets river there.. so it smells like trips.. 85% of the time. Granted, how many 66s does he really have? It’s honestly a tough spot. Myself, probably would have called. But then again, I don’t have a 15-20k stack in front of me to piss away 🤣🤣 weird hand, awesome session bud!

I was doing some studying and I guess a gto strategy is turning your mid to low pairs into bluffs on the river with 1.5x to 2x pot size raises. it just so happened you ran into this exact situation the day after I see this.

Not a bad fold. You did lose to a combination of hands. Take the win!

You played the Q's right. He pulled a play that took balls of titanium, tip the cap there but pat yourself on the back too. There was nothing wrong with your technical analysis of that hand.

I get wanting to fold the QQ hand. Ive seen you be up doing so well an lose it all so quickly. Nothing wrong with playing safe some times

He’s just remembering some of his previous sticky calls for higher pots. Lessons learned that will pay long term

Always trust your intuition (gut feeling). When you over think it makes all sorts of problems in your mind and overall life.

You were right, the QQ hand had way more value than bluffs. It's a fold. Yep, he had A5, still a good fold.

I lol'd quite hard when you said "Am I a bitch?" 🤣🤣🤣

Who remembers all those bullets..... I don't lol.... great session man

Yeah, that QQ hand was one disgusting spot. Someone down here in the comment section says that the vast majority of the time, they have it in that spot. I'm inclined to agree (though I haven't been playing quite as long). Love the content Ethan, hopefully I can make it out there sometime!

Good work and well played! Not that it matters, but I would have folded QQ there as well. Sometimes it just makes sense to fold a monster when faced with that amount of sheer aggression. It wasn't anywhere close to the nuts, so might as well not get greedy and protect your stack, especially when you feel confident that you will find other spots.

If you're ahead when the money goes in it is not a suck out

Sessions like these are the results of all the painful hrs already paid. Great video also. Thanks

That QQ hand was brutal I thought fold was the right move as well

The QQ fold was certainly better than the 88 bluff lol great session tho always entertaining

On the QQ hand, "There are more combos that I lose to than I actually beat" => I think this is incorrect. Loses to AA (6 combos), KK (6), JJ (3)... A total of 15 combos that beats him. Wins against AK (16 combos) and A5s (3 combos)... A total of 19 combos that he beats, based on his assessment of what his opponent might have. Ethan, great seeing you in Cherokee this past week. I'm thinking very seriously of going to the Aruba WSOP stop in December. It would be great to see you there. Good luck.

3:55 Is double blocking 89 in that spot really relevant when the only combo that makes sense is 98ss? Villian probably never has it after the min-3b from the BB. Ethan in that spot can but it's literally one combo of a relatively wide range. Not saying the bluff is bad, just don't agree that the blockers matter.

The Queens are probably a snap call til you overthink it. Your logic when thinking about the hand makes complete sense tho. If I don't go with instinct and snap call I'm for sure talking myself into the fold. Making a big losing call when running good and winning a lot is so deflating also. You call and lose, then all you think about is how you just screwed up a great session. Granted making the wrong fold also sucks, but its better than making the wrong call.

I can understand folding that Q's hand. That's the unfortunate side effect of not raising preflop. I actually put the villain on AJ there, but could have easily been As, Ks, middle/bottom set or even pocket 6's for the one card straight. A lot of hands that realistically have you beat on the runout.

Other than not 4 betting Queens, I think you’re fine. Great one here!

Def shocked you mucked that QQ! Thought you were gonna snap flick in a chip haha. Good shit as always though!

That QQ hand. Oh boy. Leveled yourself. He's not going to be over betting AA or KK. Unless he has JJ, or somehow luck boxed with 66, I think you have to make that call.

I never would have thought you would fold those QQs

I actually really like the decision.. It feels like the poker wisdom of veteran professional. $7,500 secured win = 2-7 Bullets for your tournaments upcoming

What’s good my guy! Always great to watch a vid from you

I had a similar hand played it the same exact way and when I showed the people next to me they asked my reason behind folding and I had the same response.. basically I didn’t really need to win that hand I was already up big and I lived to see another hand.. which was aces and tripled up so it works out

Man I think I would have went broke with that queens hand You were in position as well I put him on AJ with that board But you’re you, playing in Vegas and I’m at home playing in 1/2 cash games with $300 max buy ins 😂

Holy moly that queens hand. I've seen you call with bottom pair before 🤦‍♂️ unlucky man

that move with 88 was so gangster!!

QQ/A5 I call or maybe jam also! You got all the sets and straights. AA and KK would be really scared at the river...and can't see 66 and 77 rerising there...JJ or nothing (and he be scared too)

I ran into a similar hand with Ks with a club. The dude has Kh6h suited. The community cards have a possible flush draw out there. Community cards were Jc5c8h7c9d. I was first in and OP, then bet on flop, he called both. Checked the turn, he semi bluffed turn and river, hitting straight at river. I paid him out.

Your OPS in the QQ hand sounds like Phil Ivey

Rampage made good SSDM on the queens hand but could of found the call had he realized his preflop underrep with his flat. I like the fold way more if you had been the last aggressor.

Drunk Ethan outros are the nuts

The dealer wears a very nice FranckMuller colorful watch.

I'm going to have to check out this Resort World room the next time I'm in town. I need to check out their speakeasy, so drinks and poker here I come!

I like the QQ fold. I think you played the river correctly

The Qs hand is a really tough call. Unless you have a soul read on this player than in my opinion it was a good fold. Like you said, you won’t see many 3 barrel bluffs with an over bet on the river. The hands you’re most likely losing to are obviously Ks and As. Though I don’t know if he plays As that way. Regardless I think long term a fold there is winning

With the minclick and giant sizings, I think the villain in the 88 hand almost always has aces

I don’t hate the QQ fold. Like you said. It’s hard to find someone willing to take a bet bet over bet line as a bluff. You lose to so much. And it’s not like he’s gonna value own himself on a Jack too often. I think I find a reluctant fold there as well

Great session overall

Anytime you walk away with more money, it's a good nite

On the QQ hand, his 3! range should be polarized if he's a good player ( Premiums + Suited Aces ). He should only continue firing on the turn with his nutted hand + decent equity semi bluffs ( AA, KK, JJ, A2s, Ad4d, Ad5d). I don't think he barrel off with AKo ( let me know what you guys think) . On the river you're getting 6:10 odd so you need 37.5% equity to break even. You lose to 12 combos of AA and KK, 3 combos of JJ, 4 combos of A2s ( 19 total ). He only has 3 bluff combos that you beat Ad4d, AdKd, Ad5d. So it's a fold (3:19). But again it depends on whether you think he would barrel off AKo

Love the video, but where's the ending music? I always wait for it and your signature looking up at the end.

You forgot to edit the outro music!! I felt Incomplete haha

There’s literally an alarm going off in the KQ hand 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You should come to Detroit and play. We have good action here plus I could use a few pointers.

Profitable session no reason to worry about the QQ hand

This is a feel type situation he was planning that bluff the whole game

Great video and good fold. Next time you'll get his chips.

This run good was like when he was here at Maryland Live and a tournament he played in and was on a Sun run there as well. Fun video to watch !

You said it best, you ran scared with QQ. I can’t blame you, if I was up as much, I prolly would have folded as well. With the run good, tough call. This guy seemed to have you pegged at the table also, and he purposely bet all three streets with his bluff. Anyway, I thoroughly love the vlog and hope to see you in June when we come to Vegas.

Can you explain why you folded the 64hh hand? What you put the opponent on that they’re shoving there? Seems like a good spot to bluff catch after you’ve got that much dead money in the pot.

Heard you were in Springfield for 10/25; hope there will be a vlog for it!

ur just so bloody lucky!

Never regret your decisions. There were too many cards resulting in a loss. I sometimes go into the woulda coulda shoulda and then it affects future thinking. Stay firm, stay clear. When it is over, forget about it. Remember our casinos never close. There is always another game somewhere. Happy you came out on the plus side!

My left has a tattoo that says do not enter. Hahahahaah

Lol my left say do not enter smh💪🏽💪🏽🔥🔥

Sun run ethan good stuff

QQ is top of your range basically other than JJ or maybe 55 so probably should have called, but exploitatively overbets are usually not bluffs

Dealer is wearing a Frank Mueller Crazy Time “jump hour” watch. Very cool watch!!!

Great playing;I enjoy your videos.

9-high like a boss!

Nice run brother! After watching that downswing I’m glad to see you’re crushing it and on that upswing 📈Best of luck from 1 grinder to another. Especially from Boston! We will have to catch up during the WSOP. ✌️

Shows that an opponent with lots of $ and no fear is a tough opponent. Folding the QQ was my play while watching.

What im trying to figure out in the QQ hand is if that guy is really good at poker or just has a ton of money that won't affect his bankroll if he lost. The whole time Rampage is saying that guy has him covered. At one point he still had him cover when he had $15,000.

Seems like a fine fold with QQ

Very entertaining session, good fold overall on the QQ hand.

5:50 jup 4 of clubs 😆

The bluffer, when you had QQ got balls out of steel.

What's up Rampage. I saw your notification. I'm a rookie at poker so I probably wouldn't be able to answer any of your questions. Regardless, my analysis is just my opinion, very little theory behind it. It was just my thought process. You probably took an ok line. But keep luck boxing it and plays like these wouldn't matter. I do have further opinions on the hand, but at this point it seems moot. Gl and I hope you continue to run hot and play well. Looking forward to ur next vlog.

i like the play w 88 if you know the opponent wasn’t a thinking player, but realistically you can’t really show up to the river with 89 unless you had 89ss so in this specific case would the 8♠️ be better to have for that spot on the river

Good fold, how was that guys rep on the table...loose, tight etc, that may have helped you?

Ethan, just a heads up: the hand you won with the wheel? You didn't have the nuts. 5-6 was the absolute nuts for that board. I've lost with A-x (2-5) so many times when someone plays a trash hand out of position with an A on the board, it's insane.

SMART FOLD EVEN THO IT WAS WRONG IT HAPPENS

..... The queens you were supposed to click back min raise him on the turn. Pot control and folds out that bluff, especially if you're not comfortable losing a lot.

damn you even called the A5 he had in his hand. rough. good sess tho man

Would’ve snap called all in on those QQ

Quick analysis on the QQ hand. To preface, I understand it’s difficult in the moment and 6K is a large amount of money, but I do believe this is a call. Yes there are more hands that beat you than you lose to, but not when you consider his sizing on the river. It’s an extremely polar size. There’s a 4 liner on the board and he almost never has a 6 here. A 1.5X pot size bet on this board with Aces or kings for value is absurd. Maybe if you two had a dynamic where he was a very experienced pro, I could get behind the idea of him purposely polarizing with a hand like KK AA knowing that you’ll recognize he has no 6s in range and will pay off with a worse hand… but I don’t see that play coming from a guy who’s limp calling raises oop with 8,9 off. Just my opinion. Either way, great video and keep up the good work!