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This is an excellent vlog for low stakes poker which plays way more different than the higher stakes. I found that your play and commentary very helpful. Thank you very much.
Just found your channel a couple days ago and am hooked. Really simple format with eloquent, easy-to-understand hand reviews. Awesome stuff; can’t wait for more!
I enjoyed this, and I subscribed. This is the most practical poker vlog for 1/2 - 1/3 stakes that I've seen this far, and I'm subscribed to about a dozen other channels - so thank you for this.
I enjoyed this vlog partly because he's not priding himself on playing very aggressive and partly because he shows hands that other vloggers tend to hide. Let's give Todd a challenge to find one bluff per vlog if hes comfortable. Keep it up!
New sub here. Dig your style and the 1/3 content. No sputnik at the table. Table change all day long. Good call. Shame on the dealer for not squashing that nonsense. I always politely approach the floor when that happens. Collusion all day.
This isn’t criticism but I’m noticing a lot of “RUclips poker players” are wayyyy over thinking a lot of hands and it’s getting them in trouble. 95% of the people you’re playing with aren’t thinking about your range or your 3 bet tendencies, they’re just hoping the spade hits and calling way to much with QJsuited cus it looks nice. Thank you for the content, Keep at it brotha, poker takes a lifetime to master.
Yes on other low stakes RUclips channels I see way too much: "I check on the river hoping to induce a bluff from my opponent, and... he checks". At these stakes you are playing way more against calling stations than bluffers. So assume they are much more likely to call than bluff. (Also they are chasing or looking to get lucky so don't miss betting on the turn and charging them).
Neither are they.... they just sit and look over the video and dwell for hours on what bullshit they will have. Also most of these youtubers put way too much value on shit hands.
You don’t play enough or are a losing player if you think this. A lot much people are studying poker now a days because it’s so accessible and easy to find tips and range charts.
I really love your 1 3 poker content. I see it’s been awhile since you’ve had a video, so not sure what’s going on, but I want to encourage you and let you know that your videos are PERFECT for people wanting to get into low stakes games and have winning hands
Was just at the Wynn in early May and their is def. A crew of people who work together. Collusion was very obvious. I played super tight and hit and run on them.
New to your channel. I am a coin collector and have a channel but do love Hold-em. Don't have any places close by to play. So I collect coins. Enjoyed watching. I am retired so have nothing but time to watch.
Todd , I just found you on RUclips. I like your videos. I have a comment which may not be valid as I have only watched 3 or your videos. The MOST important thing in poker is GAME SELECTION, 2nd is POSITION! I noticed a lot of the times when you bet , your opponent or opponents Fold. I think you need to a better job of GAME SELECTION. And if that means going to different casinos or playing at night etc. then I’d look at that But I may be completely off base as I’ve only watch a few videos. Lots of luck and throw away crap like k-j etc Utg. Much luck to ya
Very nice vlog. I did learn a couple of things and joined your dicord. I am hoping to play the Wynn this summer, so this was particularly interesting. Thanks.
Yes, I really enjoy your videos! I’ve played with you at horseshoe Indianapolis. You seem like a really solid player and I enjoy your breakdowns throughout the video keep up the good work! I hope to see more videos from you in the near future.
Haven’t watched your blog before… Some background on me I live in Michigan, before Covid Michigan had a booming poker community, after only Detroit has decent play…. I was moving to Vegas when Covid hit and that messed up all my plans… Found a good situation in Michigan so now I go to Vegas 4/5 times a year to play all major tournaments… First off 1/3 or 1/2 is mind numbing in Vegas… it’s hard to play, the only way to profit is to play hands you really shouldn’t… AKA I play back raised pots… if you flop decent you have the chance to make decent money… If I do play low stakes I play 2/3 at the Orleans… it plays like a hybrid 2/5 5/10 game but you can only buy in for $600 so pots get big fast… if I do play 2/5 it’s the Wynn or Bellagio or Aria… I’ll also seek into the 5/10 games because the play is the same just higher buy ins… My hats off to all low stakes grinders because that what it is, sometimes you have to play 7-8 hours and run like a god just to crack the 1K profit mark, where in 2/5 5/10 that’s possible in 2 or 3 hands… People always preached to me not to jump into games like that so early but how I play I’m almost more comfortable there… most people don’t have the ability to put 80% of their checks to Vegas like i do… but I’m quickly getting a bankroll where I can try again moving out there to try to play full time
Its weird. A bunch of these small poker vloggers all stopped uploading around the same time 9 months ago. Josh Uron, Huggie, Rob Stacks, DonkFish and now I see this one stopped too. All pretty good small vloggers. Wonder what happened.
The algorithm changed. If they weren’t producing reels/shorts (under 20 seconds) RUclips stopped pushing longer format videos. It is all pushed to keep scrolling.
I can only speak for myself, but I wanted to focus on playing and not worry about filming at the table this past year. Looking forward to getting back on the wagon with content this year, so stay tuned!
Hey man just stumbled across your channel I think it’s really good to be perfectly honest from all the other RUclipsrs that I see and poker players I think you’re way too good for 1/3. I don’t think I’m very good at poker but from what I’ve seen I actually think you’re way too advanced for this level and should be playing 2/5. Anyway I’ll keep watching and see how your progress keep up the work
Much appreciated! I’ve been a 2/5 and 5/10 reg (check out some of the older content if you’d like) and I’ll be back to sharing those streets in the somewhat near future.
@@toddswardenski I feel pretty stupid lol. I actually went back and watched your whole back catalogue in a day. At least I was right in what I thought. I think you’ve you’ve become my favourite poker Vlogger, so informative. Maybe give some more insight on spr and pot odds if this is what you’re trying to achieve. Anyway hope you drop some new stuff quick as I’ve binge watched your entire episodes. Keep up the great work
i just found your channel today. I like the format for your hand reviews. I don't play live poker (once actually) , just small stakes online. Do you think live poker has softer games or is it about the same? I hope you keep doing these. And yes i did subscribe.
What's up Todd believe it or not I have been watching your videos and and you are the s*** I love how you play and your videos it helped me how to be a better poker player thank you brother from the bottom of my heart please keep doing videos.
Hey, thank you very much! I’m glad you’re getting something out of the strategy breakdowns. I’m putting together the next video this week and plan to be significantly more consistent this year so stay tuned!
Todd, good to see new quality poker content! I'm no expert so please take this with a grain of salt. Your thought process needs a little work regarding hand reading. At low stakes, misreading aggression as slam dunk strength is a mistake. Like the QQ hand when the flop came 932 two clubs. There are a ton of hands that will value raise in position there, both made hands and the strongest draws. Be wary of over tightening your opponent's perceived ranges too quickly as the hand progresses. Overall though, this is a good vlog. Keep it up, you earned another new viewer today!
Glad you enjoyed! He could certainly have more hands than just a set of nines for value, most notably TT and JJ, however that is still a very limited range of actual made hands considering all raises with a draw would still be considered a bluff. It’s unlikely he’s raising +1 over a limp with 33 or 22, so the point of my commentary is that we’re basically only losing to a set of nines for value and we should be ahead of every other raise since KK+ would most likely be 4-betting pre. And that’s why the 3-bet jam happened.
How do you feel about the game quality of the Wynn 1-3 vs other big rooms in Vegas such as Venetian Bellagio and Aria 1-2 1-3? The impression I got was a little softer than the average with a lot of fit or fold.
I like it more than the other rooms because the cap is 500 and I feel like more mistakes are made at that depth in the 1/3 streets than the 100bb caps of the other properties. Hope that helps!
I have learned to get away preflop raises against nits. Just gotta get a little info on who the nits are at the table. Lol And thr pocket 9 hand....what were you thinking! Lol
@@toddswardenski Yes it is as you never know. I just got back playing poker after 6 months away. I don't play once archery season is around. Got 4 sessions in so far about 20 hours. Have not flopped a set in those 4 sessions. Lol crazy
Thanks for videos. I am a beginner at playing live poker for $1 $2 so this may seem like a dumb question. In hand 4 when you had two black queens and the flop came 3 hearts, and BB put minimum raise in, I would have 100% called to see another card as you had equity in your hand, it was a small raise, & could have flopped a set of trips and possible boat and stacked the dude if he caught a flush. What was your reasoning for not seeing another card? Is that what the books recommend? Just trying to learn proper poker theory. Thanks
It’s more of an exploit at this level. This player never raised without having a nutted hand strength, so even tho it’s a tiny raise relative to the pot, it’s a losing call long term. If he was more capable of bluffing then it’s a different story but I hadn’t seen anything convincing me that he was bluffing at a reasonable frequency. Hope that makes sense!
It’s def a room by room thing. The main casinos in Vegas seem to have no issues with it. My phone is setup on the rail with pop socket and no one says anything.
I have notes on 25 hands from this session, which was about 7 hours long. That doesn’t include hands that I took down with a flop c-bet, or any free flops I saw from the BB that weren’t interesting.
@Todd Swardenski thx.... I just wanted some context..... im trying to get a better understanding of the flow to my game vs how I see u and a few other vblogers play. Many times I feel I go card dead in my sessions, so I wanted to know the "general" flow of hand u see n play. I really appreciate tht
Hey Todd, so I live in Mississippi and the smallest game we have near me at all is a 1/3 NL no max. I have $600 behind to start playing. Do you think I should just save more and then start at 1/3 or could I go in now? I’ve been studying around 1-2 hours a day for about a month and wanna take a stab, but just worried I don’t have enough bankroll. Great video man!
I would suggest playing microstakes online. Bovada and America's card room are legit sites that operate offshore in a grey area even if poker isn't legal in Mississippi they get away with it. So u could buy in for $5 or $10 max. Playing online has improved my game because u can play so many more hands. If $600 is ur whole bankroll and there is no way for u to build ur roll outside of playing poker then I'd only play online. If u could lose that $600 and it not really matter then yes by all means take a shot at 1/3.
I agree with Old Man Cannabis. I started online micro stakes and joined a popular Poker training site so I could Apply what I’ve learned. That was 4 years ago. I still play to stay sharp. Started with $45 playing .05/.10. Built it up to nearly $1k.
I would keep saving until you have ~3-4 buy-ins for a session of live play before taking the shot assuming you can save up again if you go bust. I’d want to be buying into the game for 300-400 if I was just starting to play live poker so 1200-1600 seems like a good number to me. Just remember there are some growing pains when it comes to figuring out live play vs. the study you’ve put in, so don’t get discouraged if it takes a little longer than you thought. Good luck!
Seems a $12 or $15 bet does not isolate. Considered $17 or $22? People tend to look at you as a player not knowing what you're doing when you bet a size slightly larger than normal, but within a range they may call. Sometimes get light calls if they feel you are unaware.
I think most players at 1/3 just decide they’re going to limp-call or overcall regardless of sizing, so I’m personally fine navigating post without inflating the pot too too much
Ugh pertaining the hand where you played 10 8 of spades ♠️ on the button. I got stacked at Venetian tonight in a $2/$4 game. I raised ace king off from utg to $15. I got one caller who is on the button. The flop was ace jack 7 and I cbet $35. The villain calls. The turn brings a 9. I bet $50 and the villain raises to $150. I call. A 7 on the river pairs the board and I jam and get snap called by 10 9 ♦️🤮
No offense & i Wish i Knew 3 Other Languages but i've went at a Few Dealers 4 doing this BS & That's Acting like they don't hear Other Languages being Spoke while the Hand is still in play!! 🤨
This is the stupidest comment I’ve ever seen shows how you don’t play poker for a living. A good player would prob make 10-15bb an hour. Let the man make his money. Especially when you trying to grind out these small games with the rake.
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This is an excellent vlog for low stakes poker which plays way more different than the higher stakes. I found that your play and commentary very helpful. Thank you very much.
Just found your channel a couple days ago and am hooked. Really simple format with eloquent, easy-to-understand hand reviews. Awesome stuff; can’t wait for more!
Glad you enjoy it, thank you!
I enjoyed this, and I subscribed.
This is the most practical poker vlog for 1/2 - 1/3 stakes that I've seen this far, and I'm subscribed to about a dozen other channels - so thank you for this.
Great to see something quality at more reasonable stakes for the average player.
I enjoyed this vlog partly because he's not priding himself on playing very aggressive and partly because he shows hands that other vloggers tend to hide. Let's give Todd a challenge to find one bluff per vlog if hes comfortable. Keep it up!
I take that back, we want to see Todd make money not lose for views
I usually only get an opportunity for one or two, but I’ll do my best! I can’t compete with Rampage tho 😂
New sub here. Dig your style and the 1/3 content. No sputnik at the table. Table change all day long. Good call. Shame on the dealer for not squashing that nonsense. I always politely approach the floor when that happens. Collusion all day.
This isn’t criticism but I’m noticing a lot of “RUclips poker players” are wayyyy over thinking a lot of hands and it’s getting them in trouble. 95% of the people you’re playing with aren’t thinking about your range or your 3 bet tendencies, they’re just hoping the spade hits and calling way to much with QJsuited cus it looks nice. Thank you for the content, Keep at it brotha, poker takes a lifetime to master.
That’s definitely the case which is why poker is still profitable. It doesn’t hurt to play the game with sound strategy even at the low stakes tho.
Yes on other low stakes RUclips channels I see way too much: "I check on the river hoping to induce a bluff from my opponent, and... he checks". At these stakes you are playing way more against calling stations than bluffers. So assume they are much more likely to call than bluff. (Also they are chasing or looking to get lucky so don't miss betting on the turn and charging them).
Neither are they.... they just sit and look over the video and dwell for hours on what bullshit they will have. Also most of these youtubers put way too much value on shit hands.
Facts
You don’t play enough or are a losing player if you think this. A lot much people are studying poker now a days because it’s so accessible and easy to find tips and range charts.
I really love your 1 3 poker content. I see it’s been awhile since you’ve had a video, so not sure what’s going on, but I want to encourage you and let you know that your videos are PERFECT for people wanting to get into low stakes games and have winning hands
Awesome! Love the way you explain your hands
I appreciate it, thanks for watching!
Nice video. Was pretty enjoyable as a newbie to your channel.
And yes, the back raise is ALWAYS aces or kings lol
Glad you enjoyed!
Really enjoyed your vlog, it was easy to watch and at the stakes I play👍
Thanks for watching, Scott!
Glad to see a new video Todd!
Thanks, Matt. Can’t wait for the next Vegas trip and sweat!
You're really good at vlogging and would love to see you start back up. Well done and hope to see you again!
Thank you for the kind words! I’m starting fresh with a new video later this week and I’ll be back to posting more consistently this year. Cheers!
Was just at the Wynn in early May and their is def. A crew of people who work together. Collusion was very obvious. I played super tight and hit and run on them.
Yessss! Todd is back!
Enjoyed watching you navigate the 1/3 streets. Thanks for the content!
Thanks for watching, Lucas!
Just found your channel. Great poker vlog. I subbed. Greetings from The Netherlands
Glad you’re back! Nice session.
Thanks for continuing to swing by and watch my sessions, Mark!
New to your channel. I am a coin collector and have a channel but do love Hold-em. Don't have any places close by to play. So I collect coins. Enjoyed watching. I am retired so have nothing but time to watch.
Todd , I just found you on RUclips. I like your videos. I have a comment which may not be valid as I have only watched 3 or your videos. The MOST important thing in poker is GAME SELECTION, 2nd is POSITION! I noticed a lot of the times when you bet , your opponent or opponents
Fold. I think you need to a better job of GAME SELECTION. And if that means going to different casinos or playing at night etc. then I’d look at that
But I may be completely off base as I’ve only watch a few videos. Lots of luck and throw away crap like k-j etc
Utg. Much luck to ya
Very nice vlog. I did learn a couple of things and joined your dicord. I am hoping to play the Wynn this summer, so this was particularly interesting. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good to see you’re back! I liked your play other than calling off the BB with pocket 99’s after he says he never chops!
Yeah wish I could have that one back. It’s probably not that bad if he ever does this with AJ+ but that’s probably unlikely. No way to really know.
Good video! I love the content! Keep up the good work. Subscribed and thumbs up! 👍
Thanks for the sub, Jeff!
Yes, I really enjoy your videos! I’ve played with you at horseshoe Indianapolis. You seem like a really solid player and I enjoy your breakdowns throughout the video keep up the good work! I hope to see more videos from you in the near future.
Thanks for watching, Mark! Being more consistent with content is one of my goals for the year, so I’ll be back with another one in no time.
Watched 4 mins . All i needed.
Always enjoy your content. Very well played hands. Good luck on the felt. Thanks
Thanks, Richard!
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Haven’t watched your blog before… Some background on me I live in Michigan, before Covid Michigan had a booming poker community, after only Detroit has decent play…. I was moving to Vegas when Covid hit and that messed up all my plans…
Found a good situation in Michigan so now I go to Vegas 4/5 times a year to play all major tournaments…
First off 1/3 or 1/2 is mind numbing in Vegas… it’s hard to play, the only way to profit is to play hands you really shouldn’t… AKA I play back raised pots… if you flop decent you have the chance to make decent money…
If I do play low stakes I play 2/3 at the Orleans… it plays like a hybrid 2/5 5/10 game but you can only buy in for $600 so pots get big fast… if I do play 2/5 it’s the Wynn or Bellagio or Aria… I’ll also seek into the 5/10 games because the play is the same just higher buy ins…
My hats off to all low stakes grinders because that what it is, sometimes you have to play 7-8 hours and run like a god just to crack the 1K profit mark, where in 2/5 5/10 that’s possible in 2 or 3 hands…
People always preached to me not to jump into games like that so early but how I play I’m almost more comfortable there… most people don’t have the ability to put 80% of their checks to Vegas like i do… but I’m quickly getting a bankroll where I can try again moving out there to try to play full time
Hope to see you when you’re in town. Thanks for watching!
@@toddswardenski
Trying to make the Wynn March millions, but truth is hotel prices are through the roof… I’ll be paying 30-40% higher then norm
First time on your Vlog and enjoyed it. I did like and subscribe.
Awesome! Thank you do much!
Hope all is well 😊Happy New Year
Its weird. A bunch of these small poker vloggers all stopped uploading around the same time 9 months ago. Josh Uron, Huggie, Rob Stacks, DonkFish and now I see this one stopped too. All pretty good small vloggers. Wonder what happened.
The algorithm changed. If they weren’t producing reels/shorts (under 20 seconds) RUclips stopped pushing longer format videos. It is all pushed to keep scrolling.
I can only speak for myself, but I wanted to focus on playing and not worry about filming at the table this past year. Looking forward to getting back on the wagon with content this year, so stay tuned!
@@toddswardenski awesome! You have great content. Hoping for you to run good!
Excellent videos and commentary. Do you only show hands you win?
If your plan is to peel just one street with tptk, definitely just fold AQ pre.
Seems like an early position limps then back raises is a common practice at this stake.
Sometimes. Just depends on the player types I guess 🤷🏼♂️
Love seeing these 1/3 games!
Great analysis hand for hand new subscriber!
Much appreciated. Welcome to the channel!
@@toddswardenski thanks!
Hey man just stumbled across your channel I think it’s really good to be perfectly honest from all the other RUclipsrs that I see and poker players I think you’re way too good for 1/3. I don’t think I’m very good at poker but from what I’ve seen I actually think you’re way too advanced for this level and should be playing 2/5.
Anyway I’ll keep watching and see how your progress keep up the work
Much appreciated! I’ve been a 2/5 and 5/10 reg (check out some of the older content if you’d like) and I’ll be back to sharing those streets in the somewhat near future.
@@toddswardenski I feel pretty stupid lol. I actually went back and watched your whole back catalogue in a day.
At least I was right in what I thought.
I think you’ve you’ve become my favourite poker Vlogger, so informative.
Maybe give some more insight on spr and pot odds if this is what you’re trying to achieve. Anyway hope you drop some new stuff quick as I’ve binge watched your entire episodes.
Keep up the great work
What do you use to film? I love the quality
i just found your channel today. I like the format for your hand reviews. I don't play live poker (once actually) , just small stakes online. Do you think live poker has softer games or is it about the same? I hope you keep doing these. And yes i did subscribe.
Welcome! Yes, I’d say live is much softer than online stakes.
That old man coffee saved you a lot of cheese
Todd… Todd… you still with us? Hope all is well man. Haven’t seen a new post for some time. Would love to see some new vlogs bro.
What's up Todd believe it or not I have been watching your videos and and you are the s*** I love how you play and your videos it helped me how to be a better poker player thank you brother from the bottom of my heart please keep doing videos.
Hey, thank you very much! I’m glad you’re getting something out of the strategy breakdowns. I’m putting together the next video this week and plan to be significantly more consistent this year so stay tuned!
NIce sesh.
good stuff as usual...
Enjoy your vlogs
Todd, good to see new quality poker content!
I'm no expert so please take this with a grain of salt. Your thought process needs a little work regarding hand reading. At low stakes, misreading aggression as slam dunk strength is a mistake.
Like the QQ hand when the flop came 932 two clubs. There are a ton of hands that will value raise in position there, both made hands and the strongest draws. Be wary of over tightening your opponent's perceived ranges too quickly as the hand progresses.
Overall though, this is a good vlog. Keep it up, you earned another new viewer today!
Glad you enjoyed!
He could certainly have more hands than just a set of nines for value, most notably TT and JJ, however that is still a very limited range of actual made hands considering all raises with a draw would still be considered a bluff. It’s unlikely he’s raising +1 over a limp with 33 or 22, so the point of my commentary is that we’re basically only losing to a set of nines for value and we should be ahead of every other raise since KK+ would most likely be 4-betting pre. And that’s why the 3-bet jam happened.
How do you feel about the game quality of the Wynn 1-3 vs other big rooms in Vegas such as Venetian Bellagio and Aria 1-2 1-3? The impression I got was a little softer than the average with a lot of fit or fold.
I like it more than the other rooms because the cap is 500 and I feel like more mistakes are made at that depth in the 1/3 streets than the 100bb caps of the other properties. Hope that helps!
I have learned to get away preflop raises against nits. Just gotta get a little info on who the nits are at the table. Lol
And thr pocket 9 hand....what were you thinking! Lol
Hard to know if he actually doesn’t chop or not, and I think the play is fine if he ever has AJ+ in there too. Impossible to know tho 🙂
@@toddswardenski Yes it is as you never know.
I just got back playing poker after 6 months away. I don't play once archery season is around. Got 4 sessions in so far about 20 hours. Have not flopped a set in those 4 sessions. Lol crazy
Good shit, pal
I feel like I’m listening to Brian from Family Guy running a poker vlog
Thanks for videos. I am a beginner at playing live poker for $1 $2 so this may seem like a dumb question. In hand 4 when you had two black queens and the flop came 3 hearts, and BB put minimum raise in, I would have 100% called to see another card as you had equity in your hand, it was a small raise, & could have flopped a set of trips and possible boat and stacked the dude if he caught a flush. What was your reasoning for not seeing another card? Is that what the books recommend? Just trying to learn proper poker theory. Thanks
It’s more of an exploit at this level. This player never raised without having a nutted hand strength, so even tho it’s a tiny raise relative to the pot, it’s a losing call long term. If he was more capable of bluffing then it’s a different story but I hadn’t seen anything convincing me that he was bluffing at a reasonable frequency. Hope that makes sense!
Moving to $1/3 from $2/5 is so painful … hang in there brotha 👍
Definitely not as exciting to play, but it’s SO profitable at the same time. I’ll be back in the 2/5+ streets soon enough 🙂
Thanks for watching!
I watch these vlogs and one thing these guys have in common. They tell you the importance of position, but NEVER play like position is important.
Position is important but I’m not sure what you’re referring to specifically
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do you only play big pairs and ak
Where did you go?
Quick question, is this hidden camera or are casinos allowing cameras now? Cus mine definitely do not.
It’s def a room by room thing. The main casinos in Vegas seem to have no issues with it. My phone is setup on the rail with pop socket and no one says anything.
Todd: are you going to continue with your Vlog past #12?
What does Eff on top mean?
@eliya6281 effective stack size
We are seeing about 10-12 hands on ur vblog..... about how many hands are u actually playing in ur sessions... n about how long are they??
I have notes on 25 hands from this session, which was about 7 hours long. That doesn’t include hands that I took down with a flop c-bet, or any free flops I saw from the BB that weren’t interesting.
@Todd Swardenski thx.... I just wanted some context..... im trying to get a better understanding of the flow to my game vs how I see u and a few other vblogers play. Many times I feel I go card dead in my sessions, so I wanted to know the "general" flow of hand u see n play. I really appreciate tht
Do you feel like people are abusing the limo back raise these days? I feel like I’ve been seeing it too often.
Hey Todd, so I live in Mississippi and the smallest game we have near me at all is a 1/3 NL no max. I have $600 behind to start playing. Do you think I should just save more and then start at 1/3 or could I go in now? I’ve been studying around 1-2 hours a day for about a month and wanna take a stab, but just worried I don’t have enough bankroll. Great video man!
I would suggest playing microstakes online. Bovada and America's card room are legit sites that operate offshore in a grey area even if poker isn't legal in Mississippi they get away with it. So u could buy in for $5 or $10 max. Playing online has improved my game because u can play so many more hands. If $600 is ur whole bankroll and there is no way for u to build ur roll outside of playing poker then I'd only play online. If u could lose that $600 and it not really matter then yes by all means take a shot at 1/3.
I agree with Old Man Cannabis. I started online micro stakes and joined a popular Poker training site so I could
Apply what I’ve learned. That was 4 years ago. I still play to stay sharp. Started with $45 playing .05/.10. Built it up to nearly $1k.
I would keep saving until you have ~3-4 buy-ins for a session of live play before taking the shot assuming you can save up again if you go bust. I’d want to be buying into the game for 300-400 if I was just starting to play live poker so 1200-1600 seems like a good number to me.
Just remember there are some growing pains when it comes to figuring out live play vs. the study you’ve put in, so don’t get discouraged if it takes a little longer than you thought. Good luck!
Find out what the max buy in is, multiple by 3. If you're not comfortable losing that amount, don't play.
The raise with 22 full was too much should’ve clicked it to 65 or 70 or flat called
Seems a $12 or $15 bet does not isolate. Considered $17 or $22? People tend to look at you as a player not knowing what you're doing when you bet a size slightly larger than normal, but within a range they may call. Sometimes get light calls if they feel you are unaware.
I think most players at 1/3 just decide they’re going to limp-call or overcall regardless of sizing, so I’m personally fine navigating post without inflating the pot too too much
Ugh pertaining the hand where you played 10 8 of spades ♠️ on the button. I got stacked at Venetian tonight in a $2/$4 game. I raised ace king off from utg to $15. I got one caller who is on the button. The flop was ace jack 7 and I cbet $35. The villain calls. The turn brings a 9. I bet $50 and the villain raises to $150. I call. A 7 on the river pairs the board and I jam and get snap called by 10 9 ♦️🤮
Brutal.
Why are you tipping this dealer when this dealer doesn’t protect you by not telling the Russians only English please?
You were way too close to the camera at the beginning. It was a bit creepy. Lol
You don’t like 1984? 😅
Your open sizing is way to small they will call 20 all day
Wow. Cute bunnies.
Year of the Rabbit!
son is mad timid and scared
Any time you see players talking like that you need to tell the floor
BackRaise? Reraise. You flop the nuts dont bet half pot. check or min bet.
First hand "slow played 8". No one is "slow playing" an 8. You're up against a 6 or better. They're trying to build a pot.
Misspoke in the VO and the correction was visual noting it was a likely 6 checked on the flop . Apologies for the confusion, friend.
No offense & i Wish i Knew 3 Other Languages but i've went at a Few Dealers 4 doing this BS & That's Acting like they don't hear Other Languages being Spoke while the Hand is still in play!! 🤨
Yeah, it was quiet but I’d rather not battle people who potentially know more cards than I do
$800 pot win and you tip $1...the type to show up at a bbq with a bag of fritos as your contribution.
What you don’t see is when I tip $45 on the hands I win the blinds pre.
This is the stupidest comment I’ve ever seen shows how you don’t play poker for a living. A good player would prob make 10-15bb an hour. Let the man make his money. Especially when you trying to grind out these small games with the rake.
Yeah tip the dealer $50 when the casino takes out at least $6 per hand. You are either an angry dealer who doesn't get tips or just plain stupid