All I have to see is the first hand to know that you have what it takes to win at 10/20, quality content, earned my sub 100% 👍. Love how you show all of the standard pre-flop spots, gives a very realistic depiction of what a 10/20 game with pro grinders actually plays like.
Poker like life can be brutal at times Playing your A game consistently in this mental battle must be tougher considering you are recording it The quality of the content is outstanding Thanks for sharing!
The speech tell is specific to the vibes that you’re giving off. If you look like you’re going to fold and they start talking more then definitely fold.
it just comes down to the confidence required for someone to give a speech; it shows a level of comfort in the circumstance (you have the nuts and arent afraid of losing).
Chin up Gazzy. We all lose our head in this game from time to time. The J9 call seems pretty good and I don’t think you'd be too bothered about the outcome without the AQ mistake prior.
Kind of refreshing when honesty is included in the vlog, buddy. Makes me watch yours before some of the fantasy poker vids. Looking forward to meeting you in June.
Gary I had to race off my TV where I can't comment to my PC to weigh in! Your breakdown is incredible! It is amazing that your sub count is where it is! Come on people give Gary the love he deserves! I hated that the big hands didn't work out but I'm sure one of the ingredients of you being a player that can compete at the stakes you play at is the self-awareness that you exhibit! It looks like to me as an outsider looking in that your resolve and confidence is high! Thanks again for bringing great content and the awesome breakdown of it!!
@@garyblackwoodpoker Cheers. Not heard of that before. Used to play tournaments, once at the Grosvenor in Edgware Road, but mainly at Grosvenor in Luton. Was a little out of my depth
Damn that J9 was sooo tilting. I would allllways call there and i guess how the board bricks out its totally fine...the 80 straddle u got talkt into maximize the pain😂 Cheers from Germany. Your content is nuts 🔨
I subscribed just cos of that call with AQ vs AJ, lol (also, I've heard the Bellagio 10/20 & 20/40 in addition to the Wynn 10/20 and 20/40 are the toughest games in Vegas)
It’s tough for sure but you can kinda get a feel for it when you play with someone for a while. Also in a game like this where there are 5 other players to start it, and I KNOW4 of them are regs, and I KNOW they won’t start it without a non-pro, then it’s easy to work out what the other guy is! 😂
Hi Gary, Great content mate. I've played with you at the Empire and you are very good for the game. One question, please give reasons for your 3x button open size vs 2.5x from all other positions. Keep up the good work - best vlogger out there. I'm with Crush Live Poker which is mostly American subscribers and they are are saying the same thing on the discord.
Thank you very much!! When the straddle is on I have to raise smaller, because the game halves, so raising to 120 is too big but 80 is too small, hence 2.5x. I would raise to 2.5x with no straddle if it weren’t so frowned upon. It’s a hassle getting $10 chips etc so I just make it 60. As for the 3x on the btn, our EV is highest on the btn so it makes sense to raise a little bigger there!
Thanks Gary. So much respect for what you are doing and the way you handle yourself, especially during tough times like these. You demonstrate so much heart. I hope that it turns for you. Btw, have you ever reached out to Bart Hanson of CLP? He has a good YT following now. I'm confident he would feature one of your more interesting hands on his call-in show seeing how your own channel is growing.
I am so sorry to see you playing so badly. Your vlogs are so nice and your videos on upswing are even better. Hoping to see you come back and play better poker like you surely can do. Good luck.
7:30 you made such a big 4b, i think AA just gets it in when out of position, if im getting the positions right, ur early pos he's in the BB? Also doesnt BB 3b some suited stuff too, do you think AJs, KJs folds the turn jam? Also maybe jam, and hope he fucks up and calls with TT, a lot of scary cards can come for TT and the jack aswell sometimes mb, im not sure just thinking out loud
I think, you could maybe have sold that you have AK, with that big 4b aswell, and trying to bully him out, i think he'd think ud have 4b a bit smaller like u said, 1050 or around there with AA mb, i tried to sim it, and it was full slam jam all in on the turn (i used 200BB sim)
From my GTO calculator the AQo folds more than 50% of the time HJ vs BTN and doesn't like 4b - it ether calls or folds. Other calculators may be different.
@@garyblackwoodpoker keeps you out of trouble - Ironically his hand GTO likes as a call as well on the BTN but it does like 3b ATs and A7s which is strange.
Do not worry brother you will get it all back with some on top 👌 it happens to everyone 😉 keep grinding broski u will come back a nice winner come the summer 💯
yes but not always the case. i played 5/T at Wynn & Aria this week and both times the regs demanded the straddle (the first time was with Kitty Kuo), so it was essentially mandatory
Maybe in the KK vs QQ hand, you having the K of spades could justify you also having AKss, so you can shove the turn? I think I prefer your line though.
Good videos Gaz, agree with a lot of your thought process but seems to me a little gun shy when you need to put more pressure on the opponent in key spots. I play differently but not a lover of free rivers on wet turns when you don’t have a nutted hand
Cheers buddy. To make the video layout even cleaner, I’d remove the time and put the profit where time is. Just cleans it up, don’t need to know the time on these vids IMO. Keep it up champ.
Fair play posting a bad session. With the KK hand I’m shoving the turn cos if he has AA or JJ we’re getting stacked anyway. I was thinking please fold that AQ hand!
Ranges change depending on position. When we raise UTG our range is stronger, so when we are up against the BB (who has a wide range) then our range does better because we have less air in it, so we get to bet more often.
Tough day at the office Gary. I thought your calls weren't even that bad. I'm no pro but I feel sometimes you don't check raise with enough frequency on the flop. E.g. AQ with top pair would be a perfect opportunity for that and it would've denied him that equity which eventually cost you. Same for some of your semi bluffs which I don't think you exploit enough maybe..
You say a lot of pros will fold to a $1800 shove into $3600 with QQ in that hand, but they will know you are a capable player whose 4-bet preflop range there likely includes not just AA and KK but also AK (including non-suited combos some of the time) and some suited Ace-wheels. Once they determine that, calling with QQ becomes the correct play.
I’m a 2/5 player and I had a brutal session last night. I hero folded when they bluffed, I hero called when they had it, I got it in as a huge favorite and they got there anyway, I just couldn’t do anything right at an incredibly juicy table. It happens you just gotta suck it up and move on. I don’t think you did anything terribly wrong in this one.
With your SPR, you should always be shoving the turn to either #1 deny equity to draws and over cards(AK AQ) and #2 get max value vs AJs or QQ. If villain does have QQ, you also don't want to lose him if a K or A hit the river. Honestly, you should have had him narrowed down to QQ the way the hand was played. I definitely did. But you only lost 1k profit. Still a nice pot!
Also what draws do you think fold for half pot shove, I’d be curious what draws he even has here outwith AQss. Also AK has about 7% equity. I’m okay with risking that being realised if it means TT/QQ are more likely to call a river jam.
@garyblackwoodpoker not sure what type of opponent you're facing here. AJ suited isn't a recommended call here but I've seen it happen. I wouldn't do it but I play tighter than most. 10♤9♤ is a great hand to see flops with but would be a guttshot on flop with turned combo draw equity. Pocket 66 may call continuation bet versus perceived over cards and turn a straight draw. Personally I wouldn't be in there fighting with those hands but I've lost to players who were and seen it several times. I also think you are looking at it from the wrong perspective concerning villain holding Ak/AQ. The problem isn't them having 7% equity, the problem is letting them see a free card. They are folding those hands to a jam so unless you think this specific player is going to blast off bluffing on river, it makes little sense to not charge them. Also, like I said, it keeps you from getting paid by QQ if river is an A possibly.
@@michaelholland7738 I don’t really know what to say if you think he is going to call a 30bb 4b oop with AJs or T9s when I only have 2500 behind. He’s just not doing that. Also you’re just wrong with the second paragraph. If he always folds AK and TT, allowing him to realise 7% of equity whilst also allowing us to get called on the river by TT and QQ is far higher EV. It keeps both my range and his range wider.
@@garyblackwoodpoker if he's calling a river shove with those hands,he's calling a turn shove also without the risk of losing him if an A peels off. So your logic just isn't sound there. Maybe a check for deception on turn gets a call on river but your mindset wasn't there since you didn't shove river. It just makes little EV sense to not shove turn against all those holdings with your SPR unless you are specifically doing it for deception which you clearly were not. It just doesn't make sense brother. Maybe we just see things differently.
The kings vs queens is just a shove on the turn, you’re way overthinking it. And if you DO check the turn, there’s no way you can just call the river with a tiny amount behind. You’re a good tight player, but the tightness costs you a lot of money.
Been watching u for a while mate. Like your vlogs. Have to say feels as if u are playing to tight these days. Ship turn always with kk. Giving people to much credit
Nothing against you but it’s fun to watch players play poker when they are uncomfortable with the stakes. I’m sure you wouldn’t think twice on many of your decisions if you were playing a 5/1 game.
Pretty sure you did some punting this session. Maybe watch the million dollar game to see durr and doug lose hundreds of thousands to feel better? You did only lose 9k.
KK hand you just have to shove there… I don’t care about the pot to what’s left in your stack … Your giving a free card … He either has me beat or not … I have made that mistake one to many times… not anymore
Gross gross gross! Hard to play optimally when the game gets increasingly bigger and you’re probably not super well rolled for sticking dbl straddles on! Aq hand horrible river…you obvs had reads in game but I try and always fold when a rec sticks it all in…they just have it soooo often. Last hand, trying to do the “right thing” putting 80 strd on but as crazy as it sounds I’d fold the turn as once you call turn you have to call river and such a crappy rio hand, what a way to do your money 🤦♂️…been there many times and sure u have too. Onwards and upwards…so many good spots to make money in these games, why put yourself in such marginal spots. Tilting just watching it. Refocus you’ll get it back 👍😎
gazzyb what happened to you? playing games u dont feel comfortable is ill-advised. just shove the turn as u would with AK at lower stakes. Maximizing your EV impacts your winrate a lot
I genuinely liked j9 call however i sometimes sense that you are scared of losing money which leading to more of wishful thinking rather than calculated decision. Its not fair for u to criticize the play while you are playing at real time data and im looking at screen but regardless hope u run better next time and play more like u hate money!
This is the 2nd or 3rd comment to suggest scared scared money and I think it's quite unfair tbh. I've called it off with 2nd pair and again with a weak top pair for piles and piles. I'm positive I'm not scared money at all.
@@garyblackwoodpoker i dont mean scared money as calling bluff with bottom pair but putting too much emotions into your chips instead of optimizing. Your reply might have assured my skepticism but i do not mean that as im better poker player or anything. I enjoy your contents dearly so i just hope u can progress better and better
Shit gazzy the guy make a good bet with the Aj on the river j 10 5 5 3 draw brick out board, I dont think you were wrong to call but dam thats a good river sizing with that run out. I really hope you get it back, this is why i stick to the 2-5 streets. best of luck
I mean this in the kindest way possible cause i do like your channel and you seem like a great guy. But thag KK hand, is your image that tight nitty you believe any opponent will find a fold with QQ if you ship .5 psb on the turn??? And then not shipping the rest over top block bet on river as played?
@@garyblackwoodpoker if your speaking on ranges specifically how can you ever have a bluff/semibluff in that same spot if you never have strong hands either? Dont hate the play, strong aggressive poker is most profitable. Red line life. Best of luck the rest your trip, routing for ya
I know I say this every time but the next Vlog on Sunday is EPIC!! Be sure to sub so you don’t miss it ❤
I don't see a reason to 4-bet KK in position! As played I jam the river. He's is never block betting a set after you check the turn.
holy shit, i've watched like 20 of your videos over the past couple weeks and just realized im not subbed 😳
@@scrubfive9239 I forgive you
All I have to see is the first hand to know that you have what it takes to win at 10/20, quality content, earned my sub 100% 👍. Love how you show all of the standard pre-flop spots, gives a very realistic depiction of what a 10/20 game with pro grinders actually plays like.
Poker like life can be brutal at times
Playing your A game consistently in this mental battle must be tougher considering you are recording it
The quality of the content is outstanding
Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome! It’s a challenge but by gosh do I love it
@@garyblackwoodpoker + ur dashingly handsome i think (im not gay, all homosapien no homo) just speaking the truth
Incredible episode. You can feel the thrill and agony that you experience in these big sessions. That's what makes the vlog so good.
I appreciate that more than you could ever know ❤
The speech tell is specific to the vibes that you’re giving off. If you look like you’re going to fold and they start talking more then definitely fold.
You’re for sure right, sucked me in didn’t he
it just comes down to the confidence required for someone to give a speech; it shows a level of comfort in the circumstance (you have the nuts and arent afraid of losing).
100% agree with this because that’s exactly what I do when I’m trying to change someone’s mine from a fold to a call.
"I'm balanced as fuck on my sub requests." Absolutely hilarious.
There will be better days...
Oh yes there will be! Thank you.
Chin up Gazzy. We all lose our head in this game from time to time. The J9 call seems pretty good and I don’t think you'd be too bothered about the outcome without the AQ mistake prior.
I appreciate that, thank you ❤
Kind of refreshing when honesty is included in the vlog, buddy. Makes me watch yours before some of the fantasy poker vids.
Looking forward to meeting you in June.
Gotta show the good and the bad, anything else is just untrue to myself.
thanks for the content Gary, it's great. have a good next session!
Thank you buddy ❤
07:00 yeah I’m shoving the turn with KK. If you don’t bet KK on Jxx what hands are you betting the turn with then?
Great content bodie.
Thank you
You’re mental fortitude is commendable.
Always bringing the positive vibes ✌️
Thank you
your channel is a banger bro, good luck rest of the series
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Such a brutal game man, lots of respect for people who do it for a living. This one won’t matter at all when you’re leaving Vegas swimming in cash.
Yep it's a hard way to make an easy living. Still love it though.
Loving the vlogs mate! Keep em coming. We can all relate on this sesh. When it rains it pours!
Thank you ❤❤
Love the vlogs. Great analysis on the way you play each hand also. Are you firing many tournies this summer or primarily cash and then the main event?
Mainly tournaments! Cash games can get a little reggy so I like to mix it up and play some tournies instead.
Great video. I appreciate explaining the thinking and the tendency to rationlize the plays that caused issues and just not doing that.
You're most welcome!
Gary I had to race off my TV where I can't comment to my PC to weigh in! Your breakdown is incredible! It is amazing that your sub count is where it is! Come on people give Gary the love he deserves! I hated that the big hands didn't work out but I'm sure one of the ingredients of you being a player that can compete at the stakes you play at is the self-awareness that you exhibit! It looks like to me as an outsider looking in that your resolve and confidence is high! Thanks again for bringing great content and the awesome breakdown of it!!
I appreciate that a lot, thanks for the kind words and the upbeat attitude!
We will get it back! 👊
@@garyblackwoodpoker 👊
Pumping out the content, keep it up!
Quantity and hopefully quality too!
Props for leaving when you knew it was the right play. Cannot tell how many times a have punted another 1-2 buyins on tilt.
Yeah I was happy with my decision to leave
Was it Joe Hindry or Joe Jasper Johnson in the QQ v KK
Hindry
It was neither! Big Joey Bold
Haven’t played poker in years. What is a “straddle” please?
@@Shads5 it is a voluntary extra blind that is double the big blind, just makes the game a bit bigger :)
@@garyblackwoodpoker Cheers. Not heard of that before. Used to play tournaments, once at the Grosvenor in Edgware Road, but mainly at Grosvenor in Luton. Was a little out of my depth
@@Shads5 Ahh it's only a thing in cash games!
10:30 love it when my TH-camr is balanced in their Sub request range 😂
Balanced EVERYTHING!
Damn that J9 was sooo tilting. I would allllways call there and i guess how the board bricks out its totally fine...the 80 straddle u got talkt into maximize the pain😂
Cheers from Germany. Your content is nuts 🔨
Danke!!
It's just bad luck that I put the $80 on when I did! 😆
I subscribed just cos of that call with AQ vs AJ, lol (also, I've heard the Bellagio 10/20 & 20/40 in addition to the Wynn 10/20 and 20/40 are the toughest games in Vegas)
Glad to have another sub! Yeah they have been a little tough but I’m okay with that, gotta battle sometimes
@@garyblackwoodpoker And watch you battle I shall! How long have you been playing NLHE?
Already know this is going to be great with that title!
Roast me rich I deserve it ❤❤
Respect for leaving when tilted
A much needed ability
Hey Gazzy love the blog! Quick question how are you able to identify who is and isn’t regs? Especially when playing in US? Cheers
It’s tough for sure but you can kinda get a feel for it when you play with someone for a while.
Also in a game like this where there are 5 other players to start it, and I KNOW4 of them are regs, and I KNOW they won’t start it without a non-pro, then it’s easy to work out what the other guy is! 😂
Question, r u planning to play the WSOP tournament?
Yes I am playing all summer!
Youre the man gazzy good luck this summer
👊👊👊
Hi Gary,
Great content mate. I've played with you at the Empire and you are very good for the game. One question, please give reasons for your 3x button open size vs 2.5x from all other positions.
Keep up the good work - best vlogger out there. I'm with Crush Live Poker which is mostly American subscribers and they are are saying the same thing on the discord.
Thank you very much!! When the straddle is on I have to raise smaller, because the game halves, so raising to 120 is too big but 80 is too small, hence 2.5x.
I would raise to 2.5x with no straddle if it weren’t so frowned upon. It’s a hassle getting $10 chips etc so I just make it 60.
As for the 3x on the btn, our EV is highest on the btn so it makes sense to raise a little bigger there!
Thanks Gary. So much respect for what you are doing and the way you handle yourself, especially during tough times like these. You demonstrate so much heart. I hope that it turns for you. Btw, have you ever reached out to Bart Hanson of CLP? He has a good YT following now. I'm confident he would feature one of your more interesting hands on his call-in show seeing how your own channel is growing.
This may be a stupid question, but how do you know who the non-pros at the table are? Is it because of the way they are playing?
Yeah pretty much, e.g if a guy limps in mid position he’s not a pro
ufff la mano de aq que duro el call del river!. Ahora a recuperarse que el poker siempre da revancha
Mucho gracias 😂❤
Gaz you are a legend mate 😂👊🏻
I am so sorry to see you playing so badly. Your vlogs are so nice and your videos on upswing are even better. Hoping to see you come back and play better poker like you surely can do. Good luck.
Thank you!
1of the best 1s. good luck dude
Head up kid 😄 you gonna get them!
Damn right!!
7:30
you made such a big 4b, i think AA just gets it in when out of position, if im getting the positions right, ur early pos he's in the BB?
Also doesnt BB 3b some suited stuff too, do you think AJs, KJs folds the turn jam? Also maybe jam, and hope he fucks up and calls with TT, a lot of scary cards can come for TT and the jack aswell sometimes mb, im not sure just thinking out loud
I think, you could maybe have sold that you have AK, with that big 4b aswell, and trying to bully him out, i think he'd think ud have 4b a bit smaller like u said, 1050 or around there with AA mb, i tried to sim it, and it was full slam jam all in on the turn (i used 200BB sim)
From my GTO calculator the AQo folds more than 50% of the time HJ vs BTN and doesn't like 4b - it ether calls or folds. Other calculators may be different.
Why would you use a GTO calculator vs a splashy non pro 😉
@@garyblackwoodpoker keeps you out of trouble - Ironically his hand GTO likes as a call as well on the BTN but it does like 3b ATs and A7s which is strange.
You earned a new sub. Great content.
Thank you very much ❤❤❤
Do not worry brother you will get it all back with some on top 👌 it happens to everyone 😉 keep grinding broski u will come back a nice winner come the summer 💯
Thanks very much! Who knows what’ll happen in the next episode… 😅
@@garyblackwoodpoker your time is coming brother 🙌 🙏
Thanks for the content, luv. 😉
13:40 i am so over the straddle politics at 5/10 and 10/20 in Vegas
This table was really good about it. If you didn’t wanna straddle, nobody minded.
yes but not always the case. i played 5/T at Wynn & Aria this week and both times the regs demanded the straddle (the first time was with Kitty Kuo), so it was essentially mandatory
@@JayWang-h2uthat really sucks, tell them to go fuck themselves 🥰🥰
Shouldn't be telling ppl you carry $10k cash on you! People are crazy and desperate these days. Be safe young man!
You’re absolutely right, fwiw it’s all locked up at the Bellagio and WSOP now!
C'mon Gaz!!!
You are our hero!!!
You never tilt!!!
What's going on??
Go back mate and show them who the Boss is 👍😉
Yesssssss! We'll get em back 😎
Maybe in the KK vs QQ hand, you having the K of spades could justify you also having AKss, so you can shove the turn? I think I prefer your line though.
I am also an idiot so take that with a grain of salt 😁
Unfortunately this is nonsense, good try though!
@@fredrick2390 I tried for the contrarian perspective haha. Let me know what you were thinking.
@@fredrick2390don’t be a cunt.
Yeah I think a lot of my bluffs do revolve around AK, even the offsuit combos too.
We can be idiots together ❤
if i wasnt alrdy subbed, i woulda def subbed after ur speech
Well get your neighbour/wife/dog/mailman to sub instead!! 😂❤
Hey man quick tip in live poker, ostentatious behaviour on the river in big pots is always the nuts
Duly noted! Thanks :)
Good videos Gaz, agree with a lot of your thought process but seems to me a little gun shy when you need to put more pressure on the opponent in key spots. I play differently but not a lover of free rivers on wet turns when you don’t have a nutted hand
Can you give me an example of being gunshy?
It’s not how hard u get hit. it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward! Gl in the next one
Thanks Mr Stallone 😆❤
Splashing the pot with a single 1000$ chip was the highlight for me
Haha timestamp that pls I didn’t even realise it happened
@@garyblackwoodpoker 8:56. That was a highlight for me too. Just throwing that sucker right into the pot.
Cheers buddy. To make the video layout even cleaner, I’d remove the time and put the profit where time is. Just cleans it up, don’t need to know the time on these vids IMO. Keep it up champ.
Thanks for the suggestion, I like it the way it is though. Telling a story etc
@@garyblackwoodpokerfair, what you could do is remove “current” and just have “profit” so it doesn’t take up so much real estate?
@@redraw0160 it’s fine the way it is
Best of luck coach
Thanks!
Thats a crazy title 😂😂
Haha it’s crazy yet accurate!
Fair play posting a bad session. With the KK hand I’m shoving the turn cos if he has AA or JJ we’re getting stacked anyway. I was thinking please fold that AQ hand!
Wish I had done what you said in both spots!
Keep your chin up and march forward. Poker is up n down
Yeah baby 😎
Watch a lot…Still don’t understand Tilting a Straddle or the formulas for odds. Or how position (UTG) impacts betting.
Ranges change depending on position. When we raise UTG our range is stronger, so when we are up against the BB (who has a wide range) then our range does better because we have less air in it, so we get to bet more often.
I doubt good regs are folding QQ on a J-high board to a half-pot turn shove.
I respectfully disagree. It’s an underbluffed spot, imo.
Terrible check on the turn and bad call on river with KK, scared money there gaz.
I don’t always play scared money but when I do I call it off for 4.5 bags with second pair 😂😂
KK vs QQ hand I think if you shove river over his blocker bet he’ll be getting such good odds that he’ll be forced to call wider.
You are correct, the price is great for him if I jam
Tough day at the office Gary. I thought your calls weren't even that bad. I'm no pro but I feel sometimes you don't check raise with enough frequency on the flop. E.g. AQ with top pair would be a perfect opportunity for that and it would've denied him that equity which eventually cost you. Same for some of your semi bluffs which I don't think you exploit enough maybe..
Very reasonable constructive criticism, thanks very much
Chin up Gazzy!
❤❤❤
Gazzy “the hero” B
Hero or zero? YOU DECIDE
@@garyblackwoodpoker always a hero in my book brotha. Genuinely enjoy watching you!
You say a lot of pros will fold to a $1800 shove into $3600 with QQ in that hand, but they will know you are a capable player whose 4-bet preflop range there likely includes not just AA and KK but also AK (including non-suited combos some of the time) and some suited Ace-wheels. Once they determine that, calling with QQ becomes the correct play.
I think (I hope!) I said he might start folding QQ. I’m not 100% sure tbh it just depends on whether he’s capable. It’s all based on assumptions tbh.
Ok, I subscribed. Get back on your horse and good luck
Next vlog 😘
Definitely a turn shove with KK I think.
Yep that seems to be the consensus
I’m a 2/5 player and I had a brutal session last night. I hero folded when they bluffed, I hero called when they had it, I got it in as a huge favorite and they got there anyway, I just couldn’t do anything right at an incredibly juicy table. It happens you just gotta suck it up and move on. I don’t think you did anything terribly wrong in this one.
Sorry to hear you had a bad un! It has to happen sometimes. Thanks for the kind words.
The justification on the Ks hand is wild. That was just purely misplayed and you lost out on $1100 of extra value plain and simple.
Cool thanks
With your SPR, you should always be shoving the turn to either #1 deny equity to draws and over cards(AK AQ) and #2 get max value vs AJs or QQ. If villain does have QQ, you also don't want to lose him if a K or A hit the river.
Honestly, you should have had him narrowed down to QQ the way the hand was played. I definitely did. But you only lost 1k profit. Still a nice pot!
He doesn’t call AJs pre. I’ve made it 1200 off of 3700.
Also what draws do you think fold for half pot shove, I’d be curious what draws he even has here outwith AQss.
Also AK has about 7% equity. I’m okay with risking that being realised if it means TT/QQ are more likely to call a river jam.
@garyblackwoodpoker not sure what type of opponent you're facing here. AJ suited isn't a recommended call here but I've seen it happen. I wouldn't do it but I play tighter than most. 10♤9♤ is a great hand to see flops with but would be a guttshot on flop with turned combo draw equity. Pocket 66 may call continuation bet versus perceived over cards and turn a straight draw. Personally I wouldn't be in there fighting with those hands but I've lost to players who were and seen it several times.
I also think you are looking at it from the wrong perspective concerning villain holding Ak/AQ. The problem isn't them having 7% equity, the problem is letting them see a free card. They are folding those hands to a jam so unless you think this specific player is going to blast off bluffing on river, it makes little sense to not charge them. Also, like I said, it keeps you from getting paid by QQ if river is an A possibly.
@@michaelholland7738 I don’t really know what to say if you think he is going to call a 30bb 4b oop with AJs or T9s when I only have 2500 behind. He’s just not doing that.
Also you’re just wrong with the second paragraph. If he always folds AK and TT, allowing him to realise 7% of equity whilst also allowing us to get called on the river by TT and QQ is far higher EV. It keeps both my range and his range wider.
@@garyblackwoodpoker if he's calling a river shove with those hands,he's calling a turn shove also without the risk of losing him if an A peels off. So your logic just isn't sound there. Maybe a check for deception on turn gets a call on river but your mindset wasn't there since you didn't shove river. It just makes little EV sense to not shove turn against all those holdings with your SPR unless you are specifically doing it for deception which you clearly were not. It just doesn't make sense brother. Maybe we just see things differently.
The kings vs queens is just a shove on the turn, you’re way overthinking it. And if you DO check the turn, there’s no way you can just call the river with a tiny amount behind. You’re a good tight player, but the tightness costs you a lot of money.
Mmmmm, I'm still undecided. Thank you for the input.
Been watching u for a while mate. Like your vlogs. Have to say feels as if u are playing to tight these days. Ship turn always with kk. Giving people to much credit
Appreciate it, ty
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@@garyblackwoodpoker gl for next session gazza
Nothing against you but it’s fun to watch players play poker when they are uncomfortable with the stakes. I’m sure you wouldn’t think twice on many of your decisions if you were playing a 5/1 game.
Why do you think I was uncomfortable?
Sad results for big balls play 😢
Ain’t that the truth!
Classs act. You tip well bro bravo 🎉
Thank you. Some people complain about my tipping, it's weird.
These kind of thumbnails tilts me more than 20 aces lost in a row
These kind of responses to the thumbnails delight me more than 20 aces won in a row
Nit
Sorry bro, at least your not Rampage
He’s younger, richer and more handsome than me… 😂
Pretty sure you did some punting this session. Maybe watch the million dollar game to see durr and doug lose hundreds of thousands to feel better? You did only lose 9k.
Haha yeah it's pennies compared to the big boys!
KK hand you just have to shove there… I don’t care about the pot to what’s left in your stack … Your giving a free card … He either has me beat or not … I have made that mistake one to many times… not anymore
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@@garyblackwoodpoker lolol yes
u r so bad. idk how u r a pro
Can’t even really argue with that tbh
Gross gross gross! Hard to play optimally when the game gets increasingly bigger and you’re probably not super well rolled for sticking dbl straddles on!
Aq hand horrible river…you obvs had reads in game but I try and always fold when a rec sticks it all in…they just have it soooo often.
Last hand, trying to do the “right thing” putting 80 strd on but as crazy as it sounds I’d fold the turn as once you call turn you have to call river and such a crappy rio hand, what a way to do your money 🤦♂️…been there many times and sure u have too.
Onwards and upwards…so many good spots to make money in these games, why put yourself in such marginal spots. Tilting just watching it. Refocus you’ll get it back 👍😎
Thank you :)
gazzyb what happened to you? playing games u dont feel comfortable is ill-advised. just shove the turn as u would with AK at lower stakes. Maximizing your EV impacts your winrate a lot
I would always check the turn at lower stakes as well. This chat about uncomfortable games is just people trying to troll, it’s quite funny tbh
I genuinely liked j9 call however i sometimes sense that you are scared of losing money which leading to more of wishful thinking rather than calculated decision. Its not fair for u to criticize the play while you are playing at real time data and im looking at screen but regardless hope u run better next time and play more like u hate money!
If it was 300 bb deep j9 vs aj would u have turned ur hands into bluff.
This is the 2nd or 3rd comment to suggest scared scared money and I think it's quite unfair tbh. I've called it off with 2nd pair and again with a weak top pair for piles and piles. I'm positive I'm not scared money at all.
@@garyblackwoodpoker i dont mean scared money as calling bluff with bottom pair but putting too much emotions into your chips instead of optimizing. Your reply might have assured my skepticism but i do not mean that as im better poker player or anything. I enjoy your contents dearly so i just hope u can progress better and better
@@joonlee3668 😂 ok mate glgl
@@garyblackwoodpoker dont get bitter get better. Best of luck
Sounds is way out of scync at the end there .
It’s not in sync, it’s the outro I did with a fresh voiceover ❤
Please dont sub to this channel , he is asking for you to do it....just do it if you feel like it....its a huge turn off when people ask for subs
Grow up x
@@garyblackwoodpoker Keep Begging
Shit gazzy the guy make a good bet with the Aj on the river j 10 5 5 3 draw brick out board, I dont think you were wrong to call but dam thats a good river sizing with that run out. I really hope you get it back, this is why i stick to the 2-5 streets. best of luck
He’s absolutely sucked me in! It’s all good it happens. Maybe my call is ok.
I mean this in the kindest way possible cause i do like your channel and you seem like a great guy. But thag KK hand, is your image that tight nitty you believe any opponent will find a fold with QQ if you ship .5 psb on the turn??? And then not shipping the rest over top block bet on river as played?
I genuinely think he would fold QQ there at some frequency. Checking back with 0.5spr keeps my range much wider.
Thank you for the kind words.
@@garyblackwoodpoker if your speaking on ranges specifically how can you ever have a bluff/semibluff in that same spot if you never have strong hands either? Dont hate the play, strong aggressive poker is most profitable. Red line life. Best of luck the rest your trip, routing for ya
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Talk about bad timing!!