I Crammed Learning Poker - Then Risked $500

I went from never studying poker, to cramming in 9hrs of learning to then risk $500 playing poker at a casino! See how well luck and studying from Daniel Negreanu last minute payoff in the real world #poker #cramming #casino #learning #danielnegreanu
Dealer Fundamentals I didn't know: The casino gives you $5 and $25 chips, even though the small blind and big blind are $1/$2. I didn't know you're supposed to just put a $5 chip out for the small/big blind as a placeholder, and the dealer has $1 chips they'll give you as change if no one raise above $2
Casino Manners I Didn't Know:
-Dealers change every ~30min, so if you're going to tip them for a good hand, don't wait until the end (sorry first dealer!)
-Some locations have a "Bomb Pot". This is NOT normal Texas Hold'em and involves having 4 cards instead of 2 in your hand, and playing two 5 card boards, each for half the pot. Unless you've studied it, it seems like pure gambling rather than skill/mind game
- If you move chips in to bet or say raise $X, whichever you say first is normally what's withheld
Music:
- Moonlight Canyon | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Composed by Yuki Shimooka
- Death Mountain | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | Composed and arranged by Koji Kondo
- Inside Death Mountain | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | Composed and arranged by Koji Kondo
- Sticky Situation | Donkey Kong Country Returns | Composed by: Kenji Yamamoto, Minako Hamano, Masaru Tajima, Shinji Ushiroda, and Daisuke Matsuoka
- Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown | Captain Toad Treasure Tracker | Composed by Mahito Yokota
Editor
- maximilian / @maxmilian.artistry
Scriptwriting Assistance
-Trevor Treefort

[@aaronlee9677]

I've found that you can be social at a table you just have to be aware of when you're being social, don't talk when you're in a hand. Consistency is key, players will pick up on inconsistent behavior.

[@raveeolee]

This is solid advice! I think talking while I'm not in a hand would remove 50% of the not enjoyable parts of playing for higher stakes. Thank you for likely removing some future misery!

[@EthanBlaineMeyers]

Good stuff dude! If you choose to keep playing, it's not called a raise if it's the first bet of the round. You've got a pretty good handle on things - keep it up!

[@GravyJam_]

Great editing and solid advice from a beginner player. Well earned sub!

[@raveeolee]

Thanks! Credit goes to my editor Maxmilian!

[@dr.mikelitoris]

what a fantastic video! I'm shocked you don't have more subscribers, this was really high quality!

[@raveeolee]

I appreciate the kind words! The grind to make that a reality has started!

[@aaronlee9677]

Great vid BTW! I'm subbed and looking forward to future content!

[@raveeolee]

I love the support

[@EdisonGotGame]

You just earned yourself a subscriber sir. I loved your footage and you were super easy to understand, even for a beginner like myself. 👍

[@raveeolee]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@jackbrady9738]

Cool vid idea well executed well done 👍

[@123loganmiles]

good video! as a long time player i would love to see more sessions from you!

[@BlankTH]

very impressive a new channel already has such a slick video style! the attention to detail on the music was 🤌

[@raveeolee]

Appreciate you!

[@joaquinbarragan5384]

Very good video, it’s crazy how well you did for so little time that you put into studying lol! Hope to see more poker content from you!

[@raveeolee]

Thank you! There will be plenty of challenges in the future! Would love any poker challenge recommendations

[@joaquinbarragan5384]

@@raveeolee maybe just try some “easy” bankroll challenges playing mtts online or something along those lines

[@SoulhunterSpielt]

To comment on your description, bomb pots are usually just that everyone puts money in before they get dealt their hole cards. What you seem to describe is another poker variant, omaha, where you get 4 cards and use 2 from your hand and 3 from the board

[@gavienperez9329]

Fire video

[@MrLacrosserocks]

Nice video, subbed

[@darrenmurdoch2596]

as someone whos new to learning poker, my god is this ever the most useful video ive ever seen. theres something special about learning from someone who isn't a longtime pro. they know what is important for a beginner to know. amazing video

[@raveeolee]

This means a lot, thanks for sharing!

[@whatthree16]

When I started playing poker online (2003, Moneymaker boom), I bought Poker for Dummies, which is a limit hold'em poker book. The players were so bad that I was still profitable.

[@jean-michelcid9594]

good video! congrats

[@pugsnhogz]

As a lifelong poker player, I was blown away by your ability to absorb almost all the fundamentals AND execute in the heat of battle, your first time at the table! Well done.

[@pugsnhogz]

The only real mistake was not betting bigger on the last hand (and checking the river)

[@noahchoi1213]

@@pugsnhogzchecking the river is fine since the villain can easily have a jack

[@pugsnhogz]

@@noahchoi1213 eh, it's fine but not optimal IMO

[@LOnlyChildMusic]

Honey new Raveeolee vid just dropped!

[@raveeolee]

;)

[@andrinkoch164]

btw if it gets checked and somebody decides to bet, it's called a bet and not a raise, it's only a raise if someone bets beforehand. still a great video!

[@raveeolee]

Good to know now!

[@Mitchello457]

Nice vid. I would have liked to see a little bit more reflection on the whole experience but it was still enjoyable overall.

[@raveeolee]

Great point! I was trying to wrap it up quickly, but removed far too much from the conclusion as a result. My stress from learning and implementing for so many hours each wasn't shown much

[@McGirr5799]

You gonna keep playing poker? I would love to see your journey

[@raveeolee]

I will! It won't be 100% of this channel as I enjoy event, games, and trying other challenges

[@Stockholm_Syndrome]

@@raveeolee then make a new channel for event, games and other challenges and keep this as a poker channel!

[@nicholas7525]

Really like the raise with 76! Maybe raise to 70, but otherwise well played

[@raveeolee]

Thanks! Is the higher raise because it's more likely to get them to fold? I wasn't sure the right amount to bet to get them to fold while making me not pay alot if they had a Jack

[@TheBetterlife101]

But how much did you leave with???

[@CloysterFukk]

Cool idea gj editing this man

[@Zeddwolff]

what course did you buy?

[@raveeolee]

Daniel Negrenau’s Masterclass

[@exclamaforte]

nice haul

[@raveeolee]

Thanks! I was prepared to be down $300-400 so anything positive was a plus!

[@johnp.4759]

Make sure you tip your dealer!

[@raveeolee]

Indeed! I missed tipping the 1st dealer as I didn't know they rotated and tried to not look like a newbie

[@federalmayhem]

When are you going pro

[@raveeolee]

2037, stay tuned!

[@thegrizzly7402]

Nice idea but you just got lucky, to win consistently at poker you have to put in a lot more time than just 24 hours

[@raveeolee]

Very true! There's a lot of the Masterclass I couldn't fully digest so it was far from 100% optimal. I did find 1 full day of studying did show a ton of progress in my understanding and playstyle!

[@Vote_By_Mail]

U mean to be good at poker? lol cuz u can win consistently over any amount of time.

[@Tib1010]

​@@raveeolee don't mind brother just keep learning and playing! Make sure to have a stop loss for yourself so you don't ever go overboard or full tilt. No matter how good a player you are, full tilt can happen to you.

[@Tib1010]

Obviously the more he learns the better he will become. But even a few hours of learning theory can help you be the best player in a table where players don't know much

[@raveeolee]

@Tib1010 thanks! I played League of Legends and quit so I've passed the ultimate tilt test...after 7 years though

[@Aaeie]

U wanna stack ur ur 5s in 100s

[@raveeolee]

Is this so raising by $50 or 100 is easy to do? Or so others can more easily tell your stack size?

[@Aaeie]

easily tell ur own stack size and yes i guess raise to 100