I love your channel. I'm a poker player and my nickname is KK. I love your hat. Also saw Dr. Eli on Hustler live had one. If you wouldn't mind telling me where to get one, I would greatly appreciate it!! Thanks!!!!
Well done. You play emaculantly for three days until the big mistake at the end when you fold AJ, seems like and ista-jam, but I guess you were after that pay jump.
Thats a hell of a run for a cash game player! Get yourself a nice recliner its definitely worth it. Looks like u got a similar sofa to the one im getting monday from Ikea.
AJ was definately a shove. That was a great spot to triple up. Early position opener was a big stack so he could be opening light and the caller wasn't that strong since he didn't raise so AJ was a great spot to get some chips.
It 's probably bad but I don't think calling there was super bad if your nervous to go busto. You have a shoving hand and that's probably the correct play, but calling there if you completely wiff flop you still have 8 bigs to limp a long some more. You don't have fold equity with a 10 BB stack so shoving vs calling I see no difference except garunteeing the pot size b4 flop.
It still amazes me how over 2000 people, most of them average Joes, in a local area just have $3500 sitting around to blow on a tournament. I get hives and question my sanity when buying into $120 tourneys.
Some people value money differently too. Money isn't everything. $3500 is worth some entertainment and a chance to win a million dollars for a lot of people (even though the chance that these people come in first isn't really feasible given the structure of this tournament).
When you bink a large tournament, you’re hooked! It happened to me and I’ve been playing full time ever since! Awesome video and sending some run good juju over your way ✌️not a bad run brother!!
Great job Lex! As someone who just won a tourney, to make the final table you got to loosen up your play. When the blinds get big you got to get involved with hands and try to steal the blinds. Tourney poker is. Bout accumulating chips so you can lean on smaller stacks and make yours bigger. Get involved in more hands will benefit you in the long run because if your opponents think your a tight-ass player, you’ll get no action on your premium hands. Players who know me know I just as likely to make a big bet to steal a pot than to have it. That way when I have it, I get paid off. Do the same, it will benefit you also! Most of all, get a picture of your dog, put it in a holder and use it as a good luck charm in tourney’s…..Rouge will never do you wrong!!
I’m the infamous words of @fishpoker , Hell Freakin Yeah! Great job brother. For someone who isn’t a tournament player you do very well. The difference in the mentality between you and @Rampagepoker in reguards on what to do in tournaments is outstanding. Hey, tripling your tournament cash winnings, nothing wrong with that at all. I think I’m the hand when you had AJ off suit with the bigger stacks I would have shoved there. I think shoving was the move with the number of BB you had. But hey, folding worked out for you and you moved up one more pay scale. Once again great job!
This was a dope video. It felt good to follow you through all the action. I enjoy tournament vlogs and any vlog with your level of thought can be as long as it needs to be. I'll be watching.
I like your honesty in your self assessment at the end of the video. You ran deep and played well but still recognize that you had much more learning to do. With that mindset and your skill set I think u will do very well in tournaments. I’m also primarily a cash game grinder who also caught the tournament bug so I can relate a lot to you. Gluck Lex. Hope we meet one day on the felt!
Great stuff lex. Right at beginning of video but super excited to watch. Love your content have been watching since about 5000 subscribers! Keep it up💪
I’ve been playing tournaments for about 9 years with my biggest score of 5600. You barely play tournies ever and go deep in a wpt main event. I thoroughly enjoyed this Vlog the most because I play mostly tournaments and suck at cash. This Vlog taught me a lot about remaining patient. I’m usually one of those opponents you talked about blasting off. Congrats!! ❤️
Bro I absolutely loved this video. I played the 3500 buy in at the hard Rock last year, made it to 116th. Great job man! Definitely had my anxiety up with how you structured the video lol
Way to learn the biggest lesson EVER in tournament poker....PATIENCE!! You can be aggressive in the lower levels a bit to build a stack with discipline, after that its all about playing good sound poker. Picking your spots, not letting the absolute fustration of going card dead make you try bluffs and things that put your stack at risk. Best I've done is some day two's a few years ago and making the bubble once for a ring (think it was a 400 buy-in or so) when I got taken out boat over boat....ouchie. Great vid, you have another subscriber, keep the vids coming!
Lex, I play mostly tourneys, and actually watch your videos mostly to get better at the cash tables. I appreciated this video a lot. Your self analysis was spot on, which is half the battle to getting better. I'm very impressed with your cash since you dont play tourneys often, nice work.
Lex. This popped up on my phone just as I was walking out the door to go get some paint before the store closed. Wanted to watch it right away, but couldn't. When I did watch it last night I thought "Way to go Lex!" I love playing tournaments and know how hard it is to make it that far. Glad to see you made it to 40+ K subscribers. Maybe you'll hit 100K by the end of the year! Great VLOG!
AJ was a shove for 3 reasons. 1) Plenty of dead money. 2) Gives you a chance to win the tournament and 3) You’ll want to shove in the 10bb range so that if you hold you’ll have a decent stack. That 3rd concept is hard to grasp but the more you play tournaments it will become clearer. One other point Im fairly confident you did have some fold equity. Your shove looks very strong. Great job tho!!!! 👏🏻
I knew you had to have been a fellow wrestler! I've watched every one of your videos, but don't remember you mentioning that you wrestled. When I saw your first video, you immediately reminded me of my roommate from the University of Illinois in 2001(Matt Lackey) He went 38-0 that year in 165lb. He was a beast. You look and sound so much like him lol. Total compliment, the guy was awesome. Anyway, I watch most of the poker vloggers these days, and yours is my favorite. Not sure how you don't have 250k+ subs already, but I know you will very soon. Wish your vids came out every day! I look forward to watching them for a long time. Thank you Lex!
Thanks Lex that was fun to watch love to see you mix it up from time to time with a tournament congrats on getting that far we know Rogue isn't a fan of tournaments because of the time it takes but he knows you love him until next time I'll see you
Dude I got so hype for you during this video. You do a great job with cards, the video, and connecting with your supporters. Congratulations on the win. You deserve it!
We appreciate you at all times Lex in the cash games but this one here was epic. You ran good and picked your right spots for a non tournament player. Awesome job Lex. Your thee man.
I tell ya Lex, I lost my dog 7 months ago and it still hurts ( bad) , when I see rogue I go rogue with intense love to play with the dog 🐕. I just love 🐕 👈🏽
Well Lex, Gratz on the deep run!!!! That was so great to watch. My favorite part that touched my heart was the first greeting with Rouge. You can tell he really loves you. Again, congrats brother 👏.
You were on the table with Kitty Kou, a well known pro. She was in seat 2 in the Vlog. I forgot to write down the timestamp. I think it was day 2, but not sure without rewatching.
I'm half way through this vlog and you have repeatedly talked about how every decision is big and could be for your tournament life. You discuss how this varies from cash and that it creates pressure. Now...use that knowledge and apply the pressure to those non pros because that feeling is amplified for them. You keep stating the knowledge that will let you crush the game...flip the switch and stack chips! (Not financial advice) I always enjoy your content.
Excellent job getting 81St! Man, that table you drew the last day was brutal. Lexy Gavin was to your left and the real big guy (Brent) crushes WPT and WSOP circuit events at Thunder Valley was to your right.
Interesting to hear your mindset in cash games vs. tournaments. So true. Great video - thanks for showing some of the hands you let go too. That helps understand your level of patience. Come back up to MGM in DC or LIVE sometime and have a meet up game!
Hey awesome content as usual. Insane run at the tournament. That AK vs 9's hand was intense. Glad you made the money and went even further. 81 out of 2000 is amazing. Great job!
Glad you cashed for more than the min. You made a little under 7k profit, but you played a lot of hours. Early play with a big field means you will most likely have a lot of weaker players at your table, and you should play a little more aggressively once you have a read on them. To make a final table you are going to have to play some hands even if you think they are going to be flips, if you don't win some flips, you aren't going to run deep even if you play low variance. The AJ fold was a bad play. Yes, you don't have any fold equity, but you don't want them to fold, you want at least one call. You need to double or triple up to stay alive in the tournament. Big stacks will open and call with wider rangers. Big stack opens, two big stacks just call without either raising, probably no big pocket pairs, probably middle pairs or suited connectors. You should shove AJ. The original opener isn't going to want to play the hand multi-way and should either make a substantial raise or shove over you. The other two probably won't want to make a call with hands that weren't strong enough to raise when they just called the first bet.
dig the tournament vlog bro, blinds are a must though to fully understand the thought process... for my dumb ass lol the 74 in the BB was mostly the hand
You are a much better player than me but I had decent success grinding online tournaments. What I learned is you have to pick your spots when you have the chips but once you get to around 12bbs, you have to take chances in those marginal spots. Once you accumulate chips, you can open light and push around the short stacks playing conservatively. Waiting for better spots will usually just blind you out. You are better off a small dog shoving with 12bbs than being a slight favorite shoving with 7bbs. AJ could have easily been behind, but it's more likely the big stack was opening light. Even if he has something like 10s, you are getting good odds with the dead money in the pot. Regardless, you played very well for being a cash player and have a good understanding of the differences between cash and tournaments. Love the vlogs, keep grinding
Congratulations! You did so well. How gruelling it must be to be focussed for all those hours. I just subscribed! 10K man, that is so cool. You are just getting better and better. You should be so proud. Love your work : )
I always felt psychology way easier to tell in a tourney. Smaller ranges. But now I know how you play! I’m going to rev up every pot preflop head to head with yah to get you out lol
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I love your channel. I'm a poker player and my nickname is KK. I love your hat. Also saw Dr. Eli on Hustler live had one.
If you wouldn't mind telling me where to get one, I would greatly appreciate it!!
Thanks!!!!
Well done. You play emaculantly for three days until the big mistake at the end when you fold AJ, seems like and ista-jam, but I guess you were after that pay jump.
I want that KK hat Bro!
Where can we buy that KK hat?
Thats a hell of a run for a cash game player! Get yourself a nice recliner its definitely worth it. Looks like u got a similar sofa to the one im getting monday from Ikea.
Can we appreciate Lex for putting this tournament all in one vlog instead of multiple parts!
This seems like an attack on someone…… cough cough rampage cough cough 😂😂
Nah yeah lex O goated for that fr!
Agreed!
Thanks Lex 🤙🤙🤙
Was going to comment the same thing
AJ was definately a shove. That was a great spot to triple up. Early position opener was a big stack so he could be opening light and the caller wasn't that strong since he didn't raise so AJ was a great spot to get some chips.
Agreed. Other than that spot, it was a great run. Congratulations bro
Agree. Definitely a sizable mistake
Yeah AJ was def +EV, wtf at that guy who shoved A6o with 20bb... 🤣
It 's probably bad but I don't think calling there was super bad if your nervous to go busto. You have a shoving hand and that's probably the correct play, but calling there if you completely wiff flop you still have 8 bigs to limp a long some more. You don't have fold equity with a 10 BB stack so shoving vs calling I see no difference except garunteeing the pot size b4 flop.
I agree, shove or call. How did that hand play out?
Loved the way that you depicted this tournament play. Your patience is admirable, Lex. Well done.
It still amazes me how over 2000 people, most of them average Joes, in a local area just have $3500 sitting around to blow on a tournament. I get hives and question my sanity when buying into $120 tourneys.
Money isnt worth what it used to be...
It's all relative mate. My buy in limit is $10 :(
it’s Miami, ppl have deep pockets
Understand knowing ur limits is big part
Some people value money differently too. Money isn't everything. $3500 is worth some entertainment and a chance to win a million dollars for a lot of people (even though the chance that these people come in first isn't really feasible given the structure of this tournament).
You can rebuy if your rampage and just like punting of 4/5 rebuys 🤣
20 minutes in and this is already the greatest video I've seen of yours. Well done Lex!
I agree. Run good
When you bink a large tournament, you’re hooked! It happened to me and I’ve been playing full time ever since! Awesome video and sending some run good juju over your way ✌️not a bad run brother!!
What tourney and what did you place/win?
Great job Lex! As someone who just won a tourney, to make the final table you got to loosen up your play. When the blinds get big you got to get involved with hands and try to steal the blinds. Tourney poker is. Bout accumulating chips so you can lean on smaller stacks and make yours bigger. Get involved in more hands will benefit you in the long run because if your opponents think your a tight-ass player, you’ll get no action on your premium hands. Players who know me know I just as likely to make a big bet to steal a pot than to have it. That way when I have it, I get paid off. Do the same, it will benefit you also! Most of all, get a picture of your dog, put it in a holder and use it as a good luck charm in tourney’s…..Rouge will never do you wrong!!
So pumped for this upload can’t wait to watch on the lunch break!
Great storytelling. Thanks for the ride
Lex only plays “strong hands”
Rampage plays anything hands
I think both are needed to go all the way in a tournament. Just my two cents 💰
Hell of a Video. At 31:40 My heart was POUNDING!! The trills of tournaments!! Keep up the Content
This one , not one of your best, but THE best vlog you have created so far.
I’m the infamous words of @fishpoker , Hell Freakin Yeah! Great job brother. For someone who isn’t a tournament player you do very well. The difference in the mentality between you and @Rampagepoker in reguards on what to do in tournaments is outstanding. Hey, tripling your tournament cash winnings, nothing wrong with that at all. I think I’m the hand when you had AJ off suit with the bigger stacks I would have shoved there. I think shoving was the move with the number of BB you had. But hey, folding worked out for you and you moved up one more pay scale. Once again great job!
I knew I liked you!! Poker player and former wrestler!! Greatest sport on the planet. The run good you had was insane. Congrats!
“That was a pretty nice gift she gave us there” 😂 you’re content Is amazing 😂
Love the tournament action, Lex! Your editing is top-notch allowing the viewer to feel the excitement with you. Thanks!!
34:55 Johnny Chan, just casually making a cameo in your video.
This was a dope video. It felt good to follow you through all the action. I enjoy tournament vlogs and any vlog with your level of thought can be as long as it needs to be. I'll be watching.
I like your honesty in your self assessment at the end of the video. You ran deep and played well but still recognize that you had much more learning to do. With that mindset and your skill set I think u will do very well in tournaments.
I’m also primarily a cash game grinder who also caught the tournament bug so I can relate a lot to you.
Gluck Lex. Hope we meet one day on the felt!
Beautiful queen on the river! Wow. I bet that got your heart pumping. Lol
Great stuff lex. Right at beginning of video but super excited to watch. Love your content have been watching since about 5000 subscribers! Keep it up💪
One of my favorite vlogs. You played well, ran well and just happy to see good results.
My favourite video so far and I've watched them all. Please do more tournaments when you get the chance Lex.
That was a good run, nice job. I can honestly say that Rogue is the cutest dog on TH-cam. Keep playing tourneys.
This was one of my favorite of your vids, you had me hooked. I would love to see more tourney vids. Great patience, and great haaht!
I’ve been playing tournaments for about 9 years with my biggest score of 5600. You barely play tournies ever and go deep in a wpt main event. I thoroughly enjoyed this Vlog the most because I play mostly tournaments and suck at cash. This Vlog taught me a lot about remaining patient. I’m usually one of those opponents you talked about blasting off. Congrats!! ❤️
Bro I absolutely loved this video. I played the 3500 buy in at the hard Rock last year, made it to 116th. Great job man! Definitely had my anxiety up with how you structured the video lol
I am glad to see you went home to hang out with Roque on your dinner break and congrats on the deep run.
Way to learn the biggest lesson EVER in tournament poker....PATIENCE!! You can be aggressive in the lower levels a bit to build a stack with discipline, after that its all about playing good sound poker. Picking your spots, not letting the absolute fustration of going card dead make you try bluffs and things that put your stack at risk. Best I've done is some day two's a few years ago and making the bubble once for a ring (think it was a 400 buy-in or so) when I got taken out boat over boat....ouchie. Great vid, you have another subscriber, keep the vids coming!
I was shaking too and I wasn't even playing. Great job Lex
Congratulations, Bro. Tourney play requires chess mastery strategy, luck and an incredible amount of patience. Well done.
Lex, I play mostly tourneys, and actually watch your videos mostly to get better at the cash tables. I appreciated this video a lot. Your self analysis was spot on, which is half the battle to getting better. I'm very impressed with your cash since you dont play tourneys often, nice work.
This is actually the vlog of yours that I've enjoyed the most, by far. I felt like I was playing it with you.
Nice I feel like this tournament showed some improvement on your end good work! Also more Rogue!! Love that dog! Lol
I’m so stoked to watch this👏🏼👏🏼
Loved the video man!! Can’t wait for the next one
Well done Lex, this was an awesome video. Just getting started!
Lex. This popped up on my phone just as I was walking out the door to go get some paint before the store closed. Wanted to watch it right away, but couldn't. When I did watch it last night I thought "Way to go Lex!" I love playing tournaments and know how hard it is to make it that far. Glad to see you made it to 40+ K subscribers. Maybe you'll hit 100K by the end of the year! Great VLOG!
Fantastic vlog! You did amazing!
AJ was a shove for 3 reasons. 1) Plenty of dead money. 2) Gives you a chance to win the tournament and 3) You’ll want to shove in the 10bb range so that if you hold you’ll have a decent stack. That 3rd concept is hard to grasp but the more you play tournaments it will become clearer. One other point Im fairly confident you did have some fold equity. Your shove looks very strong. Great job tho!!!! 👏🏻
Great to watch this vlog,,,, good job Lex !!
Best vlog so far hands down.
Super fun video. Great job man. You should be proud. Played great.
LOL your opponent punting off his stack with his top-pair Kings with an 8-kicker. 😂😂😂
Great video Lex. And thanks for the insight into ur thoughts on tournament play. Much appreciated. Good luck in ur next tourney
I liked that you made one vlog for all three days. Good run Lex! 😊 glad you cashed!
I knew you had to have been a fellow wrestler! I've watched every one of your videos, but don't remember you mentioning that you wrestled. When I saw your first video, you immediately reminded me of my roommate from the University of Illinois in 2001(Matt Lackey) He went 38-0 that year in 165lb. He was a beast. You look and sound so much like him lol. Total compliment, the guy was awesome.
Anyway, I watch most of the poker vloggers these days, and yours is my favorite. Not sure how you don't have 250k+ subs already, but I know you will very soon. Wish your vids came out every day! I look forward to watching them for a long time. Thank you Lex!
Very good job explaining thought process with small amount of big blinds at the end of the tournament showing a lot of hands.
Thanks Lex that was fun to watch love to see you mix it up from time to time with a tournament congrats on getting that far we know Rogue isn't a fan of tournaments because of the time it takes but he knows you love him until next time I'll see you
Dude I got so hype for you during this video. You do a great job with cards, the video, and connecting with your supporters. Congratulations on the win. You deserve it!
Congratulation Lex. I am so happy for you. Well done
This was a great watch. Excellent job! 🙏💯👍
Wow I’m in suspense watching this you did a great job narrating this
We appreciate you at all times Lex in the cash games but this one here was epic. You ran good and picked your right spots for a non tournament player. Awesome job Lex. Your thee man.
I tell ya Lex, I lost my dog 7 months ago and it still hurts ( bad) , when I see rogue I go rogue with intense love to play with the dog 🐕. I just love 🐕 👈🏽
Well Lex, Gratz on the deep run!!!! That was so great to watch. My favorite part that touched my heart was the first greeting with Rouge. You can tell he really loves you. Again, congrats brother 👏.
You were on the table with Kitty Kou, a well known pro. She was in seat 2 in the Vlog. I forgot to write down the timestamp. I think it was day 2, but not sure without rewatching.
I'm half way through this vlog and you have repeatedly talked about how every decision is big and could be for your tournament life. You discuss how this varies from cash and that it creates pressure. Now...use that knowledge and apply the pressure to those non pros because that feeling is amplified for them. You keep stating the knowledge that will let you crush the game...flip the switch and stack chips! (Not financial advice) I always enjoy your content.
Excellent job getting 81St! Man, that table you drew the last day was brutal. Lexy Gavin was to your left and the real big guy (Brent) crushes WPT and WSOP circuit events at Thunder Valley was to your right.
Interesting to hear your mindset in cash games vs. tournaments. So true. Great video - thanks for showing some of the hands you let go too. That helps understand your level of patience. Come back up to MGM in DC or LIVE sometime and have a meet up game!
Congrats on the cash! Tourneys are such long grinds, well done!
You're actually a great tournament player. Q9 is definitely a shove. Keep playing tournaments like that you'll be a wpt/wsop champion in no time.
A nice gift from the poker gods! Smashing that queen on the river for the nut straight was awesome to watch! Keep the drive alive!
What an amazing video I have discovered your channel months ago and my god I love the vlogs so much I never miss one keep up the great work!
Great videos man love the frequent uplaods !!
Congratulations on making it all the way to day 3! Impressive stuff Lex
I enjoyed every minute of this Video keep it up Lex !
Outstanding performance! I'm extremely proud of you! You are almost there we're going to see you on TV someday.
I think your vlog is fantastic, thank you for posting
Lol. Looks like the dealer is an Oompa Loompa 😂🤣 (orange hands!)
Hey awesome content as usual. Insane run at the tournament. That AK vs 9's hand was intense. Glad you made the money and went even further. 81 out of 2000 is amazing. Great job!
My brother should be really really proud of yourself you are my motivation my brother God bless you
Lex, the way you played, I thought for sure that you would've made to the final table! You made us proud just the same brother!!!!
I enjoy your tournament playing. Thanks you. At least, you cashed out extra money.
Fun to watch the 3 day grind.
Congrats on your finished and thanks for sharing your tournament experience. Don't see any videos like this one.
Good job Lex! Super pumped for you.
Very good game #LexOPoker, you did a great job playing and vlogging. Keep up the great work!
That queen was magical Lex!
Great job, Lex! Not a bad few days
Glad you cashed for more than the min. You made a little under 7k profit, but you played a lot of hours. Early play with a big field means you will most likely have a lot of weaker players at your table, and you should play a little more aggressively once you have a read on them. To make a final table you are going to have to play some hands even if you think they are going to be flips, if you don't win some flips, you aren't going to run deep even if you play low variance. The AJ fold was a bad play. Yes, you don't have any fold equity, but you don't want them to fold, you want at least one call. You need to double or triple up to stay alive in the tournament. Big stacks will open and call with wider rangers. Big stack opens, two big stacks just call without either raising, probably no big pocket pairs, probably middle pairs or suited connectors. You should shove AJ. The original opener isn't going to want to play the hand multi-way and should either make a substantial raise or shove over you. The other two probably won't want to make a call with hands that weren't strong enough to raise when they just called the first bet.
Congrats man! And I agree w/ LouieVTV, thanks for making it one vlog! :)
Fun episode. Thanks for sharing
This is literally my favourite video of yours. been watching your videos since the start. Keep up the good work!
Really enjoyed this one. Thanks Lex.
dig the tournament vlog bro, blinds are a must though to fully understand the thought process... for my dumb ass lol the 74 in the BB was mostly the hand
Love the tourny vids. Great Job ! Good to see you're back home.
Nice place in the tournament, hopefully final table next one. Good luck
Well played always best to go with your gut. It got you 81st and a nice profit. Well played. Great too see Rogue more than once in the vlog
You are a much better player than me but I had decent success grinding online tournaments. What I learned is you have to pick your spots when you have the chips but once you get to around 12bbs, you have to take chances in those marginal spots. Once you accumulate chips, you can open light and push around the short stacks playing conservatively. Waiting for better spots will usually just blind you out. You are better off a small dog shoving with 12bbs than being a slight favorite shoving with 7bbs. AJ could have easily been behind, but it's more likely the big stack was opening light. Even if he has something like 10s, you are getting good odds with the dead money in the pot. Regardless, you played very well for being a cash player and have a good understanding of the differences between cash and tournaments. Love the vlogs, keep grinding
Good meetin you, good playing with you, hope to see you in some future games. 👍
Congratulations! You did so well. How gruelling it must be to be focussed for all those hours. I just subscribed! 10K man, that is so cool. You are just getting better and better. You should be so proud. Love your work : )
Loved seeing the tournament circuit
Love these long formed videos! Good run!
Man drove home ate dinner and took a nap on a 90 minute break lol
I always felt psychology way easier to tell in a tourney. Smaller ranges. But now I know how you play! I’m going to rev up every pot preflop head to head with yah to get you out lol
That queen on the river was sick!
I’m new to this channel but I think I found a channel I can stick to for the long haul. Good luck with your poker career Lex!
40k subscribers! Congrats Lex!