Not a huge live tell guy but the insta-jam on a river that drastically changes relative hand strength is a good bluff indicator. If villian had a made hand on the turn he would at least think about you getting there on the river with a big draw. If villian hit his own draw typically he would pause and consider sizing/double check cards.
Q10 hand, if he’s got it he’s got it, 3 bet turn. Make him stick it in with his draws with bad equity and let him value own himself with his KQ & AQ. You know more than I do, just one man’s 2 cents from the rail. Thanks for another one!
Bad play on that hand. Allin when u get raise on the turn. He dont have much behind o So Ur somewhat committed. Why u call then fold on river?? Make no sense.
That was such a good video with all of the pausing and slow mo on your big hand. Very creative. Rogue was exhausted for you ! Nice come back. I saw this live the other night but didn’t want to watch because I knew he would do an upload on it and I wanted to see it on his channel for the support !
Lex I love watching your channel you’re teaching me a lot about my game and I’m making improvement slowly but surely. With top two And this fastest he shoved after you checked I would call. The normal tail is a fast action is a sign of weakness
Sweating the hand with you Lex - I would have jammed the turn. Since that didn't happen, I think the perfect bluff card came for the villian (completes the flush and a straight). What hands does he likely have? I'm going to call, and hopefully rake the pot.
I completely agree with you. Lex let the other guy control the hand which he did so to slow play and get the max, but like you said when the turn hit the best option was probably to lead out with a all in
If villain was ahead he insta calls, if not he insta folds. I think calling turn and fold a river jam or call depending on live tells/ player tendencies is the best option. He might not be even jamming river and just check back his KQ or AQ and we win. Jamming turn only profitable if opponent was bluffing with a flush or straight draw and is now committing to getting it in w the worse hand.
Love yo mate great content and nice job on the videos takes a lot of work.Not played poker in 10 years, I won $8888 from full tilt back in the day and never played since, Use to play every day just sucked my life, but love watching you fella.. much love
WOW what a vlog, great content and i thought it wasn,t going to be your night but well done to making a great comeback keep up the gd work lex, can,t wait for the next vlog gd luck bro.
I think you are the best at this, Lex. I wish you had just gone all in on the turn with the q10 and I am writing this before seeing the result. If he has trips with a small pocket pair so be it, but there will only be scare cards on the river and he pretty much would have to auto shove with anything if you call on the turn regardless...Now I watched the result - pretty funny when I restarted the video you asked for a comment. I can't say if I would have called because I would have already been all in. Tough call on the river as played.
Really rough spot with QT I think you have to call there. With such a wet board, sets should be raising more often than flat calling on the flop. You’ve shown 72 off, been playing a good amount of hands. Potentially opponent thinks he can take advantage and raise KJ then bomb river, raise such a wide variety and bomb river. I think it’s a true 50/50 spot where you’re good half the time and beat half the time so I don’t hate a fold. Hindsight is always 50/50.
Spot on. I'd leaned toward folding as you're only beating 1 pair or the random 5,6 maybe. He does have a TON of bluffs in his rage. As Lex said, that could have been a value bet at the end from the villain. He probably thought his kicker was good.
That is one of the best vlogs ever so exciting lex love to see you get your money back brother. Good running to you brother hope you keep crushing it I’m learning a lot from you.
One interesting note. In the QQ hand if you assume one of your opponents have AK and facing the 800 bet and call you pretty much have the direct odds to call flop. You need 9-1 which totals $7200. The pot was $7100. With the implied odds of making an extra $100 dollars if you hit your Q I actually think QQ is a square call facing this sizing and not a fold at all. Not often you get good enough pot odds to draw to a 2 outer but here you do.
I think a turn all in/fold was the best way forward. Q 10 on the board was near the top of the range. By the same reasoning, river is a call regardless of the card dealt.
In my first year playing professionally I travelled through the midwest playing in Kansas City, Thackerville (Winstar), and all the way across the south landing at Pacetti's Marina in St. Augustine with my dog and RV. This was 2011 and I was there the day that Best Bet in Jacksonville opened and I played there for around two months. That glass enclosed room is where we played 10/25 every night and it was not uncommon to have 3 5/10 games midweek. My last month I won $83,000.00! My mistake was that I thought that these games, this action, would always be there and so I went back to North Dakota, bought a 40' diesel pusher and a 65 fastback Shelby clone. The next year, on my way back, a pro in Louisiana told me the games were gone and I so regretted not staying there until the money dried up.
Ugh. Terrible spot. I'd have likely raised on the turn to avoid a difficult river decision with only 1200 behind, but yikes. Looking forward to seeing how it works out.
Found your channel about a week ago, just subscribed. Have you thought about doing other videos like instructionals for us that want to learn more about playing poker? You explain stuff very good during the game. And my name is also Lex!! Great vids bro, keep it rolling.
I agree, it’s pretty close but I can’t fold top 2 there. It’s probably a pint pushing KQ but to be honest I could probably put him on that or AQ in my games… tough spot tho.
I may think he had aces or kings if he 3 bet preflop but he didn't so aces or kings shouldn't be in his range. In game set or diamonds makes the most sense, kq off is simply a massive punt. Too bad lex didn't catch it.
Its hard to make that top two call, I probably crying call with the size of the pot but I can see how you came to your decision. In the long run that's probably the right fold range wise, hard to account for massive punt bluffs.
Hey Lex! Been watching you since day one. I might of missed you explaining this however how did you FIRST start your bankroll? You have absolutely the best poker vlog going!! Love how your real...good or bad your real with your feelings and your heart.
He has a video on this. He apparently set aside 500 bucks or so to play poker and lost almost all of it. He was on the last of the stack with something like a pair of KK and he says "if i had lost that, I wouldn't have played poker again". And that's history was made 😊
Martin is basically right. I just kept setting aside extra money to play poker with and after months of losing or breaking even I finally started to “run up” a bankroll.
I paused it. I have lost more 2 pair hands than I have won. EXAMPLE: If i have 78 and then 7788, if it goes to showdown, the villain has as str8. Great stream.......thanks!!! good luck Lex!!
Yo, Lex, love your vlogs. I don't really track win/loss though I guess I should. What is the best phone app to do that? My best month is maybe 5k, usually much less. I'm 70, live off social security and play poker to supplement that and while don't grind, I don't really consider myself a recreational player. The Q/10 hand, you bet he just calls pre-flop. You bet the flop and he just calls. If he has 5/4h or 5/5, or 4/4, with a straight and a flush draw on the board I would expect him to raise here to deny equity. Qs on turn doesn't complete anything but adds a backdoor straight draw. You bet 400 and he more or less min-raises to 850, with only 1200 behind. Did he min-raise to see where he was at planning to fold to a shove, maybe. There are a lot of cards you wouldn't want to see on the river which would put you in a tough spot. With the way the hand has played, I would have thought I had the best hand with Q/10 and put him all in to put him in a tough spot if he was still on a draw. Would he have called, maybe, would he have folded, maybe, either way you would have to think you had gotten the money in while you had the best hand before the river comes. Nothing else you could have done, even if he sucks out on the river. Any win is a good win when you are stuck that much at the end of a session. If I was up 41k in a year much less a month, I'd play only one or two days a week, just for fun and to make a little more money.
The way you played the Q10 hand would probably force me to fold the river. I thought you were beat. But to avoid that spot I’m just shoving the turn. I put him on KQd, but to avoid the confusing spot I think shoving the turn is the play.
I would fold the QT hand based on your assessment that he has been playing tight and not getting out of line. The board is very wet after the Q comes out and he clearly doesn't want a caller.
I think in the QT hand, I'm jamming the turn. Given that the button flat pre and flat on the flop, the (basically) min-clickback on the turn smells suspiciously like "I hit two pair and the board is getting scary". QT of clubs or diamonds are possible. 54s, or something wildly dumb like Q4s/Q5s, in addition to all sorts of flush draws and open-enders. If they turn over 44/55 here, nice hand. I can't call and then have to make a sick decision on any bad river card (A, K, diamond, any straightening card or board pair that's obviously not a Q or T).
Lex. I was watching the live stream of this game and I quit watching it because you were running so bad. I'm so glad to see you won the huge pot with Kings. Glad you came out ahead for the night. I think you'll hit 40k subscribers any time now!
I m happy for ya Lex. Its really hard to start from the bottom and make it like you have. I ran into a guy you wrestled with in School at Maryland Live! while playing 1-2. Thats a Juicy spot to play!
Hard decision with Q10 for 2 pair when the river brings in the flush. The turn bet and quick river all-in were strong moves.. Fold is hard to do and see just a pair but it could have gone the other way too. Hope you can keep up the momentum.
I think you should always play 7-2 even if the bounty game isn't on. The +EV of tilt if you win with it via a bluff or a monster flopp like two dueces far exceeds any negative EV you have playing the hand. For me, it's in my 3-bet range at every position and I will call a 4 bet in or OOP. Pretty monster hand
Hi Lex. The only hand that really frustrated me was the Q10 hand. In those spots against someone with his stack size it's a 5 bet jam on the turn every single time! It's not about what he has it's about what you have. There are too many dangerous rivers. The min click from him doesn't look like a size protecting a monster but more like a semi bluff or drawing hand. Your queens on the button hand tho you played thar fine nothing you can do
Great bluff spot for him! Reading the board. But… for him to bet a 4 flush is Very Strong! And he made his bet so why not go ALL IN! Heck of a bluff though!
I think I fold Only hands that he might be doing that for value that you can bear for are AA and KK with a diamond but the pre flop action wouldn’t make sense with that hand. It’s a pretty polarizing position and at that point I would just use whatever knowledge I have on the player to make the decision
I feel like I overfold in these spots and have been trying to make more calls when I have reasonably strong hands. Would be be bluffing with a hand like A10 with the Ad? How about value owning himself with 45? I suppose if we give him a few combos of bluffs and a few value-owns I’d make a crying call.
For that q10 hand I think you have to jam on the turn. You only lose to pocket 4s or 5s. You beat everything else. Like you always say, can’t be afraid of monsters under the bed. Plus he only has $1200 back so if he has a set, you still have outs and it’s not going to affect you too much financially if you lose. If he has 12k back it could be a different mindset. Anyways appreciate your videos, keep up the great work.
Liked the blurred hand. I thought he had A-Q of diamonds, given how he played the hand. I would have folded, as my read would be that a player who has not gotten out of line was on top pair top kicker with the flush draw.
ya needed to triple barrel that 7/2 lol. Awesome vids, I really liked when you blurred out the opponents hands. Sick spot, 2/3 flop (snap call), Potted Turn (snap raise, gj just calling I think), Check terrible river (snap jam). If you trust your read on this guy being passive then its pretty hard to think of any hand you beat. Most players would raise a draw on the flop I think, so Iguess his most likely holding is a flopped set (which shoulda raised on such a coordinated board). So ya gotta puke fold. Keep up the great work amigo.
I would've called him but took time to note his body language. Intent would be to build a profile on his style of play if I lost. He either had you crushed from the flop or you had him. I played with you at The Lodge for a bit. Recognized you after only 1 video but started watching more. Nice run man!
In the Q10 hand I probably would of jammed more times than calling just because there’s plenty of random straight and flush draw combos - which you don’t block. I don’t hate your fold there, just one of those “ahhh damnit” moments.
I would have pushed all in on the turn to max charge draws... but my live read on him looks like he has bottom two. So its a crying call on the river with a polite nice hand afterwards.
Curious to know what solvers think of that spot. This happens to all of us when opponent over values their own hand. I folded top and bottom 2 pair in a 2-5 game where opponent check raise all in after I bet and get 2 callers on A43 board. He had 43.
As played, I'd have folded on the river since the diamond didn't slow him down. We've all made and continue to make these same mistakes, particularly when we're frustrated, whence we're never able to play anywhere near our best. Don't beat yourself up over it. If anything, the absolute best remedy for you would be to recognize when you are feeling frustrated and go for a walk and get yourself back into a state where you aren't feeling as frustrated. Obviously you were frustrated which lead you to make the mistake of just calling on the turn, but you definitely should be getting it all-in. If he's got a set, he's got a set, but these are crazy Texas games, and he doesn't look like a savvy player, so I would not be trying to think too deeply about it. Furthermore, you don't want to lose value when he has worse and will call off, but something like a diamond comes out on the river and kills the action... or the worst case scenario happens and you somehow fold the best hand! That said, his body language is indicative of strength on both the turn and river (his hands are folded together pointing upward, and he looks away a couple of times) - he thought he had the best hand! (Clearly, he's a clueless recreational player.) However, I'd demote body language tells when playing with absolute fish (don't try to get into the mind of somehow who doesn't know what the hell they are doing) and resort to plan A: "I have a strong hand, I'm all-in."
You are ignoring certain hands like 4 5, Q 5, Q4 remember 2 pairs have lower value then sets for a reason, they happen more. I agree that the diamond on the end is terrible because some kind of Qx of diamonds is a huge part of his bluffing range. But the way he insta jammed is a bit strange when you have the flush. Most people are thinking at least for a moment on how to play it. In any case you're at the zenith of your range you have to make the crying call - you only need to win around 27% of the time.
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Maybe a couple hundred. I don't play regularly, though!
6.5k
I play a .25 .50 game and this month I finished with 1700 in profit from that game this month
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Not a huge live tell guy but the insta-jam on a river that drastically changes relative hand strength is a good bluff indicator.
If villian had a made hand on the turn he would at least think about you getting there on the river with a big draw. If villian hit his own draw typically he would pause and consider sizing/double check cards.
good call i think if i were bluffing on this runout i would iinstajam
Well then I’m gonna insta-jam the river when I have the nuts so you think I’m bluffing.
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Q10 hand, if he’s got it he’s got it, 3 bet turn. Make him stick it in with his draws with bad equity and let him value own himself with his KQ & AQ. You know more than I do, just one man’s 2 cents from the rail. Thanks for another one!
I was thinking the same thing, I'm pushing hard on that turn
Yes, easy 3b rip on the turn with these stack sizes. Hand was pretty butchered...keep it up though Lex glgl!
Same. Top two against a set is a cooler you have to be willing to lose long term I think
@@miamilawyerdaddy if they were way deeper I think his line makes more sense.
Bad play on that hand. Allin when u get raise on the turn. He dont have much behind o
So Ur somewhat committed. Why u call then fold on river?? Make no sense.
Lex, RDP, and Mariano deserve wayyyy more subs than they have. The effort they put in makes it worth clicking subscribe.
I love Lex's stuff!
who is RDP?
Keep up the great work Lex. Love your work and insights.
He was 100% value betting based on your plays until than at the table!!!
Epic comeback!
Tough out there in the streets!
Love that you share the challenges!
You handle it like a boss👊
I would’ve called on the q 10 hand. Nice video Lex!! Great comeback that was Awesome!!
Lex you officially became my favorite poker vlogger, insane session !!
Thanks for sharing Lex. Good luck on your next session.
That was such a good video with all of the pausing and slow mo on your big hand. Very creative. Rogue was exhausted for you ! Nice come back.
I saw this live the other night but didn’t want to watch because I knew he would do an upload on it and I wanted to see it on his channel for the support !
Thanks for watching !!
Is there any better way to wake up than to see a lex vlog?
Yeah. Waking up to your mom.
Don't know about Ace's mom and I love Lex's Vlog but waking up with some punani in my face is preferred. 😜
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@@Knee_High not as good as yours
Lex I love watching your channel you’re teaching me a lot about my game and I’m making improvement slowly but surely. With top two And this fastest he shoved after you checked I would call. The normal tail is a fast action is a sign of weakness
Sweating the hand with you Lex - I would have jammed the turn. Since that didn't happen, I think the perfect bluff card came for the villian (completes the flush and a straight). What hands does he likely have? I'm going to call, and hopefully rake the pot.
I completely agree with you. Lex let the other guy control the hand which he did so to slow play and get the max, but like you said when the turn hit the best option was probably to lead out with a all in
If villain was ahead he insta calls, if not he insta folds. I think calling turn and fold a river jam or call depending on live tells/ player tendencies is the best option. He might not be even jamming river and just check back his KQ or AQ and we win. Jamming turn only profitable if opponent was bluffing with a flush or straight draw and is now committing to getting it in w the worse hand.
Great comeback Lexo, enjoy all your blogs bro, wishing for your upswing run to continue, gg
If I saw you sit down, I’d RUN from the table! Lol. Glad to see the run good, Lex!
I can't believe that guy put it all in with JJ. That was a total gift to bail you out of a big loss.
Love yo mate great content and nice job on the videos takes a lot of work.Not played poker in 10 years, I won $8888 from full tilt back in the day and never played since, Use to play every day just sucked my life, but love watching you fella.. much love
Texas is GREAT for you Lex!!! Keep your head in the game Bro!!!
Good shit lex. You're crushing right now and you have a good attitude with your losing sessions. Thanks for the content
WOW what a vlog, great content and i thought it wasn,t going to be your night but well done to making a great comeback keep up the gd work lex, can,t wait for the next vlog gd luck bro.
Much easier to watch the pain than to live it! Keep up the hard work.
It's a call for me, I might have folded on the turn, but once he jams on the river, I'm committed, plus he doesn't have much more.
Congrats my friend. You're one of the best players that blog. Lots of people blog, but suck at poker and are afraid to move up in stakes.
I think you are the best at this, Lex. I wish you had just gone all in on the turn with the q10 and I am writing this before seeing the result. If he has trips with a small pocket pair so be it, but there will only be scare cards on the river and he pretty much would have to auto shove with anything if you call on the turn regardless...Now I watched the result - pretty funny when I restarted the video you asked for a comment. I can't say if I would have called because I would have already been all in. Tough call on the river as played.
Love your attitude lex. Buzzing you won that hand with kings. Seems like you got a good lesson without it costing you. Result. Keep it up mate
Really rough spot with QT I think you have to call there. With such a wet board, sets should be raising more often than flat calling on the flop. You’ve shown 72 off, been playing a good amount of hands. Potentially opponent thinks he can take advantage and raise KJ then bomb river, raise such a wide variety and bomb river. I think it’s a true 50/50 spot where you’re good half the time and beat half the time so I don’t hate a fold. Hindsight is always 50/50.
Spot on. I'd leaned toward folding as you're only beating 1 pair or the random 5,6 maybe. He does have a TON of bluffs in his rage. As Lex said, that could have been a value bet at the end from the villain. He probably thought his kicker was good.
It's 50/50 but the pot is laying much better than that. Snap call.
Yes, hindsight is 90/90
That is one of the best vlogs ever so exciting lex love to see you get your money back brother. Good running to you brother hope you keep crushing it I’m learning a lot from you.
One interesting note. In the QQ hand if you assume one of your opponents have AK and facing the 800 bet and call you pretty much have the direct odds to call flop. You need 9-1 which totals $7200. The pot was $7100. With the implied odds of making an extra $100 dollars if you hit your Q I actually think QQ is a square call facing this sizing and not a fold at all. Not often you get good enough pot odds to draw to a 2 outer but here you do.
That guy at the end is insane for calling that all in with Jacks….. Texas really has the action huh
All in before river.
I jam turn, get max value from AQd, open ended straight + flush draws, etc.
I think a turn all in/fold was the best way forward. Q 10 on the board was near the top of the range. By the same reasoning, river is a call regardless of the card dealt.
Awesome video glad things turned around for the session
In my first year playing professionally I travelled through the midwest playing in Kansas City, Thackerville (Winstar), and all the way across the south landing at Pacetti's Marina in St. Augustine with my dog and RV. This was 2011 and I was there the day that Best Bet in Jacksonville opened and I played there for around two months. That glass enclosed room is where we played 10/25 every night and it was not uncommon to have 3 5/10 games midweek. My last month I won $83,000.00! My mistake was that I thought that these games, this action, would always be there and so I went back to North Dakota, bought a 40' diesel pusher and a 65 fastback Shelby clone. The next year, on my way back, a pro in Louisiana told me the games were gone and I so regretted not staying there until the money dried up.
Ugh. Terrible spot. I'd have likely raised on the turn to avoid a difficult river decision with only 1200 behind, but yikes. Looking forward to seeing how it works out.
Found your channel about a week ago, just subscribed. Have you thought about doing other videos like instructionals for us that want to learn more about playing poker? You explain stuff very good during the game. And my name is also Lex!! Great vids bro, keep it rolling.
I make that call w/ top 2 bro!!! I believe he’s got Aces or Kings w/ the Backdoor diamond draw!!
Yeah that was my read too.
I agree, it’s pretty close but I can’t fold top 2 there. It’s probably a pint pushing KQ but to be honest I could probably put him on that or AQ in my games… tough spot tho.
I may think he had aces or kings if he 3 bet preflop but he didn't so aces or kings shouldn't be in his range. In game set or diamonds makes the most sense, kq off is simply a massive punt. Too bad lex didn't catch it.
Nice to pull a profit out of the hat! I was sweating along with you. I’m glad you won the hand! Whew!
Its hard to make that top two call, I probably crying call with the size of the pot but I can see how you came to your decision. In the long run that's probably the right fold range wise, hard to account for massive punt bluffs.
Great job on the come back
Love the vlog.. i have learned a lot..one word for you.. haircut...lol rock on man..
Good job, breaking even! I know the feeling when you're running bad.
Love the vlogs Lex!!!
when you said lets go before the session starts......... i really think you should say LEX GO
this is still one of the sickest poker vlogs ever made
That’s why with the Q10 he needs to jam the turn so he doesn’t convince himself to fold on bad rivers.
The spot KK>JJ was pretty nice GIFT :D U are lucky to sit with player like this guy.
Hey Lex! Been watching you since day one. I might of missed you explaining this however how did you FIRST start your bankroll? You have absolutely the best poker vlog going!! Love how your real...good or bad your real with your feelings and your heart.
He has a video on this. He apparently set aside 500 bucks or so to play poker and lost almost all of it. He was on the last of the stack with something like a pair of KK and he says "if i had lost that, I wouldn't have played poker again". And that's history was made 😊
Martin is basically right. I just kept setting aside extra money to play poker with and after months of losing or breaking even I finally started to “run up” a bankroll.
I paused it. I have lost more 2 pair hands than I have won. EXAMPLE: If i have 78 and then 7788, if it goes to showdown, the villain has as str8. Great stream.......thanks!!! good luck Lex!!
Insane session
great job on grind Lex!!!!
Your dog in the end clip looks so comfortable 😂😂
That view of the pretty dealer was much better 🤣
Yo, Lex, love your vlogs. I don't really track win/loss though I guess I should. What is the best phone app to do that? My best month is maybe 5k, usually much less. I'm 70, live off social security and play poker to supplement that and while don't grind, I don't really consider myself a recreational player. The Q/10 hand, you bet he just calls pre-flop. You bet the flop and he just calls. If he has 5/4h or 5/5, or 4/4, with a straight and a flush draw on the board I would expect him to raise here to deny equity. Qs on turn doesn't complete anything but adds a backdoor straight draw. You bet 400 and he more or less min-raises to 850, with only 1200 behind. Did he min-raise to see where he was at planning to fold to a shove, maybe. There are a lot of cards you wouldn't want to see on the river which would put you in a tough spot. With the way the hand has played, I would have thought I had the best hand with Q/10 and put him all in to put him in a tough spot if he was still on a draw. Would he have called, maybe, would he have folded, maybe, either way you would have to think you had gotten the money in while you had the best hand before the river comes. Nothing else you could have done, even if he sucks out on the river. Any win is a good win when you are stuck that much at the end of a session. If I was up 41k in a year much less a month, I'd play only one or two days a week, just for fun and to make a little more money.
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I can never fix my downswing.
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The way you described his play style I would fold top 2 in that spot.
The way you played the Q10 hand would probably force me to fold the river. I thought you were beat. But to avoid that spot I’m just shoving the turn. I put him on KQd, but to avoid the confusing spot I think shoving the turn is the play.
I would fold the QT hand based on your assessment that he has been playing tight and not getting out of line. The board is very wet after the Q comes out and he clearly doesn't want a caller.
Jam all in!
But that's me...lol
Great comeback! The K on the first board is just a giant weight off your chest
Hey Lex, the bright lights of live poker is distracting you from focusing on your game. Remember to occasionally re-examine your intentions ✌🏼
I think in the QT hand, I'm jamming the turn. Given that the button flat pre and flat on the flop, the (basically) min-clickback on the turn smells suspiciously like "I hit two pair and the board is getting scary". QT of clubs or diamonds are possible. 54s, or something wildly dumb like Q4s/Q5s, in addition to all sorts of flush draws and open-enders. If they turn over 44/55 here, nice hand. I can't call and then have to make a sick decision on any bad river card (A, K, diamond, any straightening card or board pair that's obviously not a Q or T).
I called yesterday in your position against a straight and flush draw and lost all my money. Learned my lesson haha
Lex. I was watching the live stream of this game and I quit watching it because you were running so bad. I'm so glad to see you won the huge pot with Kings. Glad you came out ahead for the night. I think you'll hit 40k subscribers any time now!
I m happy for ya Lex. Its really hard to start from the bottom and make it like you have. I ran into a guy you wrestled with in School at Maryland Live! while playing 1-2. Thats a Juicy spot to play!
Hard decision with Q10 for 2 pair when the river brings in the flush. The turn bet and quick river all-in were strong moves..
Fold is hard to do and see just a pair but it could have gone the other way too.
Hope you can keep up the momentum.
Q10 you should have either pushed all in on the turn or folded. He was committed at that point and calling committed you.
Wow, exciting, good one : )
fold, although given 3 to 1, it's hard to find bluffs if the opponent is tight and playing straight forward like you said.
I put him on Q diamonds, big kicker. Good run in Feb man
I think you should always play 7-2 even if the bounty game isn't on. The +EV of tilt if you win with it via a bluff or a monster flopp like two dueces far exceeds any negative EV you have playing the hand. For me, it's in my 3-bet range at every position and I will call a 4 bet in or OOP. Pretty monster hand
wow, wow, wow! it is peeping insane session.
Given stack size in Q10 hand I might make crying call but tbh I likely jam turn with a "if you got a set, you got a set" mentality haha
Hi Lex. The only hand that really frustrated me was the Q10 hand. In those spots against someone with his stack size it's a 5 bet jam on the turn every single time! It's not about what he has it's about what you have. There are too many dangerous rivers. The min click from him doesn't look like a size protecting a monster but more like a semi bluff or drawing hand.
Your queens on the button hand tho you played thar fine nothing you can do
Oh and you are fantastic btw you have a very nice way of presenting your videos
That was a roller-coaster!
Great job lex, love watching your stream
Great bluff spot for him! Reading the board. But… for him to bet a 4 flush is Very Strong! And he made his bet so why not go ALL IN! Heck of a bluff though!
Lex, I think on the KQ hand what he was doing is called a Value Bluff... Basically it's a nice way of saying he didn't even know what he was doing!
I think I fold
Only hands that he might be doing that for value that you can bear for are AA and KK with a diamond but the pre flop action wouldn’t make sense with that hand. It’s a pretty polarizing position and at that point I would just use whatever knowledge I have on the player to make the decision
I would probably fold, since the flush and straight got there. Possibly could have a set as well. Its 50/50 - but fold seems correct to me.
I could see the three cards in the right be pulled up so I would have called!! 😂🤣
I feel like I overfold in these spots and have been trying to make more calls when I have reasonably strong hands. Would be be bluffing with a hand like A10 with the Ad? How about value owning himself with 45? I suppose if we give him a few combos of bluffs and a few value-owns I’d make a crying call.
For that q10 hand I think you have to jam on the turn. You only lose to pocket 4s or 5s. You beat everything else. Like you always say, can’t be afraid of monsters under the bed. Plus he only has $1200 back so if he has a set, you still have outs and it’s not going to affect you too much financially if you lose. If he has 12k back it could be a different mindset. Anyways appreciate your videos, keep up the great work.
Liked the blurred hand. I thought he had A-Q of diamonds, given how he played the hand. I would have folded, as my read would be that a player who has not gotten out of line was on top pair top kicker with the flush draw.
as a professional would you comment on your approach to tipping the dealers...each hand or after the session or ?? how much/how often...
ya needed to triple barrel that 7/2 lol. Awesome vids, I really liked when you blurred out the opponents hands. Sick spot, 2/3 flop (snap call), Potted Turn (snap raise, gj just calling I think), Check terrible river (snap jam). If you trust your read on this guy being passive then its pretty hard to think of any hand you beat. Most players would raise a draw on the flop I think, so Iguess his most likely holding is a flopped set (which shoulda raised on such a coordinated board). So ya gotta puke fold. Keep up the great work amigo.
I would've called him but took time to note his body language. Intent would be to build a profile on his style of play if I lost. He either had you crushed from the flop or you had him. I played with you at The Lodge for a bit. Recognized you after only 1 video but started watching more. Nice run man!
What up Lex!? Just came across your channel and I freaking love it! Keep up the good work… How long have you been playing?
Nice save !!🥳
In the Q10 hand I probably would of jammed more times than calling just because there’s plenty of random straight and flush draw combos - which you don’t block. I don’t hate your fold there, just one of those “ahhh damnit” moments.
wouldn't call or fold....i would tank for 1 hour or until they carried me away
I would have pushed all in on the turn to max charge draws... but my live read on him looks like he has bottom two. So its a crying call on the river with a polite nice hand afterwards.
Curious to know what solvers think of that spot. This happens to all of us when opponent over values their own hand. I folded top and bottom 2 pair in a 2-5 game where opponent check raise all in after I bet and get 2 callers on A43 board. He had 43.
As played, I'd have folded on the river since the diamond didn't slow him down. We've all made and continue to make these same mistakes, particularly when we're frustrated, whence we're never able to play anywhere near our best. Don't beat yourself up over it. If anything, the absolute best remedy for you would be to recognize when you are feeling frustrated and go for a walk and get yourself back into a state where you aren't feeling as frustrated.
Obviously you were frustrated which lead you to make the mistake of just calling on the turn, but you definitely should be getting it all-in. If he's got a set, he's got a set, but these are crazy Texas games, and he doesn't look like a savvy player, so I would not be trying to think too deeply about it. Furthermore, you don't want to lose value when he has worse and will call off, but something like a diamond comes out on the river and kills the action... or the worst case scenario happens and you somehow fold the best hand!
That said, his body language is indicative of strength on both the turn and river (his hands are folded together pointing upward, and he looks away a couple of times) - he thought he had the best hand! (Clearly, he's a clueless recreational player.) However, I'd demote body language tells when playing with absolute fish (don't try to get into the mind of somehow who doesn't know what the hell they are doing) and resort to plan A: "I have a strong hand, I'm all-in."
i’ve been subscribed since like vlog #3 or 4 but if i wasn’t… i would definitely subscribe just for rogue lol
Q10: considering you have little fold equity in this hand a call is the best as he could have air or a lower 2 pair.
Not sure how much safer I'd feel behind that security guard. Lol
You are ignoring certain hands like 4 5, Q 5, Q4 remember 2 pairs have lower value then sets for a reason, they happen more. I agree that the diamond on the end is terrible because some kind of Qx of diamonds is a huge part of his bluffing range. But the way he insta jammed is a bit strange when you have the flush. Most people are thinking at least for a moment on how to play it. In any case you're at the zenith of your range you have to make the crying call - you only need to win around 27% of the time.