dmorgan1

Ever think about raising repping AA or JJ and using your blockers

Im calling, too high up in range, you unblock spades and you also.block KQ

call for me on river, we unblock all bluffs (heart flush draws and straight draws (89/87/97). Further we are at the top of our range.

Sorry man, will post in NHLE going forward! Best of luck at the tables.

Cheers! will post in the NLHE forum going forward. Glad you liked the post - hopefully get some discussion going in the other forum.

Cheers! Totally agree, went through some hands today and I feel much stronger already. Will keep posting hands like this to try and improve and also help the RIO crew here on the low stakes thread.

Chaps, new to the pro videos here on RIO. Really enjoyed listening to your thoughts as your played - great vid. Good luck at the tables and look forward to watching your upcoming play!

yeah you have to jam here given SPR - you have fold equity, two overs and a gut shot if you get called...

I tend to use AQs and AJs. For me its more about finding the right spots though. If the TAG reg is 3-betting quite a bit, or is 3-betting a weak player (or someone how opens a lot) then it could be a good spot.

Id be interested in joining. I play live games each day.

Overall its a cooler, and you are probably losing your stack in most scenarios. But the question I would ask is why are you betting so big on the river? What do you expect to call you with that bet sizing? I presume you think KK, or AQs (which you block). I would have gone smaller to get a call from TT, JJ, KQs. Ultimately, though I think I would have lost my stack too.

89 obviously gets there, backdoor flush draw comes, I'd call as my opponent could still be betting air, a heart draw or a weaker K -- could be some merit in raising if you feel you can get called by a big draw, but I think I'd call and look to play rivers in position

My range is probably dependent on the button. Against a button limp (which seems weak to me) I'd look to raise anything playable, Ax, all braodways, suited connectors and one gappers; maybe Kx, Qx and Jx suited... if the button isn't going to be floating and making my life difficult I feel comfortable profitably playing these hands

Given stack sizes I think the money is going in on the flop/turn when V has a spade draw. If you call and play the turn you can allow V to jam with a bluff/semi bluff with a wider range that he/she is not willing to call off to a pre-flop jam (gut shots or pairs trying to represent sets). Definitely player dependent - what did you do?

I'd raise.

I'd call the raise on the flop to keep his bluffs in. The turn is an interesting spot. I'd most likely jam over any bet on a non-spade. On a spade turn I'd call and look to play rivers.

I think we need to raise the donk bet on the flop. We can get value from a worse K and charge the straight draws.

If he is a good hand reader he may be able to put you on a weak hand when you check flop and then check turn. He could be turning a smaller pair into a bluff here, in particular 77 or 88 that picked up equity on the turn. I would assume that V would bet a flush draw or K on the flop. As played I'd call.

Nice vid man, love the logic for some of those hero calls!

Nice vid, great insight, looking forward to the next episode!