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Old 12-01-2007, 10:30 AM
74o_Clownsuit 74o_Clownsuit is offline
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Default Re: ZOMG, help me not suck anymore - 200NL VIDEO

I thought you 3-bet/squeezed with alot of hands that didn't really merit it. KJs otb seemed like one of the worse ones to 3-bet. UTG tag raises, fishy opponent calls and you REPOP. Sure, that annoying BB may squeeze here but if he really does it that often he's going to bleed away money anyway. You have a hand that loves to see a flop and if you hit TP it's not like you have to get stacked. I would rather squeeze here with 32o then KJs since your cards hardly matter when taking this line in a vacuum.

Also I thought the AJo 3bet was a little suspect since there was an UTG raiser. Once again, your hand becomes total garbage if he throws in a 4-bet. If he smooths, sure sometimes you take down the pot UI on the flop but you can also get stacked when you flop a second-best TP etc. More importantly you didn't really mention any history between you and UTG and how your image affected your decision to make the "squeeze".

In general I think you are a good player (I've watched your other vids) and yes, it is awesome to play laggy. But I think you are bloating the pot preflop a little too much in bad situations. I think you should also be constantly thinking about (verbalize to yourself if need be) your image on EVERY table. Don't just look at your hud stats and go "well I'm a 14/10 in the last 30 hands so I'll raise it up!" but think about your showdowns, how many pots you've won without showdown, and what different players will make of your plays. Your call with AQ in one hand is a decent example. You have two overs and a gutshot when a fishy Villain open-shoves the flop for little over pot. Btw I snapcall this and am happy about it. Your call, while being +EV imo, will probably if not definitely not look that way to your opponents, especially Villain. I'm not trying to lecture you or anything, hell maybe you have a strong internalized concept of image play. However if what I'm saying is helping you then that's a good enough reason to be ranting.

Good luck at the tables man.
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