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In today’s poker strategy episode I’m answering questions you sent in to me.
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Ben Theriault
I know it's low limit so bluffs should be very limited but what questions should we be asking ourselves before trying a bluff on the turn or later?
Does this player ever fold turns or are they a calling stating that goes to the river with bottom pair?
Are they capped at having a very weak hand!
Can I get a fold cheaply enough to make it a profitable bet. If you bet half pot you need them to fold 1/3 of the time. 2/3 pot 40% folds. Full pot 50% folds. Etc.
Cason K
Difference in deep stack and normal
Deep stacked poker played well invokes every aspect of poker. Value, calling odds, bluffs, tons of pressure and most importantly big mistakes that cost big.
If you only have 100bb and make an error for your stack it’s not that catastrophic. But if you are 600bb deep and make the same error it’s a crazy bad error.
Large Pocket pairs go down in value. Hands that can crack big pockets pairs of people who can’t fold go way up in value.
There is far too much involved in good deepstack play for me to cover in a an episode of the podcast
Tyler Westra
Knowing when to call it a day. Run bad etc. minimizing those drawdowns.
You should leave any time you are tilted and making bad decisions. Even if you have only lost one buy in.
I personally have a 3 buy in loss rule. But during bad downswings I may make it two buy ins. I’ll also play shorter sessions.
As soon as you have lost a couple sessions back to back you should be sharing notes on hands with another winning player. The more we lose the worse we play. We need independent eyes to make sure we aren’t now playing bad as well.
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Today’s episode is to help you identify reasons why you aren’t improving at poker. Links to everything mentioned in the podcast is down below
Why you aren’t improving
1- still playing too many hands
2- not raising or 3b enough
3- slow playing
4- not folding when obviously beat
5- not taking notes on hands
6- not doing the work off table
7- watching and listening to great content but not applying it
8- getting bored
9- trying to get it all back/tilt
10 variance / run bad
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Today we will be reviewing the Poker Room at Sandia Resort and casino in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Sandia review
14 tables
1/3 300 cap match stack
3/6 limit
5/10 hi low
Big 5/10 NL on weekend sometimes
$4 rake $2 promo
Dealers all good ✅
Oddities
Concessions not cocktails (cash)
No drinking while playing. But you can drink in their bar.
Can’t ask for wash but can set up
Some promos like aces cracked pays you in slot pay. Can’t use until next day
Pros
Great games great action
Great staff
Low rake
Cons
Crazy expensive hotel cost
Far away from everywhere (could be a plus)
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Today’s poker advice is on how to play suited connectors preflop and postflop. Links mentioned in the podcast are below ⬇️
Suited connector 10 commandments
1 - play them in games where it’s deep and vs players who will stack off with over pairs
2 - open raise them in games with tight players behind that will fold a fair amount to raises
3 - Play only in late position
4 - Mix raises and calls preflop based on player type, stack depth etc. Only Call if on the button. All other positions always raise or fold. Mix based on suits or how good you are running.
5 - Don’t raise if more than 3 limpers. It becomes too expensive. Either fold if not on button. Or call on button. When you do call be very aware of reverse implied odds of getting over flushed.
6 - Fold to 3b when OOP. Call in position if deep enough.
7 - Release when you only catch one pair
8 - Continue aggressively with draws that are massive
9 - bluff to win the pot when you can because of position
10 - never 4 bet with suited connectors except on rare occasions where you have some strong blocker like KQ suited. Even then it’s not advised except against the loosest aggro opponents and when your image is tight and invincible.
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Today’s poker tip is the basics of playing suited connectors. Links mentioned in the podcast are below ⬇️
Suited connector basics
1. **Position Awareness**: Always try to play suited connectors in later positions, as it's important to have as much information as possible before making your move.
2. **Understanding Pot Odds**: Be aware of the pot odds. Suited connectors have high implied odds, but if the cost to play isn't justified by the potential payout, consider folding. The deeper the effective stacks the better. 15 to 1 in position. 20 to 1 out of position.
3. **Player Tendencies**: Consider the tendencies of your opponents. Suited connectors fare better against opponents who will pay you off with AA or TPTK when you hit your hand. The best players in the game can make folds and get away from hands. These are the type of players to play suited connectors against vs a raise.
4. **Board Texture**: Post-flop, be aware of the board texture. Suited connectors are aiming for straights, flushes, or combo draws, so evaluate how well the board matches with these objectives. Don’t pile money in the pot because you flopped 3rd pair.
5. **Post-flop Aggression**: Don't be overly aggressive post-flop if you miss. If you have the betting lead you can continuation bet favorable flops for your range. You can also barrel strong draws and combo draws. It's better to let the hand go if you don't flop big hands or draws or if the board is unfavorable.
6. **Hand Reading**: Try to put your opponents on a range of hands. This will help you evaluate whether your flush or straight is likely to be the best hand if you hit. One of the pitfalls of suited connectors is getting over flushed. Being aggressive preflop, and post flop on favorable boards helps to get better flush draws to fold.
7. **Balancing Your Range**: Include suited connectors in your range to balance it and not be overly predictable to your opponents. You don’t have to do this from every position. But in late positions they can be added into your raising range and will help keep all players guessing. Even the good ones.
8. **Bluffing**: Use suited connectors as bluffing tools when the board texture allows for it and you have position. This allows you to win more often without hitting a straight or flush. For example, if you flop a straight or flush draw and are in a position when you had to call the flop instead of raise it, you can raise turns when middle or bottom card pairs. You will pick up some extra folds in this spot and you still have your straight and flush out when it doesn’t work. Make sure it’s a board where villain is capped at one pair.
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Today’s poker strategy is a primer on playing suited connectors in low stakes cash games. All links mentioned in the show are at the bottom of this ⬇️
Introduction
* What are suited connectors?
Two cards in sequential order of the same suit. 7❤️6❤️ etc
* Why are suited connectors so important?
They add deception to our preflop raising range, they have playability across multiple streets, they are easy to get away from when they miss, and they can stack opponents with great implied odds.
* What are the different ways to play suited connectors?
Primarily you should be aggressive with suited connectors from late positions. Avoid them from early position. You can also play them passively in certain situations preflop , mainly from the button.
Playing suited connectors preflop
* When should you play suited connectors preflop?
You want to mainly play suited connectors from late position and for a raise. You can do this over one or two limpers and use your position to win postflop a lot when called.
You can also use them to 3b later position pfr when they have a wider range. This allows you take it down preflop, flop big hands postflop , or use your position to win a portion of the time.
* How should you play suited connectors against different types of opponents?
Let’s assume you are on the button with 7❤️6❤️.
Vs a raise by a nit you should just call if stacks are deep enough to reward you when you hit against their very condensed range of hands. Raising them preflop would be bad because they open so tight they are never folding and will likely be coming over the top.
Vs a standard thinking player who has a more standard opening range you can 3b this spot when they are opening from layer positions at the table like LJ, HJ, CO etc
Vs a LAG you can mix calls or 3b. Preferably 3b when stacks are deep and you can punish their wide range on many flops even when you miss.
* What are some common mistakes to avoid when playing suited connectors preflop?
Always calling and going super multi-way. You open yourself to reverse implied odds against better straights.
Not 3b when the circumstances are right.
Not raising with them preflop.
Trying to play them too much from EP like utg and utg1 etc
Playing suited connectors postflop
* How should you play suited connectors after the flop?
You should be aggressive with big draws especially when the board doesn’t favor your opponent. Many times you can just win when they cbet on bad boards for their range and take it down. On boards like this hands as weak as gutshots and top pair with back doors etc are good.
In boards where your opponent has a nutted range it doesn’t make much sense to raise as you never win with a fold.
Raise and playyour best draws very aggressively. Pairs and flush draws. Straight and flush draws. Etc.
* What are some common mistakes to avoid when playing suited connectors postflop?
Always calling with draws. Especially when multi-way. This allows better draws to come along too.
Conclusion
* Tips for improving your suited connector play
Raise and 3b more preflop
Be more aggressive postflop
Be aggressive with strong draws
Be aggressive on boards bad for Villian
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Today will be be talking poker strategy for playing AK. Links to everything mentioned in the podcast are down below. To get my 90 minutes AK masterclass go here : https://www.patreon.com/lowlim...
From Jeremiah Hawks
Can you give advice on how to play AK? I am one of those people who hates this hand. It almost never hits and I feel like I just lose money playing it.
1- AK is a premium hand. It is the nut no pair. It removes half the combinations of AA and KK.
2- Play it aggressively. Always open raise and 3b preflop. You want to be heads up. 3 ways at worst.
3- Continuation bet a wide variety of “safe” flops. Big small small unconnected. Medium small small unconnected. And big draws like gutshot to broadway. Nut flush draws. Overs with the backdoor nut flush draw.
4- Keep barreling turn when you hit. When you pick up a card that gives you more outs . Or when a card hits that is in your range.
Most hands are not pairs. Your opponent will miss the flop most of the time. You need to pick up your fair share of the flops when you don’t hit your A or K. Odds are your A high is still the best hand. Playing AK and only hoping you get top pair on the flop is the wrong way to play this hand.
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Today’s poker strategy podcast is all about flush draws and straight draws on the flop and player reads.
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Today is another bonus poker room review. We will be talking about my home room. Ebro Poker Room. Find them online: https://goebro.com
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Ebro Poker Room
20 minutes north of Panama City beach Fl
16 tables
1/2 400 cap
1/3 2k cap
2/5 no cap
6 rake 2 promo
Generally $100 hourly high hands
Holidays can be $100 to $200 15 mins
Royal flush $500. $2500 if spades
Weekday action
2 to 3 tables early day
5 at night ish
Weekends 5 to 8 tables.
The bigger games will run randomly. Usually at night. Almost always a bigger game on Friday and Saturday
Food is pricey but almost always better than average.
Wait staff is phenomenal
Dealers ranking 8.6 (explain)
Pros
Loose action
Friendly staff and players
Good food
Free Player accounts
Feels like a home game a lot of the time
Cons
Pricy food
Music repeats same 30 songs over and over
Difficult to get a bigger game going sometimes. They have some rule about having to fill all the empty 1/2 seats to be able to start the bigger games (varies by floor)
This is my home room and although I travel I lot I spend about half the year playing here. Had an issue one time and poker manager called me at home to talk about it. Won’t find that most anywhere.
It’s a dog track built in the 1950s or so. So not the most modern. But it’s very friendly. Great action. Professional staff. Good dealers on average. -
The hand history to follow with along is below.
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Learn to beat the games you play! So much stuff online for games you don’t play. Not enough for things you do. It’s confusing. While learning some “balanced” things can help your game, low stakes max profits are made simply by exploiting the massive mistakes your opponents make, and playing correctly Vs their mostly “face up “ play.
Mark 1/3 south Florida
450 effective with AJ off co
Limper , v 15, hero calls, limper calls
45
KT6 rainbow
Check , v 40, hero calls, limper folds. (I thought I could stack him if I hit my gutter and my ace may be good as well.
125
6
V 100, hero shove , v snap call. Shows TT hero drawing dead.
I was crushed here but I know as preflop caller I have all the 6x hands and he doesn’t. So I think if I shove here he has to fold lots of his one pair hands.
Thanks for looking at this hand at you can use it on the podcast -
Reviewing poker, the podcast and Patreon for 2022.
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Podcast Download stats
Just over 200k
After changing to one public per month sti maintained 50% of monthly downloads
$1380 pod revenue
Changes to pod (short)
Received 184 messages on social media specifically thanking me for the pod from players who has become winning players citing the podcast as the number one reason why.
Patron stats
Had 4 one on one patron all year
Mid tier was 95% full all year, sold out much of the year
Added the fan of the pod tier and love it
Player hourly
Omg 27.31
Slim 16.82
Sebastian 40.67
Mike 11.29. Up from $1 last year
Nicholas 44.43
John 11.23
Bobby 18.80
2023 poker goals / results
Hours 1500 goal / 1428
Had 4 10 buy in downswings. Most ever in a year.
Expected hourly 58% lower than any year I’ve had in the past 6 years since tracking
2024 goals poker
- Improve mental game overall
- only play when feeling good
- Take a walk every hour
- Leave session the instant I am irritated or not enjoying the battle
- Travel to less rooms, play more in the rooms where I have my highest edge
- Improve at PLO
2024 goals pod
Increase downloads 15%
2023 goals patron
Increase fans of pod tier 25%
Increase middle tier 5%
Increase one on one tier one more person
Create 20% less content that is 50% better -
Todays poker strategy podcast will focus on playing two pair Vs playing sets and the differences in specific spots.
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The following analysis assumes that you know the player you are in the hand with and they always have the flush. If it’s a player that can bluff a 3 suit turn then there is much more involved. But all too often at low stakes it’s just rarely a player bluffing when the turn brings the flush.
When you have a set vs two pair on the turn which brings in a flush, and it’s very clear your opponent has a flush, how good of shape are you in?
22% with a set
9% two pair
If it’s an all in and the pot isn’t laying you 4 to 1 with your set or 9 to 1 with your two pair then it’s a fold.
And this is the biggest mistake I see at low stakes. Players calling with the two pair because “I can still get a full house” while being oblivious to the pot odds.
For this reason it’s safe to say to just always fold two pair hands on the turn vs what is an obvious flush.
We can continue with sets though.
If you have money behind then you can call with your set getting 3 to 1 as long as you feel that you can get one more bet of that size or more on the river when you boat up with set.
With a two pair hand it’s much more dire. Getting 3 to 1 as an example your need to have 5 more bets of that size you are calling left behind and know your opponent will pay when you hit.
For simplicity sake, the two pairs are just always folds. So much so you can just assume it. For sets you can spend the time doing the math and evaluating.
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Lodge review
Bomb Pots, H-E-B, Big Red
The Lodge owns the poker market in Austin. There is a small room nearby that has one table on average running. And a couple more within 15 to 30 minutes. But other than TCH they all are one or two table rooms.
Run very well.
The poker atlas system allows for getting on list up to one hour ahead of arrival. This lets them know when an influx of players is coming so they always have dealers on standby to open new tables. I don’t think I ever waited more than 5 minutes for a seat other than the early morning hours between 7am and 11am.
11 per hour to play. No discounts for paying up front.
They don’t come to harass you at the table if you haven’t paid your time in advance like many Texas rooms. You settle up with them when they leave as they track your playing time.
Discount. Weekdays from 8am to 11am they let you play free. Me and my pro friend did this every weekday the first two weeks. The games are so bad it’s not worth the $11 hourly savings. Can you profit? Sure. But it won’t be much per hour. Better to just play later when the games are their best.
Dealers.
I’ve come up with a way to score dealers moving forward in my room reviews. Every dealer than personally deals to me I’ll rate 1 to 10. And i take notes. At the end of my trip all add ill of them together and divide by number of dealers for an average score. The lodge scored very high with a 8.4 average.
Michael “all in” loud as hell. Talks nonstop to players slows the games way down. I was too his right and he was yelling across the room at someone right into my ear. Killing me. I’m not a fan of loud dealers or dealers who talk too much. He is both. But he is a very good dealer technically.
N. Won’t say full name. Worst dealer in the room. And the only bad dealer really. Seemed relatively new. Tried to talk and do conversation which he isn’t ready for. He need to just concentrate on the make. He really was a problem in bomb pots.
Floor / Brush
I found them all to do their jobs very well. One particularly interesting thing is the floor can pull up camera for any table right on their phone (or perhaps it’s a poker room phone or device) and review a hand right there in real time. Had this happen twice during my month of playing there and it really sped up getting rulings that required reviewing video.
Players
I was traveling with a pro grinder friend. We discussed the lodge 1/2 players at great length. After a month this is out conclusions.
There are a ton of solid players, good regs and pros.
There are a ton of nits.
There aren’t a lot of people punting massively.
The gamblers seem to be made up of a lot of players who Save the gamble for bomb pots. This isn’t optimum for the holdem hands. We saw it time and time again. Bad players who didn’t gamble much in holdem. And would just punt massively in bomb pots. If you are planing to play here, spend lots of time getting good at double board PLO bomb pots.
Players who play bad but leave when down a couple buy ins or up a couple. Only one really deep game in 19 days (sessions 16) I was amazed how many days I’d be 4 or 6 hours into a session and there may be one stack over 500. Everyone else still in the 200 to 400 range. This is so much different than nearly any other 1/2 game I play.
Hands per hour.
One hour between the two bombs and a dealer floor player thing we had 16 hands in an hour.
Saw many bomb pot hands that took 10 minutes. Many. On average it’s probably 5 or 6 minutes.
This one dealer (Nick) who was the worst in the room miscalculated a split bomb pot. Two hands later two players start discussing it and he stops dealing mid hand while they work it out. Not only did the damn bomb pot take 8 minutes. It was another two minutes discussion during a hand I had the betting lead in.
Food Drinks etc
Water and soft drinks are free.
No food other than chips and peanuts and beef jerky etc.
They sell beer. BYOB liquor and wine.
You can bring your own food. Or order Door Dash.
Security.
I always felt safe there. They have anywhere from 1 to 3 armed security in there depending on time of day. They have a station with a screen of all the security cam views and are always checking it. I assume they would walk you to your car if you asked. I never did.
Overview.
This is a massive room and games are always running. You won’t ever have to wait long for a seat.
Player pool is better on average than nearly any other 1/2 player pool I’ve played anywhere. It’s beatable for sure. But I’d expect my hourly to be 1/2 what it normally is when combining the players and the bomb pot effect.
One aside. Many many of the locals who have been playing there from day one world often lament how much better it was before Doug Polk and company took over. They talked about the games being softer. How free breakfast was served. How every night was a different dinner. Like taco night. Pizza night. Lasagne night. Etc etc. So while the room is massive and generating more income for the owners I’m sure, the long time locals missed the good old days of softer games and more being given back by the owners.
I’ll never return to Austin TX to play poker -
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Scary board textures
QTx, Q9x, JTx , J9x,
More scary when two suits
Scariest
QT9, QJ9, JT9, JT8,
Level 100 scary when suited
Use some caution when you have big pairs etc
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Before you make a bet in poker here are some things to consider.
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Derby lane, Win! Derby
Tall tables, big tables. 9 comfortable
Good dealers (Randall)
Good food
1/3 prime $200 to $1500
7 +3 rake
$3 JP 1@ 10, 20, 30
$7 Rk 1@ 5,15,25,35,45,55,65
$1 JP is just for prime tables. Any quads you get instant pay $500
The other $2 JP puts you also in for room high hand promotions which were good every day i was there.
All drinks free, even alcoholic
You accumulate $3 rake back which you can claim for food at 5 hours. So $15 food voucher
When you log 50 hours a month you get $500 cash redeemable the following month
I’ve done some math and these comes out better than the 6/2 rake at a lot of poker rooms in Florida with the kick backs. Especially if you normally eat food while you okay. It’s way better than rooms like Jacksonville that take a piece even if there isn’t a drop which is egregious. Derby is no flop no drop.
You are encouraged to play solid tight aggressive poker because of the rake. And play bigger pots. Consider a $35 pot 7 will come out. That’s 23%
To get the full rake to reasonable you’d need a $200 pot at which point they are taking 5%.
I founds this wasn’t a problem as my $25 raises over one or two limpers was usually called by a couple of players.
I found that most players played at least $500 and higher with the occasional &200 stack sitting in.
I didn’t play the 1/2 game but a dealer was explaining it to a player at the table.
1/2 has an instant high hand payout as well for quads but it’s only $150. If you have logged 60 hours that month and you hit then you get double. $300.
No free drinks. No food comps.
Cons.
Win! derby. What a name lol
Chips are horrible. 5 different designs and colors.
Several days with 8, and 10 tables only one waitress. Took forever to get drink orders. Jessica was amazing tho. She did a 14 hour shift one day and I was there entire 14 hours and she worked her ass off.
Charge you for the entire meal if you just order the protein with no sides. My first two days I ordered only the chicken or the fish no sides they cut a small discount. The last day , Jessica the same waitress , said I put it in as $8.95 and they put it though but said to tell you from now own you pay the full meal price of $16 for the meal. Even if you only get the meat.
Way to nickel and dime people. But it’s not just them. Lots of rooms do this. But for the record. It’s dumb. Cut carnivores a break. It’s less work for cooks and less food you are sending out.
One person can over ride bomb pot during promo hours.
Staff cleared our entire table one day with transfers.
Didn’t pay high hand because floor didn’t make it to table until 2 minutes after high hand period ended. Dealer confirmed it happened before. Unacceptable -
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