3 Bet KK Preflop, Face All In Jam at Capitol Casino. poker vlog 45

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

Swingy session, fun to watch and great commentary and thought process.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, It was a wild game. Regained my composure and managed a small loss.

[@drdrayfromla99]

Solid come back. Could’ve been worse and good job not completely losing your composure after that tilty early part of the session. I lost mine a couple nights ago after getting in my money good 6x before getting rivered each time.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yikes, that is running bad.

[@richardfabrizio8998]

Hey Doug you claws back to almost even not terrible. Good luck next session

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Richard, it felt like a win.

[@paulquillin3493]

Seems like you took my luck to the poker table! 😜 We have all been there!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

If I took yours, did you take mine? If so, can I have it back?

[@FishPoker]

Yikes! Pocket Kings attract aces EVERY.SINGLE.TIME Great vlog Doug! Hopefully u can make it to out meetup game on the 15th!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I have hopes, but can’t commit yet

[@FishPoker]

@@dougmccuskerpoker like In the movie dumb and dumber when Loyd asks the girl what are the chances she could give him a chance and she says "1 in a million" and Loyd gets all excited "So you're telling me there's a chance!!" Haha hope is good!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@FishPoker you have a better chance of seeing me than Lloyd did.

[@jfejapan2829]

Nice comeback! Much of that session was so frustrating, but I suppose the donkeys gotta win sometimes (so they come back for more). Man, that guy rolling over the 6-7 for flopped straight and (supposedly) not realizing it was either the best fish to have at your table, or the most genius needle to push you further into steam/tilt.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

His reaction seemed genuine, reached into his pocket for a rebuy. Oh well, rough day at the office but made a comeback. My play wasn’t great, tilt got the best of me.

[@fluffysheap]

I did that needle once, the other guy insisted that since I said I had nothing, he was the winner (this is not how it works), they called the floor, he didn't like it, they ended up throwing him out. So, uh. Yeah.

[@bullyboy131]

RadPoker shows 2.3 in the Android app store. What store are showing where it has 4 out of 5 stars?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’m an Apple guy, RAD is working out some bugs in the software, it has some glitches. The price is right. FREE, and if you like a very fast pace turbo heads up experience, it’s a good choice.

[@georgeladopoulos1941]

The guy got sick of you calling a couple of times for a miracle river and getting it-he probably quit poker haha-nice come back!good video-thanks

[@tylerlin8259]

How much is the rake in Sacramento casinos?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

$5 max

[@MaydayAggro]

You turned AA into a bluff. Straights, 2 prs, flushes - what else calls on that nasty board?

[@HFH]

Great way to grind back to a relatively small loss 👊🏼

[@BryanM61]

Zeus was in rare form today. Too funny!

[@TheRealHaans]

Kings cracked in a large multi-way pot, Aces cracked by a flopped top too. Tough luck.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Unhappy I got buried but pleased I got close to even. Didn’t play my best, little tilted and it showed.

[@Trust_but_Verify]

At least he didn't show then muck into the pile and dealer retrieved it... he flopped the straight, thought he lost to a flush or something?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I believe he thought he had a pair and a gutter. He was digging in his pocket when the dealer saw the straight.

[@taz503]

Nice comeback.I lost with KK in the biggest pot I've played. It was a 1-2-50 game, because a guy was always straddling and (re)raising pre-flop to $50 or more. We were only 6 handed but there was like almost $4K on the table. I went all in for $500 pre-flop since the guy to my left went all for like $150+ and there were 2 callers. Two them have AJ and they spiked the A on a 2 outer. I have buy in for $300, went down to $50 and up to $500. I should have gone home with a $200 profit. So all 4 of you poker vloggers are really good since you're all in the top 4 of that RAD poker app?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

The top four vloggers, I only after vlogging bragging rights. Lol. We are all probably in the top 200 overall. Anything over 1500 is good, over 1600 is great, over 1700 you are a beast. Sounds like you and I can’t make KK stand up against AJ.

[@taz503]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Yea, I have a bad record 2 of 10 with KK in that poker room no matter what I do with KK big pots too, even when I flop a set. I do watch all 4 vloggers specially the top 2 since I'm from Florida, but you seem to be the only one showing a losing session lol. I do root for the hero. I always like what Zeus think.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@taz503 Harry has been killing it! I have losing sessions, I feel most of them are due to running bad and not playing long hours to grind it back. I normally never play more than 5 hrs, I see players playing 10-12 hrs, sometimes longer to grind back for a win. It’s one long game in my view, a loss doesn’t effect me. Playing long sessions on the other hand wears me out. This last session I am sure I could have played a few more hours and got even. But I would rather spend time with the family and just win it back the next session.

[@FORMDOG]

This is inspirational, I am down just over 3k in my first 2 months of playing organized Holdem at a casino. He was down 1.9k in the first hour!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Well, I was in 1900 in an hour or so, but my low was down 1500. It doesn’t take much effort to get buried in an active game. People gamble and variance takes over. One or two hands make the difference in a big win and a big loss. As long as you are making good decisions, in the long run you should win. Short term anything can happen.

[@FORMDOG]

@@dougmccuskerpoker On Wed night at the Hard Rock here in FL I was beat by an older player. A6 off suit and I was on the small or big bind can't remember. 1-2 NL. There was a small preflop bet of maybe $10. 4 callers. Flop comes out A 3 6 rainbow. I bet $9 old man raises to $30, everyone's out I 3 bet to $109 total. Turn is a 10 and I check to him he bets $100 I tank hard and call. River is a K and he puts me all in with $50 left. Do you know I actually kept the $50 and laid it down lol. As I see it, the only possible hand he could have had was 33. I appreciate any feedback to where I failed or could have played it differently, thanks.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@FORMDOG top 2 against bottom set is very hard not to get hurt. If he is a super nit and would only raise with top 2 or sets. I definitely wouldn’t 3 bet him on the flop. I would call and try to hit an A or 6. May fold to a turn bet depending on sizing from a super nit. Regular player will call down. But if I did 3 bet the flop, I would lead the turn and just get it in with your stack size. Once you 3 beat the flop and he calls, you should lead the turn.

[@FORMDOG]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Define the term: Super nit. Thanks for your input.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@FORMDOG a nit is someone who only plays very strong hands. A super nit plays only extremely strong hands. When they are betting or raising, it’s never a draw, always value. A36 flop, they would never bet 45, and would probably never raise with anything less than 2 pair. If you 3 bet them and they call, 33, 66, AA, and A6 would probably be the hands they hold. I would even say they wouldn’t open with A6, probably sets only on that flop.

[@jimd.7939]

The hand Hero: JJ vs Villain: 87. Was the Villian drunk? Some of villains' playing style in this 1/3 game is similar to my opponents on my WSOP poker apps with play money! 🤑 Get 'em next time! Thanks for the vlog!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I think he just misread his hand, I wish he folded face down. I like my chances of winning in games like this.

[@bullyboy131]

Nice comeback. At least you didn't lose 1900.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

A small loss felt like a win after that start. I will get the rest back the next time I play.

[@nonconformist9991]

Dont't feel bad Doug I lost 5 buy ins the other night at Stones 3x 2-1 2x 3-1 favorite for a $2300 loss in a 1-3 game happens to the best of us.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Must of been a hell of a game.

[@thomastkaczyk8829]

Awesome aggression, just unlucky

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Short term luck was against me, but feel good about only losing 350 after that start.

[@thomastkaczyk8829]

Yeah I can feel you on that, sometimes when your down right out the gates, and you push back to a small loss like yourself, or even just breaking even, is almost as good as a win

[@raymourradhakrishnan5709]

Unreal outcome with those JJ vs 8-7... Wish the dealer wasn't paying attention for once...

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

He turned it face up, I saw it, dealer saw it. Oh well. I lost a $1400 pot before when a guy thought he missed and released his hand in front of himself. A player not in the hand said “ what did you have” he picked his cards back up and showed the winner.

[@TheMikey617]

Pretty unfortunate, however if he said fold then flipped them and the dealer said something i would’ve had a problem

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@TheMikey617 I do believe if you verbalize fold, the hand is dead. But with everyone wearing a mask, it could go either way.

[@VitoC.]

Good comeback....

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Vito, always good to see you in the comments

[@jamesecarson5631]

Doug, Please tell us all about all these players "who you don't like"

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I prefer not to say

[@kathrynellis5431]

Zeus was right again...nice comeback. Almost

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Zeus is usually correct, happy I got close. Was tired and the big stack was leaving.

[@mariohommersom2519]

Aren't you allowed to fold the best hand in Poker ?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yes you are, but I hate doing it.

[@JamesWilson-sb9iq]

Doug poker. You an't beat him down!

[@marktombazian6490]

Nice comeback...better than dropping another 1900.

[@AndyAnPoker]

When I play at capital, some of them like to call a all in with AJ, but they don’t 3bet their AJ lol

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s amazing some of the hands people feel comfortable calling off with.

[@txta786]

🤔 can't be +EV calling off the rest of your stack just because it's short. The goal is to play good poker. If you know you're beat, stick to your gameplay and fold. You'll feel a lot better after. Better than snowballing the potential tilt and blowing your stack again. Also know when to implement your strategies from what you learn in them gto books. Just because it's the "best" play in theory, doesn't mean it's the best play at your table. Sometimes it's like trying to play Beethoven to a cow.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Beethoven to a cow, I like that line. My read was that he was bluffing, I had a good bluff catcher, so I called. His bluff happened to be better than my bluff catcher. I thought the call was appropriate for the read.

[@markjaeggli5715]

The AThh hand was very awkward. With 2 callers 1 pair is rarely good. I am guessing you never thought the out of position player was going to cold call the $200 on the turn though.

[@bm-goodboy6367]

Way to climb back.. sometimes you’re the hammer, sometimes you’re the nail

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

A small loss feels like a win.

[@BB-re6nz]

If only he mucked face down!! The straight hand

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

That would have been nice.

[@beachfraser3747]

Very swingy, the KKs against AJ hand was disgusting, still you battled back nicely, i wouldnt trap these fishes, theyre poor players when you make the straight with the gutter you have to bet, small, he might think youre trying to steal and raise?? Anyway hope you and your beautiful dog are good, regards Fraser

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I wanted to check raise him so bad I could taste it. If he had the lead, he bet the river every time. Except this one time, ugh.

[@beachfraser3747]

@@dougmccuskerpoker annoying, but bad players are inconsistent, i guess he had nothing at all, or just simply a weak hand trying to get to showdown, shame!!

[@dacgours55]

Get em doug

[@dacgours55]

Just watched it. The 8/9 call is very sus unless you know you are getting paid off. I would tighten up man but good luck!

[@ngarunhouth6098]

I’ve been on a losing streak 300 at a time

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

If the game is good, I stay, if not, I take my loss and go. I’ve fought back many times from big losses. Having a loss limit works well for many people.

[@ngarunhouth6098]

Yea the game was not good that’s. Why I don’t buy after 300 if you win you win you can feel it. But I didn’t feel it

[@jaimer8620]

you pull out of the table with the 2 fish calling off with AJ and one having trouble to fold the 55s lol come on you gotta stay in that game

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

at the time there was a player whom objected to me recording, I either had to stop the vlog or move to a different table. Since then I worked out any further issues with the Casino, but that's why I changed tables.

[@bullyboy131]

Lol. That JJ vs AT. Talk about a slow roll.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

He turned his hand into a bluff, I picked up on it and made a call. Just need to be right 15% of the time. When he said good call I got excited, as he turned his hand over I saw one J and thought he had JT, then I saw the other J. I probably should have folde on the turn bet, but I was a little tilted.

[@bullyboy131]

Yea good read, but not sure if he needed to turn his hand into a bluff in that spot.

[@biochem70]

KK = Ace magnets. Every. F'n. Time

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Luckily it is not every time, it just feels like it. Spoiler Alert, next session I get 3 players all in preflop with KK.

[@marktombazian6490]

Burned...ya know, when I get Burned with KK, after that I turtle AA, AK, KK because it just seems I've got a bullseye 🎯 on my forehead. So I slow down. Way down, like I'm not even there. And I wait for something to win. Get a toe hold, crawl back up. Yep, good old poker! Ha!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Once you start bleeding, everyone becomes a shark.

[@marktombazian6490]

@@dougmccuskerpoker ha! Jaws, and you're the captain!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@marktombazian6490 just call me Quint from now on.

[@marktombazian6490]

@@dougmccuskerpoker you're gonna need a bigger boat...caption

[@marktombazian6490]

Do a series of Jaws captions re. Poker. AQ flops a boat. AAQ..2..K. Yer gonna need a bigger boat...etc.

[@thomasdidymus1855]

content is good ty but i will say your bet sizing seems theatrical - always polarized i hope its intentional for entertaiment purposes only lol

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

You are correct, I need to be more polarized. Thanks for the feedback.

[@thomasdidymus1855]

uuuhhh no doug i was saying your constant jams ARE polarized LOL again

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@thomasdidymus1855 I thought you were speaking of my sizing, not my jams.

[@thomasdidymus1855]

@@dougmccuskerpoker well in my way f thinking a jam is a sizing - in fact the most important one is it not?

[@markg6796]

Sometimes you play your best but it just doesn’t work out.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Definitely did not play my best, I feel I should have dumped the AT hand, checked back the AA on the turn, lots of little errors that add up to a loss. Can’t avoid the KK hand. A small loss felt like a win.

[@henryschumann442]

Hopefully your wife doesn’t watch the vlog. Mine would be none too happy if I dug a $1,900 hole. 🤣

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

She watches. After 30+ years of poker, she still sweats the fluctuations, but enjoys the end results.

[@f0t0b0y]

First! lol

[@f0t0b0y]

Great comeback.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, felt like a win after that start.

[@f0t0b0y]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Hell yeah. 👏🏼

[@MrInzeo]

Your not lucky today.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It could have been so much worse, I was lucky, only lost 350. Glass half full!