Every Hand That Saw the Flop at Capitol Casino, Poker Vlog 80

[@wxx3]

This is your best vlog to date, IMHO. I like seeing all the hands because otherwise there is a tendency to just show the "interesting" hands which are often just hands position. I'm trying to be a better player by watching your videos, so I like seeing how quickly you'll dump a marginal hand out of position. I hope you keep it up. I know the editing is a lot of work. Thanks again

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

In general, if I’m out of position I make lots of folds. In position is where I like to make most of my plays.

[@justinnscanlon]

A lot of time must have gone into this. I appreciate that. Thanks for your work from Michigan USA!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Yeah Justin, twice the editing as a normal vlog. Was it worth it, I don’t know. If I do it again, it would be on a short session.

[@markhellie6837]

Great vlog format. Probably don't want to do this all the time because your opponents probably watch the vlog. But it is cool seeing all of the hands (and decision points) in a session. Keep up the great work!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It was a lot of work also, may do it again if I play a short session. Thanks for watching.

[@edburrage6596]

Doug show the hands you think are interesting. I enjoy hands you pick choose. Thanks, Ed

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Ed, it is my channel, I will ultimately decided the content that goes in it.

[@matt_cah]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Doug I want to second this. The reason I like your vlog the best over all the other ones is your playstyle.

[@TakeNoneForTheTeam]

Ignore comments. You produce content and we watch. You owe us nothing!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Constructive criticism is welcome, just trying to improve and I’m open to suggestions.

[@Lekiamh]

You're making perfectly fine vlogs without "disclosing" every hand you play. Although this time around most of these were really good and fun to watch. Stay the course Doug!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, it was a lot of work. I may do it again on short sessions in the future.

[@DesertBowler]

I know this video is older, but I did enjoy the wider range of hands that you showed. Even though all the hands are not equally interesting, it feels more involved being able to see all the hands you see the flop in.

[@1193mac]

This was really nice. I think your vid time of 20 to 30 minutes is perfect. Really enjoy hearing your thought process.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I feel 15-20 minutes is the sweet spot, over that and people’s interest fades. There have been many vlogs where I have 25 minutes of good material and have to cut some out. I will know better in a few days how many viewers actually made it to the end. I suspect less than normal.

[@sarsar5189]

I really really liked that you showed the hands you played. Please continue doing that.

[@philiphardy8650]

Great Vlog Doug, possibly the best I have ever watched, I really liked the format of showing every Vpip hand, it helps "keeping it real" difficult to take in how dull it can sometimes be live as saying I was card dead for an hour, takes 10 seconds in the vlog but that hour you are watching the chips moved around without playing a hand can be very frustrating, Showing the top Five hands from a Four hour session can give a slightly unrealistic view of the day, Who said that poker was hours of boredom intersperced by moments of Terror?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’m happy you enjoyed it, I do believe it makes a more realistic example of a session. It also twice the work editing, I may use the format again on short sessions. But I have sessions where I’m very active, it would be crazy to show every hand on long active sessions. Unfortunately showing the hours of boredom part of a session, doesn’t do much for capturing viewers. Most people just enjoy a quick look with interesting hands and nasty run outs.

[@flyzfw]

The videos are great and I appreciate how you explain marginal hands and bluffs. I started playing earlier this year and your vlog is helping me learn the game at these stakes. Luckily I’ll be flying in from Dallas for the meet up game, I’m looking forward to meeting you!

[@stevendooley4958]

I appreciate seeing every hand you played.

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

Well the variance got you a couple of times but that silly deuce got some of it back. Loved seeing you actual,y do tilt! And recover quickly before it gets out if hand. I’m gonna have to figure out how to come to one of your meetups some day.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I don’t tilt often, but when it happens, it is mostly when I do something stupid the hand before.

[@timshaw5963]

Another great vlog Doug! Thanks for your effort to put them out. I chuckled 🤭 at your QQ getting cracked by 8 6, last session I had JJ cracked by 8 6 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It happens, I expect to lose with big pairs on boards like that. So many cards beat me. But I can extract value when they miss, so I play them accordingly.

[@rosstownend6345]

That’s what I like to see,,, all the hands you play!! Thanks

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s hard to show every hand, some days there could be a lot.

[@davidgrant3026]

Solid play. I watch a lot of vlogs and appreciate your sensible approach.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you David, I’m a sensible guy. 😁

[@lukejmoon9638]

Capital, wow played there a lot before moving to Vegas always ordered a burnt hot dog cole slaw n drink loved the action, enjoy your vlog

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, the games are good. I like their Asian menu, eat it every chance I get.

[@QuintBlitz]

It's fine to not show EVERY hand, because even those that make it to flop usually aren't exciting because it goes 'cbet - fold' more often than not. Great video as always though, more content is appreciated!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, showing every hand is really not feasible, so much work editing hands that really have very little value to the vlog.

[@mariohommersom2519]

Thanks for introducing us to Zeus !

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Zeus is the star ⭐️

[@rosstownend6345]

I understand Doug but it’s much appreciate!!

[@noahwhipkey6262]

very nice very nice, yeah sometimes you could size up on the turn, but all in all you played quite well, and eventually took care of the wild man, as was destined to happen.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I over played the AK v KK, other than that and some sizing issues, I liked my play. I really need to fix my sizing, will be concentrating on that going forward.

[@noahwhipkey6262]

@@dougmccuskerpoker At least you arent 1/4 pot c-betting flops :) (it has its place like when you had 9s with flop of AKx). That was IMO your biggest weakness, and just like that you've already narrowed down everyone's range by at least 10%. Just remember to try and price out the draws on the turn and relatively wet flops, it makes the game much simpler, since someone hand has to be polarized. I really like that when you came back you used a smaller bullet, essentially creating a stop loss in case that wild player really ran crazy good against you. The key difference between 3/4 and 2/3 sizing, is that your combo draws (pair plus flush, etc) and monsters (sets and better) should lean towards 3/4 pot to full pot, since you almost always have the equity lead, and can improve on multiple streets. That said K9H hand was played great, considering the straight forward player type. 2/3 or 5/8 is better when you only have a flush draw, an open ender, possibly with 1 or 2 overs or a small pair, and really have to get your opponent off their stronger 1 pair type of hands, but dont want to price out yourself when you do make a hand. This actually significantly improves your implied odds, since when you make a hand you can size down somewhat on the river, or check and bluff catch against missed draws depending on position. 2pair often falls into this category when its not bottom2, as you most likely want to raise that on the flop to reveal hand strength against most straightforward players and prevent counterfeits. I will say a similar thing with half pot as I do with 1/4 pot, you often are value owning yourself because your opponent is priced in, but you wont know if they actually make their hand. If you know you have the best hand, and are afraid your opponent is weak but sticky , I would use closer to 40%, since many opponents will not notice the difference between 1/3 and 40%, unless they are regulars who correctly count their pot odds. It leads to many opponents calling with worse, sometimes second pair, without allowing you to value own yourself when you really are up against a monster, since they dont want to blow you off your hand. TPTK and overpairs are a great examples for when this is really useful, again especially on the turn. OK, I think you've heard enough from me, I'll shut it for awhile and just watch from now on. Do not take my wall of text as criticism, just my thought process (I am no pro lol) :)

[@Backroads23]

Doug, I wanted to come back to the comments from your last vlog and just give you some feedback. The 5/4ss hand is a good example of nice bets to take down a hand irregardless of results. I think you know the turn bet needed to be sized up a bit but it should be recognized that you also should be doing this with your A/Q, K/Q, Q/J hands as well and overpairs to somewhat balance. At $1/$3, you don’t need to be GTO and balance this spot that often. You can play exploitatively and be fine but if you have the rare thinking player at $1/3, upping the sizing on the turn occasionally with your strong holdings on a very dry board needs to be done. The 9s hand with the 7/6/2 rainbow board, I think you need to size up here. Your hand needs protection and literally there is not 1 turn card that is good for you hand besides maybe a 2 or a 9. Any 3,4,5,8 completes straights and possible 2pr holdings and obviously anything above a 10 is an over to your pair. Not that Js through Ks are that bad for your particular hand but you also have to realize those cards make it harder for your opponents to call as well on future streets so it’s harder for you to get value later on so you need to get your value now. With $101 in the pot, the bet should be in the $65-$85 range. The turn is very player dependent and a very interesting spot. The 8 completes a lot of 2pr combos and the obv 4/5. You have double blockers to the nuts so that’s good. I think if I had bet bigger on flop, that 8 might be a check / evaluate, check call, but the river again will have a lot of cards that will be difficult to play OOP so this is actually one of the toughest spots you had this session. Glad the jam worked but not sure if it was the right play per se. The 10s hand is fine from your commentary on needing to bet bigger on flop / turn. However I wanna talk about this river spot. River needed to be a bet and an easy one at that. Think about it like this. Your opponent once check calling the turn rarely if ever has 9/6 or J/9 here with a 2 flush board on the turn. And this is where understanding of combos on the turn makes the river a clear bet. The flush combos he has to have most likely to have hearts are J/9, Q/J, Q/9, 7/6, 7/9, and let’s say A/9 although not sure how many $1/3 players are calling with A/9hh. That turn being a 7 of hearts is really big. It eliminates 2 of the likely heart combos and obviously the villain not raising the turn most likely eliminates the J/9 hh as well. So you are really only left with Q/J hh and Q/9hh. So on the river, why you want to bet is, the front door clubs missed. Rec players especially in $1/3 will know this and think players will bluff this spot more often than what happens in reality. For all the times your opponent has the other 1 pr plus straight draw hands like 8/9, 7/9, which obv has more combos than the 2 hh hands, you want to bet here to potentially get loose calls. It actually will happen in this spot more than you think. And the reason I like betting more than checking is that on the times your opponent does have flush draws and miss, he’s less likely to bet a board like this when the turn/river doesn’t produce overs to the highest card on board. Occasionally, you may get a bet from a maniac but I think I rather not try to get too cute and expect opponents to make bluffs here, and just try to get value myself from his 1 pair type holdings. I’ve even see people at lower stakes call here with PPs including 9s, 6s, etc putting me on overs or missed clubs.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

On the TT hand, I really needed to size up on flop and turn. I felt my opponent with his big stack, might make a play on the river. If I did bet, what sizing would you recommend? I imagine a small bet, maybe a very small bet like a blocker bet would get the most calls and perhaps induce a raise. The 99 hand my jam was player dependent, I picked up a good read the other day and will stick with it until proven wrong. If I was behind a two pair hand, I had a ton of redraws. I appreciate your suggestions, I can tell that you are a good thinking player. I learn a lot from strong players like yourself who share their thoughts with me. You have an excellent way of explaining your thought process that makes complex hands easy to understand. I’m looking forward to implementing some of your suggestions.

[@Backroads23]

So on the 10s hand, it’s somewhat player dependent on river sizing. You are actually in a semi weird spot with sizing now on the river because if starting stacks are right for villain on your screen, he should have $455 left going to the river. So with pot being $350 and SPR being a little under 1.5, it’s a little tricky. I do believe there is huge merit to a push here. Because a jam looks very polarizing to a flush or nothing, which is kind of what you want villain to believe and when called, you get max value in a spot few would. I would really like this against an aggressive opponent in $2/5 or $5/$10 games because calling ranges would be wider than most $1/3 players. But again in $1/3, I don’t think that works as well to getting a call. I think $200-$250 here is probably what I would target. Leave villain with a $200-$255 stack if called. I did think again about your play in checking to getting clubs to bet, and while I think it has way more merit than I initially thought, I still think a bet is slightly better more because of the stakes and willingness for opponents to bluff these spots. Also I would try to understand if your opponents do bluff in these games, what sizing they use. Why? Cause let’s say you check here and your opponent uses a 1/2 pot sizing go bluff. Since you can never raise river and only call, this also needs to go into your thought process of whether to bet or check to induce. How frequent is your opponent bluffing and what size vs. the frequency of you leading and getting called to your river size. The greater of the 2 values is where I think you want to lean towards most often.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@Backroads23 I wish I had more history with this player, would make my decision easier. You are correct that most 1-3 players are unlikely to bluff river in that spot. He did buy in for $500, so I thought he might be comfortable mixing it up. From my limited experience in 2-5 and 5-10 games, more players would take the “bait” on that river check. What limits do you currently play?

[@Backroads23]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I play $2/$5 most often because that’s the game going frequently in my area (Philly) but have and would play $5/$10 if available. And yes, I think there would be more options/merit to checking or over betting the river in those higher stakes games. By the way, I think a lot of the other hands you did play were really well including the As. I think the 6/4 ss hand was one where if you wanted to get frisky, you could have on that specific board with the gutter, BFD, and the A on board as the preflop raiser, but I do agree it’s best to not try to over play hands at this level. I’m really glad you kept isolating the 1 bad player with K/Jo and finally got him with the A/7hh. That was really satisfying to see. Good luck out there Doug and I really appreciate the content and convo

[@randoee3854]

Listen to Zeus. He's been playing poker since the early days of the wild west.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I would be foolish not to listen to him.

[@michaelcohen4545]

That was cool. I liked it! Thanks Doug. Oh.... Thanks Zeus : )

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Very happy you enjoyed the vlog. Appreciate your support.

[@Fignuts35]

It's awesome to see you mix up your play. Normally you seem tighter aggressive. Just so long as you don't get too tilty and have Zeus start cursing at you. Lol for a bit there with all the callers at the first table I was wondering if you were in Texas. Had to double take and make sure those were Capitol chips.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

From the live streams I’ve watched, the games at Capitol seem to play similar to Texas. I’m looking forward to visiting Texas and trying out the action there.

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

Sometimes the villains’ plays help me realize leaks as much as watching the actual vloggers. Against most every hand in the TT2 flop holding AT, he’s mountains ahead and would not have to push the action until way later…. Saved you some money!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

he was very straight forward, if he had it, he bet it.

[@Slick10021]

wow some brutal spots and run outs and you recovered well and left with a healthy profit, keep it up

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s always nice to book a win, I feel confident every time I sit in the game.

[@paulhamilton5420]

Always always always with AA open to larger sizes it induce jams

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I should open slightly larger because the game was playing loose. But I try to open the same size with all my hands. Opening larger with stronger hands gives out to much information IMO.

[@camus6208]

I like your regular format! No need to see every hand ! Your selection was spot on. ( someone at Capitol casino is very curious ) No need to give them more info.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

You got a good point, dam spies everywhere. 🕵️‍♀️. It was a ton of work, I like my regular format better.

[@beachfraser3747]

Evening Doug, hope youre well, been out and about and just saw you uploaded bro, nice vlog, hope youre well, have a great week, regards from the UK, Fraser (footnote) put out the hands that make sense, watching the boring hands is wrong, you do your thing mate, people will always hate, morons, i always enjoy your work, keep well!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks for your support, will be using my old format for sure. Every hand was too much work with little value added to the vlog.

[@ericnerenberg7064]

Great job again Doug.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Eric

[@scottbarrett4753]

Enjoy the ebb and flow.

[@lisas.8113]

You'll never make everyone happy, think u r doing a great job, show interesting wins & loses, can add couple small wins or loses to fill space, enjoy ur vlogs

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, I decided to try this approach, it was a ton of work. Might try it again on short sessions, but long sessions would be crazy to attempt.

[@fialee8]

Sometimes, you just need to ignore stupid comments like, "show every hand"... you are grinding for hours during a session. Unless someone wants to pay you to stream three or four hours, I much prefer to watch about 10-20mins videos with your commentary on your thought process.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It was twice the editing of a normal vlog, so I’m definitely not going to make it a regular event. But I do feel that seeing every hand is interesting, maybe on very short sessions.

[@fialee8]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I did like your play in this vlog. You showed aggression from the start, and made others pay.

[@carlkoh]

Yes, it's a lot of work, but what a great video!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@carlkoh thanks Carl

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@fialee8 every hand I played, I was the preflop raiser. Not once was I the caller. Think that’s a record for me.

[@paulhamilton5420]

Maybe because I play $2/$5 mostly I open up at a larger level. In $1/$2 my standard is $25 and if they don’t want to pay then I’ll happily take the blinds. Eventually the table adapts to the open size but you have added a dimension of fear to your play and the opponents are not use to playing from a defensive position. It’s part meta game & partly introduces the ability/ opportunities to bluff more . You can see the strategy. You want them to be afraid of your play . It keeps them off balance, they pay you off quite frequently because they get tired of folding. I’ve often heard the comments from others who said “ you can’t have it ever damn time “ and payed off a huge bluffing looking bet . It becomes a weapon in your arsenal.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I stumbled across the same idea a few months ago. I try to always raise an amount my opponent is not comfortable with. I played with a strong player that always did this, I hated playing with him. Now I am that guy, if I raise to 20 and get a lot of calls, next time its 25 or 30. Once I find the point they give up, I can raise lighter just for steals.

[@MaydayAggro]

Wow. You were destined to lose the 44 hand. Villain had gutshot otf, fd ott, 2nd pr otr. Great betting lines! I would have changed the 99 hand, and you already commented on it. :) I don't hate the TT 1/2 pot bet otf. Any bet looks really strong from UTG in a 6-way pot. Great check back on the K9hh hand. You don't have to worry much about overcards, you have a redraw to the 2nd nut flush, and villain will never suspect you have the flush ott after checking otf. I liked seeing all the hands that went to flop, but either format is fine. I don't think you are selectively editing to make yourself look better nearly as much as some other vloggers out there.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

People say that my interesting hands are usually me winning. What they fail to realize is that I fold hands that I think are losers. So most of the hands that go to showdown are winners or tough beats. I rarely call off with garbage.

[@vicosam6055]

PLEASE SHOW ALL POKER HAND THAT YOU PLAY.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s a lot of work, twice the editing of a normal vlog in this case. If I have a short session I may do it again. But showing every hand in a 4 hr session is just to much.

[@mikewilliams3509]

Dont ya love when you have aces and you have 2 outta his 8 outs and they hit that straight... sheesh

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

At least the stacks weren’t deep.

[@lcbuyer1945]

Thanks, this is a great vlog.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Your welcome John.

[@PrestigeLoft]

so far twice I had a straight and was beaten by bigger straights, I just seem to forget to think of a higher straight, I really need some help with this

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

One thing to think about is why your opponent is willing to stack off against you. Sometimes this will help you avoid a big loss. Sometimes there is very little you can do. If you make the bottom end of the straight, nothing wrong with being cautious.

[@PrestigeLoft]

@@dougmccuskerpoker thank you I will keep this in mind.

[@PrestigeLoft]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I have seen you twice at CC, once at a tournament and another time during a cash game. you're a tough player

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@PrestigeLoft thanks for saying so, its quite a compliment when another player thinks im tough.

[@stanleylouis402]

I like the long videos

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Next one is lengthy.

[@paulhamilton5420]

I would have gone to $75 who’s the wild guy

[@drmjvernon]

AAs cracked x2. "Ugh, back to the drawing board." Not that x2 matters (vs. x1), except that it adds insult to injury. At least you got it in good with 62% equity against two opponents. Sigh . . .

[@roycrosby4941]

First time I've been first...good luck and keep up the great work

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Congrats on being 1st.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@Amoral 100 I do play on the tighter side, but I also like to mix things up when the opportunity arises.

[@aashishthomas]

nice session💯💯

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks

[@tomrichardson9799]

I like it.

[@susanbender4725]

This was good

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’m happy you enjoyed it.

[@123man371]

hit the thumbs up button

[@vicosam6055]

VERY GOOD VLOG.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks you, glad you enjoyed it

[@vicosam6055]

I would like to learn from you how to play poker .

[@vicosam6055]

Hi Doug. If you get 2 red aces you raise $30 and you get called and the flop is 4,6,12 red heart and some one put all in do you do all in too??

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@vicosam6055 very dependent on the opponent and stack sizes. But I would tend to call players that give action and fold to nitty players.

[@taige4134]

good vlog

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks you, I appreciate you saying that.

[@LacklusterBangarang]

I feel that AA hand right now. Had aces 3 times today and got torched every time by the most random hands. Such is poker. In my opinion it's hard to say any certain stakes can definitively make a living profit. My local 1/2 plays bigger than most 2/5 games. Also you have to factor in financial responsibility. With October coming to a end i had a fairly average month with over 9k profit. Some would say that's easily livable and to some they make more than that at their actual job without the risk. I could easily go find a higher stake game but i enjoy what i have going for now.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Many players don’t take variance and stress into their equation. I find that I can achieve a comfortable win rate without the risk of playing in bigger games. A livable rate is very subjective, I have spoken to a few friends that play full time in a 1-3. Their win rate is similar to mine and they play many more hrs than I do. Where do you live?

[@LacklusterBangarang]

@@dougmccuskerpoker i live in Oklahoma. I agree with making a comfortable living without the risk of a higher blind game. I've dabbled in 5/10 and 10/20. I did fairly well in 5/10 but the risk/reward wasnt on equal terms as my local 1/2 game. Mainly has alot to do with being uncomfortable with that steep of buy ins. The beauty of playing poker for a living is when i feel stressed or mentally ran down i can take a day or 2 off without recourse. I do keep a good work ethic though because i feel some that transition to poker become lazy so to speak. I put in the hours regardless. Will you be having a meet up game anywhere close to oklahoma? I would love to either play or go over some hands that would assuredly be haunting me.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@LacklusterBangarang a vlogger I associate with is in talks with a casino in Texas for a MUG and live stream. So I may be making a trip to Texas in the near future. There are some very good players in my local 2-5 and 5-10 games. I watch them battle with each other in a high variance fashion. I sit in the 1-3, and grind out a win with little stress. I am sure that the better players are making more, but they also have to absorb the larger swings. I will be adding more vlogs in 2-5 games, but not at my local casino.

[@LacklusterBangarang]

@@dougmccuskerpoker i would definitely travel to Texas for a mug. I actually haven't played in Texas but i heard the action is great. I don't go to meetup games to neccesarily make money but more so to have a good time. Do you by chance have any hoodies for sale? It's that time of year and i would get one for some extra money for the Zeus snack fund.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@LacklusterBangarang haven’t ordered any, not sure about the demand. I do have face masks and card protectors, looking into shirts. MUGs are mostly for fun, it’s great to meet and mingle with vlog supporters.

[@paulhamilton5420]

I don’t open at $15 for any large pair . $35 bare minimum

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Others have said the same thing, maybe it’s good in some games. I like to open similar sizes with all my raising hands, makes me harder to read. If I open double my standard with AA and KK, pretty soon even the weakest of players would figure it out. They can fold to my big opens and attack my normal size opens.

[@joecotrone2469]

If you’re gonna play 64s on the btn you can’t fold when you flop a gutty and backdoor flush draw.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

About 1/2 way thru the hand I realized I shouldn’t be playing it at all. So even though I had some equity, I decided to untilt myself and get back to my normal game.

[@joecotrone2469]

@@dougmccuskerpoker don’t be so hard on yourself. 64s in position is not that bad in a deep cash game.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@joecotrone2469 it can be profitable under the right circumstances. I just wanted to regain my composure by not chasing.

[@dalewike856]

64s will get you killed....to win this hand requires a lot of bluffing....wait for J 10s instead.

[@thomasdidymus1855]

hey doug when i see zeus after every hand i expect to hear from him and when i dont its disappointing - just sayin...

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Oh, I see what you mean, I use his chip as a hand divider. I’ll se if I can switch it up.

[@michaelm5734]

I like seeing every hand. Thanx

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It’s a lot of work Michael, not a regular event in my book.

[@michaelm5734]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Hi Doug, I understand. I'm just learning the game so it's nice to get that perspective just to get a feel for what a 1/2 or 1/3 game is like. I watch the streams also but those seem to be huge stakes and just aren't relatable at my level. Thanks for doing it this one time. Really appreciate your hard work. 👍🏼

[@bruceathman5131]

I like your play but your continuing ruffling the chips is distracting

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

its a habit

[@vegasaviation2243]

Don’t understand why these degens want to see every single hand lol not every hand is interesting and entertaining

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Editing was a pain, more work, without more entertainment. Will keep my old format moving forward.

[@JR-fd6fe]

Such a terrible 3 bet sizing in the last hand there preflop with AKo not allowing the obvious shove from the original raiser to reopen the betting. To have 80 vlogs and still make this kind of mistake is unacceptable.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I make mistakes all the time.

[@MaydayAggro]

I wouldn't call it terrible or unacceptable, but yes, he could have sized down.

[@matthewgreenleaf723]

$15 to $55 is $40 raise. Opponent shoves for $90 ($35 more) which is more than half your original raise. That opens up betting again.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

@@matthewgreenleaf723 unfortunately it doesn’t, needs to be a full raise to reopen the betting.

[@matthewgreenleaf723]

@@dougmccuskerpoker you don't play with the half bet rule then? That is usually the standard.

[@flyzfw]

The videos are great and I appreciate how you explain marginal hands and bluffs. I started playing earlier this year and your vlog is helping me learn the game at these stakes. Luckily I’ll be flying in from Dallas for the meet up game, I’m looking forward to meeting you!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Awesome, glad you can make it! See you on the 10th.