My favourite hands are 9Ts or TT because I've lucked out and coolered more people for stacks with these hands than others. My most hated hands are KXs because I play for stacks with flushes on river and have run into nut flushes more times than I can count.
this video really shows you that in poker, raw equity is pretty insignificant, and it's all about EV. As an extreme illustration, consider that in PLO, if a good aggressive player opens button deep, and you see AAxx in sb, but you're un-suited and un-connected (AA72 rb, for example), if you're deep you could just fold the nuts pre here and it's probably fine.
Amazed to see that the wizard in Greg Goes All In's short video was right all along when he said that in this spot, A5s is a raise at a 100% frequency This was one of the most mysterious things in poker, thanks for the video
Interesting to hear that A5s has 9x better expected value compared to AQo. Anecdotaly it seems right, AQo seems like such a strong hand, yet I lose with it more than I win.
Careful...this only holds true in the scenario selected in the video - chipEV and 300bbs deep. 100bbs deep with typical NL50 rake structure, AQo slightly outperforms A5s in same position.
If they open an call Q8s OOP vs 3B you are printing. 3B A5s is part of your bluffrange. If they flat worse, they suck, and you are printing. Also GTO does not assume anything. If you play GTO, no one can play better against you. But if the goal is to max money, then GTO is not the right. If the tightest player in the world open CO, GTO dictates that you still 3B A5s. Exploitative would never.
@@hickoryst.6961 do you play anything higher than 2/5? I play 1/2 live and 0.25/.50 online and sometimes I feel like bluffing is just always -EV at my games, it gets boring sometimes. In that sense how can I apply GTO to my games?
It is worth noting that you can’t make a straight without a 5 or 10. This is probably the reason the solver also likes hands like T7s as a 3-bet bluff from the blinds sometimes, uses a large size preflop when folded to in the SB, etc…
I love A5s but I do prefer A4s and A3s. The issue with A5s is that 65s is more likely to be in villain's range than than 64s or 63s, so if you make a wheel, you're less likely to run into a 6-high straight.
But that's just a unique downward against a specific hand, but being the prospect of the nut Flusher unblocking all the seconds ands thirds flushes worth much more. When you have A5s villain can have KQs - K9s, Qxs Jxs all the time which is much more frequent to be run out on a straight, and I think it is quite more easy to let go a straight when you feel you are behind than a second or third flush
@fernandesl but to copy the solver preflops presumes you will play just as accurately as it will post flop. That is even more spurious a claim than the one you are trying to criticize.
I think the reason poker is still profitable is that inexperienced and nom-GTO players suffer from the win % fallacy -- that is, mentally, they would rather win a larger percentage of hands than win the most money. There is a big difference. Here is an example: there are two machines in front of you. You put in X dollars, pull a lever, and will win Y dollars Z % of the time. Machine A costs $10 per lever pull, and you will win $1,000 1/80 pulls (EV of +$2.5) Machine B costs $10, and you will win $20 55% of the time. (EV of +$1 per pull) A lot of weaker players would rather pull machine B's lever -- its more consistent and less variable, and they feel better because they "win" far more often. However, unlike in other sports, magnitude of victory matters in poker -- in fact, magnitude is absolutely everything. A lot of hands that people say they "hate" -- AK, JJ, KQ, AQ, low suited aces like A5s, somewhat fall into this principle. (They also dont like uncomfortable situations, which these hands will often lead you to)
A5 suited (A5s) is a solver favorite due to its versatility. It plays well in various spots because of its straight and flush potential and ability to leverage board textures. Plus, with an ace, it can block strong hands like AA or AK, making it great for balanced bluffs and value bets. It’s a strategic hand that helps maintain a balanced range in both aggression and defense.
Once opponent no longer has smaller pairs in their range, the size of your pair doesn't really matter, and the interaction with opponent's range matters a lot more. For example, you can flop open enders with 77-88 and expect that most of the time your outs will be clean. 99-TT leads to more scenarios where you are putting money in with dominated draws, or with opponent blocking your outs.
03:01 You forgot to mention that even AK-To v A5s on AyXdXd - (you only mentioned if villain has dry flush draw and plays aggressively) - the Ace-Low suited with flush draw has ~44% equity if you get 'coolered' top pair v top pair. AsKc v Ad5d on Ah6d9d is ~55/45 AsKd v Ad5d on Ah6d9d is ~58/42 Not bad for top-pair over top-pair cooler. You could even make a nit fold decent ATo type hand with a x/r shovel or smth similar. Fwiw one of the biggest pots I ever lost was with AQo v Ad4d on AyXdXd board vs a whale
A5s may have the best EV out of those four hands when everyone else is playing GTO, but if you're REALLY playing GTO, you wouldn't be playing at that table.
If you're gonna have bluffs in your range, or villain has bluffs in their range. Blockers is what is usually the best determining factor for when to execute the play (reads and other meta excluded). If villain doesn't have bluffs, or you don't need to balance your range with bluffs. Then yeah you're right blockers be damned. Poker is a subtle game and the tiniest shifts in range can have profound effects on highest +eV/best exploitable adjustment
@@JS-tm1gq You three bet with A5s on the button. Villain 4 bets you. Now what? Even if you call and if flops comes Axx and villain shoves. Now what? How does your A blocker look now? You also might be pot committed and have to call.
@@untouchable360x you're ignoring the fact that villain is less likely to do that when we play the A5s in this way since we have removal to our opponent having an Ace.
@@paxmaniac1 Yes, and math shows they're worth very little in games where you raise big from first position with A5s and get six callers anyway. Now if you're heads up against Doug Polk...
A5 might be the solver’s favorite hand, but what’s your favorite hand? 🤔
No because 90% of ppl at lower stakes don't even 3bet or 4bet bluff
Making A5s a junky hand
Pocket Aces, the 2nd best hand in poker.
J4o 🍒
My favourite hands are 9Ts or TT because I've lucked out and coolered more people for stacks with these hands than others.
My most hated hands are KXs because I play for stacks with flushes on river and have run into nut flushes more times than I can count.
72 is my favorite hand. If three deuces flop, nobody can you put you on it. If you make a full house, even better because it is so well disguised.
K6s next please
he said he isn't doing it
7♦️2♣️ pays off
I love K6s and K5s
It’s obvious. You’re taking one step down from the A in the K, so you have to balance that by going up from 5 to 6
@@schroederluck7984but you lose the straight. Also the difference between A and K is much bigger than that between 6 and 5
this video really shows you that in poker, raw equity is pretty insignificant, and it's all about EV. As an extreme illustration, consider that in PLO, if a good aggressive player opens button deep, and you see AAxx in sb, but you're un-suited and un-connected (AA72 rb, for example), if you're deep you could just fold the nuts pre here and it's probably fine.
Amazed to see that the wizard in Greg Goes All In's short video was right all along when he said that in this spot, A5s is a raise at a 100% frequency
This was one of the most mysterious things in poker, thanks for the video
r u dumb, greg goes all in video was based off gto, not the other way around? there was never a doubt whether he was right or not
Interesting to hear that A5s has 9x better expected value compared to AQo. Anecdotaly it seems right, AQo seems like such a strong hand, yet I lose with it more than I win.
Careful...this only holds true in the scenario selected in the video - chipEV and 300bbs deep. 100bbs deep with typical NL50 rake structure, AQo slightly outperforms A5s in same position.
I'll keep all of this in mind the next time I play Limitless in online 300bb 8-max NLHE cash games.
I've been wondering this since i started 2 card
Go to back to the great game Joey! Was good to play with you at the Wynn you're a chill guy appreciate your content over the years
you trying to pretend like you weren't some OG nit ring player that never raised a5s? let alone 3b,4b, or 5b it.
@@andrewdinns1746 that was 13 years ago lol
This assumes that our opponents actually 3-bet fold preflop, right? Low stakes that isn't a thing.
then youre printing
@@snared_ depends on their 3-bet range. low stakes fish don't have balanced 3-bet ranges
in low stakes gto means nothing
If they open an call Q8s OOP vs 3B you are printing.
3B A5s is part of your bluffrange. If they flat worse, they suck, and you are printing.
Also GTO does not assume anything. If you play GTO, no one can play better against you. But if the goal is to max money, then GTO is not the right.
If the tightest player in the world open CO, GTO dictates that you still 3B A5s. Exploitative would never.
@@hickoryst.6961 do you play anything higher than 2/5? I play 1/2 live and 0.25/.50 online and sometimes I feel like bluffing is just always -EV at my games, it gets boring sometimes. In that sense how can I apply GTO to my games?
Golden free content. Thanks
It is worth noting that you can’t make a straight without a 5 or 10. This is probably the reason the solver also likes hands like T7s as a 3-bet bluff from the blinds sometimes, uses a large size preflop when folded to in the SB, etc…
what is this 3 bet...fold range you speak of??
The only solver to put useful videos out on a regular basis whilst the others only release videos once every couple of months if lucky
I love A5s but I do prefer A4s and A3s. The issue with A5s is that 65s is more likely to be in villain's range than than 64s or 63s, so if you make a wheel, you're less likely to run into a 6-high straight.
But that's just a unique downward against a specific hand, but being the prospect of the nut Flusher unblocking all the seconds ands thirds flushes worth much more. When you have A5s villain can have KQs - K9s, Qxs Jxs all the time which is much more frequent to be run out on a straight, and I think it is quite more easy to let go a straight when you feel you are behind than a second or third flush
You are implying you can "feel" or guess better than the solver can calculate bro
@fernandesl but to copy the solver preflops presumes you will play just as accurately as it will post flop. That is even more spurious a claim than the one you are trying to criticize.
Please play poker against me!
Solid video, I've always wondered why the solver loved this hand.
Meanwhile, at the actual poker table, A5s is mostly good for losing to AJ
Just don't overvalue when the ace hits and you'll be fine.
You obviously don’t play poker
Really interesting, and a great explanation. My only rebuttal is that NO ONE at a soft rec table is laying down AK off to a 4 bet.
I think the reason poker is still profitable is that inexperienced and nom-GTO players suffer from the win % fallacy -- that is, mentally, they would rather win a larger percentage of hands than win the most money. There is a big difference.
Here is an example: there are two machines in front of you. You put in X dollars, pull a lever, and will win Y dollars Z % of the time.
Machine A costs $10 per lever pull, and you will win $1,000 1/80 pulls (EV of +$2.5)
Machine B costs $10, and you will win $20 55% of the time. (EV of +$1 per pull)
A lot of weaker players would rather pull machine B's lever -- its more consistent and less variable, and they feel better because they "win" far more often.
However, unlike in other sports, magnitude of victory matters in poker -- in fact, magnitude is absolutely everything.
A lot of hands that people say they "hate" -- AK, JJ, KQ, AQ, low suited aces like A5s, somewhat fall into this principle. (They also dont like uncomfortable situations, which these hands will often lead you to)
This video is so eye opening! I love your content. Please do the same analysis for K5s 🙏🏼
Hey the 300 8 max deep stack is that app. to 9 max live 1/2 games? or is that online only? thanks great video!!
A5 suited (A5s) is a solver favorite due to its versatility. It plays well in various spots because of its straight and flush potential and ability to leverage board textures. Plus, with an ace, it can block strong hands like AA or AK, making it great for balanced bluffs and value bets. It’s a strategic hand that helps maintain a balanced range in both aggression and defense.
6:46 Ok, but now I need an explanation why AQs yields 42x the EV of AQo 🤯
Yeah that's pretty crazy. I guess nut flush possibility allows you to win some huge coolers and stack opponents more easily
see the little "s" beside the AQ? That's why. You're welcome.
Can you make a video of BTN and CO vs BB i think this is where the most money is made in these spots and is hard to play flops.
8:47 button calls the 4b with 77-88 but not with 99-TT ... why does it do that?
Once opponent no longer has smaller pairs in their range, the size of your pair doesn't really matter, and the interaction with opponent's range matters a lot more. For example, you can flop open enders with 77-88 and expect that most of the time your outs will be clean. 99-TT leads to more scenarios where you are putting money in with dominated draws, or with opponent blocking your outs.
A5, a4, a3,a2s have been my favorite hand for years
Old man coffee going to finally be profitable if this video goes viral lol.
03:01 You forgot to mention that even AK-To v A5s on AyXdXd - (you only mentioned if villain has dry flush draw and plays aggressively) - the Ace-Low suited with flush draw has ~44% equity if you get 'coolered' top pair v top pair.
AsKc v Ad5d on Ah6d9d is ~55/45
AsKd v Ad5d on Ah6d9d is ~58/42
Not bad for top-pair over top-pair cooler. You could even make a nit fold decent ATo type hand with a x/r shovel or smth similar.
Fwiw one of the biggest pots I ever lost was with AQo v Ad4d on AyXdXd board vs a whale
Even A5o gets love from solver....
A5s may have the best EV out of those four hands when everyone else is playing GTO, but if you're REALLY playing GTO, you wouldn't be playing at that table.
4-bet A5 suited?
Yes, it can flop the bottom end of the straight. Flop can come 432 and Villain could have 65.
26 suited no one sees it coming., small raise pre .. judge your next move from there . I do like c bets works 70percent of time..
45 ?
Ill take 76 suited over a5 suited any day.
Enjoy getting flush over flushed, straight over straighted, never hitting top pair and running into more nutted hands then
Thanks for making more punters out there with your "blocker" mentality. Plenty of dead money.
If you're gonna have bluffs in your range, or villain has bluffs in their range. Blockers is what is usually the best determining factor for when to execute the play (reads and other meta excluded). If villain doesn't have bluffs, or you don't need to balance your range with bluffs. Then yeah you're right blockers be damned.
Poker is a subtle game and the tiniest shifts in range can have profound effects on highest +eV/best exploitable adjustment
@@JS-tm1gq You three bet with A5s on the button. Villain 4 bets you. Now what? Even if you call and if flops comes Axx and villain shoves. Now what? How does your A blocker look now? You also might be pot committed and have to call.
@@untouchable360x you're ignoring the fact that villain is less likely to do that when we play the A5s in this way since we have removal to our opponent having an Ace.
Blockers are not a "mentality", they are a mathematical reality.
@@paxmaniac1 Yes, and math shows they're worth very little in games where you raise big from first position with A5s and get six callers anyway. Now if you're heads up against Doug Polk...
Yo no way it's mine too
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why 300bb..... bit deceiving
It illustrates the point better
I'd give this video a like, but it's at 777 likes right now.
you guys making poker so much complicated. If your lucky your lucky thats it.
A5 suited is overrated
Bigly.
7 bet jam because of blockers 🎉
FIRST!