you forgot no 11 - because you are playing against *bingo* players that call with anything. Like when you have aces and gets called by 8/2 off and they flop 2 pair.
Those queens i mean unless your playing super deep stack there calling you all the way down to the river and if you shove on the river? They might still look you up because there married to the hand and the table Sherif is figuring there going to catch you bluffing. There going to make the greatest hero call ever. And in this case,,,They got you. And all admit ive played poorly enough to call that river shove only to see Ace 3 Off suit. And then go on full tilt because i played it so poorly. Excellent video i subbed thumbs up.
Most don’t win in live poker because 1. Get bored and play too many hands 2. Play their 2 cards without thinking of what’s their opponent’s range is. But your is on point :)
I just have 1 local room here in Indy. If the table is lame, and they often are, then I try to move. I obviously know alot of regulars and try to find a few donkeys. They never seem to mention table selection when playing low stakes, but finding people you can beat and pots that justify the rake is #1 in my book
Absolutely! You have to try to find the best table if there is more than 1. If there isn't, then obviously you can't do much about it, but you have to realize that you won't win a lot.
Exceptional content for a few reasons. These "top 10 reasons" videos are all over youtube but this one is unique imo because you tap into real world live casino situations beyond the mere theoretical text book oriented ones. One big one I would say is three bet more often. Low stakes players don't three bet enough.
Guys all of this also applies to online micros. Thank you for sharing all this content for free. I love how simple you make it. This is by far the most beginner friendly coaching channel. ❤ IMHO not doing table selection is one of the most common mistakes. I often see regulars and nits all sitting at the same table, folding every hand until one clash happens and one of them gets crippled bad or stacked. This kind of tables are seriously unprofitable and you could spend the same amount of time making money from recreationals. So unless you are playing those tables to specifically train your GTO skills or you are a crusher, don't be lazy and change table. There is another kind of unprofitable tables that's worth mentioning: passive short stack tables. In those tables you are forced to play ABC poker, because you don't have maneuver space to bluff. So it all comes down to value or fold The optimal table is the one with a mix of play styles with all the aggressive players to your right and passive nits in the blinds.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! And I fully agree with your comment about table selection. Those are exactly the 2 types of tables I try to avoid as much as I can.
True ive learned so much about my questionable play at micros. I mean i think im a pretty good player but i think at times i just suffer from some poor decesion making and lapses in judgement so yeah im super appreciative of these videos.
Hi and thanks for the useful advices! I play live in Hungary where the blinds are legally limited to 500/500 max (that's about $1.25/1.25) BUT we utilize the Mississippi straddle which is totally unlimited and can often go as high as 5000 or even 10000 ($12.5 and 25 respectively). Moreover, players often agree on an "obligatory button straddle" of min. 2000, 3000 or 5000, effectively making it a 500/500/3000 game. The first raise is, therefore, at least 10000 ($25) or more. The average stack is around $ 1500 (200 average button straddles deep). I'm struggling around breaking even with a small minus atm. I can see where my game needs improvements to start beating this room and it's 99% about self discipline, be it attentiveness, or proper folding, or not bluffing in wrong spots. I would definitely love to talk to you and discuss certain specifics of my games.
Self-discipline is super important indeed. Another big aspect is rake. I have heard that rake in Hungary is unbeatable. If that's true, then that's a big reason why you don't beat it. But there is a strategy that I would use for this. I am going to talk about it in today's video about C-bets and "Ask Me Anything". If you want to book a free half hour coaching session with me to discuss this, please send me an email to anwag.london(at)gmail.com or DM me on instagram (@livepokerguide)
@@LivePokerGuide, sure, will do! As for the rake, that's why I prefer higher stakes (500/500) over lower ones (100/200) because the rake is 3% vs 5% respectively.
Ah yes, very good question! I noticed too late that I used jargon without explaining it. If we filter a range it means that we made some bets, and villain called. Once he calls, it means that he has something. If the hand just checks through or if villain keeps betting, but we never bet or raise ourselves, then their range is unfiltered. Filtering just means that they don't have a lot of their weakest hands in their range anymore because we bet, and they must have had something when they called. Hope this makes sense.
I'm glad u talked about punishing checking ranges. Too many people just c-bet lazily like a robot because they think they're meant to... those players need to be punished!
You don't beat low stakes because 1/2 or 1/3 games quickly turn into 2/5, 5/10, 25/50 etc. Blinds are almost arbitrary to the type of players. Prime example, went to a poker club, played 1/2 with a 300 cap. Cashed out for 1305. Great night for a 5 hr session. But 2 hrs into it we had a $900 pot, then a $1200 pot next hand...and after that you didn't see flop for under $100. Gotta be prepared for more in the long run or get out when you are ahead.
Yes, but that's exactly why live poker is so profitable. You still have to know how to beat those games, but yes, they play much bigger than theory would dictate for the respective blinds.
Yeah I did this pretty much for the past couple of weeks now. I can be up a couple of 100 and I know I should get up, but there's so much money on the table that you feel you can get more. 3 to 5 hrs later now you're game went cold and that 200 you were up with soon declines and now you're almost close to you're starting buy in again, ouch.
Haha, but don't worry, I'm not even a Chelsea fan. I only have the shirt because Mourinho gave it to me when I worked with him. In my newer videos, you won't see that shirt as much anymore anyway ;-) What's your team?
1. Most players are fairly loose, so you most pots end up multi-way, and it usually takes a pretty good hand to win. Do most players have the patience to make good hands?
They don't. But out of 5 players, there is usually someone who has a good hand. That's why the priority should be to try to get the pot heads up if possible.
Just on the 55 hand. In theory, villain should be bluffing with weak value hands, due to the lack of any real bluffs being available. Something like JTss would make an excellent candidate. This is a function of there being no bluffs, so you have to reach in to value hands to bluff with for the purposes of balance. Not relevant in live 1/3 but interesting to think about.
I completely agree with you. You are spot on! But as you said, this is not much of a consideration at low stakes because most villains won't turn such a pair into a bluff. But better opponents will, and therefore you can't fold a set against a pro in that spot.
When is your new book coming out beating low stakes from the trenches ( possible working ) title just right one page a day is your goal. That’s it only one page and in four months it will be ready one page of course can be 34 or five depending on how motivated you are, but let’s get to it. I’ll pre-order now. Give me the price.
@@SacocoR25 yeah I use to deal Texas hold em and every night there was a couple people that would win and some would win big but the house NEVER loses and the people who won one night would come back and not win the next..... It's a tough road when the house basically steals money out of every pot.... it would be more fair if every player paid an up front greens fee like almost every other scenario in life like.... going golfing, going to the movies, going to a baseball game and so on.... that would be an honest and transparent way to do things, something the casino's are not
That game sounds amazing though. It can be frustrating, I know, but it is profitable if you wait patiently. What I would do is make it 20 with a strong linear range and fold anything that's not part of that range.
The answer is standard derivation in more cases than you want to admit , if a talented player starts out with a bad ev streeht, not loosing 10 flips, like a really bad distribution, including setups that an aiev just doesn't show, his poker ambition is finished before it started.
The difference between a never has been and a well known tournament winner is to just hold your aces when it actually matters, or suck them suck them out when you have too, its not skill
in my state we cannot have pots larger than $800, most local games are a 2/10 spread limit game, the game i play is 2/5$ spread limit w/3 raises per round. It is IMPOSSIBLE to make money and people will play ANYTHING and call anything just to see the flop
That doesn't sound like a great game. I can't really comment about it because I have never encountered such a weird format. Is there a way for you to play NLHE? What state is that if you don't mind me asking?
@ montana. this game is the smallest in town and stress fun first, which it is.... it has a house game feel, lots of drinking and people talking sh**. people play ANYTHING, preflop if its been max raised to $17, people will stay just to see the flop and the majority will call all the way to the river because
I play mostly tournaments and the small casino I play at usually only has 1-3 to 3-5 table going. These are the regs and they come to play big bet poker. All in's are very common. Its hard to beat games you are not capitalized for. If you play small stakes and get run over with your pocket AA's you will go broke. The guys I see winning are not afraid to drop 1k and rebuy. If you play two hundred and go broke then you will lose more than you win. It takes the ability to fund your game otherwise stay away from poker.
Yes, you have to be bankrolled for the games you play. What you could do is buy in short and play a fairly boring allin or fold style. This reduces variance. It's not super fun, but could be a way if you're not bankrolled to buy in for the max.
About bluffing. I noticed that over bets on bricked flush draw boards don’t work. They always put you on a busted flush draw. I value bet like that instead. Just bet 2x pot and they snap call with atc 😂
agreed, but the example was for a 1/2 rather than a 1/3. And then we could argue about what a solid reg is and how much he makes, but this was for illustration purposes only.
Just pot control, don't put yourself in positions to get raised off your hand. Even if your not the best at the table, be the guy with the best mental patience, don't play cause your bored. When I returned to poker the worst guy at the table had the most chips. Patience, didn't get out of line, let everyone else make the mistakes during the long session, and when he hit his hands he got paid
Yeah agreed. I didn't mean to have that example so connected, but you are right. But even then there are a lot fewer combos than all the possible flush combos.
Reason # 1- All the club games are hacked real money apps rigged ran out Of Pakistani and at the casino the deckmate shufflemaster Riggs hands look up the pattens 😂
@@LivePokerGuide Yeah, it's a thing. You get called for a table. You sit at that table. When you ask for a table change, you MAY get called for that table change, if there is one available. But usually, they forget or ignore the request altogether. Or it's two hours into the session.
@@LivePokerGuide Everywhere I've played. My name is on the list, a seat comes up and they say, "go to table X." Golden Nugget, Sandia, Tunica, Atlantic City, Wheeling WV, Columbus OH. Everywhere. Sometimes, if multiple seats come open, I might have a choice between two tables, but that doesn't happen very often. Unless you're saying we should pass when it's our turn and wait for the table we want?
@@syg5838 you can't know what I understand just like, you can't know what is in my hand until you have to put all your chips in to find out and when you find out I'm better you lose
@@LivePokerGuide I didn't say you couldn't but if you are losing then it is because you go to showdown and you don't have the best hand...can you argue with that?
You obviously do not play 1/2 in Texas. You will never, ever, EVER get a $5 pre-flop raise, conversely if you bet $15 every limper will call and you will go 5 ways to a flop. If you bet $50 you will get two callers and $100 might get you heads up.
Texas 1/2 is an outlier, and not indicative of what most public 1/2 games look like. It's basically 1/2 in name only. It certainly doesn't play like most 1/2 games across the country. There's always going to be games that are an exception to any type of poker game discussed. Making videos like this, the goal is to give advice that's relevant to the largest portion of the game pool.
That's true. Unfortunately, I've never played in Texas. And that's amazing! You have a licence to print money if you know what you're doing. If $100 gets you heads up in a 1/2, then I would fold all day and then raise JJ+, AK to $100.
These comments confirm what I already knew. EVERY jackass poker player knows everything about everything. There's no pastime that attracts a wider array of obnoxious know alls than this one.
Do you feel like you are the best player at the table but aren't breaking even? Then you aren't the best player. Anyone who texts at the table is an idiot. Anyone using a phone is likely breaking table rules to begin with.
1st reason is probably the most true, Im only 19, but i practice alot mostly because I love playing poker, but I go to live games and find old people who kind of suck mixed in with some middle aged and younger guys. I beat the old guys and then smoke up, drink a little with friends and then play some more, and I'll mess around and lose because I wasnt trying to read everyone anymore, instead I was cracking jokes and on my phone after folding, which isnt what you should do if you want to actually win.
@ you can thank me all you want, I’ve never lost to any old people, only dudes around my age. You’re on this video too yet you act like a pro, plus you’re old and clicked on this video and I’m young, go outside and breathe the fresh air old man. You sound real bitter
You're of course entitled to your opinion. I don't think it's fair to call this clickbait after I put hours into finding these 10 reasons to give value to my viewers, but if that's truly your opinion, I will respect it.
I must disagree. The ability to fold big hands like sets at 1/2 when it's obvious that you're beat is exactly what makes you money long-term. The majority of players can't do that. If you can do it, then you'll be a winner. Obviously, I'm not suggesting to fold sets every time you have one.
@LivePokerGuide Perhaps I'm spoiled by my extremely soft, Friday Saturday night games at my local casino in Scotland, a non stop supply of clueless drunks!👍🔥
@@Dmanz67 Sounds like an amazing game! Congrats! I played in Glasgow 2 months ago, and sadly, I had a very different experience (it was a Wednesday though).
The readon ur not winning is because ur not playing poker ur playing slots or lotto if u need a lil luck while playing ur game then ur game is shyt most TH-cam poker players are crap gto players are shyt anybody that think theres a book or theory that will replace knowledge and experience then ur a fool the stupid shyt i see on TH-cam by so called pros all in with QJ suited allin with suited connectors and ur surprised that you lost if u play 90% hands then u win 90% of the time uf u play 20% hands then u win 20% of the time its not rocket surgery 😂😂
Thanks. There is indeed a lot of wrong info out there, and I agree that GTO won't help you much at live poker. It is still useful to know GTO as a baseline.
Drop is something similar to rake, usually charged in California and some European countries. Rather than taking out a percentage of the pot, they take out a certain amount as soon as there is a flop. In California, that's often $7. So if the pot is $8, they take out $7 and players play for the remaining $1.
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you forgot no 11 - because you are playing against *bingo* players that call with anything. Like when you have aces and gets called by 8/2 off and they flop 2 pair.
@@Generalbas1972 That is true, but that's exactly what we should want. This is here the money is won long-term.
Those queens i mean unless your playing super deep stack there calling you all the way down to the river and if you shove on the river? They might still look you up because there married to the hand and the table Sherif is figuring there going to catch you bluffing. There going to make the greatest hero call ever. And in this case,,,They got you. And all admit ive played poorly enough to call that river shove only to see Ace 3 Off suit. And then go on full tilt because i played it so poorly. Excellent video i subbed thumbs up.
This is one of the most informative poker vlogs I've seen on low stakes. Good content!
Tank you! That's really nice to hear. Glad you enjoyed it!
Most don’t win in live poker because 1. Get bored and play too many hands 2. Play their 2 cards without thinking of what’s their opponent’s range is. But your is on point :)
I just have 1 local room here in Indy. If the table is lame, and they often are, then I try to move. I obviously know alot of regulars and try to find a few donkeys. They never seem to mention table selection when playing low stakes, but finding people you can beat and pots that justify the rake is #1 in my book
Absolutely! You have to try to find the best table if there is more than 1. If there isn't, then obviously you can't do much about it, but you have to realize that you won't win a lot.
Exceptional content for a few reasons. These "top 10 reasons" videos are all over youtube but this one is unique imo because you tap into real world live casino situations beyond the mere theoretical text book oriented ones. One big one I would say is three bet more often. Low stakes players don't three bet enough.
Guys all of this also applies to online micros. Thank you for sharing all this content for free. I love how simple you make it. This is by far the most beginner friendly coaching channel. ❤
IMHO not doing table selection is one of the most common mistakes. I often see regulars and nits all sitting at the same table, folding every hand until one clash happens and one of them gets crippled bad or stacked. This kind of tables are seriously unprofitable and you could spend the same amount of time making money from recreationals.
So unless you are playing those tables to specifically train your GTO skills or you are a crusher, don't be lazy and change table.
There is another kind of unprofitable tables that's worth mentioning: passive short stack tables. In those tables you are forced to play ABC poker, because you don't have maneuver space to bluff. So it all comes down to value or fold
The optimal table is the one with a mix of play styles with all the aggressive players to your right and passive nits in the blinds.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment!
And I fully agree with your comment about table selection. Those are exactly the 2 types of tables I try to avoid as much as I can.
True ive learned so much about my questionable play at micros. I mean i think im a pretty good player but i think at times i just suffer from some poor decesion making and lapses in judgement so yeah im super appreciative of these videos.
Hi and thanks for the useful advices!
I play live in Hungary where the blinds are legally limited to 500/500 max (that's about $1.25/1.25) BUT we utilize the Mississippi straddle which is totally unlimited and can often go as high as 5000 or even 10000 ($12.5 and 25 respectively). Moreover, players often agree on an "obligatory button straddle" of min. 2000, 3000 or 5000, effectively making it a 500/500/3000 game. The first raise is, therefore, at least 10000 ($25) or more. The average stack is around $ 1500 (200 average button straddles deep).
I'm struggling around breaking even with a small minus atm. I can see where my game needs improvements to start beating this room and it's 99% about self discipline, be it attentiveness, or proper folding, or not bluffing in wrong spots.
I would definitely love to talk to you and discuss certain specifics of my games.
Self-discipline is super important indeed. Another big aspect is rake. I have heard that rake in Hungary is unbeatable. If that's true, then that's a big reason why you don't beat it.
But there is a strategy that I would use for this. I am going to talk about it in today's video about C-bets and "Ask Me Anything".
If you want to book a free half hour coaching session with me to discuss this, please send me an email to anwag.london(at)gmail.com or DM me on instagram (@livepokerguide)
@@LivePokerGuide, sure, will do! As for the rake, that's why I prefer higher stakes (500/500) over lower ones (100/200) because the rake is 3% vs 5% respectively.
Timestamps would be helpful
Yes, I have now made timestamps. Thanks!
At 4:12, you say we're "filtered heavily." What does that mean?
Ah yes, very good question! I noticed too late that I used jargon without explaining it.
If we filter a range it means that we made some bets, and villain called. Once he calls, it means that he has something. If the hand just checks through or if villain keeps betting, but we never bet or raise ourselves, then their range is unfiltered.
Filtering just means that they don't have a lot of their weakest hands in their range anymore because we bet, and they must have had something when they called.
Hope this makes sense.
@@LivePokerGuide Or, it could also mean they're not capped, yah? (And thank you for taking the time to respond!)
I'm glad u talked about punishing checking ranges. Too many people just c-bet lazily like a robot because they think they're meant to... those players need to be punished!
Always helpful great vlog
Thanks again, appreciated!
my two: not betting thin/small on rivers and opponents check back losers, and not table changing enough
Those are indeed 2 big ones. But it's good that you're aware of them. That's the first step.
You don't beat low stakes because 1/2 or 1/3 games quickly turn into 2/5, 5/10, 25/50 etc. Blinds are almost arbitrary to the type of players. Prime example, went to a poker club, played 1/2 with a 300 cap. Cashed out for 1305. Great night for a 5 hr session.
But 2 hrs into it we had a $900 pot, then a $1200 pot next hand...and after that you didn't see flop for under $100. Gotta be prepared for more in the long run or get out when you are ahead.
Yes, but that's exactly why live poker is so profitable. You still have to know how to beat those games, but yes, they play much bigger than theory would dictate for the respective blinds.
Yeah I did this pretty much for the past couple of weeks now. I can be up a couple of 100 and I know I should get up, but there's so much money on the table that you feel you can get more. 3 to 5 hrs later now you're game went cold and that 200 you were up with soon declines and now you're almost close to you're starting buy in again, ouch.
@@thebagman5216doesn’t matter. I can be up $800 and leave -200 or more, the EV is still there. I keep showing up. I play for a living
Great video man. I do find it hard seeing that Chelsea shirt though… makes me not trust you 😂
Haha, but don't worry, I'm not even a Chelsea fan. I only have the shirt because Mourinho gave it to me when I worked with him. In my newer videos, you won't see that shirt as much anymore anyway ;-)
What's your team?
And if all fails, move up the stakes where they respect your raises!
On hand #9 with the pocket 66s, you are right, I'm not calling, I'm raising 4x the bet to $60
Yep, that's fine.
1. Most players are fairly loose, so you most pots end up multi-way, and it usually takes a pretty good hand to win. Do most players have the patience to make good hands?
They don't. But out of 5 players, there is usually someone who has a good hand. That's why the priority should be to try to get the pot heads up if possible.
#1 Gawd hates me.
Poker God
Just on the 55 hand.
In theory, villain should be bluffing with weak value hands, due to the lack of any real bluffs being available.
Something like JTss would make an excellent candidate. This is a function of there being no bluffs, so you have to reach in to value hands to bluff with for the purposes of balance.
Not relevant in live 1/3 but interesting to think about.
I completely agree with you. You are spot on!
But as you said, this is not much of a consideration at low stakes because most villains won't turn such a pair into a bluff. But better opponents will, and therefore you can't fold a set against a pro in that spot.
When is your new book coming out beating low stakes from the trenches ( possible working ) title just right one page a day is your goal. That’s it only one page and in four months it will be ready one page of course can be 34 or five depending on how motivated you are, but let’s get to it. I’ll pre-order now. Give me the price.
Good idea! I'm working on another book now, but that is a good one for after that.
Last time I was in a casino the house was raking in 5 - 10 dollars a hand.....do the math and you can figure out where all the money is going
Rake is beatable as long as there’s plenty of new players coming in.
@@SacocoR25 yeah I use to deal Texas hold em and every night there was a couple people that would win and some would win big but the house NEVER loses and the people who won one night would come back and not win the next..... It's a tough road when the house basically steals money out of every pot.... it would be more fair if every player paid an up front greens fee like almost every other scenario in life like.... going golfing, going to the movies, going to a baseball game and so on.... that would be an honest and transparent way to do things, something the casino's are not
The casino is definitely making more than any pro, but the rake is usually still beatable.
I agree. An upfront rake would be better for the game and for everybody. They do that in Texas though, don't they?
@@LivePokerGuide If the rake was easily beatable the casino would be sitting on the other side of the table
My bar room game is full of maniacs. Very hard to get heads up unless you bet minimum of 20
That game sounds amazing though. It can be frustrating, I know, but it is profitable if you wait patiently. What I would do is make it 20 with a strong linear range and fold anything that's not part of that range.
The answer is standard derivation in more cases than you want to admit , if a talented player starts out with a bad ev streeht, not loosing 10 flips, like a really bad distribution, including setups that an aiev just doesn't show, his poker ambition is finished before it started.
The difference between a never has been and a well known tournament winner is to just hold your aces when it actually matters, or suck them suck them out when you have too, its not skill
Bach in 2006 every NL50 Grinder would have gladly played DNEGS at his stakes and would have had no trouble being staked by 2-2 forums
in my state we cannot have pots larger than $800, most local games are a 2/10 spread limit game, the game i play is 2/5$ spread limit w/3 raises per round. It is IMPOSSIBLE to make money and people will play ANYTHING and call anything just to see the flop
That doesn't sound like a great game. I can't really comment about it because I have never encountered such a weird format. Is there a way for you to play NLHE?
What state is that if you don't mind me asking?
@ montana. this game is the smallest in town and stress fun first, which it is.... it has a house game feel, lots of drinking and people talking sh**. people play ANYTHING, preflop if its been max raised to $17, people will stay just to see the flop and the majority will call all the way to the river because
In a $1/$2 game, $5 preflop is not a real raise, it is merely a pot sweetener.
I play mostly tournaments and the small casino I play at usually only has 1-3 to 3-5 table going. These are the regs and they come to play big bet poker. All in's are very common. Its hard to beat games you are not capitalized for. If you play small stakes and get run over with your pocket AA's you will go broke. The guys I see winning are not afraid to drop 1k and rebuy. If you play two hundred and go broke then you will lose more than you win. It takes the ability to fund your game otherwise stay away from poker.
Yes, you have to be bankrolled for the games you play. What you could do is buy in short and play a fairly boring allin or fold style. This reduces variance. It's not super fun, but could be a way if you're not bankrolled to buy in for the max.
About bluffing. I noticed that over bets on bricked flush draw boards don’t work. They always put you on a busted flush draw. I value bet like that instead. Just bet 2x pot and they snap call with atc 😂
Good point! That's what I try to do in this scenario as well.
lol "second girl friend" texting....nice touch there
At least someone noticed that ;-) You're the only one who has commented on it. Let's see if someone else spots it ;-)
I don't want to write a positive comment on this video; I'm afraid too many others will discover how awesome this channel's video are!
Too late for that ^^
Awww thank you! This is such a nice comment to receive.
13:22 a solid reg is gonna win more than $15/hr at 1/3
He is not too far as he is speaking about 1/2 and 10BB/hr is 20/hr.
agreed, but the example was for a 1/2 rather than a 1/3. And then we could argue about what a solid reg is and how much he makes, but this was for illustration purposes only.
yes, exactly, thank you!
I suspect one must do more 3-betting in low stakes simply so the rake is not so brutal.
Yes 3-betting is generally a good idea. At small stakes, it usually means betting with strong hands rather than bluffs though.
I should try to buy in with a Daniel Negreanu $100 bill and see the cashier’s reaction
Haha yes! That would be cool.
Just pot control, don't put yourself in positions to get raised off your hand. Even if your not the best at the table, be the guy with the best mental patience, don't play cause your bored. When I returned to poker the worst guy at the table had the most chips. Patience, didn't get out of line, let everyone else make the mistakes during the long session, and when he hit his hands he got paid
I have had 1 losing session in last 8 months. I play once a week for 5 hours.
That's amazing! Keep going!
I look at this guy and I know he is bluffing.
Fold sets to one bet at 1-2. Sure.
Who folds sets to one bet?
4:56 T8s comes to mind.
Thin valuebet and fold to raise is good here
Yeah agreed. I didn't mean to have that example so connected, but you are right. But even then there are a lot fewer combos than all the possible flush combos.
Yes, that is my favourite line.
This is the best video to date!
Thank you! Much appreciated!
Reason #
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All the club games are hacked real money apps rigged ran out
Of Pakistani and at the casino the deckmate shufflemaster Riggs hands look up the pattens 😂
Play 2/5. Rake
I've never seen a room where you get to choose your table.
Really? Where do you play? I've never seen a room where this wasn't possible (unless of course they only have one table).
@@LivePokerGuide Yeah, it's a thing. You get called for a table. You sit at that table. When you ask for a table change, you MAY get called for that table change, if there is one available. But usually, they forget or ignore the request altogether. Or it's two hours into the session.
You're playing tournament
@@emt52889 No, cash. I always get assigned a table when my name comes to the top of the list. In four different states over many years.
@@LivePokerGuide Everywhere I've played. My name is on the list, a seat comes up and they say, "go to table X." Golden Nugget, Sandia, Tunica, Atlantic City, Wheeling WV, Columbus OH. Everywhere. Sometimes, if multiple seats come open, I might have a choice between two tables, but that doesn't happen very often. Unless you're saying we should pass when it's our turn and wait for the table we want?
Cuz practically everybody calls..
If everybody calls, then you just have to fold until you have a really strong hand. Then bet big.
Over a dozen players?! 😮
Rake rake rake
Hard to beat any game when you lose 90 percent of your pre flop premium hands and consistently get coolered.
There's really only one reason: you've got to have the best hand at showdown
@@theamazingwesbrown3290 you clearly don’t know how good players are making money without showdowns;)
@@syg5838 you can't know what I understand just like, you can't know what is in my hand until you have to put all your chips in to find out and when you find out I'm better you lose
I would argue that you can win without always having the best hand.
exactly! ;-)
@@LivePokerGuide I didn't say you couldn't but if you are losing then it is because you go to showdown and you don't have the best hand...can you argue with that?
Been playing poker at the card clubs for 30 years.....yet I don't get alot of what he' talking about.
Sorry to hear that. Is there anything specific I can help you with?
You obviously do not play 1/2 in Texas. You will never, ever, EVER get a $5 pre-flop raise, conversely if you bet $15 every limper will call and you will go 5 ways to a flop. If you bet $50 you will get two callers and $100 might get you heads up.
yeah ok…this clown is a moron
Texas 1/2 is an outlier, and not indicative of what most public 1/2 games look like. It's basically 1/2 in name only. It certainly doesn't play like most 1/2 games across the country.
There's always going to be games that are an exception to any type of poker game discussed. Making videos like this, the goal is to give advice that's relevant to the largest portion of the game pool.
Then it is not a 1/2 game actually.😂
That's true. Unfortunately, I've never played in Texas. And that's amazing! You have a licence to print money if you know what you're doing.
If $100 gets you heads up in a 1/2, then I would fold all day and then raise JJ+, AK to $100.
Thank you, very well said. I would love to play in Texas though.
Rake!!!!! Its all because of Rake!!!!!
These comments confirm what I already knew.
EVERY jackass poker player knows everything about everything.
There's no pastime that attracts a wider array of obnoxious know alls than this one.
Damn its 2025 already
It is!
Do you feel like you are the best player at the table but aren't breaking even? Then you aren't the best player. Anyone who texts at the table is an idiot. Anyone using a phone is likely breaking table rules to begin with.
In many casinos you are allowed to use your phone if you're not in a hand, but yes, it is silly.
1st reason is probably the most true, Im only 19, but i practice alot mostly because I love playing poker, but I go to live games and find old people who kind of suck mixed in with some middle aged and younger guys. I beat the old guys and then smoke up, drink a little with friends and then play some more, and I'll mess around and lose because I wasnt trying to read everyone anymore, instead I was cracking jokes and on my phone after folding, which isnt what you should do if you want to actually win.
@ you can thank me all you want, I’ve never lost to any old people, only dudes around my age. You’re on this video too yet you act like a pro, plus you’re old and clicked on this video and I’m young, go outside and breathe the fresh air old man. You sound real bitter
@@Owlshadow. ^
That's why staying focused is crucial.
#letsgooooo!!!!
I’m gay!
no one good plays like this. 😅 crap click bait
You're of course entitled to your opinion. I don't think it's fair to call this clickbait after I put hours into finding these 10 reasons to give value to my viewers, but if that's truly your opinion, I will respect it.
You're not going to make any money folding SETS at 1/2.
I must disagree. The ability to fold big hands like sets at 1/2 when it's obvious that you're beat is exactly what makes you money long-term.
The majority of players can't do that. If you can do it, then you'll be a winner.
Obviously, I'm not suggesting to fold sets every time you have one.
@LivePokerGuide Perhaps I'm spoiled by my extremely soft, Friday Saturday night games at my local casino in Scotland, a non stop supply of clueless drunks!👍🔥
@@Dmanz67 Sounds like an amazing game! Congrats! I played in Glasgow 2 months ago, and sadly, I had a very different experience (it was a Wednesday though).
The readon ur not winning is because ur not playing poker ur playing slots or lotto if u need a lil luck while playing ur game then ur game is shyt most TH-cam poker players are crap gto players are shyt anybody that think theres a book or theory that will replace knowledge and experience then ur a fool the stupid shyt i see on TH-cam by so called pros all in with QJ suited allin with suited connectors and ur surprised that you lost if u play 90% hands then u win 90% of the time uf u play 20% hands then u win 20% of the time its not rocket surgery 😂😂
Thanks. There is indeed a lot of wrong info out there, and I agree that GTO won't help you much at live poker. It is still useful to know GTO as a baseline.
I was a poker dealer for 15 years. You can’t beat the drop you you have to play big or you can’t beat the drop. That’s why you can’t win.😅😅😅
What's the drop
depends how high the drop is. In some places it is indeed unbeatable. But I know plenty of players who beat the low stakes easily.
Drop is something similar to rake, usually charged in California and some European countries. Rather than taking out a percentage of the pot, they take out a certain amount as soon as there is a flop. In California, that's often $7. So if the pot is $8, they take out $7 and players play for the remaining $1.