Does A 5 Bet Jam in 1-3 Always Mean AA?, poker vlog 227

[@markikn3183]

Beats me why anyone should complain about your voice. Part of the charm of this channel is you and your laid back accent, Doug.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks 😊. I will be narrating going forward.

[@toddduchesne1749]

People don't like your voice? Your voice sounds fine to me.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Todd, I will be the voice of the vlog forever.

[@AnyTwoDrew]

I love the 5 bet jam otbutton because it protects your raises because it’s on button Love your vlogs Keep crushing from Cleveland

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, it was risky. I was leaning towards folding until I picked up the tell. He did seem confident when I didn’t fold immediately.

[@justinnscanlon]

Any dislikes for your voice are coming from AI bots. Thanks again from Michigan USA!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks for the support from Michigan! My kids must be bots 😂

[@EasyStreetPoker]

the 10s preflop bluff was absolutely amazing!!!! Won't work most of the time, but that was a wonderful result! Nice going Doug. That one must have felt great.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Wouldn’t try that bluff with weaker players. He was a thinking player that knows I play solid (most of the time) 😉

[@guillermoalvarez9400]

The reason that 5 bets are rarely ever anything less than AA in 1/3 is because players don’t 3 bet bluff, much less 4 bet enough with less then premium hands, and they didn’t go to the casino to fold good hands. The average 1/3 player is a recreational who is never folding QQ cause it’s the only good hand they’ve seen in hours, so it becomes a punt to bluff them with a worse hand.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I totally agree, rec players would never find a fold in that spot. I was fortunate that my opponent is a thinking player that feels a 5 bet jam is AA or KK. He tipped the strength of his hand with some nervous behavior. Otherwise I was leaning towards a fold.

[@blue4life175]

More of Doug’s narration?! Sign me up!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

lol, you’re signed up!

[@tims.2834]

Keep your voice on the vlogs!!1

[@daniels9775]

100% keep your voice. Might be a bit more work on your part, but it really makes the vlog- and seems like everyone commenting here appreciates the extra effort and effect. Keep doing you, Doug!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Appreciate the support, I'll keep narrating.

[@JosephMcguire-h1n]

Solid play,discipline, consistency, that's what l derive from your sessions. Always look forward to your videos & commentary.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Appreciate the support, glad you’re enjoying the content. Solid play gets the $ in the long run.

[@derekstark8447]

The other day someone made it $10 in a 1-3 and I made it $30 with KK and they clicked it back to $60 and I five bet shoved for $600 and they snapped with QQ. Admittedly I had an aggressive image so could have had AK…. But I never would have had JJ.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I would say everything is player dependent. I give active aggressive players much more action than regs. He probably felt you were out of line, but most rec players never fold QQ.

[@timshaw5963]

Nice Win Doug! Enjoy listening to your thought process in the hands!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks for watching! See you next week!

[@mattbailey112]

Can’t beat that human element

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I agree 😀

[@vincentbaca790]

Mr. McCusker...thanx again for another informative vlog...about your voice...don't change a thing! You are plain spoken and earnest, which work for me...can't stand some of the arrogance of other vloggers..besides, who cares what critics think? Have.a nice week and Goodluck on the felt!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Wow, thanks. I will continue to be the voice of the channel and of the new short videos coming out. I’m glad to have supporters like yourself that provide the feedback that you do.

[@beachfraser3747]

Greetings to all over there in Trumpland, oops, lol, weve all been watching the US election stuff, very entertaining watching 2 numpties slagging eachother off,horrendous, anyway another great vlog Doug as usual, cuddles to Zeus as always ,

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Glad you enjoyed it. Can’t wait to turn on the TV without political adds.

[@beachfraser3747]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Most of the UK are pretty immune to the Political angles and lies, weve had them all massively since covid etc etc, I think you have a difficult choice between a Madman and a wet lefty, are these really the best the UScan offer?Wow!!!

[@johntraficante9169]

In some rooms, on some days, at certain times of the week? Yes!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

More often than not, it’s AA

[@CoolHandC]

Another great vlog, Doug! I look forward to your Sunday vlogs!! Yo Zeus!!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, I appreciate it. See you next Sunday!

[@paigow1965]

Correct decision to narrate all your vlogs. Personal touch is usually the best. QcJc hand is 100% fold, no one would bluff into that board. Zeus must have been proud of your play this week!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

More work for me to narrate, but a much better product IMO. I think I could have folded turn, but it was close so I called.

[@ScoutrunnerTopic]

Thanks for the video, glad to hear you’re not switching to AI

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah, I'm sticking with the human voice for now.

[@matthewrobert1810]

I appreciate finding your channel. Get to still know the comings and goings of capital casino while NorCal poker is farming and being a dad

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Alex is wise to put family first. Many of his viewers are anxious for his return, so am I.

[@matthewrobert1810]

@@dougmccuskerpokermost definitely. We will all be here when he comes back. Got two channels to watch out of finding his vlog so that’s a success

[@vegasmitch1472]

Even at the Wynn$1/3 can get a little Big But 5 Bets even in $2/5 Unless it's a Deep $2/5 is Almost Always Kk or AA.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I agree, 5 bets scream AA or KK. Luckily my opponent felt the same way and tipped his strength with his nervousness.

[@Kevinttvv]

Thanks for the vlog.

[@LinusK500]

Hello Doug! Great vlog, thank you! Hey, you said in your TT hand that the villain's range is AA-QQ, and AKs, only. But you also described him as competent. How can someone whose 3-bet range is that tight be competent?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It was his 4 bet range, his 3 bet range is much wider.

[@michaelwillis4532]

Just an observation,and also a question. It seems like people don’t get that additional value on their hands once the pots get around half of their stacks,( money behind). When someone bets the river for,say 50% pot that has $500-$600 in it,that addition $250-$300 is equivalent to several hands that you win with a c-bet,and take the pot down on the flop. In this example,couldn’t that one hand be the difference between winning the night and loosing the night? I think this happens quite often in everyone’s game but they don’t notice the lost value. Especially happens with an A-K against a week A-X,and the flop has an A.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I agree, I lost value on that hand. That mistake does make the difference between winning and losing. I am working on identifying areas where I could get more value and thin value. Will be one of my New Year’s resolution next year.

[@mjriemen]

I love your voice! 🎉

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, I will be the voice of this channel forever.

[@smcg1938]

The QJ hand imo was fine how you played it. What if you hit a none spade on the end? I think the likely hood that player had a pocket pair or TT like you concluded. He probably had 99 with a single spade. Or 66 with a spade either way by the river he had you beat. But if the river was a none spade I think you are winning there 70 percent of the time with your hand. You even gave the impression you felt something about how he played the hand.

[@jasonsitu5287]

I had folded QQ couple times against a 4 bet jam pre ,against top of the range is very dangerous worst case is up against AK on a coin flip

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s was risky indeed. Many would never fold anything in that range.

[@jasonsitu5287]

Some players just like to gamble, but tournament short stack QQ had to go in

[@raylewis6117]

We love your voice.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Ray 😀

[@JByrt3]

Keep narrating yourself! Great content.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’ll try to get back to narrating myself as much as possible. Thanks for the feedback.

[@JohnLee-hb9ix]

6-bet jam = AsAc!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

That hand was a little strange, min raise and then 5 bet. It just felt so weak.

[@HighStakesPokerReplays]

Very Nice - Love IT!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks! Glad you liked it.

[@helenrachel1520]

Nice job Doug ❤😅

[@pastramionrye247]

There's an election coming up?!?!? Why didn't anyone tell me sooner? ;)

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

😂😂

[@libertyforamericanow]

Will you ever change your intro song?

[@jeffmcclure888]

Please do not use AI voices! As soon as I hear an AI voice I turn off the video. Your voice is fine and authentic. Thanks!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I'll keep that in mind, thanks for the feedback. 😀

[@johnnygotshadow]

I would much prefer to hear you narrate your own hands in your own voice.

[@pot_kivach160]

11:41 "A Range bettor", Whada hella is that?

[@pot_kivach160]

4:20 how did you know on flop that V had a weaker A? AK/AJ/AQ/JJ would've played the same.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Not this villain, A3 and AJ were the main worries. AJ would flat at some frequency and therefore A3 was most likely to be played fast. He would also be likely to attack my small cbet on the flop with all sorts of hands.

[@raylewis6117]

Good luck

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’ll take all the luck I can get.

[@JohnT443]

keep your voice dougie....to much ai already

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Will do 😀

[@jtome84-91]

Ignore the dummies your voice sounds fine . People are such buttheads

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

The AI voice is totally unemotional and devoid of personality. Didn’t like the narrative at all. Not sure shorts are your best bet. The session and observations about other players and ones you want to play against add interest missing in shorts. I never miss your vlog, but likely won’t go out of my way to see your short vlogs. Is there some reason you want to do shorts?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

The shorts are targeted at new players that aren’t familiar with my vlog. It’s a quick introduction to gain name recognition. Will give it several weeks before throwing in the towel.

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

@@dougmccuskerpoker maybe using you own voice will improve things, people just dislike AI voices, too mechanical

[@pot_kivach160]

17:18 this one folds after 5-bet and to a 6-bet??? I want to play at that table!