GG POKER Live Play with Carrot Corner!

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

This was a lot of fun. I felt a bit nervous and the 88 hand was an absolute abomination and mental freeze moment where I couldn't have even told you my name, but you were extremely helpful and did a fantastic job of mentoring and helping me settle into the session. Kudos to you Benababee.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

all good bro! really enjoyed doing the video and obviously hands like the 88 happen sometimes

[@smackback1278]

The value of listening to these two absolute legends go over hands/ strategies is immense. Thanks guys. Great content, brilliant analysis on both sides as always.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

very kind mate, glad you enjoyed it 🙏🙏

[@Klyne]

Found this really valuable. Great to hear you talk through some more ordinary/small pots from both a theory and exploitative POV

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thanks mate!

[@thomasmatthews80]

Shame people come on here and use it as opportunity to trash Pete and can’t just get the value and enjoy it in a positive vibe. Pete is a great coach who helps loads of ppl

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

really agree with this. also such a short clip of playing just not representative of someone’s overall approach

[@JuskuK]

"Sometimes you need to roll to realize you don't want to listen to the roll" Pure gold 😆

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

am i wrong??? :D

[@JuskuK]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker No that's exactly how it goes :D

[@董粉-d3m]

@@BenaBadBeatPokerthats the best point in video😭

[@stefan8110]

Great stuff, would love to se more of this kind of content!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

got you!

[@Roxz.1]

Love this format!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

cheers Rox lad!

[@nutsneo]

As always very good and clear analysis. Can we have more of these 😊

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

definitely can make more of these mate!

[@strewens]

Bravo Pete, brave to get coaching in real time for your instruction and our delectation

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

is this an rta accusation 🤣

[@strewens]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker haha yes it does read like that, I mean coaching after the hands played ofc but real time as in as in your comments not edited after the sessions been played likes Petes examples with his students

[@goober-ll1wx]

@34:00 What Pete says here applies to many things in life, especially regarding risk-taking. So many people want to protect themselves from downside risk, they cap the upside reward! People who can roll with the punches and keep getting back on the horse are coming out on top...

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

totally agree, need to remember this in my own grinding life too 🙏

[@zamanski7094]

Awesome content guys!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

❤️❤️

[@karlmason7985]

I have no idea if you're sound in real life but you always come over incredibly well on KZbin.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahaha kind of you mate! I like to think I’m the same irl as on KZbin

[@pokeityaclown]

he is 😊

[@KaizenPokerTeam]

great video guys

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thank you mate!

[@percival1112]

Great video guys!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thanks mate!

[@rgee5952]

benna bah bee isa lord

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

my prince

[@SultanOfSwings]

BBB+ carrotMan is this REAL LIIIIFEEE 😍😍😍🤩😍😍🤩😍🤩

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

the REALEST of life

[@msrx8ajr]

Lemme know if you need a 25NL grinder who wants to improve! Great content once again.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thanks mate!

[@Wiffle_]

Love it

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

😻😻

[@BenjaminK18335]

we love to seee it

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

@@BenjaminK18335 ❤️❤️

[@pridntfant]

KsTs check on flop seems good to me on the QcTd3c since we have protection but on turn 9d it seems kind of vulnerable in my eyes to check oop, any 8, K, diamond or club on river makes a one card straight and/or brings a two card flush out there, plus an overcard A is there as well. I would personally bet 40-50% pot and check the river, rather than c/defend on this turn card. I am interested to know what you think about this line. Love the content!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hey mate! thanks for the comment. you're definitely right that you can choose to bet the sizing you said. it's more of a preference than anything - you want to protect your hand, and i'd prefer to build around the stronger parts of my range. i don't think one is right or wrong, rather the one you feel best able to execute/know better than your opponent

[@Cardsforaliving]

In the first hand I can definitely get behind folding 5x for exploitative reasons, but my thoughts were similar to villain possibly valuebetting 66/77 to get thin value from 22/3x/44/5x/etc. Based on assumptions, I think it will be a bigger mistake to fold then to station as we face a river block in a wide range spot. Also given the fact that villain went halfpot OTT is also an indication that his range might even be wider than anticipated. Furthermore, good analysis from the both of you!

[@danilonilo9431]

I'm waiting they say :it's a mandatory call with 88 in bvb spot. Fold is too nitty.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

agree with you mate! glad you enjoyed the video

[@DJM3KS]

@@danilonilo9431especially if you don’t have info on them. That’s an easy call, and if you lost the pot it’s a cheap price for some notes 📝😊

[@johngriller4997]

Pete is looking like a fraud. Just clicking buttons

[@ryanonvr2267]

"This is a pure call"

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣

[@_MMWWMM_]

What is peters bb/100 at RnC 100nl? Surely he has a decent sample by now.

[@jaiden2974]

i’m unsure why but i think he’s losing

[@_MMWWMM_]

​@@jaiden2974Well you probably think that because as a coach he doesn't share his results, despite claiming he will do so. Also no regs even win in these pools pre Rakeback so why should someone who himself admitted that he rarely plays anymore perform better than the regs who grind full time? There is a huge lack of transparency here.

[@AllielIll]

@@_MMWWMM_ We will have built a civilisation on Mars before Pete shares his graph. He said at the start he’s been playing some GG reg tables so I searched him on a tracking site… and he’s amassed 900 hands there lol

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

no idea what his winrate is mate

[@mardil93]

Yeah pretty sure he is losing with this plays

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

32:00 isnt 99 supposed to bet flop IP after we as opener check and villain 1 checks to the 99?

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah prob but they’re rec so clicking around!

[@TheYero24]

Very nice video. Would love to see more like this. If you grinded out of your downsing I would be happy about a coaching with you :). I love your thought process cheers :)

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

appreciate that mate! haha no plans to coach just yet but who knows about the future

[@fefe2222]

For some reason I find the whole 9:30 flag talk hilarious. Hong Kong btw. 😅

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

looool yeah trueeeee

[@jonnynordstrom5785]

2 legends in my eyes, awesome 🙂 NL25 happy rec here who's in need of coaching 🙂

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

fuck yeah thanks mate!

[@soundmaniacchannel25]

I would give anything in the world to be able to play rush and cash 200, and my dream is to one day play a 24-hour session on 200 and be first on the leaderboard

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

i believe you got this in the bag mate. what needs to happen in your life for this to become a reality?

[@soundmaniacchannel25]

@@BenaBadBeatPokerfirst in need to get red tag from pete in this video

[@garyblackwoodpoker]

Lads lads lads!!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

❤️

[@gorydays28]

nice vid lads

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

cheers bro!

[@chrisungoed8793]

Great vid thanks for showing both. I dunno if it's because he's nervous for the video but seems to me like Pete gets fancy play syndrome when he has others watching him - just an observation, no criticism meant.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah i also feel quite under pressure when people are watching me too

[@chrisungoed8793]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker Yea I think it's hard not to, also while throwing in the fact thousands of people will see it

[@madwithoutit]

One thing I’d like your thoughts on Bena.. You guys speak lots about exploit like this exploit line that.. however at the KQ suited hand 44:00 minutes in. Both of you agree that you should never bet the turn here.. why wouldn’t you turn this hand into an exploit spot and bet call off the KQ? We then fold all the A high hands with our turn bet as our range that calls 4bet than calls flop and bet commits turn is pretty strong. So why can’t this be a spot you say let’s exploit and get him to fold his Ax hands and if he has value in this line we have equity regardless. Just confused why this can’t be an exploit spot like the others! Thanks

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

definitely good merits to do this to be honest! but the main reason we didn’t wanna shove was because we felt that the only real hand in our range that wanted to shove was this exact holding. you gotta remember that vs the flop bet we play a lot of jams so we simply don’t have the hands to also shove turn. all that said if we don’t think we’ll be exploited we can obviously custom-shove our hand and not be too worried about it

[@madwithoutit]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker for the record I was not meaning shove turn, I’d never shove turn, I was meaning bet to target the A highs and V Villians check shove range, we still have equity regardless. I checked the spot in solver after your reply and we actually bet here more than we check our overall range surprisingly! our exact hand can be a low frequency bet but mainly checks this exact combo most. However on turn when checked too, we have lots of bets here with overall range, more than checks.( so if people are more likely to not call correct or make a mistake more that’s why I like bet even our hand ). Villain is supposed to barrel turn with all his bluffs and in GTO world we have lots of value that can bet turn too - we are supposed to small bet any pair for value, even low frequency hands like 3x and 6x , we are betting all the combos of air - AJ , KJ non diamonds as bluffs, then interestingly AQ diamonds we bet 100% of the time on turn no checking. So yeah interesting hand. I was just interested why the thought process wouldn’t be we have K high we lose to so many bluffs have a lot of equity either way and then take the line that he can make an error against. That’s always how I’d play these spots

[@stereoDoza]

Thanks

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

no problem!

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

33:05 surely ankles has to over fold to this river bet with villajn 2 behind?

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

not when villain behind is very very capped

[@aryan-yq6ki]

bro i decide to play only 60 mins session after that i cant play well but whenever the 60 mins over i just continue playing due to fishes and maniacs and my position to them they just keep punting and reloading it seems good but due to long hours my decision making falls and i feel fatigue hungry and start lil tilt also. should i just leave after 60mins session or i should wait for the fish to leave first. due to long hours play i also think i am not improving much but i am making okayish money but i want to climb higher.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

if you really do struggle to quit then perhaps you could force yourself to take a 2-3 minute break once an hour. this can at least start to help with building a good habit. fwiw i did this for YEARS and still sometimes to that. the other thing is that maybe 1 hour just isn't enough for you to feel settled into the session. why not try extend that time frame a bit to maybe 90min or even 2 hours? just experiment with your thresholds for concentration and you will eventually find something that works for you

[@statebriga4360]

After the first hour IF you feel good go for an extra half hour and repeat the wellness check. Also play more 1h Sessions in a day, say 4h apart. Thats how i fixed my 4h non stop tilt shows. Winning 25 zoom on gg thanks to Bena and Pete videos. Gl

[@1312Mork2]

27:23 😂😂😂

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣🤣🤣was I lying tho

[@1312Mork2]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker ❤️❤️❤️

[@mamarezaaa]

Hey Ben, If you ever needed someone to coach for free to build up your coaching skill set I'm here willing to do this favor for you. 😎 Good luck btw, I hope you never lose with 98% eq ever again 🧿

[@vincentlanoie638]

true

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahaha so do i mate :D thanks for the heads up - no plans right now but we'll see in the future

[@vanja8870]

48:30, don’t you think it’s worth to build a block range here as exploit versus weaker regs/rec/whale with JT/KT/AT/JJ and weak Qx? Pretty sure they don’t re open the turn with hands we get called by and likely checking back pretty weak range overall OTF Might open the door for getting omega exploited but I don’t think we get hammered enough when we block turn. Versus better regs I would just use OB/x tho but I think there is merit in building blocking range here versus weaker field. What do you think?

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah vs weaker opponents we can always do what ever we want haha. just so you know merging definitely is a thing here - I was wrong/approach this spot differently to the solver apparently. I still actually want to approach with big bet regardless of output though fwiw

[@vanja8870]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker yeah fair enough. I also simplify here, just use OB/x as default. When straight comes in, could also go b100/x, but amount of straights is pretty small overall, so OB/x seems good. Maybe on double FD, we have to be a bit more careful tho, too many nut changing runouts. But yeah, doing what our what wants to do is obv best versus weak player. I enjoy your strategy talk, reminds me a lot of Jarret or Uri, very clear and structured explanations.

[@Alex-yv4vr]

Carrot corner uses a lot of jargon, and often even if you fully understand what he is saying. It is a lot simpler for everyone to just say it like a layman would. Quite frustrating to listen to

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

interesting take! I think that is where he feels he’s able to express himself fully but if it doesn’t work for you then that’s fair

[@Alex-yv4vr]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker yeah I don’t mean to be horrible. I’m sure there’s lots of people that like it. Just not for me

[@matthewstevens1736]

Funnily enough it’s amazing how much you get this in the world of finance. “Leverage” instead of “use”, “mark-to-market” instead of “fair value”. Sometimes even “capital” instead of “money” (admittedly “capital” means wealth in general” but often it’s used when referring to just plain old cash)

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

nah totally fair mate! I definitely try keep things more simple, mainly cus I don’t wanna confuse myself haha

[@thomasmatthews80]

He is great. Don’t be too quick to reject it, have a think and it might help. Just saying as of course your views are legit

[@Mike-y4f4f]

Did you say coaching for 25NL/50NL grinders? 😶‍🌫️

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

haha no I said it wasn’t off the table in the future!

[@Mike-y4f4f]

Verbal is binding

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣🤣

[@Bigfootbert85]

Don’t know if it’s intentional but every vid you have done with another KZbinr has highlighted how significantly better than them at poker you are 🙈🤣🤣

[@DANNYsosick]

100% but not surprising. The big surprise is Weazel actually seems a lot better player than Carrot.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

haha it's much easier to backseat and commentate when there's no pressure on me to perform!

[@mardil93]

@@DANNYsosick better by a mile i would say

[@CancelIFR]

On the first hand, rolling seems pretty ridiculous. Someone with this amount of theory and pool knowledge should have a standard plan for this spot, based on taking the highest EV approach. I really doubt raising and calling are that close, especially once we get to the turn or river in the given line.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

i agree with you! but as pete said, a lot of this came from a bit of anxiety about playing in front of me/my audience, so it's natural to lean on a crutch like RNG'ing sometimes!

[@CancelIFR]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker Yeah, I would normally give him some slack, because I like Pete, but when his entire product base is "True EV" and not RNGing spots, then he can't execute in one of the most common spots in the game tree, that is a bit concerning.

[@SultanOfSwings]

I'm gonna continue doing it and eventually I WILL have top pair you better believe it 🤣🤣🤣 - BBB 2024

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

mark my words

[@sneakytucky]

9th!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

acceptable for once

[@sneakytucky]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker 😓

[@mardil93]

Little funny that pete has a school to teach poker but literally makes a mistake in every hand 😂😂😂

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

barely any mistakes imo!

[@mardil93]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker u must be kidding right? How can he play pocket 8s so badly in a easy spot

[@louiswalsh70]

Hope the 88’s fold was just a brain fart moment but is a TINY bit concerning to see a fold here Mr bad beat.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahaha

[@TheTurmoilPure]

How on earth does this guy give coaching?

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

Pete is a great coach imo!

[@TheTurmoilPure]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker way too nitty in some spots. Easy to play against as he only ever had value

[@Jimmyballsthe3rd]

How did mickey coach rocky?

[@thehboppa]

16:00 A5, if you're not gonna play a big bet/x strategy, and go max exploit, why not pick 2/3-3/4 sizing, as your hand is surely worth more than 1/3 here.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah that’s a good point - I tend to agree with you

[@eirikolsen9995]

This hand is a perfect ex that all his assumptions about pool tendencies and flag "reads" makes him play terrible all over. This is a SB vs BB spot and villian has a lot of natural bluffs (gutshots/open ended/FD) to bet if he checks to him, include all his pure air then its easy to overbluff here if checked to. And BTW block barrel blank turn on A high flop is never a thing.

[@moesalad2509]

4da algo

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

[@Karel9606]

I don't think GTO will ever cold call from the CO the AJs @11:00

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

likely true, but that doesn't mean calling could be very good in reality!

[@riverflow-v6r]

on the contrary AJs is one of (if not the) highest density calls in this config😐

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

6:29 combo draw? Was just JT high flush draw and no overs

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah I wasn’t able to see the replayer like you do in the video so probably misread something

[@Stefan-Best-Pantos]

First 😂

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

❤️❤️❤️

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

37:52 is this guy using RTA or what? Time banking every spot

[@johngriller4997]

Not necessarily, pete is time banking most spots as well

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

you can see him playing the entire session lol. unless you mean his opponent?

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker yes i meant his opponent in that time stamp

[@madwithoutit]

Time to put my China flag on GG and exploit this whale 🤣

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣

[@IMNOTMAD001]

tbh I don’t see carrot beating this pool, he is a bad reg at best. The 88 fold and the AJs flat was so bad

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

try not to get too caught up on things that likely aren't huge errors. the 88, sure, not amazing - but the AJs can have all sorts of benefits from cold calling. fundamentally, having a black and white approach to spots really just limits your own ability to take on potentially new/better ways of thinking about the game

[@gsomethingsomething2658]

17:50 Pete, was that a timing tell by you?

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

lol

[@swardmusic]

"recs and regs" has got to go in coaching. Sound too similar.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

haha yeah that's legit fair enough tbh!

[@swardmusic]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker love the content mate.

[@Mvdd1]

omg this game changed a lot after a year

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

haha in what way?

[@Mvdd1]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker I mean, the bet size strategy changed alot i think, or lets say evolved. People are using very tinny sizes like 10%-15% in many more cases then before. Also games get much more nittier. No one is stacking big hands now because no one pays off. I mean, less players are happy to play for stacks. Tones of checking nowadays. Am I getting it wrong? fck It is really hard to adjust.

[@Mvdd1]

at least at low to mid stakes