Again, a great vlog Mr. McCusker...totally empathize that day one frustration with great starting hands...keeping it solid is admirable...Goodluck getting that 5k!
it seems like when people have sets, they check the flop >90% of the time in early position. So, if someone in EP bets out on the flop, it almost means they don't have a set, so you can raise your 2 pair hands with confidence or raise with your draw hands and not worry too much about villains snap calling or shoving all-in.
Today is the first session I can remember this year where you've run really poorly over an extended session with a bunch of really nice starting hands and some good flops but a lot of bad turns/rivers in big spots...although as you said it was somewhat self inflicted. Unfortunately I've had many similar sessions of running horrifically in 2024... about 10-12 times this year and twice in the last 10 days, losing huge pots rivers as a big favorite when the chips went in on the turn heads up...just brutal variance. I've had a pretty good year overall, but have lost a high percentage of my really big pots this year when heads up and getting it all in on the turn at +80% or better, which really dings the hourly for 2024. The good thing is I've learned a lot about my own mental resilience and believe the scars will help my progression as a player in the long run...but it sure ain't easy. Nice comeback from your horrific day 1.
Running bad happens, I could have played better to limit the loss. I take most of the blame. Over my poker lifetime, I have had several bought with negative variance that would make anyone shake their heads. Over 3 sessions, I flopped 7 top sets, all 7 were the nuts on the turn. All 7 got beat on the river. I wouldn’t believe it if it didn’t happen to me. But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’ve learned to put bad runs behind me. The mental game of poker is underrated.
Hi Doug, hope youre well, all good with me, im taking care of my ageing body, haha, got my next session this coming Friday, thanks for all the love and care from your members I fell a lot better, anyway, enough of that stuff, you always play better when you run good, ive had days and days, we all hve them, sometimes , although its difficult we have to get up, have a break, cool down, tilting is easy and then we make mistakes chasing, tough game sometimes, run good buddy, give ZEUS a big hug from me, bless him regards FRASER
Glad to hear the treatments are manageable. I know it a long road of ups and downs. Poker has made you mentally tough, I know you can handle it. We are all here for you, kick some ass.
Thank you for mention :) I will say I bluffed you on your set hand, figured you put me on heart draw. Look forward to battling it out this week! Next week you're due for a heater!
@@KenDavis-uo8kq Ah 10d understand it's a lose call but went into the river knowing i was going to bluff with a heart or J... didn't think he had a set just Q10 or 109
Iam with you on not your day. Last few sessions for me have been bad to say the least. I grind it out and either leave even or down alittle. Just seeming like nothing was working for me
Hi Doug I had AK off in the small blind facing 3 limpers (5 to call) 1 2 2 no limit . I raised to 45 and big blind snap call first limper call as well. Rest folded 3 players to the flop. J 3 5 rainbow and I lead out 50 try to give any pockets pressure lower then Jack. And big blind min raise to 100 with another 100 left.first limper fold and I folded them he show me one of the card was a jack which I think was pocket J. And I didn’t expect JJ because no 3 bet pre. Did I make any mistakes on that hand? Thanks
Hello Doug! Hey you didn't really play the 96dd hand badly. You were getting implied odds, to go along with the direct odds to call. Yeah, it's a paired board, so he can have a boat. But the chances of that as I'm sure you know, are small. It was bad luck, not bad play.
That’s the thing about running bad, you catch perfect to lose the most possible. Calling 100 on the turn knowing your opponent has at least trips is foolish 🤪
That sounds exactly like I ran today punted 1200 AQ four times AK twice pocket 10s etc etc etc AJ , get called by 64 spike J on flop bet big guy calls gets 2 pairs on turn 😂
@@dougmccuskerpoker I hope so I had another bad day today. The month of July was great, I usually play two, sometimes three times a week in July I didn’t lose one day, started August winning and last three sessions have been terrible. Will take a break to readjust. I have followed your vlog since you started, and enjoy your content, and Zeus lol. We had a French mastiff years ago called Goliath , big but the must gentle dog 🐕 we miss him. Anyways good luck, thank you for your reply
Q3dd: I don't think the bluff was all that bad. It was a small bet that will probably get better flush draws and maybe 8x to fold. It needs to win less than 1/3 of the time. A smaller bet around 1/3 or 1/4 pot might be better. 99: I don't think the attempted x-raise was that bad here either. With 4 opponents it's likely someone will bet. If you had cbet, you probably would have ended up with multiple callers anyway. The 2h likely does not give anyone a better hand but does bring more draws. I think I'd just bet large instead of x-raising.
I really don’t like the bluff with Q3 because he bet the first T. He either had the a straight or filled up, the second T isn’t a counterfeiting card. 99, I thought someone would bet, but just leading guarantees the pot gets larger. The turn raise could be bigger.
On the Qc10c hand where you bet out 55 on the turn, if the opponent with AQ jams for what would be around 200, do you call? I probably would but if he had more behind I'd lay it down since I'm a mega dog to AcXc
Hard to say, his hesitation made me think he had a lone A. I would probably be worried about him having an A with the over flush draw, but most likely I would call.
Doug, here's a question for you I find myself playing on tables recently where everyone is call and bet Happy. The problem is that I try to play a good range and I always open with a raise and then I get no kidding 4 to 5 callers. It's not just me, it's everyone at the table. Even if I continue to increase my open amount I get the same number of callers. Let's say I have ace, king and the board comes Ace 2 4. I bet and bet and then lose to 2, 4. What is your strategy for playing on a table like this? thank you!
I understand your frustration. In my experience keep playing good cards and charge people to chase. It is high variance but when you start making hands, your pots will be enormous. The days you don’t, will be like my first day and very frustrating. In the long run, you will make a killing in these games.
We've all had days like that.
One thing I like about your vlogs is you show the good days and the bad.
Hopefully I won’t have anymore days like that to show for a while 😀
"....just don't put up another club... that would be really bad.. oh sh*t...". lol... great narration enjoying this one.. (-:
Just started watching!!! I hope it’s a come back ❤
Some recovery 😀
Again, a great vlog Mr. McCusker...totally empathize that day one frustration with great starting hands...keeping it solid is admirable...Goodluck getting that 5k!
Thanks Vince, bad runs happen, but I didn’t play well either.
Bad sessions help us appreciate those good sessions even more. Keep up the great vlogs.
@@markw1302 will do 😀
Wow, what a call on the river with AKd on the 4 club board. That was literally the only hand you beat. Way to sniff it out (or get incredibly lucky).
I read him for an A, 25% of the time he has a club kicker. Got a fair price if the player is known for bluffing.
it seems like when people have sets, they check the flop >90% of the time in early position. So, if someone in EP bets out on the flop, it almost means they don't have a set, so you can raise your 2 pair hands with confidence or raise with your draw hands and not worry too much about villains snap calling or shoving all-in.
@@JoeHeaton-p7r I needed to lead, players were call happy. Needed to build a pot.
When you had pocket jacks, if you open to $15 instead of $50, the villain doesn’t jam on you and you can get him off his hand before the river.
I’m always raising a strong hand in position against limpers. A small raise would invite many callers that may have beaten me anyways.
Lord behold lol. Haven’t heard that before - I’m gonna borrow it.
It’s all yours 😀
Today is the first session I can remember this year where you've run really poorly over an extended session with a bunch of really nice starting hands and some good flops but a lot of bad turns/rivers in big spots...although as you said it was somewhat self inflicted. Unfortunately I've had many similar sessions of running horrifically in 2024... about 10-12 times this year and twice in the last 10 days, losing huge pots rivers as a big favorite when the chips went in on the turn heads up...just brutal variance. I've had a pretty good year overall, but have lost a high percentage of my really big pots this year when heads up and getting it all in on the turn at +80% or better, which really dings the hourly for 2024. The good thing is I've learned a lot about my own mental resilience and believe the scars will help my progression as a player in the long run...but it sure ain't easy.
Nice comeback from your horrific day 1.
Running bad happens, I could have played better to limit the loss. I take most of the blame. Over my poker lifetime, I have had several bought with negative variance that would make anyone shake their heads. Over 3 sessions, I flopped 7 top sets, all 7 were the nuts on the turn. All 7 got beat on the river. I wouldn’t believe it if it didn’t happen to me. But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’ve learned to put bad runs behind me. The mental game of poker is underrated.
my brain can't comprehend how the guy to your left is doing that chip shuffle, at 3:00
lol, right? Looks trippy. I believe what he’s doing is flicking one stack on top of the other and a chip or two randomly shuffles when he does it.
If you look at 3:15, you can see what he’s doing without the flick.
Lol, fat agile fingers
Nice way to battle back! Another great vlog, Doug!!! Yo Zeus!!!
Thank you, next week let’s do the comeback without getting stuck. 😀
Hi Doug, hope youre well, all good with me, im taking care of my ageing body, haha, got my next session this coming Friday, thanks for all the love and care from your members I fell a lot better, anyway, enough of that stuff, you always play better when you run good, ive had days and days, we all hve them, sometimes , although its difficult we have to get up, have a break, cool down, tilting is easy and then we make mistakes chasing, tough game sometimes, run good buddy, give ZEUS a big hug from me, bless him regards FRASER
Glad to hear the treatments are manageable. I know it a long road of ups and downs. Poker has made you mentally tough, I know you can handle it. We are all here for you, kick some ass.
@@dougmccuskerpoker cheers ,much appreciated,x
Doug, sorry about your week. All though it was a rough one, you always look on the bright side.
Started out rough, but battled back to a small loss.
Thank you for mention :) I will say I bluffed you on your set hand, figured you put me on heart draw. Look forward to battling it out this week! Next week you're due for a heater!
What did you have?
Good bluff
@@KenDavis-uo8kq Ah 10d understand it's a lose call but went into the river knowing i was going to bluff with a heart or J... didn't think he had a set just Q10 or 109
It’s a good spot to bet for you, all the draws got there. I needed to bet the flop to build a pot.
Nice to see that you clawed most of that loss back. The mental discipline game and sticking with your strategy is a big part of the battle.
Mental game is underrated, so is having a proper bankroll to absorb the crazy swings that are common in poker.
Well, your profit from this vlog to the one today is impressive. Nice job, Doug!!! Keep it up 💯
Iam with you on not your day. Last few sessions for me have been bad to say the least. I grind it out and either leave even or down alittle. Just seeming like nothing was working for me
@@chadpflanz8745 negative variance is part of the game. The key is to survive the downswings and maximize the upswings.
Great fighting come back!! Thanks for posting. Peace...!
Thanks for watching
Hi Doug
I had AK off in the small blind facing 3 limpers (5 to call) 1 2 2 no limit . I raised to 45 and big blind snap call first limper call as well. Rest folded 3 players to the flop. J 3 5 rainbow and I lead out 50 try to give any pockets pressure lower then Jack. And big blind min raise to 100 with another 100 left.first limper fold and I folded them he show me one of the card was a jack which I think was pocket J. And I didn’t expect JJ because no 3 bet pre. Did I make any mistakes on that hand? Thanks
@@jasonsitu5287 without any information on the players, I would play it in the same fashion you did.
Hello Doug! Hey you didn't really play the 96dd hand badly. You were getting implied odds, to go along with the direct odds to call.
Yeah, it's a paired board, so he can have a boat. But the chances of that as I'm sure you know, are small.
It was bad luck, not bad play.
That’s the thing about running bad, you catch perfect to lose the most possible. Calling 100 on the turn knowing your opponent has at least trips is foolish 🤪
Good content
Thanks 😊
That sounds exactly like I ran today punted 1200 AQ four times AK twice pocket 10s etc etc etc AJ , get called by 64 spike J on flop bet big guy calls gets 2 pairs on turn 😂
Somedays are like that, hopefully we can both find some winning days soon.
@@dougmccuskerpoker I hope so I had another bad day today. The month of July was great, I usually play two, sometimes three times a week in July I didn’t lose one day, started August winning and last three sessions have been terrible. Will take a break to readjust. I have followed your vlog since you started, and enjoy your content, and Zeus lol. We had a French mastiff years ago called Goliath , big but the must gentle dog 🐕 we miss him. Anyways good luck, thank you for your reply
Q3dd: I don't think the bluff was all that bad. It was a small bet that will probably get better flush draws and maybe 8x to fold. It needs to win less than 1/3 of the time. A smaller bet around 1/3 or 1/4 pot might be better.
99: I don't think the attempted x-raise was that bad here either. With 4 opponents it's likely someone will bet. If you had cbet, you probably would have ended up with multiple callers anyway. The 2h likely does not give anyone a better hand but does bring more draws. I think I'd just bet large instead of x-raising.
I really don’t like the bluff with Q3 because he bet the first T. He either had the a straight or filled up, the second T isn’t a counterfeiting card.
99, I thought someone would bet, but just leading guarantees the pot gets larger. The turn raise could be bigger.
@@dougmccuskerpoker Good point. I think it definitely would have been a better spot if he had not led the turn into the flop bettor.
I’m guessing you need to prove you’re human every now and then. Can’t think of any other reason. Oh well, great comeback and better luck next week
Thanks Mike, I bleed like everyone else.
don't beat yourself up too bad. You look like a genius when everything is working and a dunce when it doesn't.
@@JoeHeaton-p7r very true, just wish I had a few of those bad plays back, are mulligans allowed?🤷
On the Qc10c hand where you bet out 55 on the turn, if the opponent with AQ jams for what would be around 200, do you call? I probably would but if he had more behind I'd lay it down since I'm a mega dog to AcXc
Hard to say, his hesitation made me think he had a lone A. I would probably be worried about him having an A with the over flush draw, but most likely I would call.
Doug, here's a question for you I find myself playing on tables recently where everyone is call and bet Happy. The problem is that I try to play a good range and I always open with a raise and then I get no kidding 4 to 5 callers. It's not just me, it's everyone at the table. Even if I continue to increase my open amount I get the same number of callers. Let's say I have ace, king and the board comes Ace 2 4. I bet and bet and then lose to 2, 4. What is your strategy for playing on a table like this? thank you!
I understand your frustration. In my experience keep playing good cards and charge people to chase. It is high variance but when you start making hands, your pots will be enormous. The days you don’t, will be like my first day and very frustrating. In the long run, you will make a killing in these games.
Way to fight off the ropes Doug 🥊🥊👍👍
No more rope a dope for me, I’m going to be more like Tyson in the future. KOs early, and lots of them 😀
Limp jam. That's the texas way.
The way the day went, it would be the only pot that didn’t get raised. 😂
I done 2 similar plays the other day, except I had a set both times. We can't be doing that kinds of stuff Doug.
Let’s both quit making bad plays together.
unforced errors might cause you to want to lower the net.
@@paulmaier6305 I like having a challenging challenge 😀
Thx
Any time
You spelt REKT wrong! 😂 More comments to come!
I thought of using that spelling 😀
Just don’t put up another clu… ah, shit! 😂
I was in bluff catching mode and the only bad run out got there. Ugh
@@dougmccuskerpoker right? Hate when that happens! Dealer needs more practice.
🫵🏼👽
#morezeus
Bro get a tutor
Thanks for the advice
What's up with the woke 'they' garbage? Can you leave ht politics out of your videos?
@@internetposta7389 wasn’t aware I was injecting any political view.
Love this channel
Thanks for watching!!