“If I’m going to do it with my value hands I have to also do it with my bluffs” when you say this do you think this recreational player is thinking this also? What does balancing your betting range accomplish in this specific spot? I don’t mean to sound like I’m a hater and by no means am I saying you’re bad at poker and Im so good cause that’s not true, but I’m willing to bet that you would make a lot more money if instead you just said “what is my opponents range and how can I exploit that”. Once again not a hater, I really do enjoy your videos and I’m a big fan btw ❤. Also I would love to see a video where you try your best to play completely exploitative for one session and then completely GTO another and then you compare them. Think that would be a cool video
Because of one word: repetition. All good poker players are very good observers and after thousands of hands, very good players will retain more table information (in this case, betting patterns) then most. It’s not about the specific player he is against it’s about all the players at the table plus all possible players he will face in the future. Limiting his play to what u suggest makes him a much easier player to play against. And also don’t forget he puts out all of his hands to the internet! If I knew where he was playing and he did what u suggest, I would gladly sit down to play against him.
@@Angelito3c you stole my thunder. Yes, he may be heads up but believe me when I say that every player at that table was paying close attention. That's what good players do.
@@Angelito3c I would think it would be more profitable to play very exploitative against players who wouldn’t catch your exploits because they simply aren’t good enough but the good players a balanced strategy makes sense so I would argue that it’s better to switch between balanced and exploitative depending on the player he’s up against
@@michaelholland7738 If you were at the same table with him and you saw Lex was only value betting against a fish how would that change your strategy against Lex. I think it wouldn’t, so the fact that the rest of the table is watching this hand makes absolutely no difference
@@anthonydiliddo6065 assuming they went to showdown and I saw. I think you need to look at it from the other way around. What if he was caught bluffing and I saw THAT. He would then become a much more difficult opponent to play against because he is showing "balance"
A lot of my poker sessions seem to go this way. Not many big hands and when I do get big hands I either dont hit or get outdrawn on the river. Havent been able to play in a long time though. The only room near me shut down at Covid and although the rest of the casino is open it doesnt look like they are going to open the poker room back up =(
Concerning A9o hand, most people don't admit mistakes and/or weaknesses. When you say, 'hey I messed up there and I'm working on improving that play,' that alone puts you way ahead of the field. You're playing a winning strategy. Just stay focused.
Concerning the 64s hand, Lex, that's the kind of guys you want at the table. We all know we have to feed the fish at times or they won't come back if they never win- it just sucks when it actually happens.
A9 Hand. How do you work on that? You either fold to a re-raise there which begs the quesiton of why C-bet. You get bled there by by AQ, AJ, A10, A8, A3 all of which might have called. Not sure what would be re-raising you there on the flop. GTO says play A-9 off on the button but you get taken to the cleaners with it a lot.
You kinda held onto that A 9 like a lifeboat in the ocean… sometimes you guys get too wrapped up in how YOU think and your lines to recognize an easy read because it was unorthodox. I’m a super aggressive player, and I would have check raised you for that combo draw sometime too for the exact same reason… to bloat the pot and get more value on later streets to make it worth going for the draws. I would argue that it is profitable.
Lol now I know why all these vloggers are doing “Vlogmas” posting a bunch of videos. Rampage made it seem like he wanted to pump out a bunch of content this month for his viewers but of course it’s just about the money. Thank you for being transparent Lex you the real one
@@jcw8955 I watched a few early Rampage videos when he only had a few thousand subscribers and I just couldn't get into it. Then almost overnight the guy is playing 50/100 games. Good for him for being RUclips/business savvy, but his "poker" vlogging? No thanks.
Unlucky Lex, been tough to watch lately hope you start running better but try not to play too many bad hands, sometimes you just gotta wait it out and be patient for the premium hands to come back
Very unlucky night. When you have good hands, they either fold or you do not connect with the flop. One thing though, you need to discipline to fold earlier.
In the first hand you say you think the river is a great card because it pairs the board and reduces the chance of him having a full house. Since one cannot have a full house without the board pairing, this statement seems paradoxical. Please elaborate. Love your vids. Hope you run better in the next session.
As an already good poker player, what do you do to try to improve your game and get to the next level? You are already busy with travel, life, and lots of poker games + making videos, so was curious what you do to find that edge and extra skill while balancing the normal load?
A big misconception poker players make is that,their actions will dictate what the villain is going to do. Your winning and loosing , depends a lot of the time,on what decisions your opponent makes and that is more dependent upon his cards then your play. What works against this guy once,will never work against this other guy. We go home after loosing sometimes,wondering,why didn’t I just fold instead of jamming in that spot. It worked last week but didn’t tonight! I think limping raising your opponents preflop and check raising the flop,when possible,will narrow your opponents range down faster and we can avoid those tougher situations on the river,trying to figure it out. Just my opinion. I’m not a pro,by no means,but this tactic has really helped me tremendously make smarter river decisions to maximize my winning and minimize my losses.
Uhmmm first hand you said the board pairing reduces the likelihood he has a full house….. I’m confused. I’m guessing you meant reduces the odds he has a set?
Lex, if rec players aren’t check raising draws why call down with A9 there against a check raise triple barrel? You’re essentially putting them on value at that point and nothing worse than A9 is going for 3 streets
Definitely not one of the most exciting Vlog you’ve ever done. However, I do appreciate it, because as you stated, more than once, the life of a poker grinder is not always flashy, high hands, monster pots. It is a lot of long hours of grinding, being card dead, and sometimes losing every play you try to make. Thanks for keeping it real. Super stoked for December.
Wow, that first hand was played so bad lol. Clearly he was on a flush draw or a straight draw…or at the absolute very least had two pair! Ps. If you miss on the flop let it go bro. Especially against recreational players.
You were not playing your A-game in this vlog bud. While playing at these stakes, it's paramount that you do. Maybe when you realize this is going on, switch over to a different table at lower stakes.
I used to watch Lex’s vlogs all the time and I took a break for about a year. I’m watching them now and I noticed that he’s playing terribly. He definitely got worse as a player and did not improve at all. I expected more from Lex.
It is uncanny how quasi-famous vloggers continue to attempt to degrade other players by calling them 'recreational' players when getting outplayed. The whole concept of pigeonholing your opponents is to assess the risk and quantify their acumen. To help yourself avoid big traps and to assist in narrowing down their likely holdings. Instead, it ends up being an alibi to satisfy the ego in order to justify calling because you don't respect other players game. That check raise should have been a money saver--either I'm dominated, or he has a large draw. Opening with A-rag, then having the flop land completely in your opponents range should set off warming bells. Instead, it increased the anger of being played back. Oh well.
Lex thank you for balancing showcasing your wins and losses. It gets old and somewhat annoying seeing guys like Mariano and ben deech who only show wins
“If I’m going to do it with my value hands I have to also do it with my bluffs” when you say this do you think this recreational player is thinking this also? What does balancing your betting range accomplish in this specific spot? I don’t mean to sound like I’m a hater and by no means am I saying you’re bad at poker and Im so good cause that’s not true, but I’m willing to bet that you would make a lot more money if instead you just said “what is my opponents range and how can I exploit that”. Once again not a hater, I really do enjoy your videos and I’m a big fan btw ❤. Also I would love to see a video where you try your best to play completely exploitative for one session and then completely GTO another and then you compare them. Think that would be a cool video
Because of one word: repetition. All good poker players are very good observers and after thousands of hands, very good players will retain more table information (in this case, betting patterns) then most. It’s not about the specific player he is against it’s about all the players at the table plus all possible players he will face in the future. Limiting his play to what u suggest makes him a much easier player to play against.
And also don’t forget he puts out all of his hands to the internet! If I knew where he was playing and he did what u suggest, I would gladly sit down to play against him.
@@Angelito3c you stole my thunder. Yes, he may be heads up but believe me when I say that every player at that table was paying close attention. That's what good players do.
@@Angelito3c I would think it would be more profitable to play very exploitative against players who wouldn’t catch your exploits because they simply aren’t good enough but the good players a balanced strategy makes sense so I would argue that it’s better to switch between balanced and exploitative depending on the player he’s up against
@@michaelholland7738 If you were at the same table with him and you saw Lex was only value betting against a fish how would that change your strategy against Lex. I think it wouldn’t, so the fact that the rest of the table is watching this hand makes absolutely no difference
@@anthonydiliddo6065 assuming they went to showdown and I saw. I think you need to look at it from the other way around. What if he was caught bluffing and I saw THAT. He would then become a much more difficult opponent to play against because he is showing "balance"
Tough night man. Glad you enjoyed the chocolate at least! Great to meet you Lex!
Always enjoy your videos
love you and rampages content keep it up guys!!
Mariano, Lex, Rampage, Close2Broke, Brad Owen and Nemee
@@caseycollier4374 spot on but missing one for sure, Jaman
Super excited to see more LexO Poker videos.
I try to remember. Those of us who chase straight’s and flushes. Come in cars but leave in buses. 😂
A lot of my poker sessions seem to go this way. Not many big hands and when I do get big hands I either dont hit or get outdrawn on the river. Havent been able to play in a long time though. The only room near me shut down at Covid and although the rest of the casino is open it doesnt look like they are going to open the poker room back up =(
I don’t watch brad or rampage anymore after seeing your vlogs …. Your the number 1 bro 😎
Second best! Behind you!! Confidence Lex confidence.
I am encouraged that you are aware of calling when you're beat. Huge drain on your play.
Thanks for another great vlog Lex!
Concerning A9o hand, most people don't admit mistakes and/or weaknesses. When you say, 'hey I messed up there and I'm working on improving that play,' that alone puts you way ahead of the field. You're playing a winning strategy. Just stay focused.
Concerning the 64s hand, Lex, that's the kind of guys you want at the table. We all know we have to feed the fish at times or they won't come back if they never win- it just sucks when it actually happens.
"Folding is boring!" I think I've heard that before.
A9 Hand. How do you work on that? You either fold to a re-raise there which begs the quesiton of why C-bet. You get bled there by by AQ, AJ, A10, A8, A3 all of which might have called. Not sure what would be re-raising you there on the flop.
GTO says play A-9 off on the button but you get taken to the cleaners with it a lot.
Uhhh…the board pairing at 1:30 does NOT reduce the likelihood he has a full house…not really possible to have a FH until the !?
That A2 call, do you think you had a tell?
Sorry for your loss 😢… lost 2 buy-ins yesterday … stings… see you soon!
Love your honesty
Love the chocolate bars 😂
What happened with those pocket 10s at the 2 minute mark? You breezed right by them…
You kinda held onto that A 9 like a lifeboat in the ocean… sometimes you guys get too wrapped up in how YOU think and your lines to recognize an easy read because it was unorthodox. I’m a super aggressive player, and I would have check raised you for that combo draw sometime too for the exact same reason… to bloat the pot and get more value on later streets to make it worth going for the draws. I would argue that it is profitable.
Lol now I know why all these vloggers are doing “Vlogmas” posting a bunch of videos. Rampage made it seem like he wanted to pump out a bunch of content this month for his viewers but of course it’s just about the money. Thank you for being transparent Lex you the real one
Exactly. No BS, no clickbait, not shoving merch down your throat every other sentence...
@@Sahtrump Rampage does that shit every video. so annoying
@@jcw8955 I watched a few early Rampage videos when he only had a few thousand subscribers and I just couldn't get into it. Then almost overnight the guy is playing 50/100 games. Good for him for being RUclips/business savvy, but his "poker" vlogging? No thanks.
@@Sahtrump oh i was talking about the merch stuff, as well as shilling ClubGG and PokerBros. he is relentless.
@@jcw8955 oh that too for sure. The online poker club stuff is really annoying. He's taking a cut from all that rake, and I'm sure it's substantial.
Awesome brother! You can beat him!!!
Great video
Unlucky Lex, been tough to watch lately hope you start running better but try not to play too many bad hands, sometimes you just gotta wait it out and be patient for the premium hands to come back
Seriously. Dude is trying to hard. 😔
Patience is a virtue in Poker…
Lex, gotta agree with you that you need to work on folding those times it’s obvious that your opponent is value-betting the river.
Very unlucky night. When you have good hands, they either fold or you do not connect with the flop. One thing though, you need to discipline to fold earlier.
keep at it brother!!
On the A 2 hand your pre flop min raise looked suspicious .
Get that money dog⚡
In the first hand you say you think the river is a great card because it pairs the board and reduces the chance of him having a full house. Since one cannot have a full house without the board pairing, this statement seems paradoxical. Please elaborate.
Love your vids. Hope you run better in the next session.
Interesting regarding revenue stream in December.
Dang, right into the action. I enjoy the life updates Lex. Cool to know what you’re up to and how a good pro lives
Go get ‘em, Lex!!!
Wish u keep lucky run hot! 🎉
As an already good poker player, what do you do to try to improve your game and get to the next level? You are already busy with travel, life, and lots of poker games + making videos, so was curious what you do to find that edge and extra skill while balancing the normal load?
What was the story with the pocket 10"s?
What’s your thinking behind smaller opens early and increasing in later positions?
lol it's suppose to be the opposite
Playing smaller pots while out of position and larger pots in position
@@lexopoker you’re suppose to raise bigger out of position.
@@lexopoker that’s what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming.
Luv Rogue😁
The river pairs board and makes it reduces the likelihood that he has a full house? He can't have a full house until the board pairs...
A big misconception poker players make is that,their actions will dictate what the villain is going to do. Your winning and loosing , depends a lot of the time,on what decisions your opponent makes and that is more dependent upon his cards then your play. What works against this guy once,will never work against this other guy. We go home after loosing sometimes,wondering,why didn’t I just fold instead of jamming in that spot. It worked last week but didn’t tonight! I think limping raising your opponents preflop and check raising the flop,when possible,will narrow your opponents range down faster and we can avoid those tougher situations on the river,trying to figure it out. Just my opinion. I’m not a pro,by no means,but this tactic has really helped me tremendously make smarter river decisions to maximize my winning and minimize my losses.
Owned by a2. That's great.
dogs of the vlog!
Uhmmm first hand you said the board pairing reduces the likelihood he has a full house….. I’m confused. I’m guessing you meant reduces the odds he has a set?
Let’s go Lexo,How’s my buddy Rogue?
FIRST!!! Love you Lex xoxo
A2? I feel your pain
Been waiting for a Lex O video
It’s hard to rep a big hand on the river when you Min raise pre flop he probably put you on a big Ace
Owned with a pair of Deuces
Lex, if rec players aren’t check raising draws why call down with A9 there against a check raise triple barrel? You’re essentially putting them on value at that point and nothing worse than A9 is going for 3 streets
he pretty much acknowledged in the video that it was a mistake.
when just about any rec player check raises, alarm bells should start going off.
i love your kid🥰
Definitely not one of the most exciting Vlog you’ve ever done. However, I do appreciate it, because as you stated, more than once, the life of a poker grinder is not always flashy, high hands, monster pots. It is a lot of long hours of grinding, being card dead, and sometimes losing every play you try to make. Thanks for keeping it real. Super stoked for December.
If Rampage is #2, who’s the #1 poker vlogger?
Wow, that first hand was played so bad lol. Clearly he was on a flush draw or a straight draw…or at the absolute very least had two pair!
Ps. If you miss on the flop let it go bro. Especially against recreational players.
What’s up Lex! Hope you’re doing well!
nice
Someone called your bluff… better call Robbie and apologize
Yeah we want 4 a week
You seemed to be playing way too loose preflop in this session
Your first hand is simply a fold on turn w A9 I believe.terrible board to continue on
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You are check calling in marginal spots where opponents dont have alot of bluffs.
U didn't play well this session..but loved the part with and your choclate
Come on lex where’s the opener 😒
You never know how a REC player is gonna play....which is why it's hard to figure them out and you get owned a lot!
A2? Start a full on investigation
You were not playing your A-game in this vlog bud. While playing at these stakes, it's paramount that you do.
Maybe when you realize this is going on, switch over to a different table at lower stakes.
I used to watch Lex’s vlogs all the time and I took a break for about a year. I’m watching them now and I noticed that he’s playing terribly. He definitely got worse as a player and did not improve at all. I expected more from Lex.
It is uncanny how quasi-famous vloggers continue to attempt to degrade other players by calling them 'recreational' players when getting outplayed. The whole concept of pigeonholing your opponents is to assess the risk and quantify their acumen. To help yourself avoid big traps and to assist in narrowing down their likely holdings.
Instead, it ends up being an alibi to satisfy the ego in order to justify calling because you don't respect other players game.
That check raise should have been a money saver--either I'm dominated, or he has a large draw. Opening with A-rag, then having the flop land completely in your opponents range should set off warming bells. Instead, it increased the anger of being played back. Oh well.
Lex thank you for balancing showcasing your wins and losses. It gets old and somewhat annoying seeing guys like Mariano and ben deech who only show wins
I love watching your videos Lex, but that is the worst I have ever seen you play. Your C- game.
HEY, "FOLDING IS BORING" WAS COINED BY RAMPAGE, U SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE HIM C😂REDIT FOR COINING THAT PHRASE< LOL
bro if you dont get anything good on the flop, fold bro!
Slow down on that chocolate big man! As you get older that’ll catch up with you!
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what can you say?,
A2 played the man
Someone is using your name and asks for money in order to send a gift via telegram
Learn.to.fold