The smart player learns from mistakes. The great vlogger has the integrity to lay out his mistakes for all to see, so that we can all learn from them. Thank you Doug, you're a class act.
You're on the short list of vloggers who always keep things straight up and no frills. Ben Deach from Reno, Lex O Poker from FL, and BabboPoker from San Diego are a few of my other favorites for those same reasons. Being relatable in addition to being engaging in your content is a big deal, in my opinion. The run-good is on its way. Thanks as always for sharing your journey; cheers Doug.
I have been playing poker for 30 +years, my philosophy of being a good poker player is that you have to loose a lot of money over time to be a good poker player because you will learn a lot over them losses. Gl at the tables.
I haven’t been playing cards as much because I’m saving my time and energy for the wsop. I don’t want to get burned out now before summer. Long grinding days ahead. Hope to see you out here in Vegas, Doug!
I feel for ya, Doug. I had a run of 3 bad days in a row. The only pairs I could make were my pocket aces and kings and of course they never hold up when you run bad. On better note, the vlog was great! Best of luck next time! Yo, Zeus!!!
@@dougmccuskerpoker Things will change , we all go through these dreadful badbeats, keep fighting bro, good players , like yourself, get it done, its always a marathon ,never a sprint!!
O like your aggression on turn and river bets. Things didn’t work out for you today but that’s poker. I think after you review your play you won’t feel to badly about how you played your hands.
There were a few loose calls that I would normally not pay off. Couple of coolers. I punted 250 on the last hand, it was so bad it forced me to finally leave.
This was definitely not a "the poker gods love me!" day. 43cc: Vs these two hands you are barely over 50% to win. If 75 had instead been 77, you would have been under 45%, and if the 86 had been hh instead of ss, you wouldn't even have 33% pot share. Situations like this one are the reason you generally don't want to bet big multiway on the flop. I also think that "to get draws to fold" is bad motivation for a big bet. 54ss: Is this villain a reg? That was a very good bet size by him on the turn. Definitely not a spot to x-raise after such a large bet. Also, after that bet, there is no reason to lead into him on the river. Either he was betting the flush draw and has you destroyed, or his hand has shrunk considerably, and he's not calling the jam. Better to let him determine the action on the river OR lead small, hoping for a bluff raise IMO. 55: How can you reasonably "represent" an A after limp-calling from the button? KQcc: On a T952tt board, what value hands are you shoving with? I don't remember seeing you shove with the nuts in these situations very often.... KT hand just sucked. I might have punted after that too.
54ss, he may have a K and a flush draw and shutdown. Considered checking, I should have made that decision before the river came. 55. Players always fearful of over cards in 1-3. KQ. I would jam with all made hands against an obvious draw. KT. Not in my normal starting range, was steaming before and blew a gasket after 😤
@@dougmccuskerpoker I’m coming out of a months long downswing. I play much lower stakes but I’m happy to finally see some sunshine! I was at a small .25/.50 cash home game, in for $50, out for $303…
Ouch, the coolers didn't help. Regardless, as you know tilt or its similar cousin, revenge mode, are killers. Thank goodness I practically never tilted when I played seriously. (My enthusiasm for the poker scene kind of dried up and wanted to do something I liked a lot better) I don't think you tilt often either so not much worry, but it's is huge problem for most. Note that I love your vlog and it actually makes me want to play again :) Not like before, but once in awhile for the challenge.
Tilt is probably the biggest issue for most players. Every once in a while I will go down that path. It is normally a short trip. I think that you should dip your toe back in, it will keep you sharp. Plus when you play to be social, there is less stress.
Sometimes I think if you just play straight forward instead of slow playing you would do so much better. They seem to call anyway so why so play? I know you try to mix it up but when you lose a pot due to slow play it seems to sting a little more anyway for me it does we have all been there. I now have a sign "no slow play" it's better to win a small one than lose a big one. Anyway better luck next week.
Wow you fell apart when that guy obviously had the flush on you vs that bad turn with your flopped straight. It was pretty obvious him hitting the flush on the turn so calling a turn bet is one thing but calling all in on river is lighting money on fire. I spotted his tell also the first time he turned a straight on you because when he hits a big hand he puts his hands together and fidgets them instead of keeping them apart like he does at other times.
@@dougmccuskerpoker your points are valid. I don't mean the jam was definitely the right play, just not obviously wrong. Your table read of course gives you more perspective.
If a vlogger never has a bad day, you know it’s BS. Suffered with you during this frustrating day. Getting rivered by flush draws is the worst. Oh well it’s just one long session and next week you’ll get it back I’m sure. You never did reveal your net result for this week, almost like you needed to punish yourself for being human and tilting. Better luck next time.
