Milwaukee2: Flatting a Monster --Released 06/24/2010

[DTB Admin]

This video goes over 6 big hands that I decided to flat an open raise preflop. I give my thought process on why I flat each hand and how slowplaying preflop can induce both solid and fishy players to make big mistakes.

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[goretexg]

On the AKs hand where you flop the nut flush draw, Im not sure I am understanding the turn action correctly. You flat and plan on folding to a halfpotish bet no the turn. Is the hand history wrong there? because you are the only closing the action on the turn since the fish is in the blinds.

[couriermike]

On the QQ hand when the fish goes all-in for almost pot on the flush overcard turn, would you ever fold there? How would you know the difference between a bluff and a value bet there? Or is it just a percentages thing, you're good most of the time?

Nice video. I really like your videos. Obv you're moving up in stakes. 25/50 in the next one? :)

[Milwaukee2]

On the AKs hand where you flop the nut flush draw, Im not sure I am understanding the turn action correctly. You flat and plan on folding to a halfpotish bet no the turn. Is the hand history wrong there? because you are the only closing the action on the turn since the fish is in the blinds.

Ha nice catch. I just watched it again and i messed up my position on the turn. Had I been out of position I would have called up to half pot bet from the fish, and possibly an even bigger bet had the fish bet and reg called, but I won't see this action often. Anyways none of this is relevant to the hand as I messed up my position and had a very easy decision to check back the turn.

-Ross

[Milwaukee2]

On the QQ hand when the fish goes all-in for almost pot on the flush overcard turn, would you ever fold there? How would you know the difference between a bluff and a value bet there? Or is it just a percentages thing, you're good most of the time?

Nice video. I really like your videos. Obv you're moving up in stakes. 25/50 in the next one? :)

On the QQ hand it is a percentages thing. The villain in that hand is a fish and fish often take desperation lines such as this with weak hands when a scare card hits. I'm never going to know if villain is bluffing or value shoving in a situation like this, but I do know that I am good way more often than I need to be to call. The call would have been tougher had I not held the Qh. QQ with no heart would have been a tougher call because I am dead to a flush and have only 2 outs vs a turned 2 pair. Luckily for me this time my opponent was the one drawing to 2 outs.

Thanks for the compliment, I have actually played some very limited 25/50 this month, but none of the hands played at that stake have been interesting enough to include in one of my videos.

-Ross

[goretexg]

Ah I see. My hand histories sometimes put the buttom in the wrong place so I thought maybe this is what happened here.

Anyways fun video to watch. Really like all of your videos (especially full ring). I hope you will make more FR videos