How I SOLVED the Game of Poker

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Have you tried this strategy? Also, here is how I learned to GUESS their hand correctly 9/10 times: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4WQqZWAerl3l5Y

[@jordanlee3078]

i challenge you to a HU duel.

[@turntyle]

Been watching your videos lately and won a tournament thanks to these fundamentals you teach. I have developed a new appreciation for this game thanks to you. Cheers bro.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Awesome nice job!

[@viperhd70]

Always learned: if you never get caught bluffing, you are not doing it enough.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well put!

[@miguelfontelooliveira7938]

"I Solved poker" and "bluffing is clearly my specialty" in the same video. That makes total sense. =)

[@iPaintCars_215]

Playing some cheap tourneys is a good way to start getting into strategies like this. It’s a lot harder when ur not used to it and real $ on the line!

[@stirfrybry1]

I love how you described a NIT. It's the guy who has learned the game, but not when to press luck

[@jordanlee3078]

but thats not what a nit is so idk why you would love a inaccurate and/or wrong description. its actually some1 who HASNT learned the game and is still learning the beginning stages but wants to find the right formula and frequency for every play and situation so therefore plays tighter then normal because their out of their comfort zone when bluffing too much or chasing too much. NITS are easily bluffable.

[@dddon513]

Super tight rocks will usually flat call Ax anything except AK in position. They don't 3bet Aj or worse.

[@mariuspanaitescu7352]

This might work in higher stakes. In small stakes, they will hold on to an ace until the turn and go all in with both hands if they happen to pair it.

[@steriopticon2687]

This is exactly what I need to learn. Thanks.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NicoleMorton-d9c]

TY Nathen!! YOU have become my number one go-to coach out of countless others! Quick question, are you just as good bluff-catching as you are bluffing? Advice on reading others? TY Sir, Brett

[@NicoleMorton-d9c]

Oh, Im next to wife in pic... lol

[@gregoryfoster8179]

Yeah, I've been beat this way and then the villain gloated about it, but generally if they're a true nit they'll be folding on the turn. When they don't that's when I reassess figuring they have at least a big pair or straight. I don't mind losing a shove once in a while but I would much rather fold at the turn if my barreling is not pushing them out by then. Maybe I'll try this more often and see what's up. I see some play a lot of bluffs and build good stacks. But some push it too much and end up losing everything they gained.

[@RB-oc7ti]

True. A nit isn’t calling after the flop and the turn without a very strong hand. Time to give up 99 percent of the time if he called you every time. Yes, he may fold a K or an A on the river, but chances are you will more often lose alot of $ if it got to there…?

[@gnorty]

@@RB-oc7ti he's not getting to the river with AX unless the X hit something on the flop.

[@jppagetoo]

I don't mind getting called down in a bluff. I play low stakes and the nits don't fold if they have middle pair or a strong draw. I may bluff 3 streets and get caught, but I pot control to lose as little as possible. I don't find bluffing at low stakes to be the most profitable play, but doing it early in the session helps me get paid on made hands. You can't always showdown with strong hands, you want them to know you can bluff.

[@KherojitSingh-dk1ek]

I don't know coach black rain 79, u r the best for me.😂❤

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Thanks from AU Nathan. Always good to go over basics.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Happy to help!

[@bogdanivascu8970]

How much to bet on every street?

[@rickmorishaw9664]

Man.., black rain.., you just answerd a question I had from in the video itself.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I'm glad you were able to pick up on that!

[@justinmoore5265]

Love your videos! Just a tip for the audio you should put a high pass fliter on your mic channel to cut out the low frequencies from air hitting the mic (plosives). Probably like 100-200hz. Maybe higher depending on the bottom of your vocal range.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the tip!

[@CARLHPMA]

I heard about a 4 2 rule for the turn and river when chasing a draw and I am wondering if you have a video on this

[@goodvibestv5380]

Calculated bluffs WORK. They make it harder for people to put you on a hand, you bet to see what the other players will do, and you can bet then improve your hand and shove knowing you still have the best possible hand atm. People with draws will call, likely draw dead and try to bluff in return or fold, basically paying you off.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said!

[@DrVaticinator]

I naturally do this, nice to hear from someone else.

[@jaket1858]

Can I ask if your short stacked and blinds and antes are more than what you have left should you play any two cards? Pot odds though.

[@T-roc57]

A slow played AK is possible, and a set of 9's or 5's is too but if he doesn't reraise on the flop with that he will for sure by the turn.

[@patmacd8886]

How does your strategy change for weak-tight. Ie check calling range is nutted.

[@gwoody4003]

Poker is like quantum physics. The rules are clear cut and simple for what happens in any situation that proves to be correct in every scenario every time. Except for the times its not. 😂 Example: pocket jacks. You 3 bet pocket jacks every time. Except for when its an instafold. 😂

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said!

[@mattialarese0001]

My friends will call with a pair of 5 🤣🤣🤣

[@gnorty]

I play much tighter than most, and I'd certainly be calling with 55 from the BB to a 3x raise!

[@inmate0054]

I’ve seen people call with a pair of 2s

[@miguelfontelooliveira7938]

@@gnorty come and play with me then

[@reysebastian3924]

Really good video as always. But when we will see you playing LIVE CASH games or tournaments.

[@danielcollins7588]

I won alot of money with pocket 9s loved it

[@timhefner4056]

Playing as a very passive nit works great when there are 3-4 or more players bluffing at pots all night.

[@thisismylife-i5t]

On the other hand he saids don't bluff - whatever. I won today with his teachings, thank you 😎

[@devanishant]

In a real poker game with good players, and against one opponent, maybe. In my game, where 10 people regularly take the flop, raised pot or not, bluffing is suicidal. It's; make the best hand, shove or get out of the way.

[@SumSouuthernSugar]

Exactly my take. I can't play real money poker because of laws in my state so I just have to play online for fake chips. There is pretty much no bet someone won't call even with trash in their hand.

[@johntrucano8186]

@@SumSouuthernSugar In free poker where everyone bets everything limping is effective, because there's nothing to lose. I've seen people go to showdown with 72o on ReplayPoker, which no one in their right mind should/would play if there was money involved. In real casinos bluffing works, because there's real money to be won or lost.

[@IronTeddyBear]

I think this strategy would only really work on a Nit. TAGs, LAGs and Fish will continue to bet and will always win this hand. And if the Nit gets cold feet, they'll fold early. I've won doing this, but more times I'll get called. The point is that this strategy is very specialized and I wouldn't try to do this too often. And since your story is that this is a monster hand, probably trips, chances are great that you will never make it all the way to the river if you play it from EP or MP.

[@blue4life175]

The nit would have folded by the turn.

[@theejayzeeable]

It's true that a higher barrel and double barrel frequency will increase ur win rate because u win more pots that opponents dont hit hard enough on, and u also get called down lighter because u look more bluffy, but I wouldnt try to triple barrel a nit. Nits are super tight, so if he called ur cbet, hes probably not going anywhere. Hes probably trapping u. If u get stubborn and double barrel and he calls u, hes taking u to the deep end of the pool. Abort mission. What about when a nit has 2nd pair, wont they call 2 barrels? Remember, nits are super tight. They dont like putting chips in if they dont hit the flop strongly. If they only have 2nd pair on the flop, they fold to ur cbet and they wait for a better spot.

[@stredbyti319]

it depends on dynamics and the player type if its a type of guy that never calls with smthin like K7, K8 and always folds all of his Kx and rly is sum microstakes weak reg, this becomes pretty printing bluff. However if its sum reggish type of nit that knows u well and knows u capable it becomes kinda close and I would rly look at the dynamics to do it. If u look laggy whole game better reg might realize u will overbluff this type of board and might get stationy.

[@sharthun2009]

Did KZbin and TikTok send out a notice for every content creator telling them to start using the word "literally". I cannot seem to watch a single video without hearing that word. I know, I am being petty but is has become a pet peeve of mine.

[@markwilliams5604]

literally bro

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I have literally been saying this myself.

[@BeeAssist-d8c]

im gonna be honest nathan im a poker student for less than a month , ive watched a lot of your videos , but a lot of it did not help me in my progression in poker yes at i lacked the fundamentals to understand what your actually doing and why your doing it but i honestly feel like the short videos you make , make players worse lets put some real content out there on how to learn , why im saying this is because i have a 10+ year veteran coach , coaching me longtime friends free of charge and ive been relentlessly studying poker and the things ive learned from him i do not even fathom if youve actually taught anything relevant in these videos to amateur players i play on pokerstars now and im crushing the microstakes

[@eriks2962]

Of course, he doesnt need to give you something that works. You've watched the videos. He plugged his books. These kinds if youtuber doesnt need to present something that work. Just something plausible enough to get people to show up and buy his books.

[@laurencechen1111]

It should be obvious that any KZbin videos on poker doesn't offer any advice that are targeted to help you. The old saying always hold true: there is no such thing as a free lunch. Even the courses he offers are just copies of what you can learn from available poker books.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad my videos are helping you! Thanks for watching.

[@albundy7794]

This strategy is suicide at low stakes.

[@jordanlee3078]

this guys delusional. he has no idea wtf hes talkn about i promise everyone. this strat wont work at any stakes lol...he claims to be one of the biggest winners ever yet ive NEVER heard of him and i been playing and watching poker for decades.

[@Ryno814]

@@jordanlee3078 lol instead of crushin at the tables, hes here tellin everyone how to play...makes sense

[@jay-jaykay3707]

at all the stakes...a "nit" is by every definition i ever heard or read a tight-passive player...if that opponent calls flop and turn on that board he has at least top pair, rather 2pair or a set, and they made their mind up with that turn call to go broke unless a scare card comes, which is super unlikely on that dry board anyways and the ace on the river isnt one, completes no draws...bluffing big on that river is donating money...

[@Ryno814]

@@jay-jaykay3707 youre missing the point. Its bet bet bet bet and then eh fk it bet some more..Ak bet it, J4 off bet it, 83 off tho?...eh fk it bet it. Dont matter who it is, just bet that shit....poker solved lol

[@tonykenia6829]

Ya a nit only plays a ACE WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT

[@academicdeaneducation6671]

The problem with this strategy is you lose your stack when you're wrong while winning very little when you're right. You have to have very deep pockets.

[@douglasfreitas9720]

This strategy is good when the pot is greater than usual

[@SK-il9qg]

Triple barreling in a BBvBTN SRP. POKER IS SOLVED GUYS!!!

[@MarianneMcVeigh-xz2yv]

You need nerves of steel when you bluff like this and have absolutely nothing. Be prepared to lose what you've invested when they call your bluff and shove all in. 😂😘

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the tips!

[@akiblue]

You are the type of player I call my ATM. If I sniff a player like you is on the table, I just wait and take your money, usually to bankruptcy, And after a player like you buys in again, they're on full tilt at that moment, and do it again, and I take that money too.

[@gaspi101]

precisely. this strategy depends purely on the”nit” not 3-betting an Ace or King. I often just 2-bet and call preflop a A or K in order to trap bluffs and avoid risk. What am I missing here?

[@akiblue]

@gaspi101 Yeah, this guy's strategy and the way he makes his money is finding tables with a bunch of newbies and steals the blinds. He's admitted it in his videos, including this one. He also uses software that shows people's betting patterns. Total POS.

[@gnorty]

@@gaspi101 you're missing the point that if you ever 3 bet AX or even KX you are not a nit!

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said!

[@andymc1-0]

@@BlackRain79Poker I feel for you dude with these comments :D Can't fix stupid I suppose

[@ricex18]

This is good advice

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks Rice!

[@LLWCorp]

if they were out of position and you r betting first you are even more out of position. Im not sure Id be bluffing all-in out of position in the first place....

[@davidmaxwell6718]

Looking dumb at the poker table is not a bad thing when you are not dumb.

[@MichaelTilton]

If you're not getting caught bluffing, you're not bluffing enough. Hell, I'll even show a bluff if I've not been caught bluffing for a long time (and many successful bluffs).

[@afca-1443]

At GG micro stackes they always have the Ax and akways will call you on te river…😅

[@matthewjanz3386]

I won 50 off of a 10 dollar buy in this evening and bluffing like this won me a pile of money

[@mjl1966y]

A rock is tight an passive. Passive is the key word. But bluffing into a rock is a great way to lose money if he follows your advice of calling aggressors. In fact, in another video, you recommend NOT to bluff against nits. You change your mind a lot.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Well said!

[@jacobgoldman5780]

This doesn’t really tell a believeable story except for hero having AK or AA since our KQ,KJ, etc. won’t triple barrel this River. Also plenty of nits arrive here with AK since they are scared to face the 4bet preflop.

[@bengibson9228]

I think you need to add a player type to your list. Cos, ive watched a bunch of your videos and you are exactly the oppo i want at my table. Big talk from a nobody, i know. But still.

[@TFerguson736]

Don't feel bad. You make more money in one year at your job than this guy has made in his career playing small stakes poker.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the idea!

[@andymc1-0]

@@BlackRain79Poker Quit tappin' the tank!

[@blue4life175]

I’ll use your video to call a player down 😂

[@jeffreycroteau3544]

You should write a book with Rampage Poker.😂

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Who?

[@Rafa_Norris]

If a nit payed all the barrels and river is A, definitely he has AK.

[@sharthun2009]

A NIT would never call the bet on the flop and turn on this board if he he/she had nothing.

[@Savagemedic46]

No poker strategy will ever work because you cannot predict the variables of the players. Do they play tight? Are they new? Everyone plays differently so the best you can do is hear what they would do after they know what they cards are. That’s all.

[@laurencechen1111]

This is absolutely not true. There is such strategy and it requires a lot of hours away from the table studying the game. GTO is a strategy which is unbeatable, yet very difficult for any human to master all its nuance.

[@williamalbrecht36]

Rampage does this a lot and always ends up with different results.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I don't know who this guy is but I respect a man who can make a STRONG bluff.

[@cryptocpa1194]

I was going to fold my A10 until I watched this video.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Never fold the A10.

[@enooti1376]

What are this guys credentials?

[@lukebruce5234]

he beat 5NL 15 years ago

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Along with having SOLVED poker, I once placed 2nd in a hot dog eating contest as well.

[@carlhopkinson]

That is a good way to lose a lot of money.

[@NoAimNoGame]

Doesnt make Sense against a tight Player!

[@calvinsaxon5822]

As always, I think the assumption here is that it's not a simple algorithm. It's not something that works 100% of the time. It's a very basic recipe that needs to be seasoned by judgment and context in order to be successful at all. That part is something that can't be taught. As with anything worth learning, you have to be willing to try it out and tweak it so that it works for you.

[@shawnchouinard268]

Nits are more likely to make big folds. They are absolutely the ones you want to exploit. If you can't see his point, you're a nit being exploited yourself!!

[@billsedutto8824]

@@calvinsaxon5822Exactly that. It don’t have to work 100% of the time it only needs to work at least 51% of the time.

[@Bryan-jb4wb]

Absolutely it does a tight player won’t be there at the river without a made a hand. If they are then they may pull a rabbit out you didn’t see but that’s why it’s called gambling my friend

[@TheOlimpian666]

He eats shits to get your money at the table. He ate shit again in another video

[@gregorykelly8000]

The bluff changed the deck, no???????

[@danielgorman879]

You didn't say a king came on flop

[@loganlasvegas]

You figured out poker. Haha.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

SOLVED.

[@juhiss912]

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[@phillipdlee]

"HOW TO GET STACKED IN LOW STAKES POKER"

[@ItsEverythingElse]

So just keep betting and cross your fingers.

[@Carson_Van_McUber]

If I had a king I would not be folding to this board unless I see that you have aces a lot during the tourney. It would take a few losses to you before I would begin to think twice in a situation like this. Then again I play with tons of goof balls on Betmgm who you shouldn't trust most of the time. Not saying that I am the greatest player ever, just I see things like this all the time and am very very skeptical because of it.

[@ShinestuHiko]

I’m still not playing Holdem on the level I know I could , letting players run me down at times

[@geckster109]

You JUST said the nit will defend with hands like KQ, KJ, yet this flop doesnt hit his range? You should really try harder. Unsubscribed.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Sorry sometimes I make mistakes. Appreciate your support before though. All the best.

[@myxzaplik]

I do this maybe to much and those NIT players will always call the river and bust me. I get tilted for a min but realize that I will win money back, which I usually do.

[@andreasperssonhagberg]

Yes you make much much more money in the long run, if you never get cought bluffing ur not doing it enough.

[@blue4life175]

You forgot to mention not to implement this strategy against calling stations.

[@gnorty]

He said this is against a Nit.

[@mattstieg5388]

You forgot to listen to him early on 🤦‍♂️

[@r00d1m3n7]

At this point, I can't tell if you're satire.

[@ItsEverythingElse]

Define "one of the biggest winners".

[@renstillmann]

As if weak players care about ranges

[@terrylake22]

This is absolutely how to lose your money

[@bigsteed007]

My non professional opinion here is to avoid spots like this unless you’ve got a huge stack and can afford to splash around. Lose this battle and win the war later.

[@Phoenixglj]

😂😂 your brazilian right? 😂😂

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Nope.

[@gesus.christ99]

bro solved 2NL 🎉🙏🔥🔥

[@BlackRain79Poker]

SOLVED.

[@inikolov]

BS tru and tru. Most players today are very aggressive and call with any draw or pair. Especially in tables with more than 6-7 people. Lose your money as you wish. Bluffs are rare in 2024, you will lose to real connections..

[@barbrothers2]

you can't even tell a believable story about you being a winning player.

[@raymondwong2087]

There is a chance that he has pocket 5 or pocket 9

[@CFillyShreds]

I feel like there is way more Nits online than real poker

[@TFerguson736]

Don't pay for this guys content unless you've literally just found out poker exists. He's a generic content creator and a seo spammer, not a poker player.

[@eatfrenchtoast]

He's an OG in beginner poker content. Come on ...

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for the kind words, that is high praise coming from you!

[@dennisb933]

anybody know how to play online for real money if you live in a state where it's illegal? maybe just use a VPN?

[@Pyrok007]

Ignition, global poker and americas card room all work except in maybe Washington

[@KOSTLthepupil]

Who lets you wear your hair like that

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I do.

[@Jairaye]

lol you raise to $6 and get 5 calls, then you bluff off and get called down by a pair of twos and 75 if you try this in live 1-2 you will LOSE. Trying to tell stories to people with headphones on is crazy Online, yeah this makes sense

[@lukebruce5234]

you should never bluff 5 way in GTO

[@shike67]

That haircut makes it hard to take you serious :)

[@BlackRain79Poker]

I have got some flack for my hair in this video. I will notify my hair manager about this. I admit, it was a rough day :/

[@shike67]

@@BlackRain79Poker Love that you took my criticism on board, my fandom is now stronger (even though it took you 2 months to acknowledge my great advice)

[@henryguessed]

Go play Bovada / Ignition. -Nobody folds pre up to 25nl. -Nobody realizes my range stronger than their range. -Get beat on river soooo many times it makes no sense At these stakes on these sites, it's not worth playing poker unless you live in a country like Thailand, Phillipines, or Dominican Republic. GO PLAY LIVE!!!

[@davidoberry5309]

Not true. People are not playing horrible at micros. A lot of tags that are trying to build a br is what I see with a few fish sprinkled in.