I think you're VPIPing pretty wide and then justifying some massive bluffs like the J8s hand. It's a pure fold preflop from LJ and then we turn it into a 4 bet bluff and go for 3 streets? It worked out this time, but it's easy to get to the point where we're massively overbluffing when we add more garbage to our range by opening too wide from early. Especially with a hand like that with no blocker relevance. If we think he's 3 betting too wide I'd much rather add more suited aces or suited broadways to our 4 bet bluffing range so we can decrease the likelihood that he has a monster when we start blasting and just generally have a higher equity/more playable hand. 65s hand is similarly questionable imo, 3 betting that hand over multiple limps and a 7x iso raise seems punty. Especially in 1/3 if we're gonna have people cold calling that probably aren't going to fold a hand like 77-TT pre like they should when it goes LJ open HJ next to act 3 bet. We're pretty often going to end up multiway with 2 low cards that are often dominated by middling pairs or better draws. KJo 4 bet? At 1/3? People don't 3 bet bluff enough, and they don't fold to 4 bets enough. We're just going to be in horrible shape with this hand. You even said "this man does not fold to 4 bets"! If we're going to play KJo that way preflop, I think we should consider jamming over his turn lead. Since we'd love to just get it in when we have AA-QQ, I think jamming some of our broadway combos that have no ace in them is a strong play because his most likely stack off hands would be JJ-KK if they just called the 4 bet pre.. KJo seems great since we block some of his best overpairs and skew him towards 88-TT which aren't going to love calling it off. That said, I think folding to the 3 bet pre is easily the best choice. I think your style is well suited to deepstack live stream games, but it's also super high variance and greatly increases the chance that you end up on a prolonged downswing. I'm an aggressive player too, but I think you're overstepping it by a little with some of these plays especially at low stakes.
agree with all of that - it's clear to me that Sam's thought process is a sharp and winning one, but one thing he can't seem to do is dumb down his game enough for lower stakes cash. this 1/3 in particular is an anomaly as it seems to be tougher and more aggressive than most, but there are still so many multi way pots, silly lines like the guy check/call, leading in the 4b pot when Sam had KJ, etc, that show it's not tough as like a Vegas 5-10-20 game for example... that's a long winded way of saying i think he just needs to slow down a bit and let the game come to him more. he's running poorly for sure, the QQ vs T9s hand is a pure setup, the JJ vs QQ when he made the correct flop bet/fold, and a few others. but the light 4b pots he plays, the iso with 65s over the guys $20.... he's just reaching in some of these spots, and i know he knows better. i can forgive a bit of tilt from a stretch of bad sessions though. honestly I'd rather stake this guy for 5/10+ instead of 1/3 or fishy 2/5. his lines work much better when he's against thinking players that have fold buttons!
Poker is fun(ny). Generally thinking on the same level will be okay, although thinking a level above your opponent is ideal. Think two levels above or below and get outplayed
reg does not automatically mean a good player. It's just someone who spends lot of time playing poker...which means experience, yet not necessarily great skills.
Open K9s and then 4betting out of position in a 1/3 game. Small squeeze or not, you’re finding justifications for a losing play. Don’t try this at home, folks.
0 protection??? Flush draws are live. Flushdraw always pays with the minclick allin. Basically all draws and showdown value are priced in. Even if you have one pair and he can do it with all things like flushdraw and if he has toppair topkicker you are not even dead. Villian is out of position. Its not like he is betting 1000 into 500
Overthinking how a 1/3 opponent plays is a recipe for disaster. 1/3 is supposed to be slow and boring if you want to win because your starting hand selection should be tighter while your opponents are looser
10-9 vs QQ hand, there is no sense in trying to optimize bluff sizing there with this hand at this stack depth. You cant fold to a raise, so just ship it trying to maximize fold equity or x to realize(yeah the result in this case would have been the same)
I chose $200 because I think it has more fold equity vs this player. All in just looks like a draw and we might get hero'd by a pocket pair, $200 looks stronger i think.
@@BluffaloSam Yeah, every player is different. It seems most of the time when I overbet turn with combo draws-- they say "I know you're on a combo draw" and still sheepishly fold QT. The pressure is more important than deception. The other thing is that the OB shove gives Jx, Kx or Ax of diamonds worse odds to call, which have you dominated and you want to fold out.
I think this is a must jam scenario with combo draws below K-high flush+straight draws. Maybe A high diamonds should check back or bet the size as played.
I was gonna make this comment. Either jam turn or price in a bet- $100 gets the 77’s thru JJ’s to fold just as much as $200, IMO. When opponent jams, do you ever put him on JJ thru AA, given he cold flats pre flop?
@@BluffaloSamI also use similar sizes on these type of bluffs. It looks like value, and still threatens the remaining stack once the spr gets that low. And you don’t really mind a shove with that much equity either.
I like your play most of the time, but one thing I don't like is that while you range people based on study and experience, you don't give them the chance to verify your thoughts when you show your cards first when it's NOT necessary. For example, on the T7 hand, it went check-check and you showed right before the other guy was going to, so he mucks. Why not get info there to verify your thoughts? Similarly, when on QQ hand you lost, you unnecessarily showed your hand as the last to act caller...you gave out tons of info on how you play your draw hands. Maybe you have reasons?
IMO it really does not matter. Seeing an opponents hand one time is not always a large enough sample size to make any reads from. If he’s playing very tight/loose, you can probably figure that out a few different ways (betting frequencies, appearance, demeanor). These things are better indicators of player type than a single hand at showdown.
@@Theomniliberal69 I get what you are saying, but some opponents show you their hand every time. That is 100% reliable information. If you are never going to see the player again, it may not make a difference, but you will see that *type* of player again. Appearance and demeanor are highly over-rated. I also find that Sam makes a lot of assumptions (again, based on his "read") so not getting verification of these assumptions is just a bad move when someone will freely give it to you. Ranging cannot be done in isolation based on charts, you do need some confirmation. Idk, he certainly seems like a good player but getting roasted at 1/3 makes me wonder...
@@imallin99999 you seem like the type of player that doesn’t know why he gets no action (poker or pussy), and makes no money. Unless you’re playing a noob, a player that shows a bluff will factor that into future decisions (i.e. I showed a bluff now I’ll balance my frequencies slightly) This is one of those things that anyone with over 200 hours played knows. But nah keep making “sick plays” off of a sample size of one showdown.
How do you dominate other 7x on 733 A 😂 small turn bets prob fine tho except I do think most live players will float Ax vs your small flop bet. Nice video my dude
the editing to show stacks and the timing to show decisions is really amazing, I never really noticed it until now but ur doing great sam!
My opponent has some bluffs here is my favorite thing vloggers say to rationalize crappy decisions
Stg these vloggers b trash players
I think you're VPIPing pretty wide and then justifying some massive bluffs like the J8s hand. It's a pure fold preflop from LJ and then we turn it into a 4 bet bluff and go for 3 streets? It worked out this time, but it's easy to get to the point where we're massively overbluffing when we add more garbage to our range by opening too wide from early. Especially with a hand like that with no blocker relevance. If we think he's 3 betting too wide I'd much rather add more suited aces or suited broadways to our 4 bet bluffing range so we can decrease the likelihood that he has a monster when we start blasting and just generally have a higher equity/more playable hand.
65s hand is similarly questionable imo, 3 betting that hand over multiple limps and a 7x iso raise seems punty. Especially in 1/3 if we're gonna have people cold calling that probably aren't going to fold a hand like 77-TT pre like they should when it goes LJ open HJ next to act 3 bet. We're pretty often going to end up multiway with 2 low cards that are often dominated by middling pairs or better draws.
KJo 4 bet? At 1/3? People don't 3 bet bluff enough, and they don't fold to 4 bets enough. We're just going to be in horrible shape with this hand. You even said "this man does not fold to 4 bets"! If we're going to play KJo that way preflop, I think we should consider jamming over his turn lead. Since we'd love to just get it in when we have AA-QQ, I think jamming some of our broadway combos that have no ace in them is a strong play because his most likely stack off hands would be JJ-KK if they just called the 4 bet pre.. KJo seems great since we block some of his best overpairs and skew him towards 88-TT which aren't going to love calling it off. That said, I think folding to the 3 bet pre is easily the best choice.
I think your style is well suited to deepstack live stream games, but it's also super high variance and greatly increases the chance that you end up on a prolonged downswing. I'm an aggressive player too, but I think you're overstepping it by a little with some of these plays especially at low stakes.
that J8 hand was a thing of beauty. Best play of the Vlog. 10/10
agree with all of that - it's clear to me that Sam's thought process is a sharp and winning one, but one thing he can't seem to do is dumb down his game enough for lower stakes cash. this 1/3 in particular is an anomaly as it seems to be tougher and more aggressive than most, but there are still so many multi way pots, silly lines like the guy check/call, leading in the 4b pot when Sam had KJ, etc, that show it's not tough as like a Vegas 5-10-20 game for example... that's a long winded way of saying i think he just needs to slow down a bit and let the game come to him more.
he's running poorly for sure, the QQ vs T9s hand is a pure setup, the JJ vs QQ when he made the correct flop bet/fold, and a few others. but the light 4b pots he plays, the iso with 65s over the guys $20.... he's just reaching in some of these spots, and i know he knows better. i can forgive a bit of tilt from a stretch of bad sessions though. honestly I'd rather stake this guy for 5/10+ instead of 1/3 or fishy 2/5. his lines work much better when he's against thinking players that have fold buttons!
Poker is fun(ny). Generally thinking on the same level will be okay, although thinking a level above your opponent is ideal. Think two levels above or below and get outplayed
19:40 why would you want the 10 of hearts? Wouldn’t having it mean he’s more likely to not have been going for the flush?
if hes trying to get value, he wants the opponent to have less flush draws
How do you do the poker hand overlay ??
Impressive J 8 hand. It's crazy how much bigger a 1/3 game is vs a 1/2.
I think this game had a 1k cap. That’s double the usual
is this deerfoot casino? i am originally from Calgary
dude calls w/ QQ in the SB?!
why not? It's a 4-bet pot. If he shoves, no worse hand would called, nor better hand would've folded.
Not suprised in a 1/3 game. Nobody re raises AK in my local casino 1/3, game 🤷
what's the easiest way to tell if someone is a "reg"?
They probably haven’t showered in over a week and dealers know them on a first name basis
Fanny pack strapped across their chest.
reg does not automatically mean a good player. It's just someone who spends lot of time playing poker...which means experience, yet not necessarily great skills.
Someone with bad hygiene that wears the same sweater and sweatpants all the time and likely doesn't own more than 2 underwears
💪
Puntalo Sam
Excellent turn value bet with 10,7!
KJ spades, well played!!
1/3 ain't what it used to be 😢
I think it’s better well for me it is lol
@@LitohndrxxI watch this guy just to learn from all the mistakes he does when he plays.
Even 1/2 is getting better too! There are less regs now in 2/5 than in 1/2 believe it or not.
Want to put massive pressure on hands you beat with 10,10 for what reason exactly? Make them fold?Lol
what happened to the road to 1m
he took the road to bankruptcy instead XD
Open K9s and then 4betting out of position in a 1/3 game. Small squeeze or not, you’re finding justifications for a losing play. Don’t try this at home, folks.
This dude really sucks at poker
People are so bad oh my god, that guy really jammed the turn with QQ top set that needed 0 protection, I love watching these guys play
0 protection??? Flush draws are live. Flushdraw always pays with the minclick allin. Basically all draws and showdown value are priced in. Even if you have one pair and he can do it with all things like flushdraw and if he has toppair topkicker you are not even dead. Villian is out of position. Its not like he is betting 1000 into 500
1/3 in Calgary is a lot tougher than 1/3 in Vegas and wayyyyyy harder than 1/3 in Texas
Tank calling AK with a player behind at 13:27 is really bad
You can blame GTO for the aggression, luckily they suck post flop
Ouch
Overthinking how a 1/3 opponent plays is a recipe for disaster. 1/3 is supposed to be slow and boring if you want to win because your starting hand selection should be tighter while your opponents are looser
10-9 vs QQ hand, there is no sense in trying to optimize bluff sizing there with this hand at this stack depth. You cant fold to a raise, so just ship it trying to maximize fold equity or x to realize(yeah the result in this case would have been the same)
I chose $200 because I think it has more fold equity vs this player. All in just looks like a draw and we might get hero'd by a pocket pair, $200 looks stronger i think.
@@BluffaloSam Yeah, every player is different. It seems most of the time when I overbet turn with combo draws-- they say "I know you're on a combo draw" and still sheepishly fold QT. The pressure is more important than deception. The other thing is that the OB shove gives Jx, Kx or Ax of diamonds worse odds to call, which have you dominated and you want to fold out.
I think this is a must jam scenario with combo draws below K-high flush+straight draws. Maybe A high diamonds should check back or bet the size as played.
I was gonna make this comment. Either jam turn or price in a bet- $100 gets the 77’s thru JJ’s to fold just as much as $200, IMO. When opponent jams, do you ever put him on JJ thru AA, given he cold flats pre flop?
@@BluffaloSamI also use similar sizes on these type of bluffs. It looks like value, and still threatens the remaining stack once the spr gets that low. And you don’t really mind a shove with that much equity either.
If he never fold to 4bet then 4bet more expensive…
Rake so high now A days. Trump had 4 max rake with pots over 100 200 500
I like your play most of the time, but one thing I don't like is that while you range people based on study and experience, you don't give them the chance to verify your thoughts when you show your cards first when it's NOT necessary. For example, on the T7 hand, it went check-check and you showed right before the other guy was going to, so he mucks. Why not get info there to verify your thoughts? Similarly, when on QQ hand you lost, you unnecessarily showed your hand as the last to act caller...you gave out tons of info on how you play your draw hands. Maybe you have reasons?
IMO it really does not matter. Seeing an opponents hand one time is not always a large enough sample size to make any reads from.
If he’s playing very tight/loose, you can probably figure that out a few different ways (betting frequencies, appearance, demeanor). These things are better indicators of player type than a single hand at showdown.
@@Theomniliberal69 I get what you are saying, but some opponents show you their hand every time. That is 100% reliable information. If you are never going to see the player again, it may not make a difference, but you will see that *type* of player again. Appearance and demeanor are highly over-rated. I also find that Sam makes a lot of assumptions (again, based on his "read") so not getting verification of these assumptions is just a bad move when someone will freely give it to you. Ranging cannot be done in isolation based on charts, you do need some confirmation. Idk, he certainly seems like a good player but getting roasted at 1/3 makes me wonder...
@@imallin99999 you seem like the type of player that doesn’t know why he gets no action (poker or pussy), and makes no money.
Unless you’re playing a noob, a player that shows a bluff will factor that into future decisions (i.e. I showed a bluff now I’ll balance my frequencies slightly)
This is one of those things that anyone with over 200 hours played knows. But nah keep making “sick plays” off of a sample size of one showdown.
@@Theomniliberal69 what kind of demeanour and appearance?
yeah you’re playing wayy too loose
Ok NIT
He’s not a nit, he gets it poppin. Zit
Every hand you in it hits your range or you should have it but you lose every time. Bro. lol
I actually enjoy your vlog, u seem aggressive yet calculated..... nice vlog, sorry u lost
How do you dominate other 7x on 733 A 😂 small turn bets prob fine tho except I do think most live players will float Ax vs your small flop bet. Nice video my dude
"I know nothing about poker. Nice video my dude"
you are not a very good poker player
Why not post videos yourself of you playing poker so we can verify how bad you are? Bet you can't play at this levsl😂
First!