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Just a quick thing about what was said at 10:58 the T8 clubs and the 86 clubs (said spades but meant clubs).. Throwing in these hands would actually significantly raise Hero's equity. At the time I misspoke and was thinking Hero had 30% vs those hands. Of course Hero has 70% against those hands not 30 raising the equity to 35-36%.. Bart

Those points at the end are great Bart!

AK absolutely has to be in villains range here. at least some combos of it. there was an utg raise and a 3bet. there certainly will be people smooth calling pf here with AK and i would do it sometimes under the correct conditions. i would also check/jam this turn if i got here with AK too. not saying this is winning poker necessarily, and its certainly not standard, but its not unreasonable to end up in spots like this in awkard hand configurations.

Love the show. Just wondering if we could have more hand reviews on bluff decisions?

Caller: “do you really think people are cold calling with those hands preflop? (QJcc, QTcc, JTcc)” Me: Sir, have you played live poker?

This is such a helpful and informative video. Just packed with amazing expertise. (All are CLP videos are imho, and this one is even more so.) My only question is if the possibility of AK can be discounted more? As played, it looks like Hero could very likely have AK himself or AA. So would someone who flats a 3bet with AK from the SB, then jam with tptk when there's a decent chance the they are only chopping the pot?

I play with some crazy if enough players they'll call in between with 97 suited King 9 suited and that adds a lot of hands that have you dominated

This is one I'll review much. I'm not at the level of being able to estimate equity this way. I certainly see the value, but since I only play online I skew to the theory that unless I'm pretty confident I have the nuts I'll likely not call a jam. I won a big multiway jam yesterday; 8,8;K,K;A,A. 8,8, jammed, K.K was in CO and I was on Btn. But I really need to get this stuff down as I do get my ass handed to me for not identifying the possibilities often even when I think I have the nuts. Thanks for the education Bart..

The points you made about image, big stack and guys tilting is GOSPEL😊

Kd9d possible too but low frequency.

Caller: “Do you really think people are cold calling 3- bets with those hands” Bart: …… do you even go to this school?

wow def a tough spot !! im not done the vid so im excited to see how it ends but really not sure why we are giving him only 2 combos of AKo rather than all8??? makes no sense and also if he's playing AKo as a Sb cold call with ppl behind than he is def also playing his Aks the exact same way...

Great analysis...helpful to see the snappy equity calculation and visualization. Also had to say, I was shocked to hear that Joe Biden had time for this call and that he was a big poker guy...till I discocovered it was Mike at 15:20 😂

I actually think its even worse than what is shown, we have to assume that the villain is even going to shove with hands like QJcc or QTcc, hell a lot of villains aren't even going to shove with JTcc. This is why knowing what kind of player you're playing against is important, and I honestly think as played I wouldn't be surprised if villain turned over a set or AK most of the time.

77/99, never a worse King.

Just goes to show how important pre flop ranging is.

usually i don't comment but this video is contrary to winning poker. personally i don't feel comfortable critcizing bc i never really give you guys praise for your standard of excellent content. however i think this is an example of unnecessary and incorrect strategy. the math may say call but even if it's even money you don't need to take every edge that's offered to you, unless you have unlimited roll. The three reasons you give to gamble are superficial. we don't risk our stack to 'potentially' tilt someone. we don't risk our stack just to have more chips on the table. for me this spot is clear to pass on and wait for a better one. we may have some increased equity bc of the vulnerable turn sizing, villain may be pouncing, but still not enough to call. you are beat here more often than not. honestly it's not even a close decision despite the math. good fold. bart simplified the thought process numerous times throughout (asking what we beat etc.) and that's what really should have been the focus of this hand instead of misguided equity calculations at the river. simplifying the decisions and going for the low hanging fruit, that's crushing live poker. -personally i size up turn here. def charging with what seems like the best hand

and also bart u said he has some 86s and T8s bro??? WTF?>????DSV:S

A question : How can he have all 3 combos of JH,Q10 & QJ of clubs ?

Think it was a good fold

Considering this is a typical opponent who would cold call from SB and show up on turn with ~QJc-JTs, 99, 77 (no nobody ever cold calls AK let's be serious here), hero gets ~20% equity. So it's a super easy fold. As at most he can call ~600 behind. Now if you consider a degen aggro maniac and start adding A9s/A7s/T9s/T6s, you have an easy call.

Bart, would you call here with AK?

Unless someone 3 or 4-bet jams I'm calling all suited Broadway cards. That has a lot of equity and implied odds.

In this situation I like to consider what is more likely. Is it more likely he calls a 3 bet with suited broadway, calls flop with gutshot and backdoor draw, or is it more likely that he has 77 or 99? If you think theres a chance he can ever have AK then its a fold in my opinion. And is there a chance he could ever have K9dd? As played, it seems most likely to me he flopped bottom or middle set as played

I mean the huge error here is weighting the 3 club combos 100% jam that shit is probably jamming maybe 20 % of the time this is a snap fold

Wow I’m shocked he asked if people are calling 3 bets with hands like QJ KT QT KT JTs. Yes, the SUITED variety are used. A lot. They’re used to 4 bet bluff too 😂😂

Personally I’m checking back the turn. I just don’t see a lot of flop calls that end up with combo draws on the turn to get value from. Rather bluff catch the river. (That could be horrible from a theory perspective, im a fishy)

Isnt it possible villian could have A9cc, A7cc, and 97cc if we think other combo draws are in range? If so, doesnt this affect the equity a bit?

Hey man big fan!! Can you get me in a game??? HUH

Can somebody explain why a smaller turn bet in multi-way pot makes more sense than a larger sizing?

Very interesting but way over my head. It's a fold all day at my level. I am not betting the turn either.

KQh And KQd should also be considered

Love your work Bart but please straighten those sound panels, I can't deal with it emotionally.

Shouldnt it be 7 combos of sets on the flop? Are we eliminating 1 possible combo of pocket Kings?

4:00 thats unfortunate that the guy knew it was 29% equity because now bart can say " very good, lets move on". If the guy didn't know how much equity he had then bart might be inclined to explain how much and MORE IMPORTANTLY how to calculate it, i dont have a clue as to how or why he has 29% and it would be very helpful to know!

I would add a hidden AA into account

I’m surprised no consideration was giving to just checking back the turn. Feels like KQ is a two streets hand and you surely can’t be that worried about backdoor clubs? Another point that wasn’t discussed was that it’s SB who check-jams turn. On the turn the straddle has just checked to the preflop raiser, so could easily be sandbagging 99/77 if SB has a combo draw. As such I think SB is more weighted to sets.

At 7:27 Bart says, "JT is a 15 out draw and KT and KJ are 11 out draws." I don't follow...the only way JT wins is the 8 (4 outs) or the Q (3 outs) to make a straight. A total of 7 outs. The KT and KJ can pick up the Q to make a straight (3 outs) or the T or J for two pair (4 outs) for 7 total each. What am I missing?

I feel like an idiot, how did they come up with the 29%? I thought he said 1/2.4 but that doesn’t seem right.

Hi Bart 💋

At the wind creek this is most likely the correct fold. This is where I play and when people cold call 3 bets ace king is an overwhelming percentage of their range. This guy could have had all of the ace king.

10-8 and 8-6 of spades only have 8/44= 18% equity here so if he has those in his range it does affect things… And if he has more AK it affects it in the opposite way. I would say this is a near-even decision and it’s gotta be guided by the type of villain you are dealing with. Aggressive opponents get called, tight ones get folded. I hardly know anyone who check-jams KJ in this spot or KQ. That is unlikely. Loose aggro players have T8 here, and tighter conservative players have a lot of AK. I think looser aggro players have less 99 here as well because they might 4-bet those pre.

I wish a reveal was a requirement to be on the show.

"I feel so unsatisfied"

Guy hit set

Good fold......he was beat for sure

You said 68 and 810 would not change much because they are also close to 30%, but were you confused that 30% for is for H but those combos in V hand that H has 70%? Discounting K9s, K7s, and 77 to zero is unrealistic in many rooms today, HCL streams are pushing all kinds of crazy play that is carrying over to casinos everywhere. Discounting AK to 2 combos is also unrealistic.

all that then he folds. Darn it

My only suggestion is get to calculating equity faster, we can skip all the talk in the beginning just show us the cards and then the formula. Appreciate the effort, I really do, but I was searching for how to calculate equity, and I am already several minutes in and no equity calculation.. yes I am impatient.. LOL

2-7 fo sho

trivial fold

2.4 - 1 is 41.7% probability isn’t it?

Dont realy understand, if he have JTs, QTs, why he cant have KJs that somethimes play this way ?

1350 you say? 🧐

It's possible that villain over played an inferior king.

How's this ever a AK here hahahahahahhahaahaha

Why even make this video without knowing dudes hand? But it also helps knowing there was zero chance KQ was good there. It’s AK at absolute worst.

All the “semi legit”math by Bart can’t overcome the “quantum” decisions of random opponents!! And a reveal should be a requirement for these vids! Otherwise it’s all just Hokus Pokus!! This is why I do not pay for Crush Live Poker. Just sayin.

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