Taking Shots At $2/5 Game: Live Poker Cash Game | Poker Vlog Episode 46
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Join me as I take a shot at the $2/5 cash game at Bellagio! In this action-packed session, I get dealt pocket kings three times and managed to turn a $240 deficit into a $290 profit.
Watch as I navigate challenging hands, including flopping top set with pocket jacks only to face a rivered straight. If you love live poker and strategy breakdowns, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay tuned for future episodes!
This video is about Taking Shots At $2/5 Game: Live Poker Cash Game | Poker Vlog Episode 46. But It also covers the following topics:
Pocket Kings In Poker
Poker Strategy
How To Play Pocket Kings
Taking Shots At $2/5 Game: Live Poker Cash Game | Poker Vlog Episode 46
🔔 Want to level up your poker game? Subscribe for in-depth poker vlogs, detailed strategy breakdowns, live poker experiences, and exclusive poker tips!
/ @panicpoker
🔗 Stay Connected With Me.
👉 Facebook: / jason.panici.3
👉 Instagram: / jpanicpoker
👉 Tiktok: www.tiktok.com...
👉 Twitter: x.com/jasonpanici
📩 For Business Inquiries: paniciwould@gmail.com
=============================
🎬 WATCH MY OTHER VIDEOS:
👉Poker Session @Bellagio, Las Vegas: Big Wins & Tough Folds In $2/5 Cash Game | Poker Vlog Ep. 57
• Poker Session @Bellagi...
👉How To Play Double Board Bomb Pots: Best Poker Strategy For Beginners | Poker Vlog Ep. 56
• How To Play Double Boa...
👉 Tough $2/5 Poker Session - Bellagio: Great Reads, Bad Luck & Big Hands | Poker Vlog Ep. 53
• Tough $2/5 Poker Sessi...
👉 Massive $1000 Poker Cooler - Bellagio! Biggest Win Of The Year | Poker Vlog Ep. 52
• Massive $1000 Poker Co...
👉 Epic Poker Hands: Flush Vs. Set At Bellagio! Big $1000 Pot | Poker Vlog Episode 50
• Epic Poker Hands: Flus...
=============================
✅ About PanicPoker.
Welcome to PanicPoker! I'm Jason, & this channel follows my exciting poker journey after moving to Las Vegas. Whether you're a casual player or an enthusiast aiming to sharpen your skills, this vlog channel is for you! Here, you'll get an insider's view of my experiences playing low-stakes $1/3 and $2/5 no-limit holdem, with a breakdown of my thought process during each hand.
As a poker player, I'll share strategies, insights, and the highs and lows of life. Plus, I'll showcase the cities I visit while playing. I'll document the poker journey on vlogs & hope to create a community of like-minded players looking to improve their game. Join my community of passionate poker players!
For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:
📩 Email: paniciwould@gmail.com
🔔 Ready to sharpen your poker skills? Subscribe for exciting poker vlogs, smart strategies, real-life poker action, & more poker adventures!
/ @panicpoker
=================================
#pokervlog #bellagiopoker #cashgame #pocketkings #texasholdem #lasvegas
⚠️ Disclaimer: I do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research.
✖️ Copyright Notice: This video and my TH-cam channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of PanicPoker. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my TH-cam channel is provided.
© PanicPoker
Qc Tc on 8s7c7d flop. UTG vs SB, solver likes checking here with stacks so shallow (40bb), because getting c/r denies your backdoor equity. It does like betting large (5bb) with QT of hearts (no backdoors).
Definitely should bet turn.
River is a must bet, don't like the size seems too big. 22-66 is counterfeited. 99-TT is probably calling and you block half of TT combinations (and 1/4th of KQ combinations for what it's worth).
If you’re from Texas 2/5 isn’t shot taking. If you play 1/2 here then you’re basically playing 2/5
The games in Texas are just different. I’m not from there but I have played there. 1/2 plays big for sure.
But what if you're shot taking and play 2/5 in Texas rather than 1/2?
It’s never unfortunate to win with ace high sir
Yes on pocket 5s you need to c bet for sure one tells where your at because if get raised you know where your at immediately as well as your controlling the pot and three since raised before the flop they will be putting you on high pocket pair or ace king where more likely small blind not going to have either those cards and going to assume you hit the flop. Which could of made them folding to you instead of you wondering what she had now she is wondering what you have as well as how high your hand is. Plus your keeping control of pit and power. Hope this helps. Jay from Tennessee 😎
Yes. You can c-bet that KQ9 board heads up and monotone, and you can bet like quarter pot. If it doesn’t get through, or if you get raised, easy fold. It’ll get through a lot though.
Double barrel mandatory if you’re gonna bet
@@WINALLNITE I disagree, but to each their own
Luckily I am here to give both of you the correct answer. Especially in live poker it depends on your opponent. Do they have a FOLD button? Do they act strong or weak? ... 😉
@@IbeatGTO this. Cbets on these boards work often.....against the right players.
Happy to see you playing 2/5. Looking forward to seeing how that trends
I know its scary playing higher games but you wanna end your session knowing you made the correct play to maximize your winnings, not the scared play to limit losses. In the long run the loss-minimzation play will kill your win rate and is a massive hidden killer for most losing players. Hand 1 is a dream 3bet spot and also on the river you are correct that you are right a VERY large portion of the time - but the value bet is just too small.
Ah the bellagio poker room, an epic fragrance of local and international toxic waste dump of farts and clacking chips.
😂😂😂
I don't like limping with AQ off in this position. You're typically reacting instead of leading with strength.
Big mistake checking those kings one you want ypstsy in control of the hand also your controlling the pot instead of wondering what others got and your getting money in the pot every street as well making yourself even more money. But like I said earlier you see your mistakes as well just have to correct them next time play and all will be better lol. Jay from Tennessee 😎
Such a brutal hand with pocket jacks. That guy couldn't of played his KQ worse if he tried and gets paid off with a filthy river. Well played to build it back up after that cause I would have been tilting off the table lol
I went for a walk and talked with a friend until the tilt subsided lol
He created the situation by not three betting preflop. If he three bets everyone folds except the AA. If she four bets he can fold and lose less, if she calls for deception he wins a big pot.
You should absolutely be betting Ace high boards as the pre flop raiser. Especially in position against a weak range. Get some study in on board textures and c betting.
Also, I told you the Bellagio 2-5 is basically the same as the 1-3. Glad it worked out!
Not C betting the A high board IP as a no-no lol. I’ve got a 4:1 study protocol in place and board textures are a part of my study guide 😁
@@panicpoker Keep in mind that fish are overcalling opens with a lot of Ax, so the default for most hands when we’re IP in a SRP is to check. We’re doing some overbetting with thick value and PFS hands, but we’re mostly checking. Let’s get to the turn and see what develops.
It's definitely fine to not auto-cbet every A high boards. People wayyyy over c bet these boards vs a BB defend. BB should be defending all suited Ax and at low stakes most people will call all off suit Ax too. So, while they don't have strongest Ax, they have far more Ax that PFR
@@TheNow_Now That’s why I said get some study in on c betting and board textures.
In this specific case he was in position against a limp calling range. I’m c betting in that configuration all day long.
@@TheNow_Now that was my thought process during the hand. Villain is going to have every combination of Ax in the deck minus AA, AKs, AK, and maybe AQs. He probably 3bets those preflop. But every other Ace is in there.
55 in co vs sb on KQ9ccc vs a tight sb range, check back without club. bet small (2bb) with club.
Our range preflop on this board really hits this board, so we're not going to be bluffing a ton and we're going to have to check the board back a lot with 1 pair type hands (K7s, Q8s, QTo, T9s) and ace high hands.
I think a small Cbet with a club in our hand makes sense, but if our range really hits this board, can’t we pretty much Cbet our entire range here?
@@panicpoker When there is a flush or a str8 available over 50% of the time your opponent doesn't have the flush or the str8. From a mathematical perspective you could bet 100% pot and it will be +ev because over 50% of the time your opponent will fold.
In this specific situation you should definetely bet. You are the preflop aggressor, you can have all the AA, KK, QQ, AK, AQ, KQ and especially Ac in your hand. How would you feel with a hand like QJ (no c) or 88 (with a club) in her shoes in this spot?
@@IbeatGTO agreed, I should be betting small, about 1/2 pot size, on the flop.
@@panicpoker The more you bluff on a specific board, the lower the bet size should be. I bet max. 25-33% in this spot.
I was very confused too when learning this and you will be shocked how often this will work and your opponents will fold.
At 5:05 you are surprised your Queen high bluff got the fold and won the hand, but I guarantee you she was playing the board (like you were) and you both would have chopped. Since the board is double paired, she would have called with any 8, 7, K, or Ace high. Probably not worth it for her to gamble just for the chance at a chopped pot at the maximum. I bet she put you on Ace high.
Makes sense, it’s never a good spot to call just for a chance to chop the pot.
If you C bet with 55 on that board and nothing in the pot you're a bad player.
really do think you should 3! the AQ against utg.
I hate when people try to oversplain poker. You have pocket 5s the board comes out ass you fold all day. Poker has just become fancy play morons
I am a fancy play moron. That might make for some good merch ideas 💡 😂
Straight flush? You had the J for the blocker and 79 of diamonds doesn't make sense
I did have the straight flush blocker so straight flush is really not even a consideration. I mean players do show up with weird combos that you wouldn’t expect like KQcc lol.
I think you got too greedy on the JJ hand…you knew you were against an over pair and a draw but you let the draw hang around…you should of shoved and target the over pair
That player shoved vs 2 players after flush came in and he didn't even have 1 diamond lol If hero shoves flop this kind of player probably calls him anyway with open ended and two overs.
what draw did u pickup when kh came with q10c?
No draw, I might have that there was a 9 on board 😂 😬
One-pair draw! 😂
Why do people call an ace high flush a nut flush when a straight flush is higher than an ace high flush?
If there is a straight flush possible, then technically that would be the nuts. I think most people refer to the A high flush as the nut flush is because a straight flush is very difficult to have and there often isn’t a straight flush even possible.
"I'm taking a shot... at $2/$5" 😂
What do you normally play .25/.50?
I normally play $1/2 & $1/3.
@panicpoker Honestly, you're holding yourself back playing those stakes. The rake at $2/$5 is tough enough to beat as it is, 1/2 it's worse.
Just remember, they don't play better at $2/$5, you win more, and if you want, you can still buy in for $300.
KQhh: I'd bet bigger on the river after villain caps with a second check - around 2/3 pot.
55: You can cbet tiny IP on this flop. It's ugly though and gets uglier on the turn.
QTcc: I think the bet on the end is fine, though I don't think it needs to be that big, since you are just trying to get small pp and Ax to fold.
76ss: JUST BET THE FLOP! You have way more Ax than villain after the PFR. A small bet will get it done, and even if it doesn't, more pressure later will probably do it. Like Marc Goone says, you have to tell a story, and you can't say "I have an ace" if you don't bet the flop IP.
A9ss: I have said it before, and I'll say it again: You bet too large on the flop and too small turn and river. Here 35 into 60 is too large. Just bet 15 or 20.
QJo: Just bet tiny on the flop.
KK: 20 into 30 is way too big on a paired board IMO. I'd just bet 10.
AQ: I'd consider blocking this river. It's fairly obvious villain has some kind of sdv, so you might as well get a little more value.
JJ: 100 is over a quarter of the effective stack, so I think I might just shove the flop here.
AK: Sizing up a but is fine here. I don't think your bet size was terrible. Villain is likely capped bc 3x is usually going to be A3s, which had 2pr on the flop and would usually raise.
Final hand: Just bet the flop, and AP raise the turn. There is no reason to give both players a cheap draw. Good call on the end.
How did you think your good with a set of Jacks. When there was a straight on the board?
The body language of the players in the hand. They seemed very hesitant to show their cards at showdown.
In my experience, when someone has the nuts or what they think is the nuts, they turn their cards over quickly. They are very proud of their hand.
The exact opposite is true when they get called in a spot where they were bluffing into two opponents and get called by both players. The player with KQ did not look confident and I’m not sure he even realized he hit a straight on the River right away.
@@panicpokerso glad I saw this comment I was about to ask the same question.
I reckon the reason for body language was he figured he was beat by the front door flush, and he played that hand terribly in general.
Also, your $15 open is too small for 2/5. Open for $20/25
Calling with JJ in the Big-blind is fine. 3-betting is probably overplaying it when small blind raises. Small blind, at these stakes, is usually going to have a good hand that Jacks really don't fare too hot against.
Honestly not sure of a sizing you should go with on this flop with your hand. 100$ seems too small. Reason is, naked flush draws (Adxd / KdXd) are going to fold usually to a size that's pot or more, we want to stack 88/TT/J8/T8/JT, hand like Qd5d should never fold and if they fold they make a large error. We are always going to get stacks in against 97/Q9 so we don't need to avoid that.
Even if small blind folded, you should still call. Yes, you're probably making a slight -ev call. But that's at worst case scenarios vs nits. Vs random people, folding here is disastrous
What does the bar code on the table In front of your chips pull up on your phone?
Food 🥘 menu
Oh great idea instead of waiting for someone there to find the menus
Seen the first hand u played and i couldn’t watch anymore lol stick to $1/2
You’re a bright beacon of positivity 😂 😂
U need to go back to grade school to learn how to formulate a sentence
48th
New to your vlog, enjoyed it. Looking forward to more.
Thanks for watching!!
4:42 what draw did you pick up exactly?
It’s a hidden draw kind of like the hidden menu at in and out burger 🍔 😂
Ok...👍
I'm a first-time viewer... sometimes it's great to just play no-nonsence poker. Well done, Sir!!! 🫡
*subbed 😁
Thanks for tuning in and for the sub!!
2/5? You aren't ready for 1/2.
👍🏻
Taking a small win 100% over a big loss 10-20% of time is a sure fire way to kill your hourly rate.
Focus more on the defaults! And repeatable thought process.
I’m studying them and then trying to apply them on the table. It’s a challenge but that’s what makes it fun!!
Same here, brother! It’s a work in progress. Appreciate the way you’re document your play. It’s super easy to watch and be able to point out deviations but so much harder to do at the table.
@@JeffreyBlend hindsight is always crystal clear lol
Ace high boards will always favor you as the pre flip aggressor I don’t think he has many Ax hands in his range when he limo calls the raise I would think more of suited gappers and small to medium pocket pairs you should be c-betting at a high frequency on those kind of boards. The pocket 5s hand you should be c-betting that flip as well because it favors you and not the small blind as the small blind should be 3-betting with any 2 face cards and suited or not
Agree on the Ace high boards. I should be c betting those IP almost 100% of the time.
The 55 hand, I agree in theory. The SB should be 3betting all her suited broadways, non-suited broadways from the SB. In practice, this opponent isn’t 3betting those hands and I’ve seen them call oop pre with AK because it’s a “drawing hand” 🤷♂️
With the JJ I think you can jam the turn and get the MP player to fold his draw and SB call off so you’d chop. He also was nowhere near 18%. That would require 9 outs. He had 8 outs. But remove the SB AA, and the 9 of diamonds which gives you a straight flush and he’s only got 5 outs. I think the SB should never have a 9 as played and the MP shouldn’t either except specifically pocket 9. Without the J of diamonds I wouldn’t jam turn but with it I would
I absolutely disagree with this. Wether the MP folds his hands on a shove or not is biased by you knowing his hand. He cold called the flop on a bet-raise situation on a draw heavy board. And the 7d, the single worst card for all draws got there. You cannot get MP off a 9 but given that he cold called, he has dimonds or already made stright to a Q way often than hands like KQo.
Your answer is using known card removal after the showdown to calculate the probability. The only card that you know will help you is 9d- the Ad being unavailable has no bearing on the flop or turn bets- those are info that you cannot use to make any decisions.
I agree with you that SB should not have a 9 as played except A9dd but disagree that MP cannot have 9 except 99. MP can also still have Q9s, and especially Axdd makes the most sense. I agree that MP should not have just a naked 9 and but as played, both MP and SB can have A9dd and MP can also have all the flush draws and already made straight that he is playing slow due to the flop action (if he 3bet in flop, even a set can fold so he would be forced to call, which is still very strong.)
Basically, the jam on the turn only makes sense after you see their hand. As played, you are only getting called by flush and straights 99% of the time or getting called by hands that still have massive equity against you.
He only had 3 outs... 7%
Yeah, I realized that later. He really got it in bad lol
On the pocket jacks when the guy jams and the girl tank calls, a min click is in order to create a side pot so that you get some of your money back. She would call $200 more.
Unfortunately she was all in when she called. Otherwise, yes, I would go for some value there in the side pot.
Play better
Good advice
With the jacks should’ve raised pre and k/q might call but aces will re raise now it’s up to you to jam or flat. You heads up against SB would’ve been ideal since you put her on a wider range initially
I agree. SB limped pocket aces earlier in the session (with the intent to limp/reraise I’m guessing) so when she raised I would think she can have a lot of small and middle pocket pairs, suited broadways, and maybe some suited Ax hands although she might limp with those. Getting heads up with SB would have been the ideal scenario. I would have called her jam as she was playing a smaller stack.
Pretty sure you should be C-betting 100% of your range in position heads up on the flop. Your check back signifies a ton of weakness and you may have given your opponent to green flag to blast big on turn and steal the pot.
You don’t have to bet huge. Half pot or 1/3 seems fine IMO. Your 5’s never make it to showdown and it’s worth turning them into a bluff.
Nice channel btw first video I’ve seen, subscribed!
Can’t possibly be c-beting 100% of hands without being exploited
Thanks for watching!
You need to be more aggressive and bet a lot more often, especially on the turn. Definitely raising those JJ pre... and playing them harder when you hit the set. at 20:16 there appears to be no money on the table, that table is playing super tight, I'm opening that J 6 offsuit. You need to increase your VPIP or you will get no action on your good hands. This is a plus EV play on a tight table for sure with almost any two cards.
You're playing a bit timid. That will work ok at a tight 2/5 but you would get slaughtered at a higher level. Great to hear your commentary and appreciate the candor. Good luck!
Appreciate you watching and the feedback. Agreed that I would get bloodied at higher stakes or even at a super aggressive $2/5 table. It’s a work in progress!!
@@panicpoker as we all are. I only comment for you to consider. I'm going back and watching your older videos now. It's good therapy, I had surgery on a broken leg this week and I'm not able to play LOL.
Please take any of my comments as discussion, not criticism. I'm not the best player in the world, but I am a winning player at 2/5. I live in western NC and play at Cherokee, and they don't usually have a bigger game going.
You sound like you study... remember that you have to lower your poker play to the level you're playing. I got stacked the other night by a guy who limp called a $60 raise preflop at 2/5 with 2s5s, and called a $125 flop bet with J 7 5 rainbow on the board... lowest pair with lowest kicker??
Who would ever put him on that range? He got lucky when a 2 came on the turn that brought two clubs, I figured brick and he min raised my bet to $350. With what was left behind it was shove or fold... and I just couldn't put him on a range that had 2 pair on that board, so it was either pocket 5s, or pocket 7s. That's a really small range, so I made the shove. I've discussed, and that play could have gone either way because of the strength of the min raise pointing to a set. But no one saw 2 5 coming for two pair either LOL. My point, don't overplay yourself at the low levels.
On the last hand, you had an easy raise on the turn. QK is not going anywhere
Agreed, I missed some value for sure 👍🏻
You play tight but I like your videos bro !
Tight is right….or so I’ve been told lol
Nice bud man
Why did you check the flop on the last hand ?
Brain fart 💨 I could list reasons but really they would be excuses . It’s an obvious continuation bet for value in that spot.
Good job Ben Stein. Run it up my friend.
Buehler? Buehler? Buehler?
2 vlogs ago you were checking 1010 in the BB and now you are shot taking?
I’m not sure that the two are really that connected. A one hand sample is meaningless lol.
Quite a few people have recommended I take a shot at the $2/5 game at Bellagio. I finally took their advice.
@@panicpoker you don’t think your play from session to session is connected? Not trying to be overly negative but if you are to scared to raise premium hands at 1/3 then you shouldn’t be playing 2/5………. That JJ hand was unfortunate this session though. Crazy you were ahead on turn.
@@Lurorunner26.2 I look at it holistically over the entire sample. Not just a single hand. There are so many variables that can affect a single hand.
Maybe you just lost a huge pot with that hand the night before. Maybe you just sat down at the table and are still getting yourself situated (this is especially true when vlogging). Maybe you spotted a specific player at the table who you know likes to limp/fold pre-flop but they are very likely to put money in post flop when they connect with a top pair type hand.
Now if I go through my hand histories and see that over the entire sample, I take this action repeatedly, the there is a problem that needs to be addressed. Then it’s an obvious leak vs. just a hand you played poorly on a single occasion.
It’s a fair question and I didn’t take it as being negative btw. The JJ had was unfortunate. We got it in good which I was shocked by that lol.
@@panicpoker All that really matters is that you have the bank roll AND/OR the discipline not to blow it all. Many places 2/5 actually plays more sanely (in a good way) than 1/3. There are very few 7x open raises in 2/5, and not as many 5-way flops.
I would check every hand with monotone board
Not too sure about that strategy. Certain monotone boards sure but not every monotone board.
@@panicpoker you can definitely bet but not too big. There’s always a possibility your opponent has a flush and your value bet only called by flush when you bet big. That means you don’t wanna value bet big even with straight.
Speaking of getting value from draws, straight draw is meaningless obviously. Flush draw doesn’t have value either since when you hit it, your opponent doesn’t pay. (No implied odds) so, when you value bet if your opponent is very rationale, the hand with showdown value only calls you. (you gotta think twice your hand is strong enough for value bet)
Nonetheless, 1-3, 2-5 players call for flush draw tho.
Also, if you value betting monotone flop that means you gotta bluff some too. I don’t wanna bluff with the board that many people makes mistakes tho. I would bluff at the spot where rationale people can make disciplined fold.
I would bet small on basically every monotone board people play pretty face up vs a c bet and over fold
Do you take notes of the played hands to make the vlog?
Yes, I use the notes app in my phone. Time stamp. List the effective stacks. Then the hand history.
@@panicpoker thanks, what if you make a how to vlog video for your subscribers?
@@danubinho I might do that someday. Stay tuned 😁
Plays the same size as the wynn 1-3. Not really a shot take.
That’s actually a pretty good comparison. It does play similar to the $1/3 game at the Wynn. I would say the only slight difference is the pot sizes tend to get a bit bigger. Other than that I would say very much the same.
@panicpoker ceasers, resorts world and Paris cash games during the wsop are all pretty good during the wsop for shot taking the 2-5.
@@michaelstephens9852 good to know. I played the $1/3 at resorts works last year during the WSOP and it was the usual stuff. Nothing amazing. I will have to try the $2/5 there this year.
@@panicpoker so many games its easy to find a good one.
Couple things on all the mistakes you made you yourself caught to fix for future plays so I agree with all your decisions either way. Secondly every time you play with your chips in your one hand not shuffling them but just playing with them in right hand there is a tell or pattern I noticed after second time seeing you do it. Every time I already know your planning to call before even gets to you. Your telling everyone that as well don't know if you know that or notice it. So if I was at the table I know your planning on calling which tells me you like your hand and if I have a good hand or great hand see you doing that I am going to raise before you because I know you will call or I will just call to get more money from you after the flop so be careful it's a big tell you have might change doing that so not telling everyone at table your cards before gets to you. Otherwise nice job I think your on point with reads as well as correcting your other mistakes. Hope this helps you first time watching your video look forward to watching more of them. Jay from Tennessee 😎