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Summer is slowly arriving, sometimes Poker is just such a grind, good fight back Doug, its never easy, be well, best regards and good luck on the tables!!
Really great comeback. Persistent intelligent aggression seems to be the answer. I was kind of expecting you to show green on being luckier this vlog after your previous vlog!
Great comeback! Good call on the 6/3♣️. It’s a reminder that opponents will do some goofy things. He was so focused on making his own hand. He forgot to think what you might be playing there.
I was break-even for 4 hours the other day, and two back-to-back nut-flush combo-draws felted me in minutes. I appreciate you grinding your way back, Doug. Always listen to Zeus.
Great vlog, listen to Zeus, and take him for a walk. You would've saved $. Oh, and you were okay in the vlog, too. Seriously, in my experience, the audible sigh in that spot is always a set. Never call the audible sigh. It's never a draw.
First time viewer of your videos. Very impressed with your video and editing style. Clear overlay of cards and other information. You leave all the information on the screen. The best part for me was the speed of narration. A lot of the other poker vlogs move too fast for me to be able to follow easily. you don't move too fast for me. Will be subscribing and watching more for sure.
I couldn't imagine living to 90. Doyle was 20 years old in 1953. What a time to be alive then. The changes and things he seen in all those decades. Im 46. I know i wont live nowhere near that old. Cigarettes should be illegal
First hand: Punt. You stated prior to the flop that you expect villain to have broadways and mid pairs. The flop hits the mid pairs and you block most of the broadway hands. (Villain cold-called your 3b pre, so I discount QJ quite a bit meaning villain is weighted toward value.) I would just check this flop. Once villain calls two bets, I think you have to assume villain has minimum Tx in his value range. Second hand: "I gotta believe that they're kinda weak" - That does not apply to every person in the hand. The first caller, with so many behind, has to have something. The same can be said about the first couple behind, although they do have a bit more dead money in the pot. I think this is a bit of a punt too. I would have just called the flop bet. There is no doubt you can get all in by the river if you hit your hand, so why bloat the pot? (SPR is less than 3 to one otf.) AJo (11:59): I'd just cbet small on that flop. It's great for your range, and in my calculations, your share of the pot is WELL over 33%, and you have a ton of nut hands here. A small bet, imo, cleans up some of your equity and may fold out pp lower than TT. When the river bricks the flush draw and does not add to the straight possibilities, I think I might even overbet. Villain might be suspicious that you missed, and he can have a lot of bluffcatchers (Kx, Qx, 2p, sets). AA (20:12): I am not sure I like the bet on the T86 board so multiway. 63s was wp. Maybe not technically in BB's preflop calling range (because your equity does not increase at the same rate as the pot odds), but every once in a while to show you will mix it up is fine. Post flop play is good. Keep in mind that this player bets straights with a 3-flush. That is valuable information for future hands. Many players bet only a flush here. Good job making up your stuck-ness!
First hand I tend to play overly aggressive, want to set the tone. It was optimistic of me for sure. Bomb pot, a call was standard. Just thought a big raise might either take it down or at least get some folds from someone calling for a T gutter. That way I pick up some more clean outs. I don’t mind the variance on big draws. AA hand I was heads up on the side pot, the other player was all in. The side pot player was calling loose after a couple beats, he said he thought about calling me down with a small pair because he thought I was on AK. 63 hand, player just decided he wasn’t folding a straight in that spot, so he jammed to deny equity to all my weaker holdings. Happy to get even. 😀
Autsch All in with AK high vs quads 😂😅😂😅....DAM ,sorry but I must laugh sawing that .....and he slowrolled you a little ,that was not ok but a pretty funny spot (I’m always sorry for your losses and I m happy if you win )... I m a big supporter of your channel,for me better than other „TH-cam “playas .....it s always a pleasure to listen to your thoughts and how you see the game ,very talented and smart 👍🏼👏🏼
It was an overly aggressive play, when it works it looks great. When it doesn’t, I look like a fool. But I do get more action later on when I get caught bluffing.
@@dougmccuskerpoker Happens to everybody!,all of us making mistakes. I was surprised with an all in move on the turn ,because you said you had a very conservative player behind you who already called you on a flop.
You’ve mentioned in a couple comments here that you to set the tone with aggression early on, to be unpredictable etc. Do you still do this even if you think it’s a clear punt just for that sake? I hate being stuck and thought of as a maniac because if you go card dead you’re screwed cause you can’t bluff as easily
if I thought it was a pure punt, no, I wouldn't blast off. I felt I could garner folds from his weaker good hands. Obviously he was stronger than I thought.
@@dougmccuskerpoker I’m thinking of arriving late on Monday 6/12 and leaving mid-day on Friday 6/16. I’ll have time to play poker Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Will that work for you? Once you agree, I’ll book my flight
So you had the seven six of spade and flopped possible straight and a possible flush. Nobody really seem to bet with any conviction or energy, and so you decided to bet strong. My first thought was that dry looking flop may have worked for some of the others because they weren't very energetic pre-flop.
no action pre flop, was a bomb pot. Thought there was a small chance everyone would fold, but if called, I had tons of equity with my draw. Little splashy but I don't mind mixing it up with such a big draw. Would do the same with sets, 2 pair, as well as with monster draws.
11:42man trips vs a blocker bet on the river, you gotta raise for value. How are all these 1/3 games I see on youtube such big games? Literally every 1/2-1/3 game in the midwest is $300 max buyin. Also, checking back a AQx as the preflop raiser screams aces and you don't protect your c-bet range by not c-betting. Luckily, most people don't think about that when you c-bet the A high board with the J8s and you got away with it.
The 1-3 games here play bigger than most 2-5 or even some 5-10 games. It’s $500 buy in match the stack of Any 1-3 game in the casino. Yesterday there were several stacks over 3k at my table. The other day a friend of mine bought in for $1000 and was the short stack. The 1-3 games are so good that it’s sometimes hard to start a 2-5 game because nobody wants to move. As for my betting, I am very player dependent in many spots. I try to mix up my play and sometimes it is not optimal. I find being difficult to play against has its own rewards.
I know you technically got your money in good in that bomb pot, but the odds of that being true were close to 0. With that many players, I'd expect someone to have the same straight draw and another to have a higher flush draw plus probably a set instead of two pair at best somewhere for even worse equity. You could so easily have been drawing dead to a chop - I think you just have to fold.
When you were sweating the jam on your flush, my first thought was, they had J10o no club. That was my gut feeling; only bc you x/r turn, and it looked weird to villain. Nice spin back!!!
Hey Doug, I'm sure you're aware but you're technically 3 betting too wide. Especially when out of position you're just bloating the pot and putting yourself in a tough spot. Fortunately your opponents don't do this but technically someone could pick up on this and 4 bet you wide and make life difficult for you. Love your videos just thought I'd offer an unsolicited piece of advice to chew on 😅
Thanks for the feedback! You are correct, most of the players don’t make that necessary adjustments. Instead they tend to over fold. There are a few players that would 4 bet, I make adjustments so that I’m not exploited. I appreciate your thoughts, hearing ideas from strong players makes me a better player. 😀
First one was an overly aggressive play, second one was a gamble with decent odds. Both would have been great if they worked, but when it doesn’t work, I look like a fool.
I think you didn’t play that first AK hand very well. Two callers preflop and they both call your large Cbet on the flop. Alarm bells should be going off and then you bomb the turn. Not your best play for sure.
Wise words from Zeus. Enjoyable vlog, Doug!
He is one smart 🐕
Good to see Zeus back and yeah, take him for that freekin walk Doug😂😂
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R.I.P. Doyle. I'm sure he's dominating the big game in the sky. He will always be a legend. He will be missed. 🙏
A true pioneer of modern poker
I played 10 2 once Saturday and once Sunday just for him. I loved watching him play.
nice and same@@michaelholland7738
you always get a good laugh out of me when I see "with Zeus" on the screen😅😅
He is the star
Great comeback I love your dog so funny😊
Nice come back!!! Great session, lots of action!
Thanks
Summer is slowly arriving, sometimes Poker is just such a grind, good fight back Doug, its never easy, be well, best regards and good luck on the tables!!
Thank Fraser, I’m looking forward to a family vacation this summer.
"We wake up with a good hand"haha
It happens occasionally 😀
Really great comeback. Persistent intelligent aggression seems to be the answer. I was kind of expecting you to show green on being luckier this vlog after your previous vlog!
It was a grind, but luck was fairly neutral.
I had a session exactly like this. Was down 3 buy ins and came back to be -20. That’s a win in my book!
Very true, limiting a bad session to a small loss is the key to long term success.
Great comeback! Good call on the 6/3♣️. It’s a reminder that opponents will do some goofy things. He was so focused on making his own hand. He forgot to think what you might be playing there.
He just decided he wasn’t going to fold, therefore he wanted to charge my weaker hands to draw.
I really thought he may have had j 10 with a club... that river was awful but glad u took it down doug
Love your vlogs. Keep up the good work
Thank you 😀
I was break-even for 4 hours the other day, and two back-to-back nut-flush combo-draws felted me in minutes.
I appreciate you grinding your way back, Doug. Always listen to Zeus.
This last month has been a constant grind, managed to book many small wins and avoided the big losses.
Damn this vlog was 🔥 Doug, also loved your tribute in the beginning to Doyle❤❤
Thanks, Doyle had a big impact on my game when I was young.
Great vlog and come back!
Thanks, it would have been a great day if I was lucky enough to win that bomb pot.
Great vlog, listen to Zeus, and take him for a walk. You would've saved $. Oh, and you were okay in the vlog, too. Seriously, in my experience, the audible sigh in that spot is always a set. Never call the audible sigh. It's never a draw.
I will remember that if we ever play together, I might sigh a lot 😀
First time viewer of your videos.
Very impressed with your video and editing style.
Clear overlay of cards and other information. You leave all the information on the screen.
The best part for me was the speed of narration. A lot of the other poker vlogs move too fast for me to be able to follow easily. you don't move too fast for me.
Will be subscribing and watching more for sure.
Thanks for subbing Steve, appreciate the nice comments. New video every Sunday!
Great comeback! 👍
Game was good when everyone was stuck, felt good to get even after that start.
Today Zeus's' advice was 20/20but still spot on 😃
I’m not going to miss any more walks😀
DANG! I was hoping you were gonna win that bomb pot
So was I, plenty of equity, but not in the cards.
You got rolled in the bomb pot! 😮
Yes I did! But variance is a strange mistress. Can make your day or destroy it.
Well played today. Good comeback!
Thank you, should’ve took Zeus for his walk 😀
Great vlog. It's cool to see your aggressive gear.
First hand was too aggressive 😩
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Still, it wasn't a true punt.
Bomb pot was gambling. Not your usual style.
Zeus! 😍
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I couldn't imagine living to 90. Doyle was 20 years old in 1953. What a time to be alive then. The changes and things he seen in all those decades. Im 46. I know i wont live nowhere near that old. Cigarettes should be illegal
He lived a full life, you can too
Respect
thanks for watching
Nice dealer one with the. black hair
All the dealers are nice 😀
At the capital casino a 6 high flush is pretty much a royal flush .
I was concerned about a bigger draw
Quad 9s! Yikes!
overplayed AK and ran into quads, just a normal day of poker. lol
First hand: Punt. You stated prior to the flop that you expect villain to have broadways and mid pairs. The flop hits the mid pairs and you block most of the broadway hands. (Villain cold-called your 3b pre, so I discount QJ quite a bit meaning villain is weighted toward value.) I would just check this flop. Once villain calls two bets, I think you have to assume villain has minimum Tx in his value range.
Second hand: "I gotta believe that they're kinda weak" - That does not apply to every person in the hand. The first caller, with so many behind, has to have something. The same can be said about the first couple behind, although they do have a bit more dead money in the pot. I think this is a bit of a punt too. I would have just called the flop bet. There is no doubt you can get all in by the river if you hit your hand, so why bloat the pot? (SPR is less than 3 to one otf.)
AJo (11:59): I'd just cbet small on that flop. It's great for your range, and in my calculations, your share of the pot is WELL over 33%, and you have a ton of nut hands here. A small bet, imo, cleans up some of your equity and may fold out pp lower than TT. When the river bricks the flush draw and does not add to the straight possibilities, I think I might even overbet. Villain might be suspicious that you missed, and he can have a lot of bluffcatchers (Kx, Qx, 2p, sets).
AA (20:12): I am not sure I like the bet on the T86 board so multiway.
63s was wp. Maybe not technically in BB's preflop calling range (because your equity does not increase at the same rate as the pot odds), but every once in a while to show you will mix it up is fine. Post flop play is good. Keep in mind that this player bets straights with a 3-flush. That is valuable information for future hands. Many players bet only a flush here.
Good job making up your stuck-ness!
First hand I tend to play overly aggressive, want to set the tone. It was optimistic of me for sure. Bomb pot, a call was standard. Just thought a big raise might either take it down or at least get some folds from someone calling for a T gutter. That way I pick up some more clean outs. I don’t mind the variance on big draws. AA hand I was heads up on the side pot, the other player was all in. The side pot player was calling loose after a couple beats, he said he thought about calling me down with a small pair because he thought I was on AK. 63 hand, player just decided he wasn’t folding a straight in that spot, so he jammed to deny equity to all my weaker holdings. Happy to get even. 😀
@@dougmccuskerpoker Perfect justification. 🙂As I said way to come back. I hate getting WAYYY down at the beginning of a session.
Autsch All in with AK high vs quads 😂😅😂😅....DAM ,sorry but I must laugh sawing that .....and he slowrolled you a little ,that was not ok but a pretty funny spot (I’m always sorry for your losses and I m happy if you win )... I m a big supporter of your channel,for me better than other „TH-cam “playas .....it s always a pleasure to listen to your thoughts and how you see the game ,very talented and smart 👍🏼👏🏼
That was a total punt on his part with AK.After a call on a flop from two players…you have to check on a turn…the question is what he can beat there .
It was an overly aggressive play, when it works it looks great. When it doesn’t, I look like a fool. But I do get more action later on when I get caught bluffing.
@@bogdans1343 it was punty, especially when it doesn’t work.
@@dougmccuskerpoker Happens to everybody!,all of us making mistakes. I was surprised with an all in move on the turn ,because you said you had a very conservative player behind you who already called you on a flop.
@@bogdans1343 was relying on some fold equity from his hood but not great hands.
Nice job walking the dog. New saying for a comeback session.
I took him for his walk that evening, but should’ve spent 15 minutes before my session.
Love 💘 from India
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You’ve mentioned in a couple comments here that you to set the tone with aggression early on, to be unpredictable etc. Do you still do this even if you think it’s a clear punt just for that sake? I hate being stuck and thought of as a maniac because if you go card dead you’re screwed cause you can’t bluff as easily
if I thought it was a pure punt, no, I wouldn't blast off. I felt I could garner folds from his weaker good hands. Obviously he was stronger than I thought.
Just curious, are you going to be in town during June? And which days of the week are you likely to be playing at Capitol Casino?
Planning a family vacation late June, but otherwise, I will adjust my schedule if you are in town.
@@dougmccuskerpoker I’m thinking of arriving late on Monday 6/12 and leaving mid-day on Friday 6/16. I’ll have time to play poker Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Will that work for you? Once you agree, I’ll book my flight
Will be in town that week, book it. Looking forward to meeting you.
Way 2 fight back
Thanks Sean
3:52 He calls 10 on the river thinking you have pocket tens to win the bad beat jackpot.
Exactly, unfortunately I was drawing dead on the flop.
At 24:00, that 6c3c hand, I was cheering SEND IT, win or lose!!! Both Duke and Zeus might curse me, but WE HAVE THUMBS!😂
I was very happy to win that hand.
Hard workin+$290 good stuff
Bad start, but good finish.
7:00 insane pot my brother
Crazy
So you had the seven six of spade and flopped possible straight and a possible flush.
Nobody really seem to bet with any conviction or energy, and so you decided to bet strong.
My first thought was that dry looking flop may have worked for some of the others because they weren't very energetic pre-flop.
no action pre flop, was a bomb pot. Thought there was a small chance everyone would fold, but if called, I had tons of equity with my draw. Little splashy but I don't mind mixing it up with such a big draw. Would do the same with sets, 2 pair, as well as with monster draws.
Nice tribute to the OG….not sure why you bet and double barreled on that board into two people with AKo
It was overly aggressive, I like to set the tone early to let the table know that I can shove at anytime. Makes them passive and predictable later on.
After seeing that bomb pot, I understand why they cap betting in bomb pots in texas
Gotta love the action
AJ at 13 min... the green chips helped him fold 🤷
Hell of a session
Take Zeus for a walk, Doug
Now you tell me, where were you last week? Good to see you’re still vlogging!
11:42man trips vs a blocker bet on the river, you gotta raise for value. How are all these 1/3 games I see on youtube such big games? Literally every 1/2-1/3 game in the midwest is $300 max buyin. Also, checking back a AQx as the preflop raiser screams aces and you don't protect your c-bet range by not c-betting. Luckily, most people don't think about that when you c-bet the A high board with the J8s and you got away with it.
The 1-3 games here play bigger than most 2-5 or even some 5-10 games. It’s $500 buy in match the stack of Any 1-3 game in the casino. Yesterday there were several stacks over 3k at my table. The other day a friend of mine bought in for $1000 and was the short stack. The 1-3 games are so good that it’s sometimes hard to start a 2-5 game because nobody wants to move. As for my betting, I am very player dependent in many spots. I try to mix up my play and sometimes it is not optimal. I find being difficult to play against has its own rewards.
I know you technically got your money in good in that bomb pot, but the odds of that being true were close to 0. With that many players, I'd expect someone to have the same straight draw and another to have a higher flush draw plus probably a set instead of two pair at best somewhere for even worse equity. You could so easily have been drawing dead to a chop - I think you just have to fold.
If I play a bomb pot, I can’t fold that hand, just calling is a viable line.
The 63 of club hand i thought he had j 10 with a club
I could tell he had a hand he liked, just hoping it wasn’t a flush.
When you were sweating the jam on your flush, my first thought was, they had J10o no club. That was my gut feeling; only bc you x/r turn, and it looked weird to villain.
Nice spin back!!!
He had strength tells, made me nervous. He just decided he wasn’t going to fold a straight and shoved to deny equity if I had a weaker hand.
Does everyone and their momma have a poker vlog now?
No
Not as good as my Guy Dougie Fresh
Hey Doug, I'm sure you're aware but you're technically 3 betting too wide. Especially when out of position you're just bloating the pot and putting yourself in a tough spot. Fortunately your opponents don't do this but technically someone could pick up on this and 4 bet you wide and make life difficult for you. Love your videos just thought I'd offer an unsolicited piece of advice to chew on 😅
Thanks for the feedback! You are correct, most of the players don’t make that necessary adjustments. Instead they tend to over fold. There are a few players that would 4 bet, I make adjustments so that I’m not exploited. I appreciate your thoughts, hearing ideas from strong players makes me a better player. 😀
First two big hands were not played well my friend
First one was an overly aggressive play, second one was a gamble with decent odds. Both would have been great if they worked, but when it doesn’t work, I look like a fool.
My goal- Not to play tilted. Resumes 20 minutes of tilted AF footage lmao
im not perfect, but I do have. goals
I think you didn’t play that first AK hand very well. Two callers preflop and they both call your large Cbet on the flop. Alarm bells should be going off and then you bomb the turn. Not your best play for sure.
True, I tend to play my first hand overly aggressive to set the tone. Obviously it was very optimistic of me to fire the turn.
Dude I would cry if I was down $1000 in 30 minutes.
its easy to do in action games
Zeusssyyyyyyyyyyy !!! I missed you!
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Damn, RIP Doyle. Regardless of your skills, strategies or hole cards, ig nobody can beat death..
He had a full life, when you’re times up, it’s up.
Bomb pots are stupid
I don’t love them either
Oh shit.
I just found out now from your channel that Doyle has passed away.
I am literally reading his book super system right now.
RIP
Yeah, sad to see him go, but he lived a full life and changed the world for the better.
Nice ciome back
Thanks