One of your best videos imho your ability to explain complicated poker concepts is greatly appreciated!

I'd just assume the guy is only jamming flushes here and fold..... At least that's how it works in live 1/3 or 2/5 haha

Brilliant upload. Ty. Imo , I would love to see more hands like this as your analysis and play is top class.

I don’t agree on one thing only. You say that you mist defend with more or less 50% of your range on the river in order to make his bluffs indifferent, but technically that’s not exactly true, because he is turning a MADE hand into a bluff. In other words he his turning a hand with some SDV, so in order to make him indifferent to bluff with such a hand (or such hands) you must call with LESS than 50% of your range. It would be exactly 50% if he were to bluff with 0 equity hands ONLY. However, at the end of the day it doesn’t really change much because you still have a hand too strong to fold, probably in the top 20-25% of your range. Also, I don’t like his bluff too much, because he is turning into a bluff a hand with too much equity/SDV, as he is not only beating your bluffs, but possibly some of your thin value double barrels (like AJ-AT). Given the size you used on the turn you have those hands for sure, so I could see him turning his hand into a bluff vs a third barrell (as in that case you are almost for sure betting for value a stronger hand than AQ). But he probably though that you were not enough deep for him to x/shove profitably with enough FE. However, thanks for another amazing video 💪🏽

Your in depth analysis is great. Can think of at least 2 players from latb had they had your hand and tried to explain it would sound like this. I made a straight so it's a snap call

Great Analysis. This hand is in certain degree, similar to the hand that Alec Torelli flop nut flush, and you got away with set of 8. Not many players are capable of turning top pair Aces into a bluff, so kudo to you to making the correct decision against this particular player. Sometimes you need to stick to MDF & GTO, but sometimes you gonna deviate, and make the exploitative fold.

It's a hero call !!!

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This exact spot is one of the ones that I struggle with, when having non-nut straight draws on two-tone flops. More specifically, when the hand is multi-way to the flop. If heads up, I think I generally decide to barrel off, unless I get check-raised off my hand. thanks Bartholomew

Would actually like to see more discussion of villain decision to turn AdQs into a bluff

Alternative ending: Tony checks the river and Bart value bets 2.2k..Tony check raises all in 5.4k (EXTRA 3.2K..)...Bart tank.......Folds.

Sick hand analysis Bart, I think villain should be 4-betting due to the fact that you could certainly be 3-betting him light and the dead money from the sb cold call. AQo oop 3 ways plays okay-ish.

Good analysis. The pot odds defense range and frequencies especially helpful

Bart: In your hand against Tony how old is Tony? I have found that relatively younger-novice players are enamoured by the Anut blocker. Either younger than 27 or in the 1st 3-4 years after learning the game. I like that stereotype!!

Great call bart. It takes alot of heart to make these big plays I hesitate to pull the trigger with the 78s and you are over here bossing it up with the 68s Texas style.

Such a great bluff!.

@Bart: Culd you maybe elabortae more on your turn sizing? I'd like a ~1500-1600 bet more in orde to have a more comfortable river shove plus this would enhance the fold equity as I am not positive that Villain will fold AJ/A10 OTT. Further, what do you think about the River shove lead? I think he just has to muich shown down value and should let you bluff, so check/call should be better. With deeper stacks, I'd like a check/raise with some frequency.

Wow, great call Bart 😮

Lol I lost $300 last night with a very similar play, @ the 1-3. But I think mine was actually bad. I raised 4x blind preflop, on the button with J/10 OS. 3 callers, 4 handed. I check raised all in with a flopped straight on a diamond board. I got 2 callers, one had flopped king high flush. I beat the other guy for the side pot of $32 XD.

Nice call Bart. Really enjoy your videos, I learn a lot from them.

what is half your range on the river as played.

Nice call

Good bluff by Seat 4.

Damn what has poker come to..you guys are speaking a different language and I dont understand any of it.

Thx 4 the share

I like a smaller bet on the flop, to keep weak pairs in so that they fold on the turn.

great shove

was tony betting for value or as a bluff ? seems like it was a bluff w/ the nut blocker but it is so confusing bc what better hands does he get to fold besides AK? makes no sense

Tony looked a little sick when he saw your hand. I really liked his bet...nice call there Bart, I doubt too many people are making that one.

nice needle at the end after the call.....

I remember back when it would never occur to someone to bluff AdQ there. Now everyone who watches KZfaq for poker training might do this. Game’s getting harder.

Great call.

Sick hand.

Superb 👍🏼

Great video. I really enjoy your content. It's crazy to think how much I have to learn even after all of these years... I had never heard of MDF, though your explanation makes sense. (I think) But doesn't that concept only make sense in theory?...For example, what if your opponent bets 50% pot ONLY when he has the nuts (because he wants a call) AND your opponent ONLY bets 100% when he's bluffing (because he wants a fold.) Then you'd fold 100% and call 100% when MDF says 67% and 50%. (Maybe it's a bad example.) But looking at this hand with the action of Tony (raises, calls 3-bet, check-calls flop, check-calls turn, over-bet jams river.) Why? Why turn a bluff catcher into a bluff? His hand looks so much like Ax, up to this point maybe even a flopped set, but his river bet is representing a flush only. He's not doing this with two pairs, sets, or straights, right? His bet is polarized - It's either a flush, or pair/air. So again, what is he trying to get you to fold that has him beat. Aren't you: ALWAYS CHECKING BEHIND - All of your hands that have showdown value + beat him. (AK, 99, 97s, AT, etc) - All of your hands that have showdown value + loses. (AJ, KK, etc) SOMETIMES BLUFFING/ CHECKING MUCKING - Hands like JTs or T8s or 86s (if the river didn't make your hand.) SOMETIMES BETTING / CHECKING SCOOPING - with low flushes + straights ALWAYS BETTING - with the nut flush WHEN FACING A 50% BET - You fold your sometimes bluff hands (JTs, T8s) - Sometimes call/fold the hands Tony was already beating (AJ, KK, etc) - Call hands that have Tony beat straights, AT, 99, 77, AA, flushes - Always call/ sometimes raise flushes WHEN FACING 100% BET - You fold all bluffs - Fold your range of hands where you were losing to Tony anyway. - Sometimes fold/call hands that you win AK, straights, two pairs, sets, etc - Call with flushes ...with that said...and with his range being polarized.... Can he ever have a flush here when betting 100%? Wouldn't a check be ideal for his entire range? Because the action should go check/check on most scenarios. But if he checks and you bet, you're range now becomes polarized to bluffs, straights, flushes. And he has the Ace of diamonds, which makes it an easier check-call cuz it makes it removes your always betting range of the nut flush. (I feel like this is making less sense as I keep going. but I've come this far.) In the end what I'm trying to say ... Tony's best option is to plan to check-call. Because a big chunk of your range is checking behind. Some of which he beats that wouldn't call a 50% bet. Some of which he loses to that would call a 50% bet. If he checks and you bet, ti's never going to be sets, 2 pairs, etc. If he checks and you bet, you have bluff, flush, or straight. To a 50% bet, all hands that AQ beats fold. All hands that have beat AQ call. To a 100% bet, all the hands that AQ beat fold. And the majority of your range also folds. Meaning if he had a flush he wouldn't bet 100% because there is a small part of your range that can call. If he had a flush he'd bet 50% or check to extract more money from you. I dunno - I'm lost now. Nevermind.

Cool one.

Great analysis but how were you going to fold that straight? His quick all in didn't say POLARIZED bluff to you? With no pair on board 4 a potential full house, I'm not sure what you really had to contemplate? I think you were posturing for TV.... haha... You"re too good to make that hero fold.

This comment isn't meant to be a troll or rude at all. But what hands that are better is he trying to get to fold? Sets? Is this guy just clicking buttons or is this a play that actually is good? Doesn't AQ Queen work pretty well as a bluff catcher, and if you think bart was bluffing with diamonds then it seems nuts to shove on the diamond. I'm new to live poker so.

Snapcall every time lol

Nice call, but iron your backdrop

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Lovely call there bart had me thinking you was going to fold there at one point

Tony should of never showed just muck it my guy

I love your play here but what happens on the river if you don't hit the straight is what I'm more interesting in learning. That call was easy. Do you have a hand where you miss or someone misses then the villain checks like he did on the flop and turn? Now you're forced to fire off the 3 barrel bet in an attempt him to fold his pair of Aces. Do you go 2/3 pot for what looks like Value? That is what I'd like to have seen happen. You bluff him off the Aces but I'm glad you won the pot. Your call is standard play, otherwise you're way too exploitable.

Great blocker bet and a fish call for this much money, not exploitative not gto.

“I’d prefer 78s to 68s” very insightful

Sorry Bart watching you trying to analyze and explain the hand that you should have never been in to begin with is quite comical I think. You don't have to play donkey Reckless to achieve positive results. Very very rarely do I put myself in a position where I am two-barrel bluffing in a cash game and I do just fine. Also to me this was a relatively easy call because you gotta think..how often will the river bring in a made straight and flush in the same card..super rare..just for that reason..its an auto call.

villian could donk jam aces up bc Ax checks back river. snap call

Why would the villain turn his top pair into a bluff? Does he think he has zero showdown value?

LOL at the oxymoronic title: as if strategy has to do with the luck required to make a straight