This week Simon teams up with Andrew to review a short handed session played on Stars. They showcase how to discuss and review a session with very different approaches to poker. They also talk about game plans, general bet sizing, self-awareness and game-theory/probability-theory.
Guten Tag Simon, here I am again! What a surprise :)
4:50 table 6
Andrew mentions that schmeff isn't likely to have many Ax because he is more likely to call those hands pre flop, so if the turn would be an ace, would you jam? Do you think he would ever fold a J? And also, if turn is an ace, do you think his range becomes polarized for better 3 streets? I mean, if he doens't have Ax often, maybe you can call down with your hand since u beat air most likely and he has more air than a made hand?
10:20 table 3
What about c/f flop? Apparently you open 2,5x in SB because u open a wide range and play to steal the blinds, so u don't win that much with a c-bet because the pot is smaller, and also ur equity and fold equity isn't that good.
11:20 table 5
What about leading flop since he is likely to check behind? And if you decide to lead turn, what about 2 overbets? I usually do it pretty often as a bluff and for value as well since I suspect villain never to have an overpair/2pair/set/flush draw and it makes me hard to play against.
14:14 table 5
U consider a donk. Why? What about donking 89 of spades here? Ur equity is a bit better, or is it still too weak? What would you do with 9T of spades? C/c feels a bit mehh to me, since u will have to c/f so many turns, so I would c/r or donk. What do you think is best in this situation?
17:00 table 1
Why did you call pre? What do you think about a 3bet? U give an interesting view about not c/r turn on an overcard, and it sounds good, but I still don't get why that does mean that u have to bet the turn instead of c/c because of ur range.
22:30 table 6
Why c/c turn?
22:50 table 5
Why c-bet?
24:30 table 5
Do u think ur call pre is +ev? What is the weakest suited hand u call here with?
27:10 table 6
U say that u don't have to explain much when u call a 4bet OOP with A9o. Do u think he 4bets AT/AJ? I mean if he does, u are way more likely to get owned on Axx flops, compared to when he only 4bets AQ/AK/AA and weaker aces. Don't u think its better to call with like 89s OOP compared to A9o? I know u explained me during a session that domination isn't so often an issue as I think because I am a scared pussy, but to me it feels like in this spot it is, so curious what ur thoughts are.
Also if his range is that wide that u can call pre, what about c/s flop? U win a ton if he folds, and if he calls, u still have 3 outs for top pair and a backdoor flush draw.
28:00 table 4
What about c/f flop? And why do you c-bet so big?
Good video sir, and also my compliments to Andrew, since he explains stuff very clear in my opinion. I think u two guys are a good couple to make videos, atleast I like it.
I'm not sure how I feel about the AQo squeeze hand at ~45 min.
I don't think pre-flop is ideal. You're in a very bad spot to be cold calling here. The squeezer may have some weaker 3 bets but you will still have to contend with the fact that he has you dominated here a decent amount and will have the right texture or equity to barrel you often enough.
You also have Schmeff to deal with. With his pf range and these stacks I would be completely shocked to see him fold the btn pre-flop. So you are really going to be deep, caught in the middle against two regs, with a hand that looks like exactly what it is. And this is assuming that this isn't one of the ~1/8 times that UTG wakes up with a real hand and shoves.
I could go either way on the flop. In terms of floating, I don't hate the hand you have but at the same time, I think your range looks a little weak when you call this flop. Not too much Tx or Kx in your pf range and lots of JJ/QQ and then any of your floats. While watching this video I really expected scmeff to be raising this flop.
I don't hate your river fold and I expect most people to definitely fold anything less than a king to a bet there but I will say that this spot is probably a very profitable bluff for maloyd if he chooses to go for it. When you check the turn your hand looks a lot like JJ/QQ or a float/draw and if you are folding hands as strong as Qx here then it will basically be impossible to come up with a range that folds the less than the ~40% he needs. You would basically always need to be flatting pre and slow playing turn with hands like AA and 9Ts pre-flop to make me question whether a bluff is correct for him here.
Guten Tag Simon, here I am again! What a surprise :)
4:50 table 6
Andrew mentions that schmeff isn't likely to have many Ax because he is more likely to call those hands pre flop, so if the turn would be an ace, would you jam? Do you think he would ever fold a J? And also, if turn is an ace, do you think his range becomes polarized for better 3 streets? I mean, if he doens't have Ax often, maybe you can call down with your hand since u beat air most likely and he has more air than a made hand?
Hm yeah i think with his sizing jamming would be better than calling down, no idea wether i would do it though (His sizing makes it impossible for him to fold any Jx). Interesting thought, though.
10:20 table 3
What about c/f flop? Apparently you open 2,5x in SB because u open a wide range and play to steal the blinds, so u don't win that much with a c-bet because the pot is smaller, and also ur equity and fold equity isn't that good.
I mean, i risk 9 to win 9.55, if i 3x pre i am gonna risk about 11 to win 12, so there isnt a difference in that regard. I agree that i should c/f flop for sure, no clue why i cbet here really.
11:20 table 5
What about leading flop since he is likely to check behind? And if you decide to lead turn, what about 2 overbets? I usually do it pretty often as a bluff and for value as well since I suspect villain never to have an overpair/2pair/set/flush draw and it makes me hard to play against.
So far he has been cbetting 100%, so i have no reason to lead. Leading is still gonna be a good play though, and i think it might easily be better than check/raising. On a blank turn overbetting is gonna be fine (its kinda face-up tho depending what level he is on, and it does some weird stuff to my perceived riverrange).
14:14 table 5
U consider a donk. Why? What about donking 89 of spades here? Ur equity is a bit better, or is it still too weak? What would you do with 9T of spades? C/c feels a bit mehh to me, since u will have to c/f so many turns, so I would c/r or donk. What do you think is best in this situation?
I actually thought i was the PFR. I think donking all types of weird gutshots here is fine against weakish players, its not very easy to balance it though (you either end up 3betting some pretty weak hands or calling raises with the nuts instead of reraising).
17:00 table 1
Why did you call pre? What do you think about a 3bet? U give an interesting view about not c/r turn on an overcard, and it sounds good, but I still don't get why that does mean that u have to bet the turn instead of c/c because of ur range.
I called pre because the BB never 3bets. 3betting is ok, but he 4bets quite a bit, so i prefer calling. I can obv check-call the turn, but i think i can get some value by leading (from hands like AT,9T,AQ,Q9,TT,JT).
22:30 table 6
Why c/c turn?
I could have the best hand, c-r doesnt rep anything, I have decent equity.
22:50 table 5
Why c-bet?
Cause his calling-range oop is very weak and PP-heavy.
24:30 table 5
Do u think ur call pre is +ev? What is the weakest suited hand u call here with?
i am getting about 5.5:1 preflop, and if i fold i lose 1 BB, so if i have like 20% equity vers their ranges and realize 60% of it i should be fine. There is no way my call loses me more than 1 BB with those kinds of odds.
27:10 table 6
U say that u don't have to explain much when u call a 4bet OOP with A9o. Do u think he 4bets AT/AJ? I mean if he does, u are way more likely to get owned on Axx flops, compared to when he only 4bets AQ/AK/AA and weaker aces. Don't u think its better to call with like 89s OOP compared to A9o? I know u explained me during a session that domination isn't so often an issue as I think because I am a scared pussy, but to me it feels like in this spot it is, so curious what ur thoughts are.
I will never get stacked by schmeff on an A-high board (period). That makes domination less of an issue. I have decent equity vers any type of range and i can dominate some of his bluff-hands (like random 69s,79o). The fact that he cbets close to 100% makes a call with 89s slightly worse (cause i will hit some boards like 7Jx,JQx and still have to fold).
Also if his range is that wide that u can call pre, what about c/s flop? U win a ton if he folds, and if he calls, u still have 3 outs for top pair and a backdoor flush draw.
Yeah that could actually be a really good play.
28:00 table 4
What about c/f flop? And why do you c-bet so big?
I am experimenting with cbetting those two-tone/drawy boards pretty big, as my range for cbetting is stronger anyway and their calling-range is kind of inelastic (I also discourage them from making some creative plays, which seems like its good for me).
Good video sir, and also my compliments to Andrew, since he explains stuff very clear in my opinion. I think u two guys are a good couple to make videos, atleast I like it.
Sry for the late reply. Obv Andrew is awesome, thats why i let him leakfind my footage with me.
I'm not sure how I feel about the AQo squeeze hand at ~45 min.
I don't think pre-flop is ideal. You're in a very bad spot to be cold calling here. The squeezer may have some weaker 3 bets but you will still have to contend with the fact that he has you dominated here a decent amount and will have the right texture or equity to barrel you often enough.
There is a decent chance that the fact that he is deep with Schmeff changes his range drastically, otherwise i would never even consider calling. The fact that Schmeff overcalls pre like 100% makes it harder for maloyd to bluff me postflop.
You also have Schmeff to deal with. With his pf range and these stacks I would be completely shocked to see him fold the btn pre-flop. So you are really going to be deep, caught in the middle against two regs, with a hand that looks like exactly what it is. And this is assuming that this isn't one of the ~1/8 times that UTG wakes up with a real hand and shoves.
I dont mind Schmeff in this spot, think i can play my hand well vers him.
I could go either way on the flop. In terms of floating, I don't hate the hand you have but at the same time, I think your range looks a little weak when you call this flop. Not too much Tx or Kx in your pf range and lots of JJ/QQ and then any of your floats. While watching this video I really expected scmeff to be raising this flop.
If i can have QQ,JJ, i can also have AK, and i can very plausibly have KK (unlikely) or AA (little bit more likely), TT. KQs,KJs,JTs type hands are also possible.
I don't hate your river fold and I expect most people to definitely fold anything less than a king to a bet there but I will say that this spot is probably a very profitable bluff for maloyd if he chooses to go for it. When you check the turn your hand looks a lot like JJ/QQ or a float/draw and if you are folding hands as strong as Qx here then it will basically be impossible to come up with a range that folds the less than the ~40% he needs. You would basically always need to be flatting pre and slow playing turn with hands like AA and 9Ts pre-flop to make me question whether a bluff is correct for him here.
If i fold more than 50% of my bluffcatchers, his bluff is very profitable. His betsize did look valueish to me though, 240ish would seem a lil more bluffy (I would still fold though). Its probably a close spot, and i probably should be calling theoretically.
