Denny continues his 2 part series by playing 4 tables of $1,000 NL short handed on Stars. Denny talks imaginary draws, firing the third barrel and range protection.
i think TT hand kind of early where you overcall in BB vs UTG open, CO call and SB (50bb fish) would be better to sque/get in vs everyone except UTG, mostly just to get value vs SB and pick up the dead money.
also AJ hand COvsBB vs shortstack, i would say that getting it in pre is more appealing simply because you get to realize your equity and they are usually 3bet/folding some % of the time (and you dont have to just fold K75 2tone and "waste" your calling of the 3bet money, i mean sure u will hit some flops too but given stacksizes you basically have to hit some sort of a piece to continue or he has to c/f
sorry i wrote my post after pausing and having to leave and i didnt even get to the part where you said that overcalling TT there was prob a mistake, my bad : p
i dont think I would get in AJ against a shortstacker w/ about 30bbs unless his 3bet/get in range is going to have some stuff I dominate. If my plan was to get it in pf, i'd much rather flat pf and jam any flop
would you turn your hand into a bluff on a brick river? the board texture really sucks for basicly all of his turn checking range and should have problems calling a 3/4 ps bet.
@A8ss
i doubt a river shove will be profitable against basicly any decent reg on pokerstars (we're all paranoid ^^). his A6=AQ in that spot imo, don't think that you will get many folds there since you really don't have that many valuecombos (don't know your sb flatting tendencys, since jinmay isn't that super sqz happy over a decent samplesize i have of him). i have to say i really like his play with his hand all the way.
overall again a really good video, as always... keep up the good work.
i think TT hand kind of early where you overcall in BB vs UTG open, CO call and SB (50bb fish) would be better to sque/get in vs everyone except UTG, mostly just to get value vs SB and pick up the dead money.
also AJ hand COvsBB vs shortstack, i would say that getting it in pre is more appealing simply because you get to realize your equity and they are usually 3bet/folding some % of the time (and you dont have to just fold K75 2tone and "waste" your calling of the 3bet money, i mean sure u will hit some flops too but given stacksizes you basically have to hit some sort of a piece to continue or he has to c/f
Hey desire,
glad we were on the same track with the TT ;) The most annoying thing that could've happened is if the coldcaller would have 4bet. I wasn't totally sure what I would've done then, from your reaction I take it you would've been okay getting it in?
With AJ I think both options have merit. Sometimes if I feel his range is small-mid PP heavy I like to flat
would you turn your hand into a bluff on a brick river? the board texture really sucks for basicly all of his turn checking range and should have problems calling a 3/4 ps bet.
@A8ss
i doubt a river shove will be profitable against basicly any decent reg on pokerstars (we're all paranoid ^^). his A6=AQ in that spot imo, don't think that you will get many folds there since you really don't have that many valuecombos (don't know your sb flatting tendencys, since jinmay isn't that super sqz happy over a decent samplesize i have of him). i have to say i really like his play with his hand all the way.
overall again a really good video, as always... keep up the good work.
Hey, thanks for your comment.
KQ: There's a good chance I would have. Very though spot for him with a lot of different hands on the river.
A8: I thought the same thing, although I don't think he would've called with the A6. I like his play as well. Definitely makes it harder for me to bluff in the future also (on flushcards)
i dont think I would get in AJ against a shortstacker w/ about 30bbs unless his 3bet/get in range is going to have some stuff I dominate. If my plan was to get it in pf, i'd much rather flat pf and jam any flop
Would you have jammed the K-high board in the video? (I did feel comfortable getting it in pre, I just decided flatting was also good in this spot)
U mention it is good to bet turn+river OOP after flop chk chk if u think villain would bet his top pair+ hands on flop. I overbet turn+river here a lot with my entire range because I get a lot of folds and think it makes it harder to play for him. I don't really have a good reasoning behind it, but since I win the pot pretty often this way I think it is fine, but maybe I am missing value here with my good hands. What is your opinion about this?
16:20 table 1
You say u want to c/r, and want to c/r turn because u suspect him to bet it a lot, and that makes a lot of sense to me. My question is, do you also think it can be a good spot to turn for example 33 into a c/r bluff because his range is wide in general? Or do you think he has a lot of Ax in his range because he can check it behind for showdownvalue and therefore you shouldn't c/r bluff on an ace turn?
29:20 table 1
What do you think about a check on the flop?
39:40 table 1
You say this hand looks like ATs in the previous video, so you decide to bet for the reasons mentioned. With the ATs hand, you mentioned that villain is likely to give up his entire range on the river, so you could also go bet turn, bet river and win the pot almost always. U decide to check the ATs because if you turn that hand into a bluff, u end up turning everything into a bluff. Does this concept also apply with this A4s because it still has enough showdown value that u can check river behind?
52:23 table 1
Why do you donkbet? I mean, it is because u have good equity and don't want to c/r or c/c I guess because of stacksizes, but why do you think you have enough FE? And also, what would your plan be on different turns when reg folds and fish calls and why? And does it change is reg calls and fish folds because reg likely has a tighter callingrange and you will be able to 3barrel where vs the fish u only have 2 barrels?
55:00 table 2
Do you really have 45 in your range here? Vs a minopen I think I only call 45s in the bb if sb completed as well. Is this too nitty? Should I also call minopen btn, sb folds, and I have bb with 45s?
Also, what is the worst hand you would valueshove here? I suppose u c/r a lot for value on this flop as well to balance, so you do also shove QJ for example? (if it is in ur range)
U mention it is good to bet turn+river OOP after flop chk chk if u think villain would bet his top pair+ hands on flop. I overbet turn+river here a lot with my entire range because I get a lot of folds and think it makes it harder to play for him. I don't really have a good reasoning behind it, but since I win the pot pretty often this way I think it is fine, but maybe I am missing value here with my good hands. What is your opinion about this?
I often do the same thing, I think it's fine. Although keep in mind that when betting normally has the same effect, you should of course just use normal betsizing.
16:20 table 1
You say u want to c/r, and want to c/r turn because u suspect him to bet it a lot, and that makes a lot of sense to me. My question is, do you also think it can be a good spot to turn for example 33 into a c/r bluff because his range is wide in general? Or do you think he has a lot of Ax in his range because he can check it behind for showdownvalue and therefore you shouldn't c/r bluff on an ace turn?
I think with 33 a more appealing option would be to c/c. Our c/c range is protected in the sense that we will often have Ax ourselves (hence he will often check/back river). If he is betting his entire checking range on the flop, I think it will leave him wide enough on the turn to call. I would rather c/r bluff hands that have more improving quality for the river.
29:20 table 1
What do you think about a check on the flop?
I assume it is to check/raise? I would do it sometimes if I'm 100bb deep, where I'm very comfortable sticking my stack in at some point. 160+ deep I prefer betting since it keeps things simpler.
39:40 table 1
You say this hand looks like ATs in the previous video, so you decide to bet for the reasons mentioned. With the ATs hand, you mentioned that villain is likely to give up his entire range on the river, so you could also go bet turn, bet river and win the pot almost always. U decide to check the ATs because if you turn that hand into a bluff, u end up turning everything into a bluff. Does this concept also apply with this A4s because it still has enough showdown value that u can check river behind?
Yes, the more value getting to showdown has, the less I want to turn it into a bluff, even if I think it would be profitable.
52:23 table 1
Why do you donkbet? I mean, it is because u have good equity and don't want to c/r or c/c I guess because of stacksizes, but why do you think you have enough FE? And also, what would your plan be on different turns when reg folds and fish calls and why? And does it change is reg calls and fish folds because reg likely has a tighter callingrange and you will be able to 3barrel where vs the fish u only have 2 barrels?
The reg cannot call or raise light because the fish might just jam. So I feel like I'm betting mostly to get the fish to fold, and given his wide range and dry board, I think I definitely have enough FE. If fish calls I would jam on high hearts (equity+scarecard) and on lower cards that give me equity I would decide in the moment. Sometimes jam, sometimes just take the free card. If reg calls I continue barreling on anything that gives me equity.
55:00 table 2
Do you really have 45 in your range here? Vs a minopen I think I only call 45s in the bb if sb completed as well. Is this too nitty? Should I also call minopen btn, sb folds, and I have bb with 45s?
Also, what is the worst hand you would valueshove here? I suppose u c/r a lot for value on this flop as well to balance, so you do also shove QJ for example? (if it is in ur range)
Good video Denny, learned a lot again.
I think calling 45s vs a button minopen is better than folding. With QJ I would mix it up between shoving and c/c depending on what I think Villain's range is. Any random Kx I would shove and AQ mostly shove as well. QT I am slightly more inclined to c/c flop instead of c/r.
