How To DESTROY Low Stakes | $50z Play & Explain

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[@janriepshoff5237]

I like your explanation style and also that you don't hide stuff behind a paywall. Love the insights! Keep up the good work!

[@saulocostapoker]

Thank you, appreciate your feedback!

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

I enjoyed your analysis. You have a real talent of describing the main factor of your decision during play.

[@tnfru]

Watched alot of different people, but your play and explain really hits home for me. Subbed!

[@susymay7831]

Hidden gem channel! 💎

[@smellypoo3160]

He’s only doing it to promote his staking company

[@benjiswett1690]

It's a scam.. online poker is rigged

[@noamcalvache5717]

Agree, ppl who don't know poker don't understand how valuable is listening to this guy talk about the game

[@benjiswett1690]

@@noamcalvache5717 🤦

[@susymay7831]

​@@smellypoo3160 So what if he promotes his company by giving us fabulous free content?

[@switters8679]

There were a few moments where I almost had a heart attack because you were out of time bank and explaining a spot. Great video imo. I enjoy how you talk about spots and the differences in strats when we move down in stakes. Time to go watch the other vids you referenced.

[@rifsoneh]

Mate i have nothing but respect for you, I think you have almost mastered the game. However, i feel it's bad to promote GG Poker considering what they do to the community, If all of the content creators stop playing there, they may lower the rake. That's just my opinion. Saludos!

[@lukebruce5234]

I play on stars but where I play I only get 25% rakeback max. All of these sites are scumbags.

[@mattsmith9968]

+1

[@srypWned]

haha come to germany its even worse for us now - have to stop online poker the rake is too much. I dont think the game can be beaten with that rake. Government and gamble sites team up to get your savings … take care!

[@POKERMIKE-1624]

? mastered no one will master this game ever but it's nice the support you give him u use programs like every one needs to it seems that's really sad and worse pros use them for pros it's absolutely pathetic gl in life and poker

[@craig6621]

Very informative and clearly explained session Saulo. I enjoyed it very much and gained more knowledge. I would have been tempted to call on the button with the small pocket pair after a 4X open because of the implied odds (41 minutes into the video) Your opponent had 89 bigs.

[@edwardzhou9606]

Hi Saulo, I wonder where is the depolarized strategy video you mentioned around 18:00? Thanks

[@ekaterinaschesler4558]

did anyone find it already? please send me, ty!

[@bombombecker5222]

Amazing truly educational Keep it like this with 2 tables is perfect for me !

[@janis1699]

Hi,what is the RNG doing at the corner of the table?

[@asdfasdf-zx8pm]

I wonder the same

[@italomazzucato9573]

Ver as aulas do Saulo é 2 em 1, você melhora seu jogo e ainda treina seu listening, o cara é visionário demais.

[@cotonn]

eu fico impressionado com a fluencia dele , ingles abrasileirado e bem tranquilo de entender

[@focusaddiction3460]

@@cotonn O sotaque dele não tem nada de abrasileirado, é bem americanizado, apesar de alguns detalhes.

[@Patrick_Mathieu]

great video, could you please play with a 4 color deck and show your stack in BB instead of $?

[@yury4835]

Hey! Have you added the video about betting depolarized that you mention in this video?

[@saulocostapoker]

Hey mate. No, I gave up uploading that one. Felt it was too technical for a KZbin video

[@FrenzyPoker]

Very well put together video. Clear and concise moves between the tables. Top content for hand analysis. GG GL

[@nolimitpoker]

I Dont get your limping strategy with aa and kk how's this more profitable?

[@homoimbecillus]

Limping with KK+ is a thing on SB but nowhere else. Don't understand this limp either.

[@vlada_janjanin]

if you kept playing nl50/25 and limping AA/KK, would you try balancing your limp range or?

[@mikegoodwin5951]

Hey Saulo, why do you cbet 1/10th pot in 3b pots? GTO wizard never does this. Thanks, love your content.

[@imonoke7903]

I don't even play ever nlhe cash but I still enjoyed alot watching this video. Maybe I try out nlhe cash someday. Thanks!

[@mihhailzaplava4820]

Thanks a lot man it is very very useful

[@chrisd614]

Have just found your videos. Great stuff. You keep things moving on well enough that time flies by, but not so quick that I'm not able to absorb what you're saying. Will definitely be watching everything. Thanks!

[@belossii]

where are the results of the session, show us please how you destroyed low stakes

[@juanlima4277]

Talking about my experience on low stakes... to crush the limits NL2, NL5, NL10 or NL25 you just need focus on ranges +EV, to make your post flop easier. Dont force a lot, focus on pots with good equity.

[@postmur625]

18:00 video in this channel? it calls "3 Things You're Probably Not Doing To Crush Midstakes" or how? thnx

[@saulocostapoker]

I still didn't publish the video I referenced lol 🤦‍♂But it will be up eventually, stay tuned!

[@postmur625]

@@saulocostapoker ok thx. i saw you from high stakes hands in youtube , you played 3max and heads up in pokerstars. and nice to see channel in youtube)) every video really high level. thanks

[@murcie44]

nice player bro but i missed the part of destroying the opponents lol: on the left u had to refill twice and lost like 30 bucks; on right u won a coin flip at start but then overbluffed too much and after that full J vs your straight you had to refill 20/30 bucks there too. Zoom poker has too much variance, 3 normal tables are better imo

[@andygrindmore]

it seems you watched this video like a football game paying most attention to shortterm outcomes. I took many notes on this video and had to stop it multiple times thinking about the actions. I have noticed plays from him that will smash opponents in the longrun.

[@how2win354]

Your content is fire

[@jamesdonald4241]

Thanks for making these videos. Really enjoying your channel & respect your game & thought processes & explanations. Can you say a little bit about why you implement a limp strategy with AA, KK? I’ve watched most of your vids and seen you do this several times. Do you balance your EP limp range in any way? It’s just the one thing I’ve seen you do that seems odd. Thanks!

[@fleischer123]

It’s bad. Don’t do it.

[@peteh312]

It's what's the solver approved preflop charts say to do.

[@Mwuesse]

Same... I don't get it at all.

[@saulocostapoker]

It's normal to not get it, it's very unorthodox, I know...but I do it because it's more profitable than open raise

[@PhilBot4OOO]

My guess is because early position opens get a lot of respect, ie folds from later players because they understand EP raise means typically stronger range and in general these lower stake pools are nitty. However, EP limps get the opposite, they do not get respect and there are players that will see a limp and think free money or easy iso spot etc. and make it 4/5/6x. You might even have a second player that attacks the iso-raising player because they think they are trying to iso the limp. Suddenly you have raise re-raise in front of you with AA. This happens often enough that the +ev outweighs the standard RFI approach.

[@jonnyhatter35]

hey great content. I can't find your video on playing depolarized strategies that you mention at min 18. can you post the link as a reply please? Ty, sir

[@hansari8697]

very quick bet might be a strong data point there. In my experience though a very quick bet on a river that changes the board texture is often weak. The strong hands usually stop and think for a moment when the nuts change whether they have it or not. Spot in the video isn;t the situation I am describing the river was just an over card.

[@user-vl9rl1py3r]

co vs bb, you 4b/ako on the co, saying the pool fold to much to 4b but it means their 5b range would be stronger. so would you consider 4b/f or alwasys 4b/c thx becasue vs QQ+ AKo+ range it seems you should 4b/f we need them to have a5s to be +EV

[@KN-wb3ci]

at 34.50 min you raise the A3dd and say you like these spots to raise. I have seen you do raises like this in other videos too. My question is, after checking the turn what are you really representing here thats credible? Lately I have read people as weak in many spots but am hesitant to raise because unless I can credibly rep a strong hand it seems like they will be inclined to call no? Love the content overall thanks for this

[@jammflint84]

Honestly it doesn’t matter what you are repping so much, this spot is over folded by population. Of course just be careful what board texture and what sizing they use, obviously don’t raise over bets without great blockers but vs the standard size, go crazy

[@ffallenaangel]

hi, its me or title say like going well in low stakes but in the video you lost money?

[@J0K3RJAKE]

Because, he actually has no clue. And, GG Poker deals it true apparently.

[@ffallenaangel]

@@J0K3RJAKE agree

[@danielmendes09]

Video fantastico Saulo. Vou assistir varias vezes ate vc postar o proximo. Super obrigado!!

[@Stefan-bn4wh]

Great Video :) AT vs CO open is a raise often/fold ? not mixed, right? thx

[@Metskins]

What's the difference in raise sizings? It seems like utg is generally min raise and most other positions are 2.5x. Sometimes in other positions though you are min raising and it seems like maybe you are doing that with your offsuit/non pair combos. Is that what your strategy is?

[@fredyjg64]

Video muito top! Edição e conteúdo perfeito. Fiz minha aplicação para o Meta e ansiosíssimo pra receber o contato 😄Obrigado pela aula e por favor, continua fazendo videos! GL

[@scooby546]

very nicely explained in easy words, keep up the good work bro

[@ToJaAdamK]

Valuable content! 21:30 without blocking flushdraws i prefer ch and give up, also considering short stack in this hand. Greetings from Poland.

[@matthewjohnson9413]

Good content. Am I seeing this correctly? Obviously, there is some editing and fast forwarding a bit. But I never see this many hands to play in a session like this. I can go almost a day without seeing all the quality hands you played. I'm more in awe of how many good hands you're getting and the fact that the flop isn't disastrous. Maybe I'm just that guy. Lol

[@ruben7091]

Amazing content as usual, congrats it is impressive !

[@rokaskaspa4114]

What do you think about 3betting donk (1/3 and smaller) bets postflop with AJ+ on a empty board?

[@TheManu6250]

Hello @saulocosta , what do you think about the rake ? Because rnc is harder Than reg tables ... but with rakeback and dailyleadboard u can win a lot if you play a lot right ? Not sûre if its good to play on gg make big volume and earn rakeback and leaderboard or play on other site like ps or party ... thank u mate

[@CaptLeChuck_]

Ola Saulo, reparei que usa o HUD para identificar o tipo de jogadores. Gostava de saber mais sobre o assunto. Pode indicar um link onde possa ler sobre o assunto? obrigado

[@oneone_isme]

Glad I have something to watch tonight

[@caiomad1]

Faaala @saulocostapoker , tranquilo? No vídeo vc comenta que mesmo com o field soft, não é fácil de bater o rake. Quais jogos, e sites vc recomenda com melhores condições? Pretendo jogar nl50 e nl100. Qual o bb/100 de um bom jogador nesses limites? E quantas mãos um regular consegue fazer por mês, tendo em vista 25 dias de trabalhos por mês, 8h diárias? Peço também que me recomende os softwares de estudo e tracker de resultados. Grande abraço, obrigado pelo conteúdo e atenção.

[@chad0x]

This is the good stuff! Smashing video! Thanks very much Saulo.

[@ruisampaiolopes4326]

Boas Saulo, obrigado pelo conteúdo, com que range de mãos podemos fazer cold 4Bet shove do min. 3.45?? AK vs JJ Obrigado

[@Thomas-sb2fg]

Easy beatable for 10bb++/100. Rake on rush and cash is wayyyyy lower then on regular tables

[@Tobi-pn2xs]

At 9:35 you say it's an overfolded spot vs b150. Do you mean the general x-c x-x b150 line or paired boards in general or something even more specific?

[@emanueleorru9503]

Saulo i always fcllow you are very good man, how much bankroll do you reccomend for 50 zoom

[@saulocostapoker]

If you are playing for a living and have no other sources of income, 100bi minimum + 6 months of expenses saved on a high liquidity low risk investment

[@commodore6480]

Glad i found your channel, frequent uploads would be very much appreciated. 👍

[@saulocostapoker]

2 times a week not enough??? :D

[@susymay7831]

I like how Saulo neatly weaves MDA into his play!

[@coreyhuggins5785]

do you always 3bet QJs vs EP in high stakes? this hand is folded sometimes, just wondering how you approach these 0 ev raises. Obviously with the skill edge It is a good play

[@elpistolero82]

Hi Saulo. Thanks for the great video. I was wondering, are there any ways microstakes players can access MDA without having to be in a CFP/stable? To be honest my results aren't good enough to get in any CFPs. The analogy I like to use is: CFPs/stables can polish rough diamonds, but they can't turn shit to gold, if you see what I mean. 😄

[@markux1983]

😅

[@marketsuspended]

what is cfp?

[@lukebruce5234]

@@marketsuspended coaching for profits

[@marketsuspended]

@@lukebruce5234 I did not find it. Could you please help me to find that video

[@lukebruce5234]

@@marketsuspended it's not a video, it's coaching for profits

[@diegoandresacostaseveriche602]

excellent content please could you make a series of videos about nl50, greetings from Colombia, obrigado !!!

[@saulocostapoker]

I will try to every now and then post a video about low stakes, so stay tuned!

[@hugoflorez2466]

Conteúdo sensacional, Saulão! Parabéns e obrigado!

[@FizzyToni]

Hi! I wonder how much tougher the games are on NL50/Zoom50 on Stars? Do you have any data or educated guess? I know the difference cannot be huge, put since poker is already a game of small edges, game selection can obviously have a great impact on results.

[@jimmyballs5662]

Nah the difference is huge. Much worse players on GG

[@kellegyheadshot]

I know I'm late, but I've played some 200 and 500NL on both, the difference is night and day. Stars is pretty much solid pros and one decent rec on the average table, GG is a clown show with 2-3 very bad recs on many tables and the regs are really weak too. GG 200NL is softer than Stars 25NL as I remember (haven't played in years though). The issue is ofc the rake, on Stars it's not bad on midstakes and low stakes is also bearable, you also get ok rb nowadays even if you win. GG midstakes is very heavily raked, low stakes is straight up robbery, and the rb is very little for winners. Haven't put in near enough volume to measure correctly as I'm mostly playing live nowadays, but I'd estimate GG is considerably more EV (esp during the day in EU), but not by as much as you would think by watching how bad people play on GG.

[@PhilBot4OOO]

Can you explain the AQ hand at 15:30 a little bit?! It's a spot I never really considered before. It just seems odd to call it a bluff but since you don't have a made hand it makes sense. I'm just trying to understand the rational in a huge bet vs the sb range after flatting a 4bet it seems this board hits them very hard. 99, TT, JJ, 9Ts, JTs, QJs, QTs, KQs, QQ. I don't really understand what better hands we are trying to make them fold? I do understand that we have ton of equity vs his entire range and so betting in general really can't be a bad thing but for some reason having this as a bluff feels wrong. I'll trust the solver however! A side note, which I', not sure you mentioned the solver chart seemed to heavily favour the AQ combos with a spade for the jam and checking the non spade combos.

[@saulocostapoker]

You do get plenty of better hands to fold - AT folds pure, KT folds sometimes, AJ folds, 88 folds

[@johnl2276]

Thanks for the great content! Your analysis is very easy to understand.

[@Dominik-gk8gr]

Cool video man! Really simple but very informating. Subed!

[@saulocostapoker]

Simple is good. Simple is awesome

[@swedishgrinder]

Hi, Nice video, when you say that they are really "capped" what does that mean? And also what does block bet mean? Thanks!

[@joffreyrossi1797]

This value Bet with KQ and 16$ left is just insane. I would be in the same spot river just like you, thinking i've best hand most of the time, but woudn't dare shoving for value 😛

[@TomRaine]

Where to find the video on depolarised strategies?

[@PaddyB92]

Where can I find the de polarize video you wer talking about at 18:10???

[@mattefrasco350]

Thx 4 the explaination, whats the name of the song on the background..? Thx

[@Sejdr]

Very nice...please do more of these play and explain. :)

[@vitosekulovski8795]

Great one, please make more!

[@yoanbello6891]

great video. Would yo do a video of how play postflop for beat micro and small stakes. Maybe a video for the most importants spots or a video for each one. Thanks and good luck on tables

[@duelsy]

Nice video. Some crazy hands showing up from opponents haha.

[@pawemorawiec3416]

Hello Saulo!, Thanks for the grate video and analysis. Is it really that hard to beat NL 50 according to the high rake on GG poker? Which poker site is better to play on NL50, in your opinion?

[@saulocostapoker]

Yeah, beating it pre-rakeback should be quite hard. You can still win post rakeback though. I think most sites are decent options for low stakes, but I think the best ones are Bodog and 888

[@atilaporto1]

What is that purple thing that looks like a clock or a calculator on the bottom left side of each screen?

[@keniffkeniff]

Nice Video as always mate. Keep it up! Unfortunately I could not find your video on depolarized strategies :/

[@saulocostapoker]

Coming soon, I switched the publish dates for some reason :s

[@terrencesablan893]

Bro are u in the US. I cant find GG Poker for US user? Am I doing something wrong?

[@majidivari1863]

Hey Saulo thank you for your videos. I have a question. I beat nl25 at 12bb for a sample of 100k hands. I recently made my shout for nl50 and I lost 10 buy ins after 20k hands. I grind 50 hours a week. Is that a lot in terms of hours spent? what is the right to be the time spent on grinding on average per week?

[@saulocostapoker]

Nice results man! Congratz. That's a lot of grinding hours though, I would imagine you are not studying much with this much volume. I think a good target to have is 6h a day, 5 days/week, so thats 30 hours of grinding per week. Then 2 hours of studying per day, 5 days a week - 10h of studying

[@majidivari1863]

it's true Saulo I do not study a lot. This might be the reason why the shout didn't go well. Nl50 is much much more difficult than 25 and few fishs. @@saulocostapoker

[@BlackDragonStudios1]

was fantastic video for anyone learning some of your plays didnt work out but in the long run i think your level of agression is going to profit!

[@saulocostapoker]

Thanks mate! Can't always win, but the long run is what matters

[@J0K3RJAKE]

@@saulocostapoker A long run it will be📉 Unless, of course, you begin streaming Poker Stars 📈

[@robertorodriguez6002]

thx so much for this

[@icaroferreira1528]

Conteúdo incrível! Recomenda sempre usar o run it twice?

[@yangyang9548]

28:40 , Q9s SB hand, if he shoved river bluff, would you consider folding?

[@marcelomelo9554]

Joga zoom mais seus graficos mes parece ser reg so colocou pra ser dimico o jogo ou grinda zoom ?

[@chibiichen]

Nice videos you got there. Do you have any tips about how to learn to go the stakes up to nl 50? Any good sources?

[@saulocostapoker]

Yes, my channel 😀 some people say its the best poker channel in the internet 👀

[@marketsuspended]

Saulo when the hands are 0 EV in open range you prefer to open or fold? The same for 3bets and calls for example

[@Badbentham]

I assume: If you have a clear edge over the field , open. Otherwise: You mostly boost variance, - and pay rake on top.

[@saulocostapoker]

Make sure you scan who is on your left. The less 3bets you can expect to face the more you should be willing to open

[@FurrBurgers]

In the Jacks hand 27:00 did you not notice villain had a 38% 3bet over 2k hands ?

[@sanduha1]

43:30 i'm wondering if you could've won the pot by shoving on river. Sort of weak value bet on turn from your opponent and check on river. He was a thinking player, as much as afraid of clubs and KT as you, probably could've folded a set on scarry board like this. Should've already re-raised turn to see where he stands. It could've been profitable session, seems like you just we're unlucky to bluff the wrong players in later spots who wasn't as thinking ....J9 bluff to calling station with two pair and the donk who called all in with pair of J

[@ToshDiesel16]

Hey bro what’s the name of that cabinet system in the back. Ikea?

[@AndreySorin]

Good video, What is the changing number at the left bottom corner means?

[@saulocostapoker]

It's a random number. Use to play mixed strategies

[@DanielReilly-lx2id]

Good stuff, how do you see his stats?

[@TrackinDaMeta]

There is an argument for calling with AK against people who are over aggressive post flop (according to Phil Galfond it puts more strong hands in our post range that can punish the post flop aggression)

[@cNamikz]

Bom demais o conteudo Saulo! keep it up

[@EimantasSkudas]

Love this channel❤ Dreaming one day play in your stable

[@paint9922]

Hey man really nice Video and appreciate you only Play 2 Tables its so much nicer to watch

[@janriepshoff5237]

Could you possibly explain the GGPoker HUD in detail and which information you derive from the numbers of your opponents? It was all a bit quick in this video (understandably so because you played). E.g. you marked someone as a reg or rec depending on the numbers. I found that quite interesting but did not fully understand it.

[@saulocostapoker]

Hey mate. Those numbers are VPIP and PFR. VPIP means "Voluntarily put money into the pot", and refers to the percentage of hands dealt that that particular player decided to play. Generally, recreational players play too many hands (high VPIP), whereas regulars or professionals play around 25% of the hands they get dealt. The other stat is PFR, which refers to the percentage of the hands in which that player was the preflop aggressor. Recreational players have a big gab between VPIP and PFR, because they call too much instead of raising, so a lot of the hands that they voluntarily participate, they do so by calling preflop, so their VPIP is high and PFR is medium/low. Regulars and professionals on the other hand will mostly play as the aggressor preflop, so their gab between VPIP and PFR is usually low (4-6% only). Hope that helped!

[@janriepshoff5237]

@@saulocostapoker Yes thanks. I knew what the abbreviations stand for but what clues to derive from it is a whole other topic and I guess there is more to learn about it that would most probably exceed the attention span in the YT comments section. All in all a very interesting topic what to make out of all the data that is accessible these days. Just "having" it doesn't help anything. I need to know how to read it. Thanks again!

[@RagingAcid]

How do you decide your open size? i see $1 sometimes and $1.25 sometimes, what is factor? Position?

[@saulocostapoker]

Yep. 2x from UTG-HJ, 2.5 from CO and BTN and 3x from SB

[@RagingAcid]

@@saulocostapoker is this to induce more callers with strong ranges and less with weaker ranges? or is there another reason?

[@bookedroomer]

The AQ shove at 16:15 what is villains folding and calling range going to be

[@julianbelmarsh]

Very educative video. I don't understand the limping with KK though. I haven't seen that from any other good players.

[@saulocostapoker]

Yeah its unorthodox

[@julianbelmarsh]

@@saulocostapoker 😆

[@MarkoAssi_pokervlogger]

Subscribed. Poker player here in the Philippines.❤

[@mikegoodwin5951]

Saulo, you said population overfolds to 4bets. Is this only at micros or all stakes?

[@VladislavKuzin]

Love your content ❤. Big thank you! 😊

[@iraklykhazhomiya8417]

Hello Saulo, great video and great value, thank you :) I have a question about rake on GG, everyone saying that it’s very high there, but if you check primedope and compare rakes, so under nl50 GG has one of the best structures in industry. Yes, on nl50 rake is higher but not so much, so am I missing something? Why everybody just repeats the same? Thank you

[@Ashouaine]

You are probably missing that they rake preflop.

[@MrJoosebawkz]

thats kind of interesting with JT9 that solver doesnt shove with any of its nutted hands. only like one class below nutted and bluffs with blockers. i don’t think this is something i can use in micros bc people hate folding in 3bet+ flops before the river (at least on bodova/iggy), i actually exploitatively shove flop/turn bc of this. but still that’s interesting to know.

[@user-zt4cm5zx5k]

Hello, how is the video about timing tells called? Can't seem to find one

[@saulocostapoker]

Coming next week, stay tuned!

[@mak-income9077]

So the session ended with a result of -15,00$... does DESTROY mean your own wallet?! I dont get it...

[@VinnyPoker]

Yep, because win or lose ONE flip in a session resume all the content that he delivere here. Shame on you bro.

[@mak-income9077]

@@VinnyPoker The video title is: "How To DESTROY Low Stakes" - Well, thats not the case!