Alan Keating - Poker GENIUS or PUNTER?????

The Million Dollar Game hosted by Hustler Casino Live was such a treat to all poker fans! Watching some of the splashiest high stakes players battle it out with over $1,000,000 in most of their stacks! This weekly poker hand will show you exactly why it was such an entertaining stream to watch!
Jonathan's new book: 100 Essential Tips To Master No-Limit Hold'em is now available! You can get it here:
amzn.to/3Q3PIyZ
dandbpoker.com...
Jonathan Little does not recommend calling an early position raise with 75o, but if you are extremely rich and are having fun then who cares! On the flop Yong decides to use a rather large bet size (around 80% of the pot) which is not often seen multiway on such dry flops. Having said that, as the effective stack gets deeper it becomes more reasonable to use larger bet sizes in order to get stacks in with your strongest hands.
Alan Keating opts for a small raise size which actually makes a lot of sense when facing such a large bet and on a board that you have a lot of the effective nut hands. Also Keating is likely aware that Rob Yong will likely be betting too frequently on this board which means that his range will be much wider and will include a lot of bluffs.
The turn card is generally quite bad for Keating's range that might opt to use a small raise size on the flop. Lots of tens would raise as well as some draws, so when he decides to continue for a large bet size on the turn he is essentially narrowing his range to nutted hands which is quite hard to have.
Jonathan believes that on the 5h river that Keating has to continue bluffing as some of his bluffs will have contained a 2 and it is unlikely that Yong will have a 2 in his range.
Alan Keating is a well known cash game player often playing in the biggest cash games live and private games around the world, he has become more of a regular on the Hustler Casino Live stream.
Rob Yong is an English poker player, and the owner of Dusk To Dawn Poker Club which is the largest poker club in the United Kingdom, and second biggest in Europe. Rob has over $1,000,000 in live tournament earnings, but he is mainly a cash game player having played in many of the biggest games around the world. Rob is known for being very talkative at the table.
This hand took place during the highly anticipated Million Dollar Cash Game on the Hustler Casino Live stream. It had an array of professionals and businessmen competing against one another. Some of the most well-known poker players that played in this game were: Doug Polk, Tom Dwan, Tony G, Rampage, Wesley, Stanley Tang, Nik Airball, Huss, J.R., Double M, Blank Check Ben, Brandon Steven, Charles and Rob Yong.
🃏 Preflop:
In this exciting poker hand, Blank Check Ben opens under the gun +1 (UTG+1) with the modest 2d2c. Rob, on the button (BTN), makes a questionable call with 7d5c, and Keating defends his straddle with 96hh.
🌟 The Flop: Td 4h 3s
On the flop Keating checks to the preflop aggressor. Ben who has completely missed his set decides to slow down and opts to check as well. Rob seizes the opportunity with his gutshot straight draw and bets $14,000. Keating, however, decides to make a rather ambitious move, raising it to $40,000 with no pair but backdoor flush & straight draws. Ben finds the easy fold & Rob decides to splash around and calls the raise.
🌀 The Turn: Ac
The turn card brings the Ac into play which does not change the strength of either players hand. Keating doesn't back down & follows through with his story by placing a $70,000 bet. Rob, now has a double belly-buster & makes the call, bringing the pot to a mouth watering $239,000.
🔵 The River: 5h
The river card now actually gives Yong a pair, albeit a very weak one. It also opens up a straight if any player were to have 2 which is unlikely the way this poker hand has currently played out. Keating fires his triple barrel bluff, betting $160,000. Can Yong find a crazy hero call to take down over half a million dollars? Watch this poker video to find out!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!
#pokerstrategy #hustlercasinolive #highstakespoker

[@PokerCoaching]

Who is YOUR favorite poker player that has appeared on the Hustler Casino Live stream? And why is it Alan Keating? 😜

[@marksimos7549]

I don’t like to show the bluff. Taking their money is enough, making them feel worse about it just isn’t necessary.

[@KO-771]

Alan Keating is a top dog. I see how lethal he really is. He's a hard player to pin in a hand. His composure is top notch. I like him.

[@kioplqwerty]

@Jonathon Little he is the wrong person to bluff, that's for sure

[@vader6203]

“… 9 high is the best hand right now so just raising for value…” 😂

[@leonproud400]

I used to show everything, under the assumption that, if I’m balanced in a spot, and happy with the play, then there’s nothing to be gained by the villain seeing my hand. As I get a little bit older and wiser, I’ve realised that you really just want people to want to play with you, and if you’re constantly helicoptering bluffs in peoples faces they probably won’t want to play with you in the future. If they ask, I’ll show, but otherwise I keep it to myself.

[@Kim-p8q]

Definitely for value and for next time when I have it. If person ends up tilting that’s just an add on. I generally don’t show but there are times it can work against a certain type of player.

[@j.matthewwalker1651]

I show bluffs for image control. I like to show monster hands that didn't get called, so I try to offset those about 1 for 1 with bluffs.

[@pokertroll320]

When (1) the table situation is such that i’ll be drastically under bluffing, and (2) i have been winning a bunch with no showdown, then sometimes i’ll choose to show bluffs

[@chriszehren3856]

I never show bluffs, in my opinion and experience, you win 100% of the hands that opponents fold to you, and I want to win hands. If I show bluffs, then it’s marginally more difficult to win hands bluffing. I’m sure people will disagree with me, but in my experience it has worked for me, as I want to reward the good behavior of folding to me.

[@oliviermendes5335]

I think the fold is right is not it? BTW the book is not yet available on audible

[@pandabearguy1]

I have never voluntarily put money into a pot without pocket aces preflop, and never continued if the flop didnt have another 2 aces on it. Thats just how you play poker to win.

[@jasonfullerton7763]

I do it to look like a boss. I also know that ego is one of my Worst Poker Enemies and I need to work on stifling the urge to show the bluff. I like Hellmuth's advice: only show value to reinforce the idea that your opponents should lean towards a fold in close spots. That said, when I do show a bluff I know that I can value bet thinner for a while against any attentive villains.

[@24Cristiandiaz]

I only show 3 streets bluffs to good regs, then I make a note not to bluff then in a while to make them guess and pay me off lightly.

[@tonyneuman1500]

I show on occasion for image control. I’m generally tight-aggressive, and want to advertise that I’m not just nut-peddling. While I understand the arguments against, I think this had netted me a lot over the years. Just last month in my home game, I got paid off twice with quads because I was in there with the right players and they had seen enough over the years to know I might not have it. Generally though, the more someone asks to see it, the less inclined I am to show. There are times you want to keep them guessing! Rather, I show when it’s less expected to establish my bluffing bona fides

[@notbot4525]

I don't show bluffs online, basically ever Live, I'll show bluffs sometimes to construct an image

[@spencerlee3201]

I show the bluff if it's a fun game and opponents are doing it too, but default to not showing as less information given is better 😊

[@KO-771]

I always show the bluff with the intention of having the ability to rep more ranges in following hands. I also noticed doing so makes people think you are less skilled at the game than you really are. My style is based on being unpredictable while also being more tight aggressive. It is a great style for me as I tend to play well sizing up the overall dynamic at a table, combined with having a strong pulse of where players are at in hands given the information available. I also believe if you can't win still after showing bluffs, then you aren't as good as you may have thought. Who knows though??? I could just be really stupid. 😂

[@bigcrescendo]

I do think it opens up your range that you can represent and it also gets you paid more often with your value hands so why not show some bluffs 🤷🏼

[@richardcharleswilliams8465]

Almost never show except for image management if I see play that looks like I’m typed as too straightforward or tight.

[@matthewkagan1346]

I have shown a bluff exactly once, when the opponent offered me cash money (2BB) to show my cards after he mucked. In that case, it was a bluff, but it just as easily could have been a value hand.

[@Prometheus7272]

Now that's plus EV

[@wishweknew2800]

If I show, which I rarely do, it's because I don't want people thinking every time I bet I have it. So Image Control I guess.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

almost never show bluffs, unless completely insane looking ones (once i fired/reraised every street having started with rolled 10's vs Q bring in, by river had a boat and pair of 6's as worst hand (i.e. best in razz) possible). esp in hold em as it's hard to make hands, incentivizing opponents to call you lighter (or play back at you more) in general, in hold em, is going to make it harder to win money. the exact opposite would be the case in say PLO8 where you can make a really good hand (at least one way) FAR more often, there getting people to play back at you and/or call you light is more valuable.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

sorry, didn't start off saying that crazy bluff was in razz, and online. had opponent rivered anything as good as a 5 card 10 or maybe even a better queen i'd have been called (pot odds, and my board looked like i just had a 10)

[@vandal280]

I rarely show bluffs, but when I do, I'm hoping to get called next time when I've got it

[@irishock]

You sexy af

[@jefferyford1242]

I show bluffs occasionally to get value later when I have the nuts and they think I'm bluffing again.

[@jasonray3937]

If I show a bluff, it’s always for image control.

[@Dead-bl7to]

For image control, when you get aces the next hand after a big bluff…….YOU GETTING PAID

[@hochenfei597]

Show bluff so that next time u get monster hands u get paid more often. They gonna think u have some bluff frequency

[@SkyRoy]

Image control. Show a few bluffs, then start playing super tight once they get tilted.

[@killbillfanaquiahora]

I show to induce a call later, which usually works. Sometimes, just sometimes it induces too many calls, but that allows me to increase my bet sizes when I do have it. Although I play 1-2, 1-3, and some 2-5, that maybe why it works well now.

[@losyart]

Definitely a punter i would love to play against . Although he puts you in a lot of tough spots but u just need to be more sticky in certain spots

[@donquijonny]

I’m (too) tight… so when I bluff it keeps them guessing

[@jeffkiewiet806]

What I think is neither should have even been in the hand

[@TheDonkanator]

Definitely a Punter from what I’ve seen . I don’t care how big his bank roll is . As a matter of fact most of these big game players are donkeys even the better ones 😭

[@kioplqwerty]

rarely show bluffs. you want to keep them guessing. why give free info??

[@garnetnard4284]

The dude who folded 22 is kicking himself. I would be crying on a hand that big.

[@jamesstevenson3116]

keating is a genius, who likes to gamble it up sometimes

[@kendob9642]

Image control 💯

[@TomRauhe]

Is that a rethorical question?

[@jasonkiselis2866]

I never show a bluff unless its requested.

[@wesleykorisky8600]

A combination of image control and looking like a straight up thug. Which incidentally can provide the image of a tilt vendor. Being said, I do it more for the image control.

[@tbone2367]

Flop came 10-3-4 not “10-3-2”

[@brentthomas2389]

Image control.

[@Natureofwolf]

When someone Hurts you and you want to pay back because all is going on your mind this fucker was going to call you because his bluff catcher but, how bad I play that’s the reason he’s showing it his bluff🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@siontaylewis1225]

Image control

[@pawnee68]

image control

[@chillsavage6641]

Image control, and people still overfold to me

[@Stockholm_Syndrome]

I show my bluff and next time I have it.

[@jacobkiser9814]

All 4 reasons

[@apocalypsepromotions7676]

Rob always folds when put to the test

[@generalwasteman]

He’s a casino owner iirc, likes a sure thing

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

seems odd if true, he's got more money than by far the majority of his opponents.

[@garnetnard4284]

What’s a “punter?”

[@PokerCoaching]

Someone who kicks the ball away, or in this case, their chips.

[@johannesweber9607]

because IM a Boss

[@ombaomba9287]

Put in 26 to win 100? More like 26 to win 72, he doesn't win his own bet

[@MaydayAggro]

I only show bluffs if the guy is a jackass and gets tilted easily. 😀

[@kioplqwerty]

I agree with that

[@BigD751]

He is a punter

[@niborracho127]

No show

[@denisfolcik1373]

Does anyone actually think Keating is a good player or just think he is someone who likes to gamble and hope to win? I personally hate players who play poker just to gamble and get lucky. Why not just play other casino games instead. Why try and screw over other people to win money instead of the casino.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

nobody actually thinks keating is good at poker, but it sure makes for more likely to get people to view this saying "genius or punter" so i'd assume that's why that's the title.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

sorry, shouldn't say "nobody" i don't know what everybody thinks. here we go, i'd bet nobody that plays a good bit of poker, and has watched any decent amount of keating, more than say 5% of those thinks that of him.

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

a more accurate title would be something like "keating gets away with crazy bluff this time"

[@julianhodgson1961]

The point is other casino games such as roulette require no thinking whatsoever and are just a convoluted way of flushing your money down the toilet.

[@dickmacgurn590]

I only show my bluffs when I'm way out of line which isn't often. Can't show good bluffs, only the bad ones 👹

[@vvgman]

Image control

[@jessandfrank6399]

Image control