Bodog NL Cash Game Poker Strategy Video

Hi! I’m so glad I signed up for your newsletter. I am really enjoying the site and i especially enjoy the videos. On that hand, I think I would not have raised so much preflop. When the guy had two pair on the flop-he definitely knew he had the best hand, but to not fold a 3-9in the first place.!!! Did you smell donk doo? Anyway, after the flop he was sure that he had it and he made a big bet and when you raised his raise I think that he thought that you were trying to steal so he went all in. Then when you got a set on the turn YOU got lucky.I will say though, I think you’re pretty darn good. Peggy

On your Q’s , I think I would of called also, and of course he flops two pair, but all that has to happen is getting your set and if the bd pairs it does not turn his two pair into a boat. If this was a MTT , I might of foled the Q’s if it was for my tourn live

Spry, I think it was all in all a good play and let me tell you the reasons why. First of all, you made correct pre-flop play raising with your queens when the guy with I believe was 9 3 didnt even have any buisness being in the pot to begin with. Although it is idiots like that which make the game profitable in the recent years and more tocome. The second reason why I think you made the correct play was because of your opponents current play at the table. He seemed to be the type which would toss his stack around like a sack of potatoes ( he was down to 67 bucks at the time). I would have re raised all in with queens the minute I got raised because you had no indication he held a better pocket pair in the hole or that he flopped a set. Remember everyone, he never raised pre-flop so either that meant he was on junk or that he wanted to slow play a monster. Anyways, I’ll post what I believe happened here and loved the video. Hope to hear from more updates in the near future, Thanks.

—-49bullets, Wasilla Alaska

fold the queens all day.

hmm i enjoy ur videos…….. nice…….

Hi

Again, just to clear up a point I made and someone else made, holding ANY two cards does not MAKE you a donkey WHAT you do with them does.

The other player HAD 93 PLAYED his cards well.

HE was no donkey

Kevin

Hi

Bit of a donk call with the queens – you were right to call – first time wrong the second. You got lucky.

As for the video it seems to be a advert of bodog poker site.

The other videos you have done are excellent but this is just one long advert

I lost track of the ‘bodog’ repeats.

Regards

Kevin

Hey, just want to thank you for yr videos. Keep them coming…..Hope I dont meet you at the tables…at least not just yet!!!

Regards, Peter

I didn’t watch the whole video, so I don’t know what was his image on the table to establish his range there. Assuming he was a normal player (loose but normal for 6-max), there were just a few hands he would have, or should have called you with pre flop: maybe 77+, A9+, KJ+, maybe some suited connectors. And just a few of those were beating you post flop. KK and AA are not likely, since he didn’t raise or reraise pre flop. So you’re left with 99, 88 and 98s (not likely). On the other hand, there are some hands that you are beating post flop, like TT, JJ, A9, maybe 77, or even a straight draw semi-bluff, which sound much more likely.

But, then he raises you, telling you something different. He could still have some of the hands you were beating, but now it’s more likely he has something that has you beaten. I think a call to the first raise you have been better there, because you had position and could see what he would do at the turn. At the very worst, you could control the size of the pot and lose less just calling him on later streets.

After the re-raise all in I think it was pretty clear he had you there. It was now very unlikely that you were ahead and I think you should have thrown your hand away, unless the pot odds were just too great (I couldn’t see the exact amounts of the bets).

Of course, that all goes down when he shows you 93. He was simply a donkey and you played perfectly well considering that. Well, that’s my opinion anyway.
On the email you said something about being pot committed, but I think that’s just for tourneys. In cash game you can simply rebuy, so you’re not committed to a single pot. What you have to think in cash games is pot odds and EV.

See ya

PS:

Turns out Bodog isn’t the only site in the world that won’t allow Canadians to join. Tried to join LuckyAces yesterday. No dice.

Sometimes it sucks to be Canadian.

But mostly not.

At least, that’s the way I see it.

Sarge

The first two times I tried to comment on the hand, after going back to the video a couple of times, I could no longer type in the comment box so I decided to answer Spry’s question in a reply to his email. Then I got an inspiration and it occurred to me that I might be able to cut and paste and get my whole comment here.

Eh, voila!!!

My firs thought was, ‘Sure wish the video was bigger. It’s impossible for me to read the numbers and letters and I can just barely tell what the cards are. I tried changing my screen settings but nothing changed in the browsers. Tried both Firefox and IE but they are both the same.’

My second thought was, ‘Sure wish I could play at Bodog. It’s the only site in the world that won’t allow Canadians to play there. What the hell’s wrong with Canadians? Oh, well…

Now, on to the hand.

If there’s lots of players like this guy it must be easy to make money there. What the hell’s he doing limping with one player to play in a six max game? What the hell’s he doing playing 93 anyway? Must be in love with suited. At least, I think they’re both Spades. Sure would like to take on some of these maniacs.

You said it at the time, “Think I’ll throw in another raise to see if he’s got two pair.” You got your answer and decided to play anyway. He told you you were beat with his all in re-raise and you still decided to go after your two-outer.

You’re a 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 dog. Even though he is a maniac, you still have to fold your hand.

At least, that’s the way I see it.

Sarge

I just wanted to say thank you for your help with my game. I enjoy your vids and comments on your plays. I’m a uNL player and I constantly reach out for info on improvement. I’ve watched all your vids (a few times actually) and I also visit the links that you provide. So for (all) that, I say thank you.

As far as your QQ hand: I’m not so sure IIIIII could have made the call. Especially after he min raised me. I put him on bottom set, 2pr or perhaps, (depending upon how weak he playes), a set of 8′s or 9′s. Still, I didn’t think 1pr was good there. AA is also a possibility as some ‘donks’ think of it as a “Trapping” hand lol (The only thing AA (a Strong but still ONE PR hand) traps,….is yourself. lol) I discounted KK because SURELY villain would want to knock out weak aces, plus build the pot. Which is why raising AA is also a GREAT idea!

I would have called his min raise and reevaluated the turn. I would have been playing for set value from this point on and fold the turn w/a none Q. As played, nh sir. vnh.

And now,….if I may make a suggestion. Could u please make a vid that is along the lines of ‘What would you do?’. Perhaps let us watch villain play a few hands, give us a little info on his style, etc. and perhaps even do it street by street. PF and all. If he times outs, let us know. If he makes chat comments, let us know. You could (say) play the flop, and then it’s “what would you do?”, then stop the vid, move on to another hand and come back to ‘the hand in question’ later. Then play the turn and, “what would you do?”. Pause THAT play, play another hand, then back to ‘the hand in question’. Ya see what I mean? I hope I explained it ok.

Anyway, thanks for your time and effort to help newbie players as myself to become better players of the game that we all love. And sometimes, Love to Hate. lol

Thank you soooo much,

James

P.S. I first found u guys on youtube.