How does this vlog still only have 9k subscribers? Sure, youre playing lower stakes than the bigger names, and you don't get fancy with your videos, but your hand analysis is pretty damn amazing.
have u seen the guy play? calling off all in's with 10 high and seen worse in other vids, the guy is a sucker, he should feel lucky anybody subscribed.
That 9 10s hand really impressed me. Your math and live read were both spot on. Additionally, I don't think you would ever see this type of meta game analysis at high stakes.
Doug...it's always a pleasure to see your video pop up on my timeline. I know that I am going to get the raw, uncut, unfiltered reality of poker. You show the ups as well as the downs of the tables.
Thanks for sharing Doug . I agree with your assessment of your play ( I've been there brother) . We are similar in age and playing style . If the fish never won ,they wouldn't come back ,so there's that . Good Luck in Texas !
Awesome advice so many times in this one. I need to save this one. The more analytical your commentors get means your catching up to those higher level players if they are among your followers lurking. In my opinion. This likely means you are killing it!
I’m only a few minutes in and I think with the AQ hand could you also flat the 3bet and when the board comes A high and you check to him he maybe checks back with his KK? You then lead the turn and take it down. Just my two cents.
I can't believe he flatted pf, then raises flop (??). Scared to 3-bet pf not scared to raise flop C-bet into multiple field?? You trying to rep something here? (a set?, 2pairs?, flush draw?).
Some Monday’s are like that. Really educational as you explain the difference between limp raisers. No doubt that’ll help my game. Looking forward to your visit. When does your live stream play?
Sometimes it's just about minimizing losses. Despite running poorly in a few of those big pots, you didn't lose as much as you could have in the end. GG Doug!
Doesnt matter how good/bad you play variations can cost a lot of $$$, it is what it is, I stopped playing when i lost to bad players punting and getting lucky, there is always that element, hope youre well big guy, regards
Late position limp jams are very heavily weighted towards small pairs. Nits are capable of late position big pairs, he was not a nit. Most AA limp raisers are first in, not after 2 other limps.
I think you should try to move up in stakes for a little while and play against better players. Most of your hands are against multiple players on these videos and that’s difficult to maintain a positive outcome,luck. Plus,the change would eliminate some of your loose play in higher stakes. Just my opinion,not criticizing,just seems like it fits your game better. Thanks for your videos and best of luck!
At 17:10, typical of an AK hand or a small to middle pair with his stack size. PERFECTLY reasonable to call with 9s10s there! I'd almost PREFER 8s9s! Spoil the high card draws and slide in with some str8 possibilities? Go with it and hope!🍀
Along with JJ into AA. AA to KK, K in window. AT flop top 2 runner runner flush gets there etc. moral is these days are always gonna come but you can’t let it change your play. Keep making the right moves and try to minimize loss. If players never got lucky and grinders never lost the fish wouldn’t ever return. Gotta give to get 😮
@@dougmccuskerpoker it’s inevitable but when it does happen we have to stay level headed and understand it’s going to happen and it will happen again and again. Have to bite it and still play +EV
Don't beat yourself up too much, Doug. That AQ v KK hand wasn't too horrible based on your pf read. The only mistake, imo, was coming over the predicted squeeze after saying "150 feels like he has a little extra." The dollar amount might suck, but that was the only mistake.....not listening to spidey senses when that extra $25 came on the 5bet. That's a pretty specific read....and the mark of a solid exploitative player. Carry on.
I was an 80% favorite or better after the flop Eight times in my last session, all Eight lost. Feel blessed you don't run like me. I've never seen so many 2,3.4 or 5 outters after the flop hit in my life.
I have no problem with how you played the AQ. You put the strong player on a wide squeeze range and sure enough, he squeezed. You stuck to your plan and he happened to be at the very top of his range. How often will that happen? Even good plans fail sometimes.
It's a bad play. You risk multiple flats from button/SB/BB on the off chance a reg will squeeze making it harder to navigate post flop when going multiway. Once you back raise, your hand looks specifically like a tilted middling PP like 8-J, AK/AQ for the nits. He is still uncapped. There are so many better hands to lay a trap with, ie AQs/AKs/AA/KK. But the concept of the trap implies that you underrep on flop with a much stronger range. The 4! To 400 was also terrible. You forced yourself into a bloated pot with a trash hand that is a normally a fold to a 3! (Or 4! Bluff) in certain configurations. Just 3! Yourself and when you face the 4! It's the easiest fold in the world.
Only thing that made me second guess was his sizing. My raise size committed me. Would rather play it in a standard fashion than over commit. I don’t mind the play not working, keeps my opponents guessing.
@@keithb4077 that is a very tough call to make. I have learned to trust my read and go with it. I was still flipping for his remaining stack, but with $80 of dead money, it’s +ev. Tighter bankrolls should fold and wait for better spots.
I would not 3bet A6s, especially from UTG+1. I think flop jam was a huge mistake also, given that villain was "excited." Just call and take your equity. AQ is not a hand to call-reraise with. Your A7s hand, you were +EV by 0.09%. LOL AJs: When you jam and she calls, you are very unhappy. I'd just call and hope she is overvaluing a hand like JTs. QQ: "To figure out where I am at" is not a reason to bet. If I had a read that villain has a good hand, I am just calling.
A6. He was opening a lot of hands, I had a tight image. Didn’t like the calls, but once I see that flop a jam I feel is the correct play. I’m never folding and with my image, he tanked for 2 minutes before the crying call. AQ. Questionable play by me AJ. Raise was to charge the obvious draw that was calling. QQ. He could have AK hands in his range but the way he called it was obvious to me it was a pair. Tough run out.
@@dougmccuskerpokeragree. Hardest hand to play especially in a 3 or 4 bet pot. You 3 bet with AQ at 1-3 and get called and flop comes A72, you could actually be behind to AK lol. Conversely if you 3bet at 1-3 with JJ and get called and flop comes 223, you don't have to worry about QQ KK OR AA.
I've had two months like the first half of this video. Every two pair is up against better two pair, if I have aces they hit a set, straights and flushes always run into a full house, even full houses lose to quads or better full houses. And when I do finally have the nuts, everyone folds. I flopped a full house and my opponent open folded. Then there was the time I was card dead for *fourteen* straight hours over three sessions. The closest thing I had to a good run was when I got covid and couldn't play.
17:05 the guy has a hand he's not afraid to see a runout with. Since this is a perfect squeeze spot, he's not worried anyone has a monster, so that's a wide range. Given how you've been running, I'm gonna guess QJss.😂
Zeus makes a good point, as usual, but I don't think it would be fair to call you a bonehead for that second hand. You didn't fold to his reraise because he's sometimes squeezing, the whole reason you flatted. If you had just called the reraise, you'd get it in on the flop because it was still +ev. Are you never going to play this guy? You chose a decent spot with a premium for your limited conflict with him, and he woke up with a monster. He didn't outplay you, he got lucky. The first hand, a flop shove folds out some of his pairs and encourages draws to call, and you're ahead of all draws, so that would be a better play. Still not Zeus- worthy 😅 But it's always good to see a good boy
Certainly disagree about the 9/10 hand. How much was in there, your $20 and a few limps? Not worth it imo. I understand your read, but occasionally they have jacks, A/10 suited, etc. Also their underpairs often have your straight outs. To each their own.
Big pocket pairs arent strong when deep stacked. You should pot control and not force big pots because they become very marginal post flop and allows people to stack u consistently.
17:00 _what that person has??_ I have to know his profile. Say, it is not known, then he is polar. He either has a monster (AA/KK/QQ/JJ), or just a speculative hand (AK,/AQs/22...66). If am not 98% sure he is speculative, Im folding here everything except KK/AA. (this all without knowing hand reveal).
On the 10-9, my guess was QQ+. I believe on a limp reraise, whether it is a premium or a mid level pair is largely dependent upon the player type. Although to make your point, I have seen an OMC nit make the same play as your opponent. Once. Usually with Nits it is premium only on a limp reraise from any position.
Most drawing hands like that wouldn’t jam because it’s easy for the initial raiser to have a better A. But small pairs will be flipping, so they are gambling with them.
You're looking at it all wrong. Most everyone at the table knows exactly who he is, and want to tangle with "The Dude ", hoping to get in a video. Doug scares the other players! 😎
How does this vlog still only have 9k subscribers? Sure, youre playing lower stakes than the bigger names, and you don't get fancy with your videos, but your hand analysis is pretty damn amazing.
Aw thanks, maybe the live stream will help with exposure. 🤞
have u seen the guy play? calling off all in's with 10 high and seen worse in other vids, the guy is a sucker, he should feel lucky anybody subscribed.
That 9 10s hand really impressed me. Your math and live read were both spot on. Additionally, I don't think you would ever see this type of meta game analysis at high stakes.
Thank you, I had a good read and I have learned to trust it. I’m glad I won the flip while confusing my opponents on my playing style.
Doug...it's always a pleasure to see your video pop up on my timeline. I know that I am going to get the raw, uncut, unfiltered reality of poker. You show the ups as well as the downs of the tables.
I appreciate your support and look forward to sharing my poker experience in the future. Hopefully with more ups than downs 😀
Thanks for sharing Doug . I agree with your assessment of your play ( I've been there brother) . We are similar in age and playing style . If the fish never won ,they wouldn't come back ,so there's that . Good Luck in Texas !
Thanks Bob, it’s nice when everything goes as planned, but that doesn’t happen often.
Awesome advice so many times in this one. I need to save this one. The more analytical your commentors get means your catching up to those higher level players if they are among your followers lurking. In my opinion.
This likely means you are killing it!
Your first session was like my Tuesday. Every hand I had was cracked.
Great Vlog once again, Doug!
Somedays are like that. 😢
love your videos. keep it up
Thanks, will do!
The ole limp re raise is literally ALWAYS aces. Tough go douggy. Hope it turns around!
Rough day at the office.
I like the new theorem “AA doesn’t do well against 99”. That’s going into my strategy.
Lol
Rough week Doug, but still made a great vlog! Go get em on the stream and remember to play “your” game.
Thanks Tim, a little run good will be nice on the stream 🤞
The 99 slow roll then demanding to see your hand is why I dislike and don’t talk to 99% of poker players. Just miserable.
Karma will catch up to him someday.
Yeah we 100% are fighting in the parking lot lol
I’m only a few minutes in and I think with the AQ hand could you also flat the 3bet and when the board comes A high and you check to him he maybe checks back with his KK? You then lead the turn and take it down. Just my two cents.
My plan was not to call OOP, it was to punish his squeezing range with a large raise. He ended up being at the top of his range and I got punished.
You were perfectly correct to not let that tacky slow roll in a 1/3 stakes game just slide by unnoticed.
I let a lot of those things go by, every now and then I have to take a stand.
I can't believe you laid down those queens 😤 11:58
I can't believe he flatted pf, then raises flop (??). Scared to 3-bet pf not scared to raise flop C-bet into multiple field?? You trying to rep something here? (a set?, 2pairs?, flush draw?).
Some Monday’s are like that. Really educational as you explain the difference between limp raisers. No doubt that’ll help my game. Looking forward to your visit. When does your live stream play?
I believe the stream plays at 3 pm on the 11th.
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I love your poker content...
You're one of my favorite Poker player...
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Thank you very much, after a tough week it is nice to know you got my back.
I am thinking Broadway pocket pair or suited connectors lower than yours.
Sometimes it's just about minimizing losses. Despite running poorly in a few of those big pots, you didn't lose as much as you could have in the end. GG Doug!
@HuggiePoker miss your vlogs!
Minimizing losses are underrated. It’s so easy to tilt and punt off a hefty part of your bankroll.
Doesnt matter how good/bad you play variations can cost a lot of $$$, it is what it is, I stopped playing when i lost to bad players punting and getting lucky, there is always that element, hope youre well big guy, regards
Variance is a bitch, I hope it swings my way for the live stream 🤞
The limper is mostly on a small-medium pair. 99s to JJs. Or if he's seen you being aggressive, probably limp AAs or KKs.
Late position limp jams are very heavily weighted towards small pairs. Nits are capable of late position big pairs, he was not a nit. Most AA limp raisers are first in, not after 2 other limps.
I think you should try to move up in stakes for a little while and play against better players.
Most of your hands are against multiple players on these videos and that’s difficult to maintain a positive outcome,luck.
Plus,the change would eliminate some of your loose play in higher stakes.
Just my opinion,not criticizing,just seems like it fits your game better. Thanks for your videos and best of luck!
Thanks for the tip, I will be playing larger on the stream. Not sure how my current game will do against tougher comp, but I’m anxious to find out. 😀
i think AK suited? (for the 9/10 spade)
At 17:10, typical of an AK hand or a small to middle pair with his stack size. PERFECTLY reasonable to call with 9s10s there! I'd almost PREFER 8s9s! Spoil the high card draws and slide in with some str8 possibilities? Go with it and hope!🍀
The play is +ev in my mind. 80 bucks dead money and flip for the rest.
I hear ya about Monday Doug last Sunday was the same for me. I lost with AQ FIVE times in a row, only once was to a better hand preflop
Along with JJ into AA. AA to KK, K in window. AT flop top 2 runner runner flush gets there etc. moral is these days are always gonna come but you can’t let it change your play. Keep making the right moves and try to minimize loss. If players never got lucky and grinders never lost the fish wouldn’t ever return. Gotta give to get 😮
It’s amazing how bad you can run sometimes, my main goal is not to tilt.
@@dougmccuskerpoker it’s inevitable but when it does happen we have to stay level headed and understand it’s going to happen and it will happen again and again. Have to bite it and still play +EV
Don't beat yourself up too much, Doug. That AQ v KK hand wasn't too horrible based on your pf read. The only mistake, imo, was coming over the predicted squeeze after saying "150 feels like he has a little extra." The dollar amount might suck, but that was the only mistake.....not listening to spidey senses when that extra $25 came on the 5bet. That's a pretty specific read....and the mark of a solid exploitative player. Carry on.
His raise size almost made me fold, but alas, I stuck with the plan and ran into the top of his range.
Your instinct to play aggressive is right. Don't let variance get in the way of becoming a strong player.
I agree, aggression is key. I played passively in some spots after getting smacked around.
I was an 80% favorite or better after the flop Eight times in my last session, all Eight lost.
Feel blessed you don't run like me.
I've never seen so many 2,3.4 or 5 outters after the flop hit in my life.
Bad runs happen, just don’t tilt and play your best.
Zeus!
20:11 It was pocket nines? That's the magic? I've been calling with deuces, because they never looses. This is gonna revolutionize my game
Lol, yes it’s 99. 😂
I have no problem with how you played the AQ. You put the strong player on a wide squeeze range and sure enough, he squeezed. You stuck to your plan and he happened to be at the very top of his range. How often will that happen? Even good plans fail sometimes.
It's a bad play. You risk multiple flats from button/SB/BB on the off chance a reg will squeeze making it harder to navigate post flop when going multiway.
Once you back raise, your hand looks specifically like a tilted middling PP like 8-J, AK/AQ for the nits.
He is still uncapped. There are so many better hands to lay a trap with, ie AQs/AKs/AA/KK. But the concept of the trap implies that you underrep on flop with a much stronger range.
The 4! To 400 was also terrible. You forced yourself into a bloated pot with a trash hand that is a normally a fold to a 3! (Or 4! Bluff) in certain configurations.
Just 3! Yourself and when you face the 4! It's the easiest fold in the world.
Only thing that made me second guess was his sizing. My raise size committed me. Would rather play it in a standard fashion than over commit. I don’t mind the play not working, keeps my opponents guessing.
@@FlowStateOptimal that’s the biggest danger of taking exploitative lines. You can end up exploiting yourself 😢
17:14 - (depending on the player), I could see anything from pocket pairs 8s and up, or AKo
p.s. okay, so I guessed the exact bottom of the range, as well as the idea; that said, not sure I could've made that call!
@@keithb4077 that is a very tough call to make. I have learned to trust my read and go with it. I was still flipping for his remaining stack, but with $80 of dead money, it’s +ev. Tighter bankrolls should fold and wait for better spots.
Ups and downs are expected. 🎉🎉
Variance is huge in poker
I would not 3bet A6s, especially from UTG+1. I think flop jam was a huge mistake also, given that villain was "excited." Just call and take your equity.
AQ is not a hand to call-reraise with.
Your A7s hand, you were +EV by 0.09%. LOL
AJs: When you jam and she calls, you are very unhappy. I'd just call and hope she is overvaluing a hand like JTs.
QQ: "To figure out where I am at" is not a reason to bet. If I had a read that villain has a good hand, I am just calling.
A6. He was opening a lot of hands, I had a tight image. Didn’t like the calls, but once I see that flop a jam I feel is the correct play. I’m never folding and with my image, he tanked for 2 minutes before the crying call.
AQ. Questionable play by me
AJ. Raise was to charge the obvious draw that was calling.
QQ. He could have AK hands in his range but the way he called it was obvious to me it was a pair. Tough run out.
We call "AQ" the "parking lot hand" and it has sent me there many times.
Yeah, I think it is much harder to play than JJ
@@dougmccuskerpokeragree. Hardest hand to play especially in a 3 or 4 bet pot. You 3 bet with AQ at 1-3 and get called and flop comes A72, you could actually be behind to AK lol. Conversely if you 3bet at 1-3 with JJ and get called and flop comes 223, you don't have to worry about QQ KK OR AA.
800 more until the 10k mark!
Hopefully the live stream will help
Unlucky run today better luck😊
Running bad happens, I didn’t play my best either.
I've had two months like the first half of this video. Every two pair is up against better two pair, if I have aces they hit a set, straights and flushes always run into a full house, even full houses lose to quads or better full houses. And when I do finally have the nuts, everyone folds. I flopped a full house and my opponent open folded. Then there was the time I was card dead for *fourteen* straight hours over three sessions.
The closest thing I had to a good run was when I got covid and couldn't play.
That’s bad, you’re do to run good for aa while.
19:30 if MP 3bet to $195 would you (99) called?
4:26 the dog is right!
10 9 of spades vs AK or AQ s I think ….maybe JJ or QQ
17:05 the guy has a hand he's not afraid to see a runout with. Since this is a perfect squeeze spot, he's not worried anyone has a monster, so that's a wide range. Given how you've been running, I'm gonna guess QJss.😂
I find that small pairs like to shove in those spots.
@@dougmccuskerpoker Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?
Lol I just need to get my bankroll back together
We could all use a bigger roll
Pocket QQ’s
Zeus makes a good point, as usual, but I don't think it would be fair to call you a bonehead for that second hand. You didn't fold to his reraise because he's sometimes squeezing, the whole reason you flatted. If you had just called the reraise, you'd get it in on the flop because it was still +ev. Are you never going to play this guy? You chose a decent spot with a premium for your limited conflict with him, and he woke up with a monster. He didn't outplay you, he got lucky.
The first hand, a flop shove folds out some of his pairs and encourages draws to call, and you're ahead of all draws, so that would be a better play. Still not Zeus- worthy 😅 But it's always good to see a good boy
My line was risky, I happen to run into a real hand. The safer play was just 3 betting it myself. Changing it up is necessary to be unpredictable.
@@dougmccuskerpoker agreed. Stay wild and free
My only guess is something like pocket 7s or pocket 8s
Bingo! Small pairs are notorious for limp jamming.
10-10
I hope not, I would be drawing very thin.
small-med pocket pair
You got it! Good read!
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Guessing 7s2d
Lol, I wish
16:53 Guessing in mostly likely order: AK, random small pair, JJ, AJ, napkins. Unpausing now 😅
Update: way to get there and lol on the runout. He musta been upset.
@@vincentolmos2263 he knew he was gambling when he jammed, but I’m sure he was surprised by my hand.
Ace King is bad enough to jam with but jamming Ace Queen unsuited is pure gambling, Zeus is totally right on that hand.
Zeus is ALWAYS right
My opponent could be squeezing with a wide range, but yes AK is much better than AQ. Zeus is a smart pup, I could have easily avoided this risky play.
He has . . . 2 Aces.
Mystery hand: AK?
I think AK wouldn’t limp in late position unless they are very nitty
When you get the guy out with ak, he’s probably got like ace jack. Highly doubt he’d fold ak there
he said he folded AK
Certainly disagree about the 9/10 hand. How much was in there, your $20 and a few limps? Not worth it imo. I understand your read, but occasionally they have jacks, A/10 suited, etc. Also their underpairs often have your straight outs. To each their own.
It’s a risky play, but it’s great for your meta game.
Big pocket pairs arent strong when deep stacked. You should pot control and not force big pots because they become very marginal post flop and allows people to stack u consistently.
@@HieuVu-sz6jg I agree. People that over value over pairs are targets for deep stack players.
He has medium pair like tens or nines.
Very close, since I’m blocking those hands, I feel it was a smaller pair.
Pocket jiggities
He is not Brad Owens 😀.
17:00 _what that person has??_
I have to know his profile. Say, it is not known, then he is polar. He either has a monster (AA/KK/QQ/JJ), or just a speculative hand (AK,/AQs/22...66). If am not 98% sure he is speculative, Im folding here everything except KK/AA.
(this all without knowing hand reveal).
kings
KK would be for nits only in early position.
He has 7s or 8s I would say
Bingo! Good read, small pairs love to limp jam with small stacks
AK or jacks
17:14 guy prolly jammed with k2 suited as a squeeze.
Lol, I wish, I think he is heavily weighted towards small pairs.
@@dougmccuskerpoker where I play it's never a pair it's always someone that wants to mess around. One time it was 4 7 off suit
* baby pair or aversion to money..?
Good read, probably both!
On the 10-9, my guess was QQ+. I believe on a limp reraise, whether it is a premium or a mid level pair is largely dependent upon the player type. Although to make your point, I have seen an OMC nit make the same play as your opponent. Once. Usually with Nits it is premium only on a limp reraise from any position.
True, I should’ve specified that this opponent was not a nit. Late position limp jammers are heavy with small pairs.
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Good read, small pairs
Ad 10d
Most drawing hands like that wouldn’t jam because it’s easy for the initial raiser to have a better A. But small pairs will be flipping, so they are gambling with them.
22
Small pairs, good read
JJ
He is not Brad Owens 😀
A K
Ak
AK should be raising unless he is a big nit. This player was not a nit so small pairs make the most sense.
AA
It’s very unusual for AA to limp after other limpers in late position. Late position limp jams are very heavy in small pairs.
Your table image must be not good if you're getting six callers preflop.
You're looking at it all wrong. Most everyone at the table knows exactly who he is, and want to tangle with "The Dude ", hoping to get in a video. Doug scares the other players! 😎
Or he is playing in Texas 😂
@@TexasPoker40 He plays in California but at 1-3 people just like to call
I do attract callers looking to make the vlog, but this game played multi way all day long without my involvement. Best action 1-3 games in the state.
#morezeus
JJ
Big pairs should raise to protect their equity
AA
Early limp reraise are very strong, late limp jams are small pair heavy.