I'm sorry you hated recording this session so much because it was highly insightful and such a breath of fresh air to see all the card deadness, no other vlog does that, but it sounds like it's for obvious reasons with the camera recording. If you do find out what you did to upset the poker gods to lose the 2 rivers with your set, please let me know. I'm losing my 90/10's all the time and I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. Anyways, happy to be a new follower, keep it up man!
Thanks for the support! And would love to do it again but the editing took twice as long for the same length of video which in total was about 24 hours! Plus having to take notes of 124 hands on the felt rather than the usual 10-15 made playing extremely hard! Plus having a full time career, family & moving houses,,, lets just say it wasn’t an easy week of editing haha
@@NorCal_Pokerthat’s a hectic week man. Interestingly and somewhat puzzling: On the 9,9 hand, you were an 81.82% favorite on the turn; not 84%. 🤓 Does it matter? No. Is it weird? Yes. lol. Do I know why? Nope. Btw, it’s cool you include the rice farming. 👍
I actually like the long form live session hand reviews. Maybe not every video, but once every now and then would be interesting. I can only assume the recap would be much more fun if you won a bunch of money, vs down $500.
Surprisingly, results don’t alter my mood since I started the vlog since every session I can have “content.” The reason I didn’t like doing it was the time factor. Total editing took over 24 total hours & running a business I just don’t have that free time. Plus during the session I didn’t even have time to think since I had to take note of 124 hands rather than the 10-15 I usually feature. Just unsustainable both on the felt & editing!
Good job on the month. I've been on a slump since the start of the year and make me feel like I gotta keep grinding. Hope you enjoy your "break". Congrats on the 2nd kid. Ive got 2 and i wish i could express how much you should enjoy them when they are young! If you post a video on your harvest, I would prob still watch to support your channel with a view. Either way, have a good one, G.
This was your best vlog that you have ever done in my opinion. If you keep doing your fold and playable hands your subscription I think will double in no time. Thanks for all the hard work.
And the thing that's often missed is the underlying effect on the mental game within our own emotions that we all deal with and how it can subtly affect your play for the rest of the session. When you win a big pot early you're usually going to be playing with confidence... loose and relaxed as the session continues. But when you get jammed running it twice as a huge favorite and now you're stuck $500... it's very hard to play as well as you would have had you been up $500. Of course we all try to just play the best we can and not be results oriented, but that doesn't mean a big swing against after getting it in great doesn't really negatively affect players....just brutal on the meta-game. And like you said on the outro... stuck $400 and you played well, which I agree you did and you avoided mega tilt... but the level of confidence you didn't have is really hard to put an exact value on ...but it's real and tangible. Spots you might have raised in but instead you folded her just called etc... Keep your head up, you played well.
Losing when you're an 86% favorite is totally brutal. Nothing you can do but continue to make the right choices and hope they work out in the long run. Love your videos my guy still new to the channel but keep it up. Good luck with the rice fields. Also gave you a like and subscribe. Love the poker vlog
Absolutely love the videos. Thank you for taking the time and effort. It is very helpful to enforce the learning and understanding or hands that lower stakes will sometimes want to play like Q9s of K10o. I am curious why you fold A2s early and limp A3s later?
Appreciate the support! And it’s really table dependent for me. A2 suited in general, has gotten me in alot of trouble. If you make a straight on 345, a lot of people play 67 suited or unsuited so it can get you in a lot of trouble, whereas if A3 makes a straight on 245, not many people are playing 63. Just my opinion on the hand! (But I do play it in my next vlog!)
Great stuff! I am loving the uncontested pots and am working on being more assertive and confident early on to build a (VR) pot and take it down that way, myself. Question: How often do the seats turn over in your live sessions? How often do you have recs come in with one buy in, lose it, and leave?
dude, this vid made me feel a LOT better after a night of getting sucked out on for a TON of money playing 5/5. Appreciate and love your content my guy, keep up the great work!
Loved the AK jam! Also, you played the 99s hand great, got it all in for a massive pot as a HUGE favorite. Unfortunate runout but if you keep playing like this you'll be the next Brad Owen. As always, love the vlogs!
I'm glad you did this. Nice to see how many hands a skilled player is folding. Shows the patience a winning poker game requires. Thank you for putting up with having to record all of them!
I know you hated doing play by play on hands but I actually enjoyed it made me feel like I was playing also. So much appreciated. Hope you run better next time. Jay from Tennessee 😎
Great vlog. This is a tough format because you have to show every hand. But it also gives your opponents insight into your range. Doug has probably watched it twice and taken careful notes. He did a similar vlog. Keep up the great work.
You're much more disciplined than I am! If I'm last or next to last to act I play 3,5 4,6 and for sure A2 suited. People are aggressive in Austin so if I can get in for less than 4x bb and you hit a crap hand it pays off. But I'd probably be better off folding LOL
Great to see all the cards and hear your thoughts. You played a little nittier than I usually do in live games so this is very helpful. You’re probably right in the long run profitability as far as Q9s is concerned but man do I love that holding. Wishing you good luck form the Netherlands!
You're two best hands were when you used your bluff effectively(hand #77 especially). You need to take in more pots without reaching showdown. That will help soften the blows when you do get a bad beat. Nice session thought! Good hunting!
Seeing every hand is the best format for sure. Your right it is a lot of work but it shows how tilt can creep its ugly head into a session very easily. You played over 120 hands and didn’t see a premium pair which is rare. Loosing with a set when running it twice is even more rare. You’re a solid player with good discipline who in the long run will profit for sure. First time I caught your vlog had to sub. Thanks for showing what you do for a living. That’s more entertaining than folding 115 unplayable hands. lol 😂
This should be your blog every time. It shows potential players what it's actually like to sit at table for hours, be card dead, get sucked out on, make good folds, feeler bets, position moves, etc. I'm just 1 old guy who's played for years, but that'd be my advice.
Appreciate the feedback. If it didn’t take twice as long to edit, I might. But after hearing yours & other people’s opinions being positive, I’ll try & mix it into the rotation!
Been digging your vlog for a minute. How often do you play online (GG I assume?), stakes ($.50/$1?), and how many tables at once? Keep grinding! Seems like you have the skills to move up to the $5 blinds too. Even if you buy-in for minimum/short. Cheers man.
I get this was a total pain to record and edit, but I did love seeing every hand, it even made me like and subscribe! Maybe do this style once every few months, or at least just number the hands so we the viewers get an idea of how long it is between big hands and how many hands are actually being played etc. Thanks for the content it was great !
I like the differentiation on every hand dealt v. most all vlogs. Obviously showing exciting hands is exciting, but this format has the benefit of helping you see your own hand history without the tilt. I totally get why you might not want to keep that up though. It looks like a LOT of work!
Most of my bluffs are preflop & flop cbet bluffs. Occasionally when I flop cbet bluff & pick up equity I’ll bomb the turn. But it’s burning money to bluff most 1/3 opponents. Your win rate will come from value betting light
First off I wanna say I enjoy your weekly videos and think you have much potential in the game. That said I think you're folding too many playable hands like 74s and A6s are both good hands with lots of post flop potential. I recommend mixing it up a bit more by throwing a few of them in when you play. It will confuse your opponents and often lead to bigger wins. Personally I even like playing suited Kings and Queens because the GTO kids never see it coming lol.
Just got back from a similar session, didn’t get any good hole cards and played the somewhat decent hands (ATo, JQs) Played a bit too loose, but every time I made a hand, the limpers somehow runner runner’d me for the nuts. 😑 and of course, I finally got a premium with pocket kings, and everyone folded. Lol, Can’t have a good night every night. Great video.
I never call against someone’s raise but will definitely raise it when folded to. Just wanted to make a point that these hands can get you in trouble if you play them too often from the wrong position
@@NorCal_Pokerit sounded like you said you just won’t play it period. I would call a raise in position with it, but you’re right opening a hand and calling a raise are row different things. Those types of hands can also make very nutted hands as well. Good flushes, straights, and stealthy two pairs. Though flopping just top pair can be dangerous obviously
@@NorCal_Pokeralso I’ve been running abnormally bad for several months now. I definitely know how you feel! All we can do is ride it out and wait for it to turn
@@NorCal_PokerI feel ya. I’m still up on the year as I had a good Jan-mar. But the last three months have been rough. Makes you question whether you ever were profitable!
Your AsJs hands on the turn has a lot of fold equity since if u bet and make and one pair hand or lower pocket pair fold then u actually realize said fold equity
I enjoyed the vlog a lot. Thank you! One thing I've done when I'm card-dead, is to look for opportunities to bluff. Bluffing with some of those hands you're tossing, can be profitable. It's also good for your image. And it's fun!
Seeing every hand got a "like" and "subscribed" out of me --- understandable that because of the extra time and effort you wouldn't want to approach your vlog this way every time --- ----- --- --- - maybe for efficiency you could keep the running hand count and just show the hands folded with a position -- -- --- -- and then when there are "playable" hands folded you might throw in an extra bit of explanation about the action that prescribed that action......... also as appeasement to the Gods of olde perhaps running it 3x times would amuse them..... GREAT JOB -- cool casino --- I am in LA -- if you are planning a trip down this way -- I would be happy to rate and share my experience at the local cards rooms....( I play 5/5) GG and GL
Overfolding suited Ax and Kx hands preflop in a juicy game is a pretty major leak. From any position (though the later the better) those hands can be very lucrative in small stakes games unless your competition is a sewing circle of nitty regs. In which case game choice is a problem.
@@NorCal_Poker yeah the rake can be a difference maker. But if the rake is that high, I suggest seeking out some home game action if you can network a bit and find it. Good luck out there!
The reason I didn’t like doing it was the time factor. Total editing took over 24 total hours & running a business I just don’t have that free time. Plus during the session I didn’t even have time to think since I had to take note of 124 hands rather than the 10-15 I usually feature. Just unsustainable both on the felt & editing! Only a 3 & a half hour session too
@@NorCal_Poker it's crazy how much time it takes to edit things down! But thankfully it's evergreen content, and in 2 years people will still find the same play session valuable as they find your channel and dive into your video history.
No, but a tight player opened which is why I folded. It’s a hand that’ll be dominated against. If I play Q9ss it’s gunna be me opening the action, not calling a raise
You're more able to fold tight since your table was flush with calling stations as said. Allows you to play your eventual good hands more normally. I'm used to getting no action after card dead for a spell as they consider me tight & strong by then... which then requires an occasional bluff attempt with wider range now & then. Increases variance a bit as I blow a few more small bets when miss but called/beat, but can lead to hidden strength when the meh hands hit hard. Or take down pre with trash which is always good for tiny bit of confidence.... even worth a show face up to let em know I'm capable so they don't think me a NIT. Or, I MAY be overthinking after 4 dry + run into it + outdrawn sessions. 🤦♂️🤷♂️
I feel your pain, that is a carbon copy of my running since November 23, so fekkin frustrating and painful and it always the big hands that matter!!! And so sick of bad plays and calls with nothing on flop only to go runner runner with the only 2 that can counterfeit my hand!!! Sick of it now tbh tried playing through it only for it to continue, have taken a little break hoping the poker gods have moved on to some other poor begger and leave me alone for my return!!!! Quality vlogs bud, keep your chin up and hopefully we get a hand or two to hold up soon!!! 🫣🫡🏴
If action was folded to me, I agree! Those hands had a raise in front of me from tighter players! Didn’t say that in my analysis since I wanted to speed up the folds
Bro Q9s is an open fold UTG+2/MP1 because it eats profit, but in the UTG straddle raising A2o-A7o over a BTN limp is good? You got it backwards, I get that you’re LP but even with just a BTN limp you want to only ISO A8o+, I don’t think it’s bad to go one pip lower, in fact it’s probably perfectly fine, my point is at the same table that you raise A7o, you need to be consistent with your logic, Q9s is horrible fold in that spot at such a table
I understand your logic but what your missing is it’s all based off of player types. I was playing against guys I know which means different spots, different action
@@NorCal_PokerCapitol Casino is a tough room. If they are not downright gamblers, they are very skilled. I agree about knowing your opponents. It can be wildly different every time…..and fun! 😎
Loving the blood diamonds comment, lol. Great video as always especially while showcasing what you clearly pointed out is the absolute and total reality of playing live poker in terms of the hands that one is usually dealt day in and day out. You'll get em next time, sir 🫡
Couldn't do wrong how you played the set of 9s vs the flush draw kinda socks you I got sucked out twice 2 river cards. Also folding king 10 suited to 3 and 4 bets was a good fold. Did like the all trash hands you showed I think another blogger doses that too
@@NorCal_Poker fair enough! I don’t know that game at all, I just know in general at 1/3 where you’re the better player at the table, you want to see as many flops as possible
12:20 You got 15 outs. So: around 32% equity! Betting a pot size or more ($150+) is the only right move against anyone; Calling Station included. Checking back is looking for troubles. Even with tow pairs (K4, K3, 43) he would $hit his pants!! _(will continue comment as a reply to this post after I see river card before the action by anyone)_
@@NorCal_Poker my family farmed rice before we moved from asia didnt think rice would still be grown commercially in the US with the high cost of production
@@NorCal_Poker What about the flush over flush for stacks (max value) implied odds? You may want to add this in your arsenal unless you want to give up an edge
So with 2 limpers you go $20 in position. However with a straddle and being out of position you go to $26? You went almost 5x plus the 2 limps with the AQ. On your straddle you were just over 3x plus the limp. You're still giving almost 2:1 on a hand that you'd really like to avoid a flop with.
If you didn’t put him on a set or 2 pair when u 78s I was thinking you’d turn your hand into a bluff on the turn and the river and fold out better pair of 8
I think I've lost all HUGE pots that actually matter. Biggest I hit the A high straight on turn. I had built my stack to $1,600 and pot was already $900. I jammed all in and guy said I guess you hit the straight, I call...and then makes a full house on the river. That crap doesn't happen when I only have $100 in my stack LOL
