How to IDENTIFY The 5 Poker Player Types + 2024 Poker Results!!!

[@JonH-w2j]

Tough table. Good players.

[@JackFischer115]

it's pretty simple, you have: Nits - narrow range, only raises JJ+, zero bluffs Stations - wide range, chases draws, loves to see flops Maniacs - any two will do, likes to build big pots and make big bluffs Crushers - flexible range, optimal bet sizing, exploits opponents' weaknesses, table changes when necessary

[@NorCal_Poker]

I like those 👍🏻

[@paulsanders1]

I admire your positive attitude despite negative variance. You are playing sound poker, but shit happens. Can't always be results-oriented. I play 1/2 at Stones, cya sometime. Paul

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate that feedback. I just played 1/2 @ stones recently & it’ll be on my next vlog!

[@quannguyen3817]

6:20 could i recommend we keep a watch on the table to keep track of the time? Love ur video btw. Your references are awesome even though i dont understand all of it (not from Murica)

[@NorCal_Poker]

Haha good idea!

[@quannguyen3817]

Showcase your watch collection? Keep us informed of the time between hands? 😅

[@NorCal_Poker]

@@quannguyen3817 I’ve never worn a watch 🤣

[@marlboro1771]

Open smaller if you want to widen your opening range. Playing oop in an inflated pot with speculative hands sucks.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Not wrong!

[@jolaz69]

QQ is a fold facing a 4 bet, especially in low stakes. Their range is AA, KK, and AK - a flip or getting crushed.

[@NorCal_Poker]

I see your point. Less than 100 BB’s I’ve seen this player do this play with JJ & AK so for only $167 more I figured it was worth it

[@jolaz69]

@@NorCal_Poker Last week I folded QQ to a 4 bet. I folded face up and the guy showed me AK off suit. If I lost a big pot with that hand, I probably would have gone home. But I played on and won $3k.

[@NorCal_Poker]

@@jolaz69 if you won as the favorite you could’ve had more chips though 🤔

[@thethoughtmaster]

I recognise that sound, it's the 1/2's, not sure if you are playing limit buy in's, if you are playing limit 1/2 blinds you need to step up to 2 or 3/5 or 5/10, that is where you will get value for your winning hands.

[@julianalcorso5703]

I really enjoy your work. You show it as is warts and all. Well done you!!!

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate the feedback ! 🙌🏻

[@GregoryHarris-o5d]

regarding mixing in some bluffs --- how about making Q9 suited hearts -- one hand that you bluff -- from watching your other vlog -- didn't take note of the number but it was the one you showed every hand...... queen nine was one of the hands you regularly folded - and for good reason --- but maybe that could be a hand say Q9 of hearts and clubs --- that you bluff raise and show..... to create a little uncertainty and more calling for your bigger better raises...... also 87 spades -- you might consider --- and hand you like to play and wouldn't mind playing for a raise but also a hand you would fold to a reraise --- but either way --- show it.

[@Poker-in-VR]

I only got to watch the first half last time so now I'm finishing off the last half :) You mention just before 15:00 about going card dead for an hour - I am adjusting my game specifically in that spot - in VR people play a ridiculous amount of hands because they "get bored" otherwise. I've personally developed some habits that won't help me at all in a live game, likely akin to those people who look down at their phones after they fold instead of taking advantage of the information they can glean. I know mine is partially about anxiety - my game is just beginning to solidify and I can be knocked off my game by paying attention to others too much. What are some of the things you did early on to gather quality information after you fold?

[@NorCal_Poker]

The main thing is to look for sizing tells & the hands your opponents get to showdown with! That will help you realize how they play

[@tarantulatv7419]

unfortunatly this time it was not luck at your side as i can see, but u play very nice keep going.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate the support!

[@ambientexpanse]

Cease and desist from playing A/9 off suit...from any position, lol! Also, I just wanted to say thank you for all the hard work you put into making these videos; by now I've become familiar with the fact that filming, editing footage, taking notes on each hand, etc as a poker vlogger is a very time consuming process so kudos to you, sir, for such a well done job! Keep em coming every Sunday!

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

I'd limp with A/9 in late position.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate the support as always& you’re right with A9!

[@mikehickmanvloggamessingin3604]

A9 offsuit is ok to occasionally raise, steal, put pressure, etc, on SB, button, cut off, hi Jack, depending on situation, etc. Also ok to limp that on SB, button, cut off, hi Jack, when behind other limpers in front, have good pot odds, etc. Also good to call with that on BB vs a small 3 X standard raise, with good pot odds, depending on situation, etc. Also good to once in occasional while, standard 3 X bb open raise A9 off from low jack, early position, middle position, to overcome card dead periods, not play with hand face up, mix things up, balance out your range, etc. Also A9 is ok to occasionally 3,4 bet once in while, depending on situation, etc. And it's ok to occasionally call a 3 bet with A9 depending on situation. Also 6,7,8,9 X bb raise squeezes with A9, occasionally, once in while can be ok, depending on situation to steal, scoop blinds, antes, limp ins, etc, once in while, depending on situation. Also A9 off is ok occasionally once in while to resteal reraise depend on situation. A9 off depending on situation, is not a auto automatic fold preflop, etc.

[@MultiWilliam121]

does anyone else always play a/2 suited? i feel like there so many outs with these cards (nut flush, straight, ace high, top pair)

[@NorCal_Poker]

Always Nah, only good for nut flush

[@ed5308]

I play tournaments for fun. Poker cash games have all the players you described but what about the ones that are decent and have unlimited bankrolls. I have seen guys drop 2K and just keep buying in. You get pocket AA and the board come 7 2 and they bet you all in. You lose every time. I know that is poker but I do not want to play against people with so much money they can run over the table. So I do not get involved in these type of games.

[@NorCal_Poker]

In the end, having fun is what it’s all about!

[@joelpetitti3588]

Nice candid vlog. Appreciate it

[@NorCal_Poker]

That’s my goal, thanks for the feedback 👍🏻

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

LOL! Someone could probably put out a poker book that's a collection of the best notes people have written in their poker opponent HUDs

[@NorCal_Poker]

That’s a solid idea!

[@actualsurfer]

A fellow Nor-Cal here...Sub'd

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate that from a local! 🙌🏻

[@MisaelRamos-qh1ln]

I feel like some days you have it some days are good, I feel most of this day it wasn’t your day. Better to save your money for a good day. Great vlog, sorry about the loss.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate the support!

[@seanwaltrip5235]

I enjoy your vlog and appreciate your transparency. Time for variance to give way to an upswing.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Thank you & wouldn’t mind 😆

[@devshah74]

I think your bluffs are off because you bluff in some wrong spots. Can’t check check and bluff river. You will get called most of the time.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Definitely, didn’t like that bluff spot

[@mckinleytinny]

to be fair he did admit he was an idiot sandwich afterwards

[@NorCal_Poker]

@@mckinleytinny 🤣

[@Yoooorshbarcee]

I feel like that was a frustration bluff you knew you were beat and didn’t wanna accept it hahaha.

[@a2jack198]

As a person who is also on a downswing currently constantly getting out flopped or rivered, what are you best points of advice for recovering/keeping your head up?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Honestly, being able to create content has helped me the most since at least I’ll be able to showcase entertainment. But when I was on a downswing before that, I would usually tighten up & get back to the basics!

[@Jimiish]

This is the hardest part of poker...

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

I think ya played those kings too passive. I suspect a C-bet would have taken down the pot. Ya repped an ace so why not bet it to suss out if anyone called pre with one?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Just cuz it was 5 ways & won’t get worse to call on that board. Should’ve bet turn for sure though

[@sunalwaysshinesonTVs]

@@NorCal_Poker My assessment from what you've shown up to that point was you were playing with a bunch of passive casual players who play any 2 cards cause they came to the card room to have fun (and folding isnt fun), ie all that limping. That said, of course Im in the privilege position of being in the cheap seats watching. Still, I dont always c-bet in that exact same position, but when I do, it's always for the same reason of clearing out the field to figure out what Im up against -the old skool "seeing where Im at" bet. I probably small c-bet 75% of the time... even if I had hit my ace in which case the bet is to give me a clue if someone might be on a draw incase the flush shows.

[@phongsrithathvoravong3510]

Sounds like the way I ran!!

[@pot_kivach160]

lol

[@smitty5024]

Love your vlogs man! I play in a small 1/3 game in southern indiana. The last couple weeks have been brutal for me. Heres to July! 😂

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate that & let’s run it up!!

[@mckinleytinny]

what’s your overall opinion of Stones?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Big fan. Love the food & environment. Prefer their 1/2 game over the 1/3

[@mikehickmanvloggamessingin3604]

Hi, I'm new to your channel. Thanks for your content. How do you classify players like me that don't fit your color scheme? I am a semi tight to semi moderate tightness to looseness ratio, about a 24% VPIP, and see the flop about 26,27% of time in sit n go's, tournaments, cash games. I am semi aggressive, and bluff about 7 to 17 to 33% of the time, depending on situation(1 time I went all in every 2,3,4 hands no matter what I had preflop, because nobody at table called unless had AA. Went on to win that 115 person $50 buy in tournament for a $900 win)(was at a tribal casino). My playstyle, etc, is I play positional poker, and a mix of exploitative, and GTO mix, combination, into 1 method, style. I cbet about 49% to 67% of time depending on situation, game, tournament, position, table, player, skill edge, stack sizes, etc. I am a semi winning, semi poker shark, etc, player. Have been playing since about 2005, for about 17,18,19 years both at Brick and mortar casinos, and online. Offline I have cashed about 115 to 125 to 135 out of about 300 tournaments, and cash about 36% of sit n go's, tournaments, etc, and have about a 19% ROI in tournaments, sit n go's, cash games, etc, both online, offline, etc. I have read, studied, applied, learned from my poker coach, mentor, Harrington on Hold Em, Super System by Doyle, Full Tilt Tournament green book by Chris Ferguson, Helmuth's poker book, skalansky's poker book, Full Tilt poker academy, Upswing Poker, J Little's Poker coaching academy, 2+2 poker forums, Bart Hanson at Crush Live Poker, Nathan Blackrain Poker videos, Doug Polk videos, Poker Profit Vlog, numerous poker blogs, experience, etc. So if someone like me was at your table, how would you label them?(I"m often mislabeled by everybody at the tables in some form) I think you need to come up with a color for a poker shark, winning player, etc, as I don't think your color scheme accounts for players like me, sharks, winning players, etc. As for how you did, I agree with you, that you need to widen, expand your ranges, work on your bet sizing, make more multi purpose bets that make draws pay too much, extracts value, turn hands into semi bluffs, protects hands from draws, etc, that bigger bets, about 3/5 to 2/3 to 3/4 to 4/5 to pot to 1.5 pot to double pot to all in, etc, depending on situation, etc. I do think you need to bluff more, and when bluff, pick better spots(altho sometimes you probably do bluff in good spots, and just keep running into buzz saws), and need to Tilt less, and know when to quit, etc. Hope that helps you, others. Thanks again for your content. Hang in there, and good luck, etc.

[@NorCal_Poker]

You’d just be considered a “solid” player type. There’s others I use in general but just wanted to get some basics out there to show how important it is to know your player types! Appreciate the feedback, means a lot!

[@ThePokerChairman]

Hello, fellow Sacramento based poker content creator! I love the vlog!

[@707ridah]

Where you play at? I moved to the area 6 months ago and I've been at thunder and Capitol. I need a good game cause I have haters at thunder cause I don't wait for premium hands and keep tilting then haha

[@bryanwoodcock3011]

Great use of Happy Gilmour clip. Maybe we can go to the Sizzler someday.

[@ThePokerChairman]

@707ridah I don't get to play live as often as I'd like, but generally, Thunder Valley. I usually live stream microstakes and also make a lot of Shorts.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate that!

[@ThePokerChairman]

@@NorCal_PokerMy pleasure! It's great to have some Sacramento content!

[@theWATRpodcast]

12:13 isn't that what you want, is to be called by worse?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Mis worded that! Meant we’d only get called by better. English is hard 😆

[@theWATRpodcast]

@@NorCal_Poker lol, yes it is, just wanted to make sure I didn't have it wrong lol

[@Startedfromthebottompoker]

Yessszz love the videos

[@NorCal_Poker]

Thank you for the support 🫡

[@darren352]

Ahahhahhah Key and Peele "Substitute Teacher" scene ... 😂😂😂

[@NorCal_Poker]

One of my favorites !

[@D-cs1qt]

The card at 8:40 was marked.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Shuffler issues!

[@markhellie6837]

What about adding a category for good players, crushers, and wizards? I play in a terrific 1/3 game and the player pool is very wide. But there are several very competent players--I would think your fellow vlogger, Doug, would be one of the competent ones. How about adding a "Doug" category? Great vlog and hope you start to run better.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Pretty good concept & appreciate the support!

[@MrOracio121]

Yeah I thought the same thing… you have to have some crushers here and there

[@nicholi2789]

Agreed. I think the reg caregory can be widened a bit. Plenty of regs are solid and profitable. They care about results but view it as a profitable side hobby/hustle. Much like ourselves.

[@CoolHandC]

Great vlog! I’m looking forward to the next one!

[@NorCal_Poker]

Thank you 🙌🏻

[@sean_baldyga_2076]

What app is that at the end?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Poker Income

[@z0mbyd0nky]

Identifying does no good playing against me cause Im constantly changing my style and plays LoL

[@NorCal_Poker]

Haha let’s go!

[@BCVideos01]

Hey what app are you using to track all that? You're a good player man. Noone plays perfect.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate the support!

[@richer12455]

Very tight table

[@NorCal_Poker]

It was that day!

[@robertblair7698]

Won't make you feel any better, but I started strong in January and faded some in May and June. Currently running + $11.50 per hour. Unless I have an unexpected run, I also will miss my goal of a yearly profit of $12k.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Just gotta control what we can control! Crush each hand going forward

[@Paul-fe9ff]

Idiot sandwich skit cracked me up 😂

[@NorCal_Poker]

Always makes me laugh when I see it!

[@GregoryHarris-o5d]

yeah some fun edits throughout --- also enjoy the Bruce Buffer/MMA " IT's TIME!!!! " --- just enough of those to keep it fun, but still very well thought out and helpful to an intermediate player such as I am.

[@rudenurse2561]

my son turned me on to ur site. so as kurt said... "here we are now, entertain us!" ✌🏻👽

[@NorCal_Poker]

Appreciate your family support!

[@Poker-in-VR]

Great stuff! So.... which are you? :) Crazy? can't be Regular .... I guess I'm between Crazy and Overplayer and mixing in more safe,for my own benefit ;)

[@NorCal_Poker]

I’m basically a regular/donkey mix 😆

[@matthewraudebaugh9850]

NO WAY the people around you cant see your cards you peel them all the way up

[@NorCal_Poker]

It’s a possibility!

[@Some_guy_with_a_beard]

Glad you got your dog a nice couch! Might need to get him a buddy to share it with lol. A couple thoughts; on your J9 hand after your 3bet, I think you kinda played your hand face up. Against that opponent it probably wouldn't matter but if you had a missed AK you would probably downbet to $40 after 3betting to $45. If you play your made hands the same way you play your missed hands (especially on the flop) you'll look polarizing to opponents and be tougher to play against. On your A2 of spades flush, I think you could've bet larger when you made your flush. The opponent had nothing this time, so no matter what you did you weren't getting paid but when the opponent does make a flush you want max value. How many times have you seen opponents fold even a 5 high flush? I feel like they're almost never folding that. Also, some opponents will even call a large bet with like QJo type hand with 1 spade. Great content and love the vlog! Looking forward to seeing you crush your end of year goal!

[@NorCal_Poker]

I like your sizing suggestion. I mentioned fixing that going forward towards the end of the blog!

[@sonnycflorentino9822]

When you flopped two pairs and you betted he had nothing on the flop with J7❤??? Went runner runner❤ that's a horrible bad beat that's a loose player It's like that at the gardens casino in LA too many reckless players

[@NorCal_Poker]

Love the action, hate the result!

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

What color are you?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Orange!!

[@billthecanuck]

which app do you use that breaks down the monthly results? i use poker bankroll tracker but it doesnt have a breakdown by month like what you're showing in the end of the video

[@NorCal_Poker]

It’s called poker income

[@marksimpson2321]

1bb / hour = not bad. Winning!

[@NorCal_Poker]

😆

[@matthewsell1889]

Quick question- what app are you using to track your results?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Poker Income app

[@sandro_j]

me rec player, trying to get away from the bad habit of overplaying my hands. how would you categorize your play from the hands you played in this vlog?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Donkey 😆

[@TheNow_Now]

I understand some of your play, but some of your cbets are abit off. Like KQ on A52 multiway is just pure check. Even heads up like CO vs BB, good Kx usually checks here, since not much worse folds to a bet and Bb has all suited Ax. Also when you 3b QQ and get 4b clicked to 120, i think jamming is the worst option. I think you could make an argument for folding even, since the 4b click is just so nutted in low stakes. At best, you are against AK, since they are never/ever/ever finding the bluff here with like A5s/ATs/KQs etc. All in all nice play and good results! I might have to hop in the GG game 😂

[@NorCal_Poker]

Would definitely fold if it wasn’t for only $168 more after I 3-bet. At that point I figured screw it since it’s hard to make a big pair

[@5thRiverRat]

I always go after the REGULAR players. 60% of the time I'll make money 💰 off of them !!! Your fan... River Rat 🐀

[@NorCal_Poker]

Nice!

[@Vikingguy187]

If anyone in the room (or the building) wants to know the time, they can just look in the direction of your table mate. Jesus, I've never seen a watch face that large.

[@NorCal_Poker]

🤣 Big fan of that watch!

[@kolinsullivan8325]

This is why we play Capitol Casino. Thunder and Stones is shite for action.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Especially during the day!

[@707ridah]

If i download telegram i can PLAY in GG?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Download the app, click my link in the bio then support will get you set up !

[@videokmk]

Hey, Shrek. It's me. Donkey.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Guilty

[@videokmk]

@@NorCal_Poker Haha. I was revealing my player type.

[@NorCal_Poker]

@@videokmk you & me both 🤝🏻

[@keithb4077]

Pocket Kings are the new Pocket Jacks 💩

[@NorCal_Poker]

😆

[@webguy943]

Bro ur missing one more player type: pro. Low stakes pros like me do exist. Its rare but we exist. Edit: also another one: Nit.

[@NorCal_Poker]

Pro is just so rare I kinda just left it out. The “safe” category is pretty general so I put nits in there

[@CriZBeX]

You lied to me and said you would play A2 suited “blood diamonds” next vlog! 😂

[@NorCal_Poker]

😆😆😆

[@guytaylor6891]

You lost me when you played A - 9 off suit

[@NorCal_Poker]

Oh cmon guy… One weak limp in EP, you just fold it on the button??

[@rdee7406]

Marked card @ 8:38?

[@NorCal_Poker]

Shuffler does it!

[@rdee7406]

@@NorCal_PokerI’d be leery of playing there or cover your cards with your hands/something

[@rudenurse2561]

"she's got the jack..." 🎶 😉 bon Scott AC/DC

[@cobeymagee443]

I'd caution against opening ranges and bluffing more if the action in your games tends to be more multiway. This vlog in particular, you just ran extremely cold. With some "fancier" play, it could have been really devastating. In regards to your annual goals, this year is one long session. Squeezing in "one more hand from the vlog" is going to crush your hourly. Take the L for the session and muck the 87. Hopefully, things will turn around in the month of July!

[@NorCal_Poker]

Solid feedback, agree with all those points! Thanks for watching