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given1982 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 03:15 PM

First off, I want to really thank Trikkur for making this video. All the advice has been extremely helpful to me, and I hope that other players got something out of it as well.

Here are my comments on some specific spots that came up in the video:

On the first hand with JhJs on the Tc5c6h flop, a flop CRAI is actually a really interesting line. I almost never c/r the flop with the betting lead, but there are definitely some spots for it in 3bet pots, and I should add that to my arsenal. My only fear in this hand would be not knowing what to do if villain checked behind and a club, Q, K, or A hit the turn, but I think villain bets the flop a lot.

Around 9:40 in on table 2 with the 6h7h on the 2s5d4dJc board, I checked the turn behind because I figured that I didn�t have good equity against any hand (I was having trouble putting him on a hand range because I�m not used to the preflop raiser taking a c/c line on a flop like that) and that I could get a free card to my OESD. But I definitely see what you�re saying about it being a good double barrel card.

19:30 in on table 4, I don�t raise 63s on the button every time. This probably was a bit of boredom creeping in. I�m much better about that than I used to be, but it still happens from time to time.

39:30 in, where I have QdQh on the Jc6d8c4d board in a 3bet pot, I bet the turn again hoping that villain would get sticky with clubs, 9T, AJ, KJ, or QJ. Once he raises, I�m beat most of the time, but I�m getting 6:1, so I only need to be good here 14% of the time to stick the rest of the money in.

I will definitely take all your advice to heart:

I will stop cbetting so large in 3bet pots. I had already been cbetting smaller when I whiffed, but as you said, there is no reason to bet so big when I hit, even if balancing is not a huge concern at this level.

I will raise more in the BB when it is folded around to the SB, who limps. I had already been raising a fairly wide range in this spot, but I will make it close to ATC until people give me a reason not to.

I will also take more stabs when I am checked to or shown weakness in general, especially in limped pots. In the past, I was always looking for reasons not to bet in those limped pots--the board is drawy, villain doesn't have a full stack, there are 2 villains, etc. But most importantly, I always thought that it was hard to credibly represent a hand in a limped pot. But as you pointed out, that doesn't really matter if your opponents are just on level 1. I will now make betting the rule rather than the exception in these spots.

Just for reference, these are all the hands I've played since mid-March, which is when I moved my roll from Full Tilt and Stars to Red Star and Absolute.

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If I could double my winrate, I would be ecstatic. We'll see what happens.

Thanks again for making this video.

mxrider · #2 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 04:45 PM

question/comment as I go along watching this:

roughly 14:39 in, you have 88 utg and raise after there is button poster who calls. BB pushes. My initial thought was that calling is the worst option. Trikkur states that a fold is probably best, but my thinking is that the poster who just calls is weak and that if we are calling, we should be shoving to isolate. Thoughts?

Marky89 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 07:20 PM

I thought this was the best video so far that you have made. It was so helpful as you had more time to talk about hands, and you could easily spot out mistakes which really helped me.

Please make another video like this one in the near future.

thanks again for all the work you put into this site.

mxrider · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Marky89

I thought this was the best video so far that you have made. It was so helpful as you had more time to talk about hands, and you could easily spot out mistakes which really helped me.

Please make another video like this one in the near future.

thanks again for all the work you put into this site.

There is already one in the works, which I really can't wait for