I'm a regular Rec $5/5 Player at Gardens and wondered about his Bounty Game... Now I know to stay TF away from this maniac game... hahaha.. Great video. Thanks!
It is…. Absolutely bonkers. Can be addicting but there’s hardly any rhyme or reason to the game. If you love action, it’s for you, but yeah, not the game where traditional analysis is going to work
if i was playing this game, i would be WIDELY 3 and 4 betting the Small Blind position pre. getting that puck on the button as often as you can is important.
I do agree that getting the puck on the BTN is huge, but people also just don’t seem to fold in this game, so you better be prepared to win your all ins
Loving the short buy strat! With as much action there is in that game and people calling $750+ pre with JT suited, there’s bound to be hella variance and bad beats since it’s harder to iso these fools lol. So unless someone has a big roll to mess around with, def love your approach. But wow, what a dream game to be in. Brantzen the 🐐!
Yeah it’s the most bonkers game I’ve ever played, but you still have to win your all ins. Plus I figure that with the bounty incentive, when you’re short stack, if you win two in a row, it’s a HUGE percentage of your stack, so it’s worth it to be short sometimes. No other game could I work $185 up to $2500 or something hahah
So this is actually pretty similar to what I experienced in my most recent vlog.....insanity. The guys were straddling and restraddling to 80, 160, 320. I lost my initial 1K buyin and then tried 500 buyins and burned through four of those in a couple of hours to lose 3 grand. If I could go back and do it again I'd have only bought in for 200 at a time because the variance is insane when 5-6 guys are willing to call raises between 200-600 preflop. So the pot would already be 1-3 thousand going to the flop and no one had any real stack depth to work with, so you had to commit with weaker hands postflop because the pot size was often larger than your remaining stack size.
My thoughts exactly. When people are opening huge and willing to call off, you’re just gonna have to win your flips. So if I bought in $800 each time, I would’ve probably lost 2.5k in the first hour 😅 Plus on this game in particular, whether short stack or deep, the bounty you get remains the same. Even if you have $40, if you win two hands in a row, you can get $175 from the table, so it’s a big incentive for me to try short buys and just pray through the variance
@@BrantzenPoker definetly with the extra bounty money a +EV strategy. Seems you actually had the most success picking off the guys trying to collect the $125
Great video and crazy game! With your short stack strategy, why not go all in pre vs 25-30% of your stack? Seems like you employed this in later hands, but didn’t do it early on, esp after you won the bounty button
Thanks! And a lot of it is just situation dependent. I don’t love just open shoving 30 BBs no matter what holding I have, but over a raise or a raise and callers I think it’s fine/good. But I think open shoving is fine in a lot of circumstances short
Liked the short buy in strategy with the high variance game type. I’m also in LA, how many tables do they have going for this type of game and how often does it happen?
They almost always have at least 1 table of the 5/5/10 bounty, and up to 3 on busy nights. And then the normally have about 2-3x as many regular 5/5/10 games which I play in regularly
I don't understand the strategy of buying in short-stacked in a game that plays that big. The more it costs to play in a game, the more it helps to have the highest possible payoff when you hit your big hands. I could understand this strategy better in a game with low rake and/or hourly rate.
It’s because of the bounty dynamic. If you win 2 hands in a row, you essentially get an extra $200. Say you only have $10 on the table and you win a hand so now you have $50. If you win the next hand, you can win 400% of your money. So the dynamics add something extra.
@@BrantzenPoker I guess the logic is that you're risking less to win more when you're short-stacked, but I'm not sure if that makes up for all the money you leave on the table when you hit a big hand and are capped by how much you can get paid off. What's the max buy in?
Also, you’re right, if I had a massive bankroll it wouldn’t matter. However in a game with such high variance where people are often opening to $75-$100 it’s insanely easy to dust buyins. I’ve seen players dust $6k within an hour at an $800 cap so it just cuts down on the bankroll swings
@@BrantzenPoker I understand that too about the variance/bankroll. Probably within the next year or two I plan on moving nearer to a casino to have my own go at poker full time, but I will be properly bankrolled for 5/10 ($3k buy-ins) with about $100k (and more in savings). I tried playing poker years ago before I had a proper bankroll and it was just too stressful.
Thanks - And thanks for the feedback. I think so too; I’m working with an editor for the new graphics, and that’s something we’re working on to change 😬
@@BrantzenPoker not hating buddy. Any good Asian poker player has his kids editing with super special effects. You gotta find an avenue other than the regs who post. :)))). Think about it Hope you grow to 200000
@@BrantzenPoker Just saying so many dudes just produce hand history with maybe some slight alternatives. Seeing aces get cracked is boring. Bad beats are boring. Figure out a way to differ and change the larger
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I'm a regular Rec $5/5 Player at Gardens and wondered about his Bounty Game... Now I know to stay TF away from this maniac game... hahaha.. Great video. Thanks!
It is…. Absolutely bonkers. Can be addicting but there’s hardly any rhyme or reason to the game. If you love action, it’s for you, but yeah, not the game where traditional analysis is going to work
fire video as always, love the thumbnail and new graphics 🔥🔥
Thanks so much! 😬
if i was playing this game, i would be WIDELY 3 and 4 betting the Small Blind position pre. getting that puck on the button as often as you can is important.
I do agree that getting the puck on the BTN is huge, but people also just don’t seem to fold in this game, so you better be prepared to win your all ins
The bounty game seems crazy. When u made the straight on the river I had a feeling UTG had J4. Bruh ace is good bruh. Lol. Thanks for the content.
The bounty game is absolutely nuts 😂 lol 😆 you’re welcome as always for the content - thanks for watching
What a comeback! Like the action in the bounty game.
It is a nutso game hahaha
So sick! Nice come back, sir!
Thank you very much!
Crazy Action, congrats!
Dude the action in that game is just unbelievable. But also scary 😅
Wow that’s crazy game. great comeback Brantzen!
Thanks - yeah it’s definitely the craziest game I’ve ever personally played in
that's a crazy game, good that you came out on top
Totally 😂 can easily bust a lot of bullets in that game
Loving the short buy strat! With as much action there is in that game and people calling $750+ pre with JT suited, there’s bound to be hella variance and bad beats since it’s harder to iso these fools lol. So unless someone has a big roll to mess around with, def love your approach. But wow, what a dream game to be in. Brantzen the 🐐!
Yeah it’s the most bonkers game I’ve ever played, but you still have to win your all ins. Plus I figure that with the bounty incentive, when you’re short stack, if you win two in a row, it’s a HUGE percentage of your stack, so it’s worth it to be short sometimes. No other game could I work $185 up to $2500 or something hahah
Crazy action! That bounty game seems super fun 😂😁 best wishes from the Netherlands! 🇳🇱
It is NUTS!!! But pretty dangerous if you’re running bad. I’ve seen players dust off 5-6k in a matter of an hour 😅
@@BrantzenPoker hahaha that’s insane 🤣 maybe if the bounty was a tad smaller, like 10$ per player, it would reign in the craziness a little
Crazy action! Nice new border at the bottom.
Thanks!
The first hand was so grosssss and unfortunate
Ahaha totally
Oh man! Got to make it back there and play with you again…nice comeback bro!
Thanks! It’s always nice to be able to come back and book a W ☺️
Played that exact game this week, it's insane.
Yeah - super insane stuff
So this is actually pretty similar to what I experienced in my most recent vlog.....insanity. The guys were straddling and restraddling to 80, 160, 320. I lost my initial 1K buyin and then tried 500 buyins and burned through four of those in a couple of hours to lose 3 grand.
If I could go back and do it again I'd have only bought in for 200 at a time because the variance is insane when 5-6 guys are willing to call raises between 200-600 preflop. So the pot would already be 1-3 thousand going to the flop and no one had any real stack depth to work with, so you had to commit with weaker hands postflop because the pot size was often larger than your remaining stack size.
My thoughts exactly. When people are opening huge and willing to call off, you’re just gonna have to win your flips. So if I bought in $800 each time, I would’ve probably lost 2.5k in the first hour 😅
Plus on this game in particular, whether short stack or deep, the bounty you get remains the same. Even if you have $40, if you win two hands in a row, you can get $175 from the table, so it’s a big incentive for me to try short buys and just pray through the variance
@@BrantzenPoker definetly with the extra bounty money a +EV strategy.
Seems you actually had the most success picking off the guys trying to collect the $125
Great video and crazy game! With your short stack strategy, why not go all in pre vs 25-30% of your stack? Seems like you employed this in later hands, but didn’t do it early on, esp after you won the bounty button
Thanks! And a lot of it is just situation dependent. I don’t love just open shoving 30 BBs no matter what holding I have, but over a raise or a raise and callers I think it’s fine/good. But I think open shoving is fine in a lot of circumstances short
Liked the short buy in strategy with the high variance game type. I’m also in LA, how many tables do they have going for this type of game and how often does it happen?
They almost always have at least 1 table of the 5/5/10 bounty, and up to 3 on busy nights. And then the normally have about 2-3x as many regular 5/5/10 games which I play in regularly
@14:57 What do you mean "I have the second nut flush draw"? I am confused.
So the term “nut” means best possible in poker. So second nut flush draw would be the second best flush draw
I don't understand the strategy of buying in short-stacked in a game that plays that big. The more it costs to play in a game, the more it helps to have the highest possible payoff when you hit your big hands. I could understand this strategy better in a game with low rake and/or hourly rate.
It’s because of the bounty dynamic. If you win 2 hands in a row, you essentially get an extra $200. Say you only have $10 on the table and you win a hand so now you have $50. If you win the next hand, you can win 400% of your money. So the dynamics add something extra.
@@BrantzenPoker I guess the logic is that you're risking less to win more when you're short-stacked, but I'm not sure if that makes up for all the money you leave on the table when you hit a big hand and are capped by how much you can get paid off. What's the max buy in?
@jonathanhenderson9422 Max is only $800 anyway
Also, you’re right, if I had a massive bankroll it wouldn’t matter. However in a game with such high variance where people are often opening to $75-$100 it’s insanely easy to dust buyins. I’ve seen players dust $6k within an hour at an $800 cap so it just cuts down on the bankroll swings
@@BrantzenPoker I understand that too about the variance/bankroll. Probably within the next year or two I plan on moving nearer to a casino to have my own go at poker full time, but I will be properly bankrolled for 5/10 ($3k buy-ins) with about $100k (and more in savings). I tried playing poker years ago before I had a proper bankroll and it was just too stressful.
You my guy but could only make it through 7 minutes. Game was a joke. All in poker
Haha totally understand - it’s a wacko game
The bounty being 5 big blinds feels a bit high right? Shouldn’t it be more like 2 or 3?
What a comeback!! RIP Souplantation
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Another great video. You're one of my favorites. I have good vision. The spades and clubs are hard to distinguish.
Thanks - And thanks for the feedback. I think so too; I’m working with an editor for the new graphics, and that’s something we’re working on to change 😬
First comment! 🔥🔥🔥
Ayyy 🥇
I like the new graphics
Thanks! I’ve been having some help from an editor to update my graphics 😬
Absolutely amazing brother 👍, this video in particular shows why it's sooo important to be properly bankrolled. 🔥💯🔥
Totally - thanks so much man for the kind comment!
Fun vlog, thanks
Thank you!
Nice win dude, looking forward to Saturday 👍
See you then!!
This bounty game is NUTS 🤯
No joke 😂
@@BrantzenPoker i felt sick watching this. i wouldn't stand a chance lol
Ahahaha 😂 I almost didn’t survive myself
a bounty game AND the bomb pots! that's a whole lot going on! See you saturday!!!!!
Craziness! I’ll see you Saturday!
ALONSO’s game sir Atleast call it what it is
😂 aiyahhh no one outside the doors of the gardens knows who Alonso is 😅😅
@@BrantzenPoker hahaahahaha facts 🤣
Yeeeeeeeeeeashy money!
You quit your job for a once a week video ? Very flaccid
😅 I’m also playing a lot more, but my guy! Give me a break! The videos take awhile to edit 😂 but I’m doing my best to get it up to 2/week
@@BrantzenPoker not hating buddy. Any good Asian poker player has his kids editing with super special effects. You gotta find an avenue other than the regs who post. :)))). Think about it Hope you grow to 200000
@@christopherton thanks man 😂
@@BrantzenPoker Just saying so many dudes just produce hand history with maybe some slight alternatives. Seeing aces get cracked is boring. Bad beats are boring. Figure out a way to differ and change the larger
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