hey doug, wheres the best place to go and learn poker terminology as in icm utg etc etc, i know the basic ones but wana get into detail of what the positions are called etc, thank you
Doug I do very well playing tournament just limping. I limp AK AQs all pairs up to JJ thou some times I will raise with those hands, but I prefer just to see the flop. My strongest play is post flop, as I can smell weakness and take pots at will, with proper bet sizing. I also limp my 56s J10s KQs. Basically I only raise QQ KK AA and I usually limp those in early positions. The times I limp my big pairs in early position, sometimes people raise and I can reraise other times there is no raise so my hand is disguised. There are so many aggressive players now, the trap is the most effective way to play against these guys. Raising just gives away your hand strength and to much information, or it just gives the maniac a chance to reraise you with rags, or out play you. No one is just giving their chips away. the way to win at poker is to come from behind. id much rather limp call then raise and get reraised. Ive cracked so many aces, kings Ak its crazy. And I have lost more money on Aces, kings AK then I do with 56 suited. My limp range is so wide that opponents that observe have no clue what im holding.I may have 56s Ako KQs JJ 64o 74o Meaning I can steal lots of pots with nothing because I just might have two pair when the flop shows 3 cards under 8. I play way to many hands with a unreadable range which allows me to steal pots at will. i do most of my raising and reraising post flop. And Ill do it with any hand in any position, I have learned that aggressive post flop play is the best to get someone to fold. My favorite move is to limp on a raise call every street then shove with nothing on the river or the nuts. Rarely by the river does the raiser have the NUTS. And if you call every street the raiser just assumes you have something. Sure I get caught alot but i also create havoc, my opponents never have a clue what im holding and at anytime I will attack you with the nuts or rags. it makes it very difficult to get a read of my holdings or hand strength,. I would love you to try your luck at our weekly home tournament that has been played every Thursday for twenty years. Two of our regulars have won over 100 000 at the WSOp and have only played a few tournaments.
Bro I’m so deep about that shit. I’m always like “you don’t want to call, that’s half your stack, you could be very wrong, your family will be disappointed, just let me have this one, I just want this one”
So glad Doug explained to play “normally” against top players I might recognize, cause you know, I’m running into Negreanu all the time in my low stakes tourneys on PokerStars…
Doug, I realize that you put out this content for exposure and to gain subscribers ($), but you come across as knowledgeable, while being lighthearted, self-deprecating and genuine in these videos. You have a knack for this. Keep up the great work!
This is so relevant to me. Played in a $240 NLH event yesterday and got 17th out of 120. I'm always right there at the end then I'm just blinding out on the bubble. It sucks.
@@Stefanburakov People say early game in a tournament plays the same as a cash game. Maybe in the higher buy ins where players are prone to playing absurdly tight. In that case playing looser poker with more bluffs makes sense. However, vast majority of the time nitting up and exploiting calling stations is the best strategy during the opening levels.
5 hours into my first 20k- I had ladies cracked by the small blinds 43 off (he was trying to bluff me off my 2.5x raise). The straight he turned busted me in 43rd... I even flopped a q giving me a set. I fixated for weeks on what I could have done differently. "Should I have gone all in and aimed for the blinds/antes? Was it the right move to under rep to get the big and small to put more chips in?" Fast forward- the next two 20ks I entered, made final table, ran great, and bluffs went through. Playing the exact game that fucked me at the first. Point being- trust that you're good enough to be at the table if you're sitting there! Everyone gets sucked out on sometimes. Bad luck is a feature of this game. Good luck guys.
Not building the pot in a tournament, when you have queens in late position, with no one else in the hand but sb and bb, would be the surest way to lose in any tournament, straight up.
Hahaha not trying to be a dick, but I don't need more studied players at my 20ks! if you're watching Doug videos you're not welcome ;) All I'll say is Southern California every Friday. Good luck!
I'm not expert, but when I play I try to be less aggressive at a new table so I get a feel for how the other players play. When I'm involved in hands with people who will bet anything to try and make their hands, and I have a strong hand, I know that pretty much only an all in will push them off the hand. Which maybe I shouldn't do, but I've been burned a lot trying to get value for my good hands and had my opponent make bigger bets than they should and getting me on the turn or river.
Hey Doug, this was uber helpful thank you man. I'm about to play my first 11 dollar on Sunday, so gonna play it tight, hopefully get through the riff raft and then release the beast.
So I watched this video this morning and joined some low stakes tourney tonight with the deliberate notion of not thinking as much about ICM and won 50$ from like 10cents..... I gotta say winning first feels incredible after usually finishing 10th 20th or 30th or whatever. Your tip about going hard with antes and if it's your time to go really changed my game. You're my poker hero bud.
Just wanted to say thanks for your PTOTD a few days ago. I needed a quick reminder to "Play your game." I started to question a few moves I made but in the end, lesson learned and I'm in the green. Just getting a little reassurance from ya was a huge help. Keep it up. Thanks man
Consistently placing between 10th and 20th? That's beautiful! *The overwhelmingly majority of players mere slowly or quickly go broke.* If you are cashing nearly all the time be happy.
The dealers in all organized poker tournament hosted by casinos does a (what looks like) normal Overhand Shuffle. But while the dealer is shuffling they keep track of the cards they want to stack, and with a little practice they can manage to put the exact number of cards in between the cards they want to stack to make the next round of dealing favorable for whoever they choose.
Hi Dan, quick question. Is it better to play a 50$ MTT with 40$ rake or a 100$ MTT with 35$ rake? Like, I know more rake is better, but I also want my opponents to respect my raises. What should I do? Thanks in advance!
what if you are heads up against a good player? u cant avoid them. he lost to dan colman and justin bonomo heads up bc he avoided them when they both bluffed him at the critical spots. i prefer doug's advice.
I'm no pro, but attacking the strongest players is your best option logically. Who would you rather throw off their game or knock out 1st? Strong or weak players? Simple answer strong players.. That being said I'd recommend waiting a couple rounds to try and pick up tells before going at them full throttle
One thing I really appreciate about these tips is that I can apply them to card games even if they don't involve Poker at all. I'm a Weiss Schwarz Nationals Representative from 2015 and have never played Poker in my life, and even then I still learn things based off of your tips that I really should internalize more. Thanks, Doug.
Wish you would come back to poker video bro. They still help us . Don’t forget where you came from bro. Your poker play and tip really help. Don’t play cool. Don’t forget about the 35 percent that still enjoy the Polker Hands! Have a great week bro!
Follow up on #3: How do you deal with the "cowboy" players, the super-aggressive, super-loose players that rebuy often? Extra pressure from a wider range that makes your AX and non-paired hands a 60-40 match too often.
A common problem i see with a lot of tournament players is that they allow themselves to get so low in chips to the point where they have no fold equity whatsoever. I am a firm believer that fold equity is the most important thing one can have in a tournament. Just learn to adjust your opening ranges when you get short!!!!
Keep it up Doug , amazing content . opening 50% on the button ftw in MTT . made a huge difference to my game play . See more flops in position and make decisions from there .
Regarding ICM, it is well known by statistical analysis that ICM overvalues lower stacks and undervalues bigger stacks. That means that when it is a small -EV (ICM) decision to call, it is better to make a call because ICM undervalues big stacks. But for that reason when you make a deal on the final table and you have low stack then it is very good for you to make ICM deal. However, if you are big stack you should use chip count deal, because chip count deal overvalues big stacks.
Played poker last night while watching your video and this guy sitting next to me laughs and points at his phone. We were watching the same video 10 seconds apart from each other LOL! Keep it up Doug! Thanks for the poker vids!
I think when you're playing micro or low stakes it does make sense to adjust some of your strategy to the fact that you're mainly playing with weak players. I feel like this mainly manifests in more exploitative bet sizings, however I also do feel like this is a bit of a guessing game and that new players should focus on developing a solid general strategy and then try and pick out these exploitative spots once they have more experience.
I pre judged you for looking like a "bro" and I was wrong. I think you're smart with the game, can make fun of yourself, and you're such a sweetie. Keep it up!
I like the fourth tip. On poker stars they usually let you know it's your time to die when you get AA or AK. Also those last three tips were amazing! But the first ,tip#4, had the most content!
My only recorded live cash (most tournaments around here aren't tracked, I've played in maybe 6 tracked events) was 4th in an HPT with about 530 players. I went into day 2 tied with the 2nd or 3rd biggest stack and about 50 players remaining. I've been to day 2s of other events with average or below average stacks, and never done well. That day was some of the easiest poker I've ever played. My raises got more respect than normal, people just gave up on turns against me a ton, and my preflop 3-bets worked all the way down to the final table every time (and at one point I was 3-betting at least once a round). I am part of many poker groups on FB, and I see that question a lot... "I make it almost to the bubble but I'm always short stacked and end up getting it in good but losing." My answer is always the same: Play more aggressively in the middle stages so you either bust or have a good stack to contend. One 1st place is worth ten, a hundred or in really big field events maybe thousands of times what a min cash is. Playing for 1st and busting earlier, especially in low to mid stakes tournaments that run weekly or daily, is the only way to show profit (if you even can overcome the rake). Thanks for the tips, Doug! I'm thinking of hitting the WSOP for the first time since 2010 this summer and have been debating what parts of my game I should work on for the better structures and players... I suppose the only answer is "all of it". Keep up the amazing work.
I was just playing a tournament online. 330 buy in 20k GTD. Reached top 3 final table and had the biggest stack. My stack was almost double than the player in number 2 in chips. Was playing pretty good but two bad calls and out in number 3. Thats when I realized that sticking to your range is very important while playing final table.
I ran into Tony Ma at a Tournament in Hollywood Park and was able to check raise him with a set of 9's. First pro I've ever met. Then I ran into Scotty Nguyen hosting at Binion's back in the day.
Hey Doug Im not in a Trolling mood today but I do have a more serious question or topic. For people like me who started playing online Poker and want to transition into the Live world. How can we prepare and what are some things we can expect that may be different then playing online? If you dont think it would be a good video I understand but I figured Id throw an idea out that could help me as well as others!
Good points, especially the last one (though you don't need us to tell you that :-P). At lower stakes levels, a lot of players really do sweat cash and final table bubbles, and as a result bluffs get even stronger than they already are. In a cash game or earlier in the tournament you might see these players call at least a flop bet to see if their equity improves on the turn, but as the bubbles approach, often they'll just fold down on the flop if they haven't hit it hard enough. Poker is a lot like many other sports and games in the world - if you play conservatively for fear of not placing high enough, you decrease your chances of an overall win. In many forms of competition the best of the best have an all-or-nothing approach and it serves them quite well.
Doug, can you make a video explaining to intermediate players easily overlooked simple mistakes. Like I still don't really know when I should be betting 3/4 the pot, 1/2 the pot, or the whole pot, etc.
Two WSOP events. Cashed one and in the last, I was in a 80 person circuit main event sat. Got down to the last few spots on the bubble. I went on a crazy run of cards. Kept getting AK after AK. Saw a few flops but folded like a beeatch. haha. The other table was all short stacked compared to us. They had all stopped playing and were stalling watching us. WTF? Floor eventually went hand to hand, and i made it thru. In the Main, outlasted 800 others to within the last 250. Funny, there were many chip and a chair and short stack heroics. Wish I had a few hands back, but it was a blast. Learned alot and hope to play a few more down the road with better results. There were $1m career earners that busted quickly. One had taken $377K in the Main Event about a month before and was in my Sat table.
Doug Polk can you do a hand analysis on the hand where Grinder fold it a flush head up yesterday on WPT tournament of champions ? I feel like it was one of the most extraordinary spots I seen on TV poker !
Great stuff as always. You should keep doing what you're doing. I just joined UpSwing and it's great. I'm a 42 year old live player relearning the game from the ground up ;)
Hey Doug I am going to play in a higher stake tournament than usual this weekend against some well known pros, and I am considering drastically changing my game, what specific tips do you have that you think I should employ?
hey doug thanks again for another great video, I feel as though your my coach! I should be paying you as I've been dominating micro stakes mtts as of late thanks for the help!
Hey Doug, have you ever thought of calling it Polka Hanz? .... On a serious note, thanks for the new PLO content on Upswing. I was sort of half-watching last night, looks really good so far, looking forward to watching more thoroughly tonight.
I am lucky enough to have learned the lesson that playing to win vs. playing to cash/move up etc. are pretty much polar opposites. Pick one and be comfortable with your choice. If you play to cash and get past the bubble, don't start bitchin' when you get to the final table as the short stack. Cheers..
Hey Doug, I have a question that has really perplexed me regarding late regging. Is it true that an average winning player is only expected to increase chip stack by 25-40% by the end of the late reg period? And therefore, late regging or max late regging doesn't affect my ROI by much? If true, I think I would prioritize cash games more during the W SOP and late reg the tournaments that I play. Thanks!
Doug: big blind ante seems to be here to stay. Does this then change the tourny strategy to play just a bit more like cash? in the sense that you're now not investing money in every pot. Do you defend your BB (which is now pretty much doubled) with an even wider range?
Btw, that poster over your left shoulder is a perfect representation of Hellmuth and his game -someone happy to win and him looking like a pouting baby 🍼
doug ive not played in a while. im just getting used to it again.. been playin for the last four months just in three dollar spin and go and ten cent tournies... your videos have helped me alot. do u think im playing in the right games in terms of getting practice
I only got to a final table once. I started the final table with around 1 million chips more than the second biggest stack at the table. Still I ended 7th because i made one big mistake. Do you have any tips for playing a final table?
Rick Timmermans if you was second so it's mean you're started bluff to many hands or maybe one big pot. Basically if I'm reaching final table I play much less hands, cause from my experience almost every pot being massive expensive so I trying to play with strong hands, but also it's depends on what kind of position you're. Just remember if you was playing before with suited connected cards, so I'm highly not recommending to play on final table with like suited J 8 or J 9 or 9 7 etc.. Suited hands are expensive in my opinion especially on final table.. It's just my opinion and my advices:)
ICM dictates that if you are first with a big chip lead then its best to play less hands because, in laymans terms, losing 10% of your stack is more expensive than winning 10% of your stack is profitable. Just solidify your lead by playing a stronger range whilst the shorter stacks bust each other, and open up your range the closer you get to heads up and/or the closer the stacks equal each other.
Should an open size be bigger when there are antes in play? Lets say a normal open size is 2.2x bb when there are just the blinds, does it make sense to go near 3x when there are antes? Thanks if someone could clear this up a bit for me
I know I'm a good poker player. I know it. Ive played off the same 115 deposit for months, I have cashed out 1100 and 270 off that, so i don't lose, but I cant get out of the micros. it just seems the variance and rake make it impossible, on top of the fact that I just cant quite figure out what im doing wrong. Advice?
Doug I saw you bought a new lense for your camera but I'm wondering if the focus is not as sharp as before? Or did you upload in 1080p before? Might just be in my head.
Hi Doug, Where did you get that T shirt? love it! Also I like your philosophy of playing for 1st place. I have found myself getting a bit timid in the past when there are pay jumps. But I guess if you bubble one tournament from your style of play you might get 1st in the next one. which sure as shit beats a min cash!
Another thing I want to add: Don't make hitting your flush or full house your priority. If you happen to flop any of those hands then that's good. That would help a lot but getting to the final table is the #1 priority over chasing flushes and full houses (especially out of position). Also fish out for information too by observing your opponents to spot tells.
I just bubbled thanks to this video. I raised from the CO with KdQd 2.2 BB, button re raises to 7 BB. I call flop KhJdTs. I check, button bets 7 BB, I raise to 20 BB. He goes all in and I call. He has AA.
I always look your videos and I hope one day to become a your level of player to be able to sit at a table with you. but it will be very difficult because now i play to NL25. for me you're one of the best players at the moment and you're an inspiration to many.
@DougPolk Can you please make a video about relative position? How to best use it and any tips on it. Also having a agro player on you right or left. Thank's
If you missed yesterdays video, I analyze quite an interesting hand on Poker Night In America. th-cam.com/video/4O_NO-_G-gk/w-d-xo.html
Cool I'll check it out after this one - thanks for the tips - peace.
You only own 6 tshirts? Are you busto? I suspect your advice may be -ev.
hey doug, wheres the best place to go and learn poker terminology as in icm utg etc etc, i know the basic ones but wana get into detail of what the positions are called etc, thank you
U should start a new game and call it Omaha polker. No limit Omaha hi where u can use any or none of ur 4 cards. U'll be the king of Macao.
Doug I do very well playing tournament just limping. I limp AK AQs all pairs up to JJ thou some times I will raise with those hands, but I prefer just to see the flop. My strongest play is post flop, as I can smell weakness and take pots at will, with proper bet sizing. I also limp my 56s J10s KQs. Basically I only raise QQ KK AA and I usually limp those in early positions. The times I limp my big pairs in early position, sometimes people raise and I can reraise other times there is no raise so my hand is disguised.
There are so many aggressive players now, the trap is the most effective way to play against these guys. Raising just gives away your hand strength and to much information, or it just gives the maniac a chance to reraise you with rags, or out play you. No one is just giving their chips away. the way to win at poker is to come from behind. id much rather limp call then raise and get reraised. Ive cracked so many aces, kings Ak its crazy. And I have lost more money on Aces, kings AK then I do with 56 suited. My limp range is so wide that opponents that observe have no clue what im holding.I may have 56s Ako KQs JJ 64o 74o Meaning I can steal lots of pots with nothing because I just might have two pair when the flop shows 3 cards under 8.
I play way to many hands with a unreadable range which allows me to steal pots at will. i do most of my raising and reraising post flop. And Ill do it with any hand in any position, I have learned that aggressive post flop play is the best to get someone to fold. My favorite move is to limp on a raise call every street then shove with nothing on the river or the nuts. Rarely by the river does the raiser have the NUTS. And if you call every street the raiser just assumes you have something. Sure I get caught alot but i also create havoc, my opponents never have a clue what im holding and at anytime I will attack you with the nuts or rags. it makes it very difficult to get a read of my holdings or hand strength,.
I would love you to try your luck at our weekly home tournament that has been played every Thursday for twenty years. Two of our regulars have won over 100 000 at the WSOp and have only played a few tournaments.
I find a good winning strategy is flopping quads. If you can do that, you'll see your winrate improve rapidly!
Edvards Kuks I’ve been trying my hardest to flop quads but only hit royals. Is this still a valid strategy or should I switch to slots?
not good enough for me i need quads multitabling 12 tables on all
I prefer suited sets...
I had 2/2 vs A 10 Diamonds. flop comes 2D/2/D I check he checks, turn D I check he raises I call, river I check he value bets 15 bb I all in/ xD
Depends what quads, I only play AAAA and KKKK I use QQQQ as a bluff and fold the rest.
Tip #5 : When playing online tournaments, yell "FOOLLDDDD!!! FFOOLLLDDD!!! FFOOOLLDDDD!!!" at your computer screen.
ok got it... I knew there was something I was doing wrong
Lolol i am always doing this. "You better fold..you aint about that life..fold bitch folddd"
Hahaha
haha I do that part right
Bro I’m so deep about that shit. I’m always like “you don’t want to call, that’s half your stack, you could be very wrong, your family will be disappointed, just let me have this one, I just want this one”
So glad Doug explained to play “normally” against top players I might recognize, cause you know, I’m running into Negreanu all the time in my low stakes tourneys on PokerStars…
I've ran into Lex Veldhuis twice on Pokerstars on $50 buy in tourneys
He allso said and ment players you think or know are good players
He's everywhere
Instructions unclear; bought into WSOP for half my roll
JaySooz508 Intructions unclear, when I play with a pro I only play with aces
Lol
Instructions unclear, I play ante and non-ante the same
Instructions unclear, I dont wipe my ass i just get off the toilet
I have 300 on my PS and think about buy in the 215 sunday million with 50k players tonight 😹
Doug, I realize that you put out this content for exposure and to gain subscribers ($), but you come across as knowledgeable, while being lighthearted, self-deprecating and genuine in these videos. You have a knack for this. Keep up the great work!
Here is the bottom line to ANY TOURNAMENT... the bottom line is, you gotta win flips, that's it. Everything else is secondary.
Winning flips is easier than chasing straights, flushes and boats.
lmao in depth analysis
TheLandOfTears s , true
You can win without going all in consistently
literally so true lol
This is so relevant to me. Played in a $240 NLH event yesterday and got 17th out of 120. I'm always right there at the end then I'm just blinding out on the bubble. It sucks.
You need to find a hand to jam with before you get below 10-15 big blinds
tip number one to win your first MTT...play 300 of them
live?
You've forgot to add at the same time.
then bluff it off in a cash game within 24hr
@@JackKingOS😂 you mean my life’s story?
Two fundamental mistakes I see people making in tournaments.
1. Playing too many hands early on
2. Playing too few hands late on
Mitjitsu It just clicked in my head.
Hey, you forgot an 'r'!!
This just about sums it up.
As a good deep stack player and a poor short stack player I def do this misstake.
@@Stefanburakov People say early game in a tournament plays the same as a cash game. Maybe in the higher buy ins where players are prone to playing absurdly tight. In that case playing looser poker with more bluffs makes sense. However, vast majority of the time nitting up and exploiting calling stations is the best strategy during the opening levels.
i think doug deserves more credit for the amount of content he provides us plebs.
and obviously knows his shit as evidenced by Polk handing Dnegs his ass
Thanks for the call-out, Doug. Your shtick is BOTH funny and spot-on.
Hey Doug, I just played my first tourney after watching this and won 1st place. Thanks for the help on all your videos!
Congratulations mate what tournament was it
Is this a paid review lol
Online sit n go for 1$
Oh this poor soul.
"Good players get 2 cards -just like you." Well said.
5 hours into my first 20k- I had ladies cracked by the small blinds 43 off (he was trying to bluff me off my 2.5x raise). The straight he turned busted me in 43rd... I even flopped a q giving me a set. I fixated for weeks on what I could have done differently. "Should I have gone all in and aimed for the blinds/antes? Was it the right move to under rep to get the big and small to put more chips in?"
Fast forward- the next two 20ks I entered, made final table, ran great, and bluffs went through. Playing the exact game that fucked me at the first.
Point being- trust that you're good enough to be at the table if you're sitting there! Everyone gets sucked out on sometimes. Bad luck is a feature of this game. Good luck guys.
Not building the pot in a tournament, when you have queens in late position, with no one else in the hand but sb and bb, would be the surest way to lose in any tournament, straight up.
Like Polk said sometimes it's your turn to die..
Hahaha not trying to be a dick, but I don't need more studied players at my 20ks! if you're watching Doug videos you're not welcome ;) All I'll say is Southern California every Friday. Good luck!
I'm not expert, but when I play I try to be less aggressive at a new table so I get a feel for how the other players play. When I'm involved in hands with people who will bet anything to try and make their hands, and I have a strong hand, I know that pretty much only an all in will push them off the hand. Which maybe I shouldn't do, but I've been burned a lot trying to get value for my good hands and had my opponent make bigger bets than they should and getting me on the turn or river.
Bad luck is a feature of this game? Bad luck is ALL of this game. 5% skill, 95% luck. Bullshit.
Hey Doug, this was uber helpful thank you man. I'm about to play my first 11 dollar on Sunday, so gonna play it tight, hopefully get through the riff raft and then release the beast.
So I watched this video this morning and joined some low stakes tourney tonight with the deliberate notion of not thinking as much about ICM and won 50$ from like 10cents..... I gotta say winning first feels incredible after usually finishing 10th 20th or 30th or whatever. Your tip about going hard with antes and if it's your time to go really changed my game. You're my poker hero bud.
first time I see some poker player giving the most honest tips. i like it
Just wanted to say thanks for your PTOTD a few days ago. I needed a quick reminder to "Play your game." I started to question a few moves I made but in the end, lesson learned and I'm in the green. Just getting a little reassurance from ya was a huge help. Keep it up. Thanks man
No problem! I think the Poker Tip of the Day is a great way to give advice to people
this guy is the realist poker advisor out there. doug your pre flop chart has been an improvement for me.
Consistently placing between 10th and 20th?
That's beautiful!
*The overwhelmingly majority of players mere slowly or quickly go broke.*
If you are cashing nearly all the time be happy.
The dealers in all organized poker tournament hosted by casinos does a (what looks like) normal Overhand Shuffle. But while the dealer is shuffling they keep track of the cards they want to stack, and with a little practice they can manage to put the exact number of cards in between the cards they want to stack to make the next round of dealing favorable for whoever they choose.
Hi Dan, quick question. Is it better to play a 50$ MTT with 40$ rake or a 100$ MTT with 35$ rake? Like, I know more rake is better, but I also want my opponents to respect my raises. What should I do?
Thanks in advance!
both are totally overraked, wouldnt play them at all.
u shouldnt pay more than 20% rake, even when the field is soft
+Zitronensindsauer Naa naa, you got it all wrong! More rake is better! Watch some DNegs videos if you want to learn more about the art of rake #rakeit
lol u got me
Thanks for the content man!
Michael Yeager No problem Michael!
@@DougPolkPoker 3 years later this is still wholesome
Great stuff Doug just started playing two weeks ago learning my skills right now. Thanks
Doug, why don't you change your name to Doug Pok? You know, because of POKer Hands?
tteverywhere 97 YES
or just Doug Poke
Doug Pokesher
StillTrying2Help
I did. I mean, I thought of a lot of jokes like this and the Pok one seemed the best.
may as well just change it to doug poker
Negreanu's tip on tournaments: Avoid good players
Doug's tip on tournaments: Don't avoid good players
what if you are heads up against a good player? u cant avoid them. he lost to dan colman and justin bonomo heads up bc he avoided them when they both bluffed him at the critical spots. i prefer doug's advice.
You cant be sitting there all loosey goosey eating a sandwich.
I'm no pro, but attacking the strongest players is your best option logically. Who would you rather throw off their game or knock out 1st? Strong or weak players? Simple answer strong players.. That being said I'd recommend waiting a couple rounds to try and pick up tells before going at them full throttle
Because you can buff good players
Negreanu was talking about cash games, Dougs talking about tournaments.
Tournament sucks, there's no rake at each hand.
One thing I really appreciate about these tips is that I can apply them to card games even if they don't involve Poker at all. I'm a Weiss Schwarz Nationals Representative from 2015 and have never played Poker in my life, and even then I still learn things based off of your tips that I really should internalize more.
Thanks, Doug.
Doug, you're commentary analysis in the SugarHouse Casino livestream March was simply superb. Thanks.
Fantastic wake up call straight to the point! Play your range aggressively against anyone, especially with antes.
THank you so much Vanessa Selbst, you're my favorite player.
She looks better and smarter in this video
Wish you would come back to poker video bro. They still help us . Don’t forget where you came from bro. Your poker play and tip really help. Don’t play cool. Don’t forget about the 35 percent that still enjoy the Polker Hands! Have a great week bro!
Follow up on #3: How do you deal with the "cowboy" players, the super-aggressive, super-loose players that rebuy often? Extra pressure from a wider range that makes your AX and non-paired hands a 60-40 match too often.
You play basic TAG with a range that beats theirs on average. If your Axs is a coinflip, stop playing them and tighten up.
A common problem i see with a lot of tournament players is that they allow themselves to get so low in chips to the point where they have no fold equity whatsoever. I am a firm believer that fold equity is the most important thing one can have in a tournament. Just learn to adjust your opening ranges when you get short!!!!
"Everyone knows when you go to 2k , no one three bets and you play family pots!" -Hilerious quote from the GOAT !Keep up the great content!
You're the best Doug, thanks for all the help.
Perfect video right before my Vegas tourney bender
sick i implented those 4 tips and now destroying micro stakes 3 wins out of 3 tournaments, Thanks Doug!!!
Keep it up Doug , amazing content . opening 50% on the button ftw in MTT . made a huge difference to my game play . See more flops in position and make decisions from there .
Great Strategy Thank You
Regarding ICM, it is well known by statistical analysis that ICM overvalues lower stacks and undervalues bigger stacks. That means that when it is a small -EV (ICM) decision to call, it is better to make a call because ICM undervalues big stacks.
But for that reason when you make a deal on the final table and you have low stack then it is very good for you to make ICM deal. However, if you are big stack you should use chip count deal, because chip count deal overvalues big stacks.
Played poker last night while watching your video and this guy sitting next to me laughs and points at his phone. We were watching the same video 10 seconds apart from each other LOL! Keep it up Doug! Thanks for the poker vids!
playing poker and watching vids at the same time??
@@benforshizzle I play poker and watch porn at the same time.
@@bigballinhustla nice move
I think when you're playing micro or low stakes it does make sense to adjust some of your strategy to the fact that you're mainly playing with weak players.
I feel like this mainly manifests in more exploitative bet sizings, however I also do feel like this is a bit of a guessing game and that new players should focus on developing a solid general strategy and then try and pick out these exploitative spots once they have more experience.
I pre judged you for looking like a "bro" and I was wrong. I think you're smart with the game, can make fun of yourself, and you're such a sweetie. Keep it up!
love that picture of you and hellmuth. perfect.
Noooo, I got so excited about the Polker Hands thing...
I like the fourth tip. On poker stars they usually let you know it's your time to die when you get AA or AK. Also those last three tips were amazing! But the first ,tip#4, had the most content!
My only recorded live cash (most tournaments around here aren't tracked, I've played in maybe 6 tracked events) was 4th in an HPT with about 530 players. I went into day 2 tied with the 2nd or 3rd biggest stack and about 50 players remaining.
I've been to day 2s of other events with average or below average stacks, and never done well. That day was some of the easiest poker I've ever played. My raises got more respect than normal, people just gave up on turns against me a ton, and my preflop 3-bets worked all the way down to the final table every time (and at one point I was 3-betting at least once a round).
I am part of many poker groups on FB, and I see that question a lot... "I make it almost to the bubble but I'm always short stacked and end up getting it in good but losing." My answer is always the same: Play more aggressively in the middle stages so you either bust or have a good stack to contend. One 1st place is worth ten, a hundred or in really big field events maybe thousands of times what a min cash is. Playing for 1st and busting earlier, especially in low to mid stakes tournaments that run weekly or daily, is the only way to show profit (if you even can overcome the rake).
Thanks for the tips, Doug! I'm thinking of hitting the WSOP for the first time since 2010 this summer and have been debating what parts of my game I should work on for the better structures and players... I suppose the only answer is "all of it". Keep up the amazing work.
Thanks Doug. For busting me on the bubble
I was just playing a tournament online. 330 buy in 20k GTD. Reached top 3 final table and had the biggest stack. My stack was almost double than the player in number 2 in chips. Was playing pretty good but two bad calls and out in number 3. Thats when I realized that sticking to your range is very important while playing final table.
why would you go allin with J7s ?
cool point too about sitting down with some software to analyze ante v non-ante ranges thanks!
Doug can you please review a Chip Reese hand?
Thanks a lot love the channel.
I ran into Tony Ma at a Tournament in Hollywood Park and was able to check raise him with a set of 9's.
First pro I've ever met.
Then I ran into Scotty Nguyen hosting at Binion's back in the day.
Hey Doug, when it comes to tournaments is more rake better?
Hey Doug Im not in a Trolling mood today but I do have a more serious question or topic. For people like me who started playing online Poker and want to transition into the Live world. How can we prepare and what are some things we can expect that may be different then playing online? If you dont think it would be a good video I understand but I figured Id throw an idea out that could help me as well as others!
push or fold in cash games, small ball for sit n go
Can you discuss the value/importance/timing of showing a winning bluff occasionally? Or do you recommend never showing?
thanks so much. appreciated
I've always felt that people who use "my tournament life" haven't been shot at enough.
Good points, especially the last one (though you don't need us to tell you that :-P). At lower stakes levels, a lot of players really do sweat cash and final table bubbles, and as a result bluffs get even stronger than they already are. In a cash game or earlier in the tournament you might see these players call at least a flop bet to see if their equity improves on the turn, but as the bubbles approach, often they'll just fold down on the flop if they haven't hit it hard enough.
Poker is a lot like many other sports and games in the world - if you play conservatively for fear of not placing high enough, you decrease your chances of an overall win. In many forms of competition the best of the best have an all-or-nothing approach and it serves them quite well.
Hey Doug, would you be able to do a review of freely available analysis software that you have used/use and think could be useful?
Doug, can you make a video explaining to intermediate players easily overlooked simple mistakes. Like I still don't really know when I should be betting 3/4 the pot, 1/2 the pot, or the whole pot, etc.
Two WSOP events. Cashed one and in the last, I was in a 80 person circuit main event sat. Got down to the last few spots on the bubble. I went on a crazy run of cards. Kept getting AK after AK. Saw a few flops but folded like a beeatch. haha. The other table was all short stacked compared to us. They had all stopped playing and were stalling watching us. WTF? Floor eventually went hand to hand, and i made it thru. In the Main, outlasted 800 others to within the last 250. Funny, there were many chip and a chair and short stack heroics. Wish I had a few hands back, but it was a blast. Learned alot and hope to play a few more down the road with better results. There were $1m career earners that busted quickly. One had taken $377K in the Main Event about a month before and was in my Sat table.
Doug Polk can you do a hand analysis on the hand where Grinder fold it a flush head up yesterday on WPT tournament of champions ?
I feel like it was one of the most extraordinary spots I seen on TV poker !
Great stuff as always. You should keep doing what you're doing. I just joined UpSwing and it's great. I'm a 42 year old live player relearning the game from the ground up ;)
Rick Tilghman ne
Hey Doug I am going to play in a higher stake tournament than usual this weekend against some well known pros, and I am considering drastically changing my game, what specific tips do you have that you think I should employ?
Doug Polk vs Doug Lee? I will pay to see this match up. Also get Doug Stanhope to commentate.
Thanks for the info, i was not aware of some of the things you said, cant wait to put these to work , thanks hope to see you at the tables.
hey doug thanks again for another great video, I feel as though your my coach! I should be paying you as I've been dominating micro stakes mtts as of late thanks for the help!
Hey Doug, have you ever thought of calling it Polka Hanz? .... On a serious note, thanks for the new PLO content on Upswing. I was sort of half-watching last night, looks really good so far, looking forward to watching more thoroughly tonight.
BradDanyluk is there any plo8 content on their yet?
I am lucky enough to have learned the lesson that playing to win vs. playing to cash/move up etc. are pretty much polar opposites. Pick one and be comfortable with your choice. If you play to cash and get past the bubble, don't start bitchin' when you get to the final table as the short stack. Cheers..
Hey Doug, I have a question that has really perplexed me regarding late regging. Is it true that an average winning player is only expected to increase chip stack by 25-40% by the end of the late reg period? And therefore, late regging or max late regging doesn't affect my ROI by much? If true, I think I would prioritize cash games more during the W SOP and late reg the tournaments that I play. Thanks!
Doug: big blind ante seems to be here to stay. Does this then change the tourny strategy to play just a bit more like cash? in the sense that you're now not investing money in every pot. Do you defend your BB (which is now pretty much doubled) with an even wider range?
Btw, that poster over your left shoulder is a perfect representation of Hellmuth and his game -someone happy to win and him looking like a pouting baby 🍼
thanks Doug. good advice.
@1:50 lol I love that you needle Vanessa Selbst every chance you get XD
Great tips. Love doug's honesty.
Hey Doug! I really like the title. 4 Simple Mistakes RUINING Your PoLker tournament Results! Awesome!
Hey doug! why dont you call it polker hands?
Johannes Binder Oh, is it because my first name is Doug?
Doug Polk Poker is that irish name polk.
I thought it was Dan?
Johannes Binder Hey fuckhead! why don't you come up with an original comment?
why should I?
doug ive not played in a while. im just getting used to it again.. been playin for the last four months just in three dollar spin and go and ten cent tournies... your videos have helped me alot. do u think im playing in the right games in terms of getting practice
Hey Doug, love the pic in the background with Hellmuth smirk LOL that is awesome! Have a great one!
Doug, love the new picture behind you I bet Phil is pounding the like button
great stuff doug you should do more tournament content
I only got to a final table once. I started the final table with around 1 million chips more than the second biggest stack at the table. Still I ended 7th because i made one big mistake. Do you have any tips for playing a final table?
Rick Timmermans if you was second so it's mean you're started bluff to many hands or maybe one big pot.
Basically if I'm reaching final table I play much less hands, cause from my experience almost every pot being massive expensive so I trying to play with strong hands, but also it's depends on what kind of position you're.
Just remember if you was playing before with suited connected cards, so I'm highly not recommending to play on final table with like suited J 8 or J 9 or 9 7 etc.. Suited hands are expensive in my opinion especially on final table..
It's just my opinion and my advices:)
ICM dictates that if you are first with a big chip lead then its best to play less hands because, in laymans terms, losing 10% of your stack is more expensive than winning 10% of your stack is profitable. Just solidify your lead by playing a stronger range whilst the shorter stacks bust each other, and open up your range the closer you get to heads up and/or the closer the stacks equal each other.
Eimantas Sudmonas ahh not so. with any hand the floop degrades your good hand or upgrades your your bad hand. that poker in a gambling sort of way
I'm not sure which is funnier, the guy who said laments instead of layman's or the one who typed floop instead of flop.
Play fewer hands. Avoid tangling with the other big stacks. Pick on the small stacks.
Should an open size be bigger when there are antes in play? Lets say a normal open size is 2.2x bb when there are just the blinds, does it make sense to go near 3x when there are antes? Thanks if someone could clear this up a bit for me
i played with phil brunson and doyle ivey
Doug your videos are dope AF
Great content! 😎😎
I know I'm a good poker player. I know it. Ive played off the same 115 deposit for months, I have cashed out 1100 and 270 off that, so i don't lose, but I cant get out of the micros. it just seems the variance and rake make it impossible, on top of the fact that I just cant quite figure out what im doing wrong. Advice?
Satellites but few
Doug I saw you bought a new lense for your camera but I'm wondering if the focus is not as sharp as before? Or did you upload in 1080p before? Might just be in my head.
Thank you for your videos Doug! You´re offering very much help to me ! :)
You got it all covered man
Hi Doug, Where did you get that T shirt? love it! Also I like your philosophy of playing for 1st place. I have found myself getting a bit timid in the past when there are pay jumps. But I guess if you bubble one tournament from your style of play you might get 1st in the next one. which sure as shit beats a min cash!
Another thing I want to add: Don't make hitting your flush or full house your priority. If you happen to flop any of those hands then that's good. That would help a lot but getting to the final table is the #1 priority over chasing flushes and full houses (especially out of position).
Also fish out for information too by observing your opponents to spot tells.
I just bubbled thanks to this video. I raised from the CO with KdQd 2.2 BB, button re raises to 7 BB. I call flop KhJdTs. I check, button bets 7 BB, I raise to 20 BB. He goes all in and I call. He has AA.
Hey doug, Any advice for playing 10 cent all in every hand tournaments?
I always look your videos and I hope one day to become a your level of player to be able to sit at a table with you. but it will be very difficult because now i play to NL25. for me you're one of the best players at the moment and you're an inspiration to many.
@DougPolk Can you please make a video about relative position? How to best use it and any tips on it. Also having a agro player on you right or left. Thank's