If I Had to Start Poker Again in 2025, This is What I'd Do

[@BlackRain79Poker]

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[@Lo-to7zh]

If you raise with good hands everyone might just fold. What about this ? So many time people raise with AA and they end up taking the blinds only 😂

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

They are pretty weak, okay at the height of the poker boom, but players simply don't go all in at low stakes with Jacks, unless they are shortstacked. They also don't call huge bets with K10 on a K high board. To win anything at heavily raked lowstakes you have to be able to determine what opponent types you are up against. Do they fold too easily? Do they call too much? Do they only start with premiums, could have anything, etc..

[@markmccarthy6917]

Love the content Nathan

[@Boss79p]

I also listen to you on Spotify, thank you for all the great info mate.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Womenandwine]

I understand his point of they only have aces 3 percent of the time. And don’t get me wrong. You should never fold kings with 100bb pretty much never. But when an opponent has 4 bet you , they have filtered out like 90% of the total hands. And with you blocking some of the Ak , in reality they have the aces probably around 30-40 percent of the time. A few players higher. Now either the money in there already and a good chance you have the winning hand. You clearly get it in. But I promise you. If you are 4 bet in a low stakes game. They have the aces way more than 3 percent of the time

[@darrenhadden1037]

A+ tips❤

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks Darren, glad this one helped!

[@darrenhadden1037]

@BlackRain79Poker 💯 % thanks

[@joepagano11]

Love the content, man

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Glad it helps!

[@TroyDowVanZandt]

Re the supposed extinction of fish, you can still find massive schools of them in live games in the right places. I sat down at a table full of stations the other night. I thought tears would start rolling down my cheeks.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Agreed!

[@jaapbleekveld5068]

Whenever I enter a game. I always win. I pay very strong attention to the position im sitting at. They always safe a seat for me. I play every hand. Still I go home with a profit. And they even thank my for my service. They also call me the dealer.

[@oksanavitalia1126]

Every hand? Where do you play? 😂😂

[@jaapbleekveld5068]

@@oksanavitalia1126 yes every hand.

[@bryanhugh8905]

Doesn't rule no.3 contradict the "stop and go" strat he advocates for? Or is there a caveat im missing

[@yellowdogdemocrat1402]

Stop & Go is supposed to be used on more experienced players who will know enough about the game to recognize that if you bet the flop then check the turn you were likely bluffing on the flop

[@SamirShuaib]

Do you offer in person classes/online?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Sorry I don't coach anymore.

[@coachtony2710]

😂😭😭 I would charge my student whatever the pot was if they fold some shit like that 😭😭

[@DrJeffDatto]

The one thing I disagree with is that you should be folding pocket 2s to 4s in early position. Just not profitable because most times you miss your set on the flop and finding yourself having to fold and also run risk of having set over set and you lose all your money.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

That is a great point!

[@tubekazo]

All good except KK. In principle - agreed, however play DEPENDS on type of opponent, stack sizes and! game dynamics. Get 4bet all in makes you think for a minute , those 4% somehow comes always to play when you running bad. Never mind aces, dodo w AJ gets you in, and invariably snags A or straight or JJ . Update : 3 days later I got to infamous KK situation . raise big small raise, facing 2.5 re-raise from third guy, suspecting AA, but hey B.Rain said it is only 4%, let's test it, so I shove and IT IS AA! If I didn't see this video I would go with 1st impression and (correctly) fold. After 30+ years playing it is developed art of recognizing subliminal telegraphing this particular hand (AA) by manners and the body language and many times chatter. So my advice is when facing uber aggression take deep breath and re-run quickly gathered signals before commit + of course one should have already plan with all options before putting 1st chip in...

[@BillWalt-n2j]

Hi

[@ITube4RealFun]

All good advices but I thought TAG is the best style and LAG is the second best (if you can stomach it)?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

There is no one best style, it all depends on the game and the players you are up against!

[@slicecreates]

Ha, i literally just lost to pocket rockets holding Kings. Sometimes the poker gods are just cruel

[@DrJeffDatto]

Also just won $1040 playing 1 2 in south Florida tonight so I do believe I know what I'm talking about and yes there are still plenty of fish in live poker and if you find yourself in a location where that is not the case you are just going to have to move if your goal is to be a for profit player.

[@williamklein6749]

I still can't believe the number of players who will not follow the " Big pot - Big hand" tip. If you get to the turn and the pot is getting huge you need to have a hand better than top/top if you expect to win.

[@yourmama3515]

We don’t need to teach the people who don’t know,

[@michaelstephens9852]

​@@yourmama3515exactly. Stop teaching or berating the fish.

[@Womenandwine]

Cool. I’ll just jam my big draws along with my big hands too. You can always dump your top top and thanks for the free money on my draws. lol. Come on guys. Poker is not that simple , and silly little rules like that get massively exploited. How about play the situation for what it is. And not follow a rule. If you are a true beginner, maybe yeah. But you guys are acting like you are teaching people and keep it hush hush. Treat every scenario for the situation it is. Not some rule made up.

[@roshan9767]

Bro I play pocket 88 like pocket AA what are u talking about

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Nice job keep doing that!

[@vitovitovito3693]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vsanden]

Good tips, the KK tip is extremely bad.... if you are beat, you are beat.

[@thomasrichardson-ev1wp]

Why don’t we ever see you playing on any videos?

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Because this is KZbin? Perhaps you hit the wrong button and thought you were on Twitch?

[@wolf-ro7ml]

Probably he does not play poker anymore.

[@jacobgoldman5780]

The 3% and 4% numbers in the don’t fold kings tip are deceptive sure if nothing happened and you had no info they rarely have AA but villain 5bet shoved their range isn’t any two cards anymore it’s likely QQ+ and AK which makes AA much more likely than 4% of the time.

[@adabucks415]

Yeah, but even in this case... You are crushing AK QQ And Tying KK And also crushed by AA So 3 of the 4 you are in good hands. And you will also find less savvy players shoving there with JJ and maybe AQ. So you really have about 75% odds to win or draw. The only way im folding there is if my tournament life is on the line and I know the villian to be a nit, and even then some of the times, im calling

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for watching to the end!

[@sean9448]

In scenario 4 you state that you have an unbeatable straight on the turn, which is false. They could still have a flush draw which would beat you on the river if a spade comes up. See, I listen.

[@oksanavitalia1126]

True. But unless they have a suited premium they would have folded by this time. Unless, of course, they are good and chasing that flush draw.

[@imPapuska]

oh, these winning strategies ...)) Why work on the game for 5 hours a day to learn a bunch of ranges, split strategies, look for exploits on the field, work with solvers. It's easy enough to play pairs and raise to the top with a pair on the flop. It's easy. Decent poker content in 2024 =)

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you!

[@kevinpaskevicius1643]

I wonder why it feels when having KK online, they have AA 30% of the time . haha

[@losyart]

U prolly made up that number but yeah ppl at least on stars have in such situations when hey are TAGS or Rocks AA a lot.

[@sanduha1]

Confirmation bias

[@D.D.-ud9zt]

Playing full ring back in the day, I folded them plenty and saved a ton doing it.

[@kevinpaskevicius1643]

@@D.D.-ud9zt i guess it depends on their personality at the end of the day

[@nowbeing1]

How to play bots. Best not to play online.

[@hosermahbob]

dude rehashes the same tips every video 😂

[@hosermahbob]

bro even used the same napkin joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thanks for your engagement "bro/dude"! 😅

[@sweetb0yz]

@@BlackRain79Poker what works, works

[@thearoom]

Whos raises $6? 1/2 live games are usually raised $10 - 15 - 22 these days

[@fxmorin439]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BlackRain79Poker]

As I believe I said in the video, $6 is a minimum raise size. A lot of online players also watch my videos. $5 or $6 is the standard raise in a 1/2 game online.

[@thearoom]

Oh ..online Yes that's different.. Thanks

[@DrJeffDatto]

I do $6 plus $2 for each limper in live 12 games. If you are a TAG and raising $10-$15+ you are going to get too many folds from worse hands that you want in and risking extra money that you will lose when 3 bet and you are in the lower half of your range and having to fold.

[@MikeMane-ex1vf]

LOL! With KK on the button, I raised 10BB, playing 1-2 NL, and 4 people called. I have no idea where you play and raise only 3BB with a premium hand.

[@Jack-vo6bu]

Because you want weaker hands to tempted to call, there no point betting 10BB just to win 1.5 BB if everyone else folds - it’s such a good hand it’s stupid to do that, if you bet 3bb, and they call, now you have 7.5bb in the pot, and you bust them on the flop& turn!

[@MikeMane-ex1vf]

@@Jack-vo6bu Hey, stupid. You don't get the point. If 10BB raise doesn't get them out, how does 3BB raise will? Do you wanna see a flop with 7 other players in hand? How dumb are you?

[@paristotappi]

@@Jack-vo6buYou want random ass hands out of the pot so they don’t connect some shitty two pair. When player has to pay big to see a flop, they probably have a valuable pocket, therefore easier to read them.

[@McRuffin]

Your raise size should be the same in every position, as well as the action for that position. But you can change the size based on position. In simple terms, ex : btn srp you always raise 3x, UTG srp always raise 2.4x. Etc. But it should be the same every time so that way you’re not giving bet size tells based on your hand strength.

[@MikeMane-ex1vf]

@@McRuffin You and the other moron above do not know how to read or your comprehension level is zero.

[@calppaccino1234]

Appreciate the content man, sincerely... But. ngl you have made variations of this video what feels like 15-20 times now.

[@BlackRain79Poker]

Thank you. New stuff coming soon!