Very Very good tips...mostly.. *Taking a break *lower stakes *and try to book a small win...small small wins at the time.. I wish I knew and understand them tips when I started playing
Im going to be honest here with a little secret sauce: if you are battling stronger ranges with a whole bunch of nits ur gunna need to smash them with lower suited connectors and other weird little hands that can make certain monsters. I coin the smaller connected suited gappers and weird hands the "Gorilla hands" but beware you can get burnt by stronger ranges with better made hands so just be wary.... "gorilla hands" are a great way to beat up opponents who can't fold their strong hands over pairs on seemingly unconnected boards etc. I gamble att leeeast 1 or 2 hands of pure magic in my sessions and im going to be honest poker truly pays the best when you are simply doing some bullshit like being on the side of cracking aces vs slow playing your aces just to get cracked by the river etc...
No need to go to 1-2 just reduce your Vpip, play shorter sessions, once up, and you go card dead, leave and come back the next , wins add up, so does your bank roll
The drop in stakes suggestion is more of a confidence builder than anything. Just a quick session or two to get that confidence back up! But if your bankroll is fully funded & the losses aren’t affecting your play, then no need for a drop at all!
Cards have no memory. There’s no such thing as card death. It’s all just one long session. (Unless you’re suggesting this for tilt reasons with knowledge it doesn’t affect the math at all.)
@@Anonkontello card dead is a term for no playable hands in a set time span, since you only get dealt around 30 hands per hour live you can easily go several hours with barely any playable hands, but yea playing more hours is the way to beat this. its kind of tilting when players needle you for being tight but all youre getting is 94o J3o 82o Q4o type hands relentlessly and they dont know that
"Play ABC poker" Of course! Always Be Calling! I cant believe i never thought of that😅 Great video as always. I just finished binging your entire channel. Easily my favorite poker vlogger
Whoa, I almost thought you weren't gonna upload today! We'll, it was worth the wait...even if it's right smack dab in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday, lol!
Lots of great play and some disciplined folds. You deserved the win and to snap that losing streak! Didn't expect it to come off the back of a desperation 67o hand but hey, can't argue with results 😂😂 Great job man! You're my favorite poker vlogger atm
Easily the hardest thing to do is leave while I’m doing good, not only that the other players guilt you when you plan to leave cause they want another crack at you. Easily my biggest mental struggle, leaving early/when ahead 😒
ALWAYS!! do a hit and run. Never fear others at the table. You're not there to be friends, you're there to book a win and make money. Forget what others think.
@@NorCal_Poker your logic is flawed tho. Volume is the cure to variance. Worst time to take a break is during downswings. If you can’t handle a downswing and push through it mentally. Poker full time isn’t for you
My top tip is! Get staked. When I was down months playing 4 days a week I get staked and this gave me back my Bankroll and I'm able to play my best poker again. That helped me a lot and I climbing back...I'm still climbing 😂
Great tips!!! I would also play short like 3-4 hours max..especially if you’re up like (create a threshold for yourself like $200 or more) I would stop and get out! If you’re down more than $300 I would immediately walk away for a bit or change tables.. don’t chase your losses in the same day.. always take a break and clear your head!! Your vlogs are awesome and so funny 😂
I’m with you still on a downswing. Lost again last night. My set of jacks lost to a set of queens. Then my top 2 pair A7 loses to a set of 6s on the turn. Fml! 🤦♂️
With AK on k-4-2-6, i think checking the turn with some frequency is good as well. 3 streets v utg open with TPTK is a bit ambitious IMO. the only draw possible was 3-5 and the turn completed that hand anyways so the sizing of the turn bet has to account for an expected calling range. 88-jj, will fold most often, AA is trapping you at a very very small frequency, you block all the lesser Kx holdings, so the Sizing up in that turn.. perhaps question what you were trying to accomplish. Realizing equity is important, and by having to fold there, you realize Zero equity.
@@NorCal_Poker you play good generally bro. These games seem splashy, loose passive. In splashy games multiway, big pocket pairs and AK go down a bit in value, simply because equity vs 3 or 4 opponents is a diminishing return. If you play on a fixed schedule with limited time, taking what you would perceive as non gto lines or sub optimal routes I think is fine, if the goal is reducing variance. Vs multiple opponents you are basically trying to make 2pair+ at showdown often, which is hard to do, but exercising pot control with single pair hands, I think is excellent. I also notice you lose a lot with sets, or have to fold them on rivers. Consider overbetting more on brick turns, like 1.5x or 2x pot even. You may lose some theoretical value, but when you do get called, your opponents will be making a massive mistake, and when they fold with draws, you will simply win more often before showdown reducing your variance as well.
Tip 1: ✅ Tip 2: ✅ Tip 3: irrelevant (not on a big enough downswing yet) Tip 4 & 5: I suggest the right way to do it & would have gone at it different if I wasn’t vlogging. Can’t make an 8 minute video!
That AK fold was kinda soft. What did you put him on? AA would have raised pre flop, and its doubtful he'd play a pocket pair turning a set that way. So, maybe KK? But he'd have raised pre flop too...
Sets & two pairs & possibly straight. He was opening super wide & playing a lot of hands but playing soft postflop. Figured his bluffs would raise flop & not wait until turn, especially when I’m putting pressure on
when on a downswing, i try to simply try to make GOOD decisions based on the "now" of wheere i am in any particular hand. making good decisions(getting your money in good and getting the right price on draws) is your ONLY JOB when playing poker. get your ego out of things and just realize this is a LOOOONG term game.
Yes, no doubt! Action & results would be way better on the weekends. If you’re able to play then, it’s the best time! I just play when I can which is usually 1-3 weekdays a week from 9 am - 2 pm!
Observation: The hand @ the 19:58 mark. Your camera picks up the Qc Jc and you verbally say that but put up the hand in spades in the upper/left. Then the flop comes with another J clubs. That's a foul deck or you have the wrong graphic for the flop. However, you didn't say on your voice-over that there was a spades draw on the flop which might have led you to have bet more aggressively and maybe won. ??
I have. A question for you about my poker room. Playground in Montreal. For 1/2 they take 10% every pot ( max 13$ ). ( same for 1/3$ ) Is it really shitty or I can grind this ?
@@stepbystepzpoker6933 I don’t think that $1/2 game is beatable enough to make it worth making the leap. I would wait til you have 20 buy ins at the $1/3 to give it a shot. If you buy in $300 then have $6000 & if you buy in $500 then have $10,000
Im not sure about 'booking a win'. The cards dont know about who's playing them or when. If you are playing well , you should play longer. If you are playinh well and lose some hands, in theory you'd get the same hands at some point in the future and lose with them then instead.
I’ve had 4 losing sessions in a row just getting absolutely stacked. Is this possible due to variance or does my decision making have to factor in at some point?
Here's some bad advice that's currently working for me: go up in stakes. At my normal stake (online) Im on a downswing. When I double the stakes, Im on an upswing. So far, the amount of losses at my normal stakes is doubled on the positive (so recouped all the loss then doubled the amount I loss into the positive). Again, bad advice.
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This is the best advice for the majority of the players in the low stakes poker scene (which is probably most of us who watch)!!
That’s my target audience 🫡
Very Very good tips...mostly..
*Taking a break
*lower stakes
*and try to book a small win...small small wins at the time..
I wish I knew and understand them tips when I started playing
I learned the hard way 🤣
Im going to be honest here with a little secret sauce: if you are battling stronger ranges with a whole bunch of nits ur gunna need to smash them with lower suited connectors and other weird little hands that can make certain monsters. I coin the smaller connected suited gappers and weird hands the "Gorilla hands" but beware you can get burnt by stronger ranges with better made hands so just be wary.... "gorilla hands" are a great way to beat up opponents who can't fold their strong hands over pairs on seemingly unconnected boards etc. I gamble att leeeast 1 or 2 hands of pure magic in my sessions and im going to be honest poker truly pays the best when you are simply doing some bullshit like being on the side of cracking aces vs slow playing your aces just to get cracked by the river etc...
You’re not wrong, Love winning with questionable hands against stiffs!
No need to go to 1-2 just reduce your Vpip, play shorter sessions, once up, and you go card dead, leave and come back the next , wins add up, so does your bank roll
The drop in stakes suggestion is more of a confidence builder than anything. Just a quick session or two to get that confidence back up! But if your bankroll is fully funded & the losses aren’t affecting your play, then no need for a drop at all!
Cards have no memory. There’s no such thing as card death. It’s all just one long session. (Unless you’re suggesting this for tilt reasons with knowledge it doesn’t affect the math at all.)
@@Anonkontello tilt (it it applies to you) & bankroll reasons!
@@Anonkontello card dead is a term for no playable hands in a set time span, since you only get dealt around 30 hands per hour live you can easily go several hours with barely any playable hands, but yea playing more hours is the way to beat this. its kind of tilting when players needle you for being tight but all youre getting is 94o J3o 82o Q4o type hands relentlessly and they dont know that
"Play ABC poker"
Of course! Always Be Calling! I cant believe i never thought of that😅
Great video as always. I just finished binging your entire channel. Easily my favorite poker vlogger
Appreciate the major support, means a lot! And love that ABC term 🤣
Whoa, I almost thought you weren't gonna upload today! We'll, it was worth the wait...even if it's right smack dab in the middle of the afternoon on a Sunday, lol!
lol thanks for always watching! I seem to get more traction in the afternoon!
@@NorCal_Poker Nooo, don't make us wait you evil mastermind you!
Lots of great play and some disciplined folds. You deserved the win and to snap that losing streak! Didn't expect it to come off the back of a desperation 67o hand but hey, can't argue with results 😂😂
Great job man! You're my favorite poker vlogger atm
That’s a high honor, I appreciate it!
Thumbs up brother
🤝🏻
Easily the hardest thing to do is leave while I’m doing good, not only that the other players guilt you when you plan to leave cause they want another crack at you. Easily my biggest mental struggle, leaving early/when ahead 😒
That’s why I set a time limit. Makes these decisions a lot easier!
ALWAYS!! do a hit and run. Never fear others at the table. You're not there to be friends, you're there to book a win and make money. Forget what others think.
You’re not wrong!!
Great vlog! I can’t wait till the next one!
Appreciate that!
I did 1,2,4, and 5 and have won 4 sessions in a row now. Granted wins were $500, $300, $6, and $39. But beats losing!!
Awesome! Glad you’re out there winning!
Your style is entertaining and your videos feel genuine. Best of luck!
Appreciate that feedback & you too!
Tip 1 is bad if you do it full time volume is key. It's a good tip for casual players tho
Disagree in a sense. If you can’t afford a couple days off as a full time pro, then your margins are probably too thin
@@NorCal_Poker your logic is flawed tho. Volume is the cure to variance. Worst time to take a break is during downswings. If you can’t handle a downswing and push through it mentally. Poker full time isn’t for you
My top tip is! Get staked. When I was down months playing 4 days a week I get staked and this gave me back my Bankroll and I'm able to play my best poker again. That helped me a lot and I climbing back...I'm still climbing 😂
Whatever works!
Great tips!!! I would also play short like 3-4 hours max..especially if you’re up like (create a threshold for yourself like $200 or more) I would stop and get out! If you’re down more than $300 I would immediately walk away for a bit or change tables.. don’t chase your losses in the same day.. always take a break and clear your head!! Your vlogs are awesome and so funny 😂
Appreciate the support & solid feedback!
That AKo fold was pretty wild.. you never think he’s reraising you there with a worst king or flush draw?
Haven’t seen a bluff from him in several sessions playing against him so I go with my reads! Figure all his bluffs would raise flop
The sound of the chips being pushed your way is a nice touch.
That’s my favorite part!
I’m with you still on a downswing. Lost again last night. My set of jacks lost to a set of queens. Then my top 2 pair A7 loses to a set of 6s on the turn. Fml! 🤦♂️
Oof, that sucks but it’ll turn around!
@@NorCal_Poker yeah still waiting it’s been months already. ☠️
Nice volg. Were you at Stones last Monday 7/29 by any chance?
Thank you & yup, played the $1/2, featured on my next vlog!
Hell ya brother, love the downswing advice, super helpful
Appreciate that!
So what is the good low limit games? 1/3 NL? or 1/1/2?
Either, depends where you’re at in your poker career & how the games are!
Did not expect the blessing at the end 😳👌🏽
Me either 🙌🏻
With AK on k-4-2-6, i think checking the turn with some frequency is good as well. 3 streets v utg open with TPTK is a bit ambitious IMO. the only draw possible was 3-5 and the turn completed that hand anyways so the sizing of the turn bet has to account for an expected calling range. 88-jj, will fold most often, AA is trapping you at a very very small frequency, you block all the lesser Kx holdings, so the Sizing up in that turn.. perhaps question what you were trying to accomplish. Realizing equity is important, and by having to fold there, you realize Zero equity.
Checking is a solid idea
@@NorCal_Poker you play good generally bro. These games seem splashy, loose passive. In splashy games multiway, big pocket pairs and AK go down a bit in value, simply because equity vs 3 or 4 opponents is a diminishing return. If you play on a fixed schedule with limited time, taking what you would perceive as non gto lines or sub optimal routes I think is fine, if the goal is reducing variance. Vs multiple opponents you are basically trying to make 2pair+ at showdown often, which is hard to do, but exercising pot control with single pair hands, I think is excellent. I also notice you lose a lot with sets, or have to fold them on rivers. Consider overbetting more on brick turns, like 1.5x or 2x pot even. You may lose some theoretical value, but when you do get called, your opponents will be making a massive mistake, and when they fold with draws, you will simply win more often before showdown reducing your variance as well.
Will you ever change your MUG times? That’s sooooo late for CST folks
As for right now this is the only time I can fit it, but will reassess in the future!
So you did everything you said not to do in your tips!!! It doesn’t matter you played the last hand!
Tip 1: ✅
Tip 2: ✅
Tip 3: irrelevant (not on a big enough downswing yet)
Tip 4 & 5: I suggest the right way to do it & would have gone at it different if I wasn’t vlogging. Can’t make an 8 minute video!
Let's goooooo love a +420 at the end!!!
🙌🏻🙌🏻
Also another tip - sometimes you need to mentally reset your down swings. Don't chase losses, just sit down and say you're even for the year lol
That works!
That AK fold was kinda soft. What did you put him on? AA would have raised pre flop, and its doubtful he'd play a pocket pair turning a set that way.
So, maybe KK? But he'd have raised pre flop too...
Sets & two pairs & possibly straight. He was opening super wide & playing a lot of hands but playing soft postflop. Figured his bluffs would raise flop & not wait until turn, especially when I’m putting pressure on
Yip, fair enough.
Keep up the good content!
Excellent Advice.
Thank you, learned the hard way!
Discipline and Patience are vital in the poker world 🌎
No doubt!
I haven't watched the poker part yet but I hit the like button for the Kindergarten Cop clip.
All time classic!
I’ll see you in the parking lot!!! 😂
when on a downswing, i try to simply try to make GOOD decisions based on the "now" of
wheere i am in any particular hand. making good decisions(getting your money in good and
getting the right price on draws) is your ONLY JOB when playing poker. get your ego out of things
and just realize this is a LOOOONG term game.
No doubt, good feedback!
Hey man would you mind sharing your rpm if that’s not a big deal? Curious what it is for poker?
Rpm?
@@NorCal_Poker RUclips revenue per 1,000 views.
@@christophera434 anywhere from the $7-10 range is average
@@NorCal_Poker oh that’s really high that’s awesome, thanks for sharing!
@8:06 so you’re telling me this card room only takes a $5 rake on bomb pots ?? no jackpot rake?
I think it’s $4 rake & $1 bad beat
@@NorCal_Pokerwhat do you think about my poker room 1/2 they take 10% every pot ( max 13$ ).
Is it really shitty or I can grind this ?
would games in casino be easier during weekend nights? i notice u always play in the afternoon
Yes, no doubt! Action & results would be way better on the weekends. If you’re able to play then, it’s the best time! I just play when I can which is usually 1-3 weekdays a week from 9 am - 2 pm!
Good to see you have a winning session.
Thanks, felt nice for a change 😆
Observation: The hand @ the 19:58 mark. Your camera picks up the Qc Jc and you verbally say that but put up the hand in spades in the upper/left. Then the flop comes with another J clubs. That's a foul deck or you have the wrong graphic for the flop. However, you didn't say on your voice-over that there was a spades draw on the flop which might have led you to have bet more aggressively and maybe won. ??
That was on me for messed up graphics/note taking! When I type all the notes out while trying to catch up on the action I make errors on occasion!
@@NorCal_Poker
so was it the J spades on the flop then?
WTG, breaking the losing session.
🫡
I have. A question for you about my poker room. Playground in Montreal.
For 1/2 they take 10% every pot ( max 13$ ). ( same for 1/3$ )
Is it really shitty or I can grind this ?
What’s the buy in structure for each game?
@@NorCal_Poker 1/2 is 50$ to 300MAX
1/3 Is 100-500$ ( my bankroll is 4500, i have 8BB/100 nl10 ).
What do you think
@@stepbystepzpoker6933 I don’t think that $1/2 game is beatable enough to make it worth making the leap. I would wait til you have 20 buy ins at the $1/3 to give it a shot. If you buy in $300 then have $6000 & if you buy in $500 then have $10,000
@@NorCal_Poker Okay thanks, let's wait my 20buy in then...
13$ max for 1/2 is pretty expensive
Great advice.
🫡
What app or site do you use for tracking your sessions??
Poker income
Im not sure about 'booking a win'. The cards dont know about who's playing them or when. If you are playing well , you should play longer. If you are playinh well and lose some hands, in theory you'd get the same hands at some point in the future and lose with them then instead.
More mental than anything. Poker will always be there, just book a win & get back on the right side of variance
Is 1-3 match the stack at capitol casino?
Yup!
@@NorCal_Poker How are the average stack sizes in a deep game?
@@nagendrareddy66 $1000-2000 when it gets big. $300-$1000 on average
I’ve had 4 losing sessions in a row just getting absolutely stacked. Is this possible due to variance or does my decision making have to factor in at some point?
Variance is the main point but if you analyzed your hands with others, you’ll most likely find things you can improve & at least limit the damage!
Four losing sessions is nothing buddy!…wait when it comes to 14-15 !
#4 & #5 Same tip
Eh
Here's some bad advice that's currently working for me: go up in stakes. At my normal stake (online) Im on a downswing. When I double the stakes, Im on an upswing. So far, the amount of losses at my normal stakes is doubled on the positive (so recouped all the loss then doubled the amount I loss into the positive). Again, bad advice.
Even though I wouldn’t recommend this, sometimes you just gotta send it!