How to crush 200 and 500nl zoom poker for huge win rates!

Teaching you guys how crush mid stakes poker using a more exploitative framework and game plan.
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[@jeehochoe542]

So underrated. This is by far the best poker content in youtube for improving my game. I don't know why I found this channel so late. Keep it up!

[@playitsmartpoker]

Thanks friend!

[@redbaronlast]

This is PURE gold man. Thank you! Learning so much 🙏

[@playitsmartpoker]

Awesome, I'm glad you're learning :)

[@matheuszambon7737]

The AQo x shove river bvb was sick! I could see people turning q8 into a bluff but top two was another level! Thanks for the content. I will subscribe to the channel!

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you! :)

[@mykolanetsko]

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[@playitsmartpoker]

Glad you like them!

[@infosrelevantes7146]

One of the best poker contents in YT. Please, keep this amazing work.

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you!

[@mdarshaq5143]

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[@playitsmartpoker]

Glad you enjoyed it man 🙂

[@Heviserdarlove]

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[@Toastxp3]

This is a very good video format, and very good play all around.

[@playitsmartpoker]

Toast approved is always a good sign :)

[@silas_inacio16]

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[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@MarcusDickeyPoker]

THIS IS GOLD. THANK YOU 🙌🏽

[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@wuffs888]

awesome video mate, waiting for more :)

[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@lilyali9140]

This is amazing! These results are great!!!

[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@daftymask8343]

Thank you for the video, very high-quality material, the last minutes are very useful, I hope I will stop blindly copying the solver at last.

[@playitsmartpoker]

Woohoo! good luck :)

[@philiphardy8650]

Great content thanks for posting👍

[@playitsmartpoker]

glad you're enjoying it :)

[@gui999]

You're a beast sir! Amazing video, thanks for sharing!

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@modeob88]

This content is very good my friend !! Thanks for that, i like what you said at the end, and is really true 80% of video one sees on youtube, the coach crush & all goes well, and that is not realistic.

[@playitsmartpoker]

We all make mistakes :)

[@EsceyMusic]

Showing all your statistics under the current date. You're definitely the best 👍

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you

[@mindsetofpoker9463]

Subbed good luck!

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you :)

[@LearnIN100]

Nice play, alway liked your game. Sometimes though that you calling station )) But you catching me well )

[@playitsmartpoker]

Thanks man- Yes I don't like folding 😃

[@radomirpl]

In my opinion, this is the best possible video format. You can focus on the plays during the game and then calmly explain how you see these spots. It's been a long time since I've seen someone show their results right away and then explain plays at such a level. Thanks for this knowledge, I will definitely watch all your videos. For my part, I'd love to see footage of how you play against 3bets, especially out of position. What hands do you call, what hands do you 4bet and what hands do you just fold because I personally think certain categories of hands can do any of these actions and I'm curious what a professional like You does with them. Greetings from Poland:)

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you my friend, I will certainly talk about 3bet oop as they come up in future videos, I think its one of the hardest spots in the game tree to play well ( 3betpotoop). A general tip for you to increase your win rate in these spots is you're likely overcalling. hands like KQs AJs 66-99 look great on paper, but they have a tough time realizing their equity oop as a human vs a good player in pos with the uncapped range and initiative

[@merk4878]

great video, learned a lot from that

[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@julienpugnoud7574]

Nice content. Thanks!

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you!

[@Kishancooldude902]

woww, great content, waiting for next videos

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you!

[@martinrobins5196]

Also in Canada, playing on PS for years but the past year forced into the fenced in Ontario pool. ( extremely soft). Really interesting Vid and very good range analysis. If you have a discord where like minded players discuss concepts , theory and exploits I would love to be involved. I saw the links below but the invites have expired. Very much look forward to more YT content.

[@playitsmartpoker]

cool man, try this one discord.gg/JhKbJK5rXw

[@rotnem0017]

Hey bro great content keep it coming if i was you though i would touch a lot of the beginners pre flop size… just throw a whole video on sizing for beginners that would be really appreciate it

[@playitsmartpoker]

I will take this into consideration for future content, thank you :)

[@user-vd6sz6qn2c]

great vid ❤

[@playitsmartpoker]

Glad you enjoyed

[@Archi891]

Very excited for your content! Thanks a lot :) Currently NL50

[@playitsmartpoker]

Awesome, good luck on you poker journey!

[@krisamagus1]

sick graphs, You are a master. Subscribed.Could you give advices and tips for smaller stakes? What is the difference stake by stake overall?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Sure, for smaller stakes I would first look at some preflop charts to get your ranges down. Preflop is not the sexiest street but a ton of money is made or lost there. Then I would focus on picking 1 flop size and learn how to play those nodes. I would say the general theme when moving up stake by stake is the regulars will be slightly better on average. They will protect their ranges better and put pressure on yours more. I would also say as you move up, the regulars have a better understanding of preflop and their own general strategies

[@krisamagus1]

@@playitsmartpoker thank you, I'll keep watching your content.

[@Donkle365]

Hello Sir, How would you explain that you won 250k in 1.3M hands on your graph and then proceed to win 16k in 400k hands? That's roughly from 20k every 100k hands to 4k every 100k hands. How old is this sample? I haven't seen 500z run in a long time

[@jameshancock3058]

Terrific video. Thank you so much for this. With regards to the 88 4bet hand, what would you do if villain/sb shoves? I've been in this spot so many times, and I'm either flipping (best case scenario) or I'm dominated. Unfortunately my sample size is far too small, so I can't determine how to proceed. Thanks again!

[@playitsmartpoker]

Thanks, I think you're talking about 88 cold 4 bet bb vs sb hand. Its just a 4bet fold and you can 4bet call 1010+

[@jameshancock3058]

Thank you@@playitsmartpoker

[@kezman82a]

Lets go!

[@jordanbarbesin3812]

Hey Avery, are you always cold 4 betting 8s in that spot or are you randomizing? If he 5 bets are you calling with a quarter of your stack invested? Also with the 7s on the paired board if he calls turn are you always shutting down river ?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Hey Jordan, 99 is pure cold 4bet in those spots for me but 88 i'll 4bet depending on who the small blind is/ how aggressive I think their 3bet range is. Tight fish or fish reg you can just fold 88. The more aggro regs who 3bet hands like j9s q9s pure kjo all suited Ax etc the more pure cold 4betting a hand like 88 makes ev due to their weaker overall range. 88 would be a cold 4bet fold just like a hand like KQs in those positions. Call off 1010 as a default range there. Yes river is generally a shutdown especially since many rivers will be a club or over card. I still will have decent equity in that line since it will go check check and I will still win vs lower pairs and AQo. If I had a hand like 99 I can block rivers again to get target his 88 and 77 but with 77 its too low given undercards are already on the board which would give him a full house. You always want to be thinking when value batting how many and which types of worse hands does my opponent have in spot to call with me with.

[@playitsmartpoker]

@Josh Black Readless i think 4bet fold should be your standard play here. Not enough opponents are 5 betting lower pairs and AQ A5s type hands. I would rather call off AQs then 88 in that spot as im dead vs 99 1010 jj but my AQS is flipping vs those hands and has better blockers. If you have a read the guy is wild pre and is 5bet bluffing a lot you can start to entertain 4bet calling but I would need very strong reads to make this deviation. :)

[@aleksanderwangensteen6462]

what is the name of your poker tracker shown in the start of the video? Love your videos:)

[@playitsmartpoker]

holdem manager 3 - thank you :)

[@mihamlaker5151]

Fantastic video

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you!

[@Rosaserdar]

This is awesome

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you!

[@puichseoul3676]

ON T953J where you 3bar K2o, which hands do you expect vilain to fold? (10:22 sec)

[@playitsmartpoker]

Every pair below Jx.

[@Hedonism96]

You’re brilliant man keep it up

[@playitsmartpoker]

thanks dude

[@infosrelevantes7146]

If you are defending your BB and have 25% odds to call, and have 29% EQR, is It indiferent to defend as we bring back to us the extra money invested only, but not the BB? Another question: If we defend having 25% odds and 34% EQR, that's +Ev. But we have the cheap price (25% odds) only in pre flop. What do happens when the pot grows and now we have to contribute with 50% of the pot instead of 25% and we are expected to have 29% share of the pot (the equity that we gonna realize)? What If we contributed with over 29% of the money in the pot

[@playitsmartpoker]

You should break down if a hand is profitable to play street by street by looking at the pot odds and determining if your hand has that equity ( including ev in bluffing/fold equity) re evaluate every street as the ranges get more narrow and bet sizes and change

[@matthewspurring9462]

Hey man great vid. I play midstakes full time, and think this content is very good. Im curious though, the AK hand... It doesnt matter how i model the turn, AK always does better as a call. Even if I make IP stab 80% flop and follow through 80% turn, AK still isnt profitable as a shove (or its breakeven in that extreme, but wins 1bb as a call). What am I not seeing?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Thank you, short answer - I'm human and not all of my exploitative plays will be perfectly accurate and work out. I wanted to showcase that hand showing the viewer that even if you crush the games, you will make questionable or even out right mistakes in hands and that's totally normal and ok and not to let it discourage your poker creativity growth :)

[@matthewspurring9462]

@@playitsmartpoker Yeh I mostly agree. I think a lot of players stuck at low stakes have mostly sound strategies but make 2/3 river punts a day (say 10-20bb each) and thats their win rate gone. So I also feel like if you're putting content out with this kinda play / approach, it might be worth mentioning how important those river spots (or generally punting a spot hard) is worth to average Joe's win rate. And therefore how important it is to understand the mechanisms behind a spot as best we can to limit the times we do that. But for those who aren't doing that, there is real value add here so nice work

[@bertjames9661]

From watching your video it looks like you don't do much bluff catching. Instead preferring to take the aggressive action. For example that KT XR on T94Q, a solver calls there but would XR a weaker hand like J9o. You also barreled the 77 OTT when a solver always checks on that JJ34 flush complete turn. Would you say your style is more bluffing and less bluff catching?

[@playitsmartpoker]

I would like to say my style is just good poker. I try to be over aggro when I can get a way with it and try to overfold when I think its appropriate

[@stevemoz27]

Sick graph and nice video too! Be nice without the sounds too Where is main bulk of your volume? Like what site? If don’t mind me asking :)

[@playitsmartpoker]

thanks man! I'm currently not grinding full time - When I play its either GG poker stars party poker or poker app

[@stevemoz27]

@@playitsmartpoker nice and the main bulk of the graph is it like recent? And was it stars mainly too? Pretty insane either way

[@playitsmartpoker]

@@stevemoz27 graph hands range is 2017-2022. poker stars only graph

[@RuVi78]

Can I use this kind of exploits in NL50 for example? Also let me ask this kind of exploit is updated or in one year things are different?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Of course you can use exploits or ideas that are strong at a higher stake at a lower stake. I always update and improve as time goes on

[@ghjk5827]

Hey, man. I just found your channel. Thank you for sharing your insights. Question: what do you think for beginners players the idea of using a simplified strategy based on MDA with a lot of cbet range, check range, overbluff 3/4 pot against checks, overfold against multiple streets bets and overcall against discontinuous action? I'm a recreational-reg player and I'd love to have a simple framework/strategy that I can just execute and win at micro/lower stakes. Thoughts about that?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Hey man thanks for the comment. That's actually exactly what I would suggest. Lots of simplified strategies basically range betting or range checking depending on who has the equity advantage on different board textures. It makes things much easier for you to navigate your range on different boards when you know you have 100 percent of your range. It also has added ev because you get more reps in playing your ranges this way as opposed to splitting your range often. You can crush midstakes playing range bets or checks assuming you learn how to play the turns and rivers well. I would also recommend playing zoom ( but not too many tables) while you're building your strategy as its perfect for getting your reps in and learning quickly how those range bet or check spots play out in reality against the pool. Good luck!

[@ghjk5827]

@@playitsmartpokerThank you very much for the reply. I'm sorry if I'm exaggerating, but I'm going to take the liberty of asking two more questions. In case you can't answer, don't worry because I totally understand. 1. As a weaker player, I don't have the experience/knowledge to know the best bet sizes to use on turns/rivers. Do you think I can win at lower stakes if I always use the static 3/4 pot bet size with my bluffs and values ​​on turns/rivers? I know for professionals this is clearly horrible, but is it enough for me? As I said before, I really want to have a simple framework that I can just execute, that's why I'm asking that. 2. Besides flop simplification and overbluffs/overfolds/overcalls on turns/rivers, do you think I can adapt and play 4bet/fold vs 3bet (with the exception of SBxBB)?

[@playitsmartpoker]

@@ghjk5827Firstly dont call yourself a weaker player. I'm going to do a video in the future talking about confidence in poker and how that effects win rates drastically. You can think of yourself as a newer player who is figuring out his game. 1- Yes you can certainly beat low stakes games with 3/4 only on turns and rivers in SRP ( assuming you're betting a reasonable range). I would change that size to 1/2 pot only size in 3bet pots which will perform better then 3/4 since it will allow you to bet hands way more often both as bluffs and value and stack to pot ratio is much smaller. Don't worry about adding multiple sizings too early. Much more important to just learn how to play good ranges. The only low hanging fruit exception/exploit I would add is that if you can identify a very loose calling station player, I would look to ignore your 1 sizing rule and bet pot for value. 2- Absolutely- I would actually recommend that. Makes your game tree smaller so you get more proficient in 4 bet pots and players tend to overfold to 4bets so you will be exploiting the vast majority of them pre. 4 bet or fold is a very powerful strategy even at mid/high stakes when executed well :)

[@ghjk5827]

@@playitsmartpoker Thank you so much for all your help and your patience. It really helped me and I appreciate that.

[@infosrelevantes7146]

Where do I get that content about mda and simplified strategies for free?

[@bertjames9661]

A solver always checks that 77 hand at timestamp: 13:50. What is your reasoning for betting small OTT?

[@playitsmartpoker]

I tried to explain more in detail on the video, in a nutshell I think this is the way my hand realizes its equity best in reality

[@yangyang9548]

14:40 About ' you want to manipulate opponents range so that he has more bluffs' could you please give an example? Thanks.

[@playitsmartpoker]

Basically using exploitative sizing which forces my opponents to continue with wide ranges that they then need to balance their own bluffing frequency and keeping strong hands in all of their ranges.

[@yangyang9548]

@@playitsmartpoker Thank you

[@infosrelevantes7146]

How deep is your thought process in game? Do you always think like this in every hand or are more leaned towards auto pilot?

[@playitsmartpoker]

I think these videos are a good representation of how I break down hands in real time. Since I often 4 table zoom, if I'm playing for many hours I can auto pilot a bit and start to play my B game so its important your B game is solid and try to avoid losing too much focus and playing C game etc

[@infosrelevantes7146]

@@playitsmartpoker do you ever tilt?

[@playitsmartpoker]

@@infosrelevantes7146 not often but yes. No player is untiltable. As you get better though, your tilted game should not change much. I might pure call a mixed hand preflop or something etc but I'm not just punting stacks left and right. ( though I certainly did in earlier parts of my career)

[@infosrelevantes7146]

Pleaseeee.... More content.

[@playitsmartpoker]

been busy, will post a video shortly :)

[@simonreichmd]

Are u offering coaching?

[@playitsmartpoker]

yes, join the discord

[@elpistolero82]

I noticed that the audio is slightly behind the action taking place on the tables by a few seconds. The content is great though.

[@playitsmartpoker]

I'm a professional poker player but a recreational video producer haha, they will get better though :)

[@usanve8335]

Hi. Have You considered creating Discord channel and doing study sessions with low stakes players?

[@playitsmartpoker]

Hi, I might do some coaching/study sessions in the future. I should probably make a discord

[@usanve8335]

@@playitsmartpoker Cant wait. Let me know please.

[@nineohh2]

@@playitsmartpoker if you have an account or any other way to contact you, as a fellow Canadian id like to reach out.. Im trying to figure out the best way to do this without exposing myself or you .. as this is your first video maybe this is the only way.. or IG or something but here isnt the best place to give details lol

[@playitsmartpoker]

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[@playitsmartpoker]

@@nineohh2 discord.gg/BDhBavWp

[@infosrelevantes7146]

You have everything to have a best seller course.

[@playitsmartpoker]

maybe one day :)

[@bobbylita1435]

I like how he wear a tuxedo to show how serious he is about poker. Not being sarcastic. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@playitsmartpoker]

You run better at the tables if you wear a suit. 0.3 BB/100 EV increase :)

[@bobbylita1435]

@@playitsmartpoker ok I’m Gona do it and credit you

[@playitsmartpoker]

@@bobbylita1435 :)

[@howard2031]

28:24 letting off a little steam after winning that pot lol

[@playitsmartpoker]

Part of a balanced strategy :)

[@phuoco9470]

Please upload more

[@playitsmartpoker]

I have a cool video coming out soon- different format, let me know what you think :)

[@andrewdinns1746]

3:16 interesting. very important eh? tell that to Kanu7 who for all of his 6m nlhe time would have a CC range there. his results were a bit better than yours :P.

[@asurp7173]

kanu7 was in the era of poker where everyone overbluffed and he was a calling station :D

[@CancelIFR]

21:33 I think KTo is too good to bluff here. We have a solid bluff catcher and plenty of bluffs that we can choose from and not much value that takes this line. So many bluffs, that we are probably overbluffing if we are bluffing 2nd pair.

[@playitsmartpoker]

I agree that is it a theoretical over bluff. Some lines can be over bluffed, some lines should be under bluffed

[@infosrelevantes7146]

Can I crush mid stakes having only linear ranges? Why?

[@playitsmartpoker]

As in you only value bet and never bluff? No that would be a poor strategy choice. Bluffing is a huge part of poker win rates which I can talk about in a video maybe

[@infosrelevantes7146]

@@playitsmartpoker In pre flop only. I mean, I still can't undesrstand why whould I 3bet some trash hands instead of stronger hands. Example: K9s instead of ATs

[@playitsmartpoker]

@@infosrelevantes7146 You 3bet trash hands because it increases your ev with those trash hands and your value bets. look at it like a post flop bluff, you get a better hand to fold which is a huge win. For example, btn opens a7o and I 3bet in the BB with 65S the button will fold 60 percent equity hand which Is a big win for me. Also if you never 3bet trash then everyone can start folding to your 3bets when you have your premiums jj+. So you need the bad hands in the range to get your good hands paid off and they can often make better hands fold as a bluff.

[@johnphillips669]

@@infosrelevantes7146 Their are times when its better to have a linear 3 betting range mainly vs donks that call to much vs 3 bet. Against good thinking players you want a mixed range that is more polar. Never play static ranges always be adjusting to your opponents. Do not 3 bet hands like 56s and 67s 78s vs stations.

[@infosrelevantes7146]

@@johnphillips669 I got it. Thank you. What stakes are you playing?

[@virtualsnake1994]

the suit alone give your more 0.5 winrate

[@playitsmartpoker]

0.7 according to my database :)

[@Ironman1127bap]

This is how i dress before every poker session

[@playitsmartpoker]

Smart man!

[@andersnielsen6044]

So you have profit $44k each year since 2017... Impressive. :D

[@changanhe8192]

This strategy complete destroy nitty pool. I am in that pool😕. I am folding KT jx in that scenario.

[@playitsmartpoker]

Aggro play always beats nitty pool :)

[@olivierdariusjahanpur9562]

I'm actually unhappy that you're sharing this. Why would you want average poker players to get better ?!!

[@playitsmartpoker]

There is an infinite amount of poker content out there, I'm enjoying giving back a bit to the game that has given me so much

[@bobbylita1435]

Lol… this golden has so little views while Charlie plays like a donkey and 10x the views 😆😆😆

[@playitsmartpoker]

thank you

[@benjaminlopez9662]

Hey dude philosophically I’m 100% aligned with you already. Gonna check out more yt content when I get a moment. I also came up pre solver. Playing since 2003. Do you have a discord?

[@playitsmartpoker]

yes in the video descriptions :)

[@tsangkenny4108]

Great video. There’s something i would like to ask you privately. Do u mind if we speak on DC?

[@playitsmartpoker]

discord.gg/BDhBavWp

[@AntropomorficznaPersonifikacja]

Why do you say that poker gave you all this? You took money from other people; it was the people who gave you everything, and now they have a worse life.

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[@ShamloFaek]

Honestly learned a lot from watching this video 🫡

[@playitsmartpoker]

I'm glad!