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[@eastyyy22]

Cheers for having me on lad, FINALLY. I have to say guys this was a horrendous day for me and I could barely have been further from my peak (which isn't very high). Just had a hell of a time getting this scheduled in and didn't want to let Uncle Bena down! Hope you enjoy regardless

[@Criminalevi87]

fight me in mma for the charity stream duckboy

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

well we’ll just have to run it back when you’re at fighting fitness lad!

[@Criminalevi87]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker I’m thinking 5 rounds. Anywhere from Brighton to Glasgow? How does this sound for you two. Scared? Hope not that would be too smart of you

[@Frenchiefries2018]

I too would like to fight easty

[@marty7681]

I enjoyed this video a lot

[@danielstevenson7464]

Easty giving "32 year old male found unresponsive in his vehicle" vibes in this one

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

lmfao, he’s all good on that side of things mate 🙏

[@1312Mork2]

Easty doing this while having a migraine is so heroic, anyone who has ever had a migraine knows how impossible this must be. Get well soon Easty and merry christmas lads!🎅🎅🎅

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄🧑‍🎄❤️❤️❤️

[@Alexandertygreat]

And you are 100% correct Bena, Nick is so focused on how he is running, he is missing the small edges, that is the edge any winning player needs to beat online. Live is obvs different, max exploit fish and max ev regs

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah totally mate - small pots are legit everything. everyone playing big pots/coolers relatively similarly but nodes like delays/probes/river raises/barrels etc are where most edge is realised

[@ifireatwill2225]

Gonna watch after I comment, but just wanted to declare beforehand that I LOVE a Bena and Easty colab ❤

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

❤️❤️❤️

[@paulgibbons-keynotespeaker]

maximum curiousity - love it

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Heyitsmax85]

Good video fellas. Variance goes both ways as you know and Jesus it’s tough when you have rough runs. Mentally it’s got to be the toughest thing to conquer and maintain composure. It will turn it’s just a matter of when

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

the comment of truth

[@tehblogger]

Easty shouldn't quit poker imo, he's too good a content creator. You gotta keep doing something poker related, or at least pivot to some other form of content creation

[@spookmaster106]

Definetly should

[@eastyyy22]

Thank you mate, not going anywhere

[@alexandertaylor7169]

@@eastyyy22yeah you’re a legend easty, got me into the game during Covid times. Don’t quit buddy! Start studying and keep going

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

totally agree with you mate!

[@frusciantesplectrum7980]

@@eastyyy22I’d say you’re probably the best content creator out there. Very animated without meaning to be

[@luminrabbit9488]

The games not for him and at least he knows it which could be commendable it’s not for everyone. Appreciate the video Ben! I hope to someday be able to develop a thought process while playing instead of being reactionary which leads to playing the same hand 10 different ways (if I could do them over, hope that made sense 🤪)

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thanks bro! haha yeah I totally get what you’re saying. but also remember depending on your opponent it’s sometimes ok to play your hand 10 different ways haha

[@NoWay-lc4ko]

Teaching our guy any further poker strategies or concepts is actually a disservice to the man.Teach him how to be happy, the rest surely just happens

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🙏🙏

[@NoWay-lc4ko]

​@@BenaBadBeatPoker I watched one of his last streams, dude is one of the most funny persons if have ever seen without even trying. His poker is horrendous, he kept checking the nuts and talked about GTO Frequencys, Dude just teach him to aggressively bet and overbet his strong holdings, Id rate him below a NL25 Grinder from 2005, those guys were betting the nuts

[@michaelb4090]

Great stuff yall make a great duo 🎉

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

😻

[@jimh396]

Sooo much I could comment on this vid… Anyway, sorry to hear you had enough. I know the feeling. Running about 20.000BB under AIEV myself the last few years. The constant career long downswing basically. Hope it does well for you and I’m sure it will give you more energy to do your other stuff! I think you are actually a relatively strong player. Definitely better then many YT players who “claim” to be good, play higher, give strategic advice etc. you are humble and down to earth about your skill level as well. I don’t know what it means to hear from a random internet guy but I do play HS professionally for over a decade fwiw… Regarding SB flats I don’t think they are a bad idea to have in your game even as a default without a whale. Like Ben says though it probably requires you to study them or else you just cost yourself money by involving yourself in weird spots you feel clueless in and end up messing up that plus taking focus from other stuff. Vs small opens from EP it especially makes sense. BB can’t squeeze as much naturally bc RFI is stronger and you get a good price on call and “worse price” on 3b. When ppl open 2x from the early pos I do flat SB and there’s quite a lot of good coming from that.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

great comment and actually very uplifting for our boy nick. I agree with you too - he definitely is/had the capacity to be a strong player but clearly his lack of love for the game gets in the way of him reaching by full potential 🙏

[@peteyivy7885]

Personally I think some of the strategy is off. Maybe its right mathematically or GTO, But getting in pre so much is just asking for pain. In Smaller to mid stakes most of the big errors are on turn and river. That’s just me though.

[@mikemcgovern8990]

I think the studying point at the end is a massive factor. I would say take a break and commit to study before each session and then focus on finding the new content you've learned in the session. I've been going through a similar time as you both but having the confidence to know what I'm doing is good thanks to study has been helping my mental game massively. Bad beats don't tilt me. My own mistakes through autopilot and loss of focus do, which then leads to more mistakes and more tilt and so on. Sorry I'm rambling lol love both your content lads!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

totally feel you bro - the mistakes that we could avoid with being more switched on/more prepared are the ones that annoy me the most too

[@paulpunts]

Two legends in one vid? Love it ❤ PS: I want a BenaBadBeat sweat session too please 🥺

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

let’s make this happen mate!

[@beatingmidstakes]

Just one legend mate

[@CombatChronicles4k]

Love hearing Nick talk about how he's done with the game. I've noticed a similar feeling I just don't enjoy grinding this out anymore.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

if that’s the case then take a big old break and/or play formats you enjoy! maybe that’s an occasional game with your mates, or firing a local casino mtt once in a while

[@pomkuit7395]

It's just a game, if you don't enjoy it anymore then just stop playing it. Maybe try chess, or go, or whatever :)

[@thesquirrel2]

Such a great conversation had this video.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🙏❤️

[@MrPontylad]

2024, the year of fallen heroes!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣🤣we will rise from the ashes

[@jeegee-cx7ss]

Easty, you say things like, "Ah, they're not aggressive enough, they always have it." Then you get aces on the sb, they 4bet from the button... and you... ... just call. Both things can't be true, if it's true they always have it... then you should be 5bet shoving aces all the time there.

[@jaiden2974]

just call was right here, he had KQo. He just had to raise flop

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

the self fulfilling prophecies are strong with this one looool

[@ncannavino11]

My two favorite poker youtubetd in one place!!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

ayyy tyyy

[@SimonStaxPoker]

Legendary session boys! I would fear the Bena sweat so badly ha

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahaha you’d be totally fine!

[@paulgibbons-keynotespeaker]

I get gun shy when running badly... taking more passive lines...

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

keep studying and focusing on playing well bro 🙏

[@paulgibbons-keynotespeaker]

why aren't we peeling 77 to the bb squeeze with rec on button

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

I’m not sure which hand you mean mate

[@MrDizew]

15:45 what's your EV line since you're complaining of bad run so much? :D

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

I’m not sure what his ev line is saying!

[@pallav5833]

Ben, you provided some really great strategical insights in this one. Poker is so brutal though i can totally empathise with Nick's bitterness and callousness.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🙏🙏 thanks bro. yeah it can definitely be grating at times

[@Klyne]

Find these really valuable, thanks both

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

thanks mate. seems people do enjoy it so I should try do more)

[@jimh396]

Ben, when you say you should probably mix this for X frequency etc in the video, Im not sure you are just referring to gto as a baseline or actually advance for Nick to do that? It’s good to have an idea obv about the baseline but I much prefer to try and figure out which is the highest EV play in reality rather then mixing for the sake of mixing. Think it was the AKs hand for example. Think both the bet ott and the fold are really good as pure actions even if the solver was to confirm your frequencies. Assuming an unknown reg at NL100 which I think was the opponent in the hand.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

good point - I’m saying what I believe to be theory but also I’m not advising he mixes. I probably needed to make this a lot clearer for the viewer though. we only wanna mix when we’re adamant villain is responding very well (which is naturally very rare, especially at 100nl). as a bucket vs an unknown id also pure bet turn and pure fold vs raise

[@jimduggan8382]

great stuff !

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@Smokey525]

On the 55 river fold to raise jam, Easty only needs approx 29% equity to call bottom boat. For this amount of equity needed, it seems this is a call and move on - in my pool anyway.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

I would imagine we have significantly less than 29% eq in this exact spot

[@1312Mork2]

He definately has less than 10%

[@Smokey525]

@@1312Mork2 I am not saying you are incorrect but you know this how ? Less than 10% means you are very specific in your MDA.

[@1312Mork2]

@@Smokey525 nah bro idk i dont play these games but i have never met a player in any pool i play in that has close to 29% bluffs in a line like this ☺️ But good for you if you do, you prolly are playing with some true psychos! Cheers and Merry christmas!❤️

[@samu5381]

if you have time to seat and study with easty, how about a coaching giveaway???

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

@@samu5381 10k sub giveaway??

[@samu5381]

@ That’s binding

[@OneByze]

ok Dad :D thats when Bena realized hes the old one :D

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

lmaooo we’re the same age 🤣

[@Jayezra2]

Easty doesn't understand that money is a frequency of emotions. If you understand that phrase than poker is just a reflection of your own emotions. It doesn't matter how many time you run belove EV AIPF. You have to love the game and have passion to become the greatest player of all time. If you do not have that burning desire in you then there is no reason to play. I speak from personal experience if you are playing poker it just feel numb. And you only are playing because you have no other purpose in life or out of straight boredom.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yep, this is where I was going with the curiosity aspect. as soon as that dies you’re kinda destined to fail, unless you’re a true savant of the game

[@paulgibbons-keynotespeaker]

i took a 4m break last year, then hit the game hard in may june july for wsop - then took another six weeks off - did me so much good

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

that’s awesome mate! a luxury that isn’t available to everyone though 🙏

[@paulgibbons-keynotespeaker]

Love the content mate and you guys have great repartee

[@Mathemagical55]

I've always felt that easty just throws around GTO terms without real understanding or being able to work out the correct strategy for himself. He's constantly trying - and failing - to remember the GTO sizing or play rather than having absorbed it into his own thinking through study. He's also adamant that his deviations based on player stats are correct even though we saw multiple examples of players showing up with unexpected hands in just a short sample.

[@beatingmidstakes]

Pure GTO is a losing strategy nowadays, because no one can play GTO perfectly. You need to put some work in MDA and exploit population tendencies to be a winner.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

fair analysis. I think nick is just doing all he can to play the best as he can, but he also admits that his best isn’t possible simply because he really doesn’t enjoy the game right now. it’s a bit of a vicious cycle

[@beatingmidstakes]

@@BenaBadBeatPoker fair enough

[@danpopko8010]

Is ADSG the new GTO? lol

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣🤣

[@garyblackwoodpoker]

Ladsladslads! 🔥

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

❤️❤️

[@spookmaster106]

This guy snap banned me when i said get mentalgamecoaching from you lmao

[@eastyyy22]

deserved

[@shunsukekato4451]

I love your contents, but I also felt the tilt even through the screen, which was painful. I think taking down opponents in creative ways like Bena said in the last, would make poker much more fun.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

sometimes people don’t wanna hear the truth mate 🤣🤣

[@rgee5952]

Bena and I both have noticed that you're not acheiving your true potential Nicolas, and we're seriously consiering enrolling you in to a remedial extra curricular poker program to help get you back on the right path. We just want what's best for you, and while we know you have potential, we're wondering where the wide eyed curiosity from that precocious little child is that we love so dear

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahahaha and just like that, the point was etched in stone ❤️❤️

[@KevCODM]

This is what poker will do to you, I see terrible plays everywhere and Easty can definitely do better, I think sometimes you gotta step out of the table, focus on other things, maybe do a 2 weeks break, and if you come back and you're not winning, study more, get curious just like Bena said, go watch gameplays, if you're playing on that kind of mood you're gonna be giving stacks away. Definitely many things to improve. Personally I play Poker part time, I make a side income from it, but whenever I'm not feeling it, I don't play it, I priorise quality sessions over quantity. Like some guy I don't remember said, you need to be enjoying it. Every spot matters, every pot matters, being creative and exploitative is a skillset you need to develop aswell. But when on a burnout like that, just uninstall and come back later.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

very well said mate 🙏

[@mrcomment6644]

You're just burnt out mate. Have a month off poker or stream/make videos of some other game and come back when you're ready!

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

great advice🔥

[@michaelb4090]

Half pot is a great bet on flop especially most these players will raise there strong hands to half pot bets 😮

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hungry horse is that you!

[@LennonPlays]

I actually think the half-in-half-out approach is the worst way of doing +ev poker. On your downswings you either think about the job that you hate going to and it gaslights you into feeling worse, or you think about the job that you love going to and it makes you not want to play poker. Money will always equal x hours of work in the subconscious mind. I feel like you have to be at one with the variance or leave the variance at the doorstep. Full respect to Easty, love his content and think he's hilarious, but I think his relationship with the game right now is totally unsutainable. Been there many a time.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

yeah this is completely bang on the money mate. this is also something I realised after the first half of this year where I was playing much lower volume. nowadays you gotta really be committing hard to study and play

[@LittleZhu01]

I really wish there wasnt that much negativity in the comments. Poker is hard enough as it is on its own and with all the negativity its inly going be even harder. Think easty share a very common problem with people who play this stakes. They are pretty good overall but just lacks the curiosity of exploring different lines and the whys. They just kinda of always mindlessly following a “GTO” baseline. Sometimes people forget, at the end of the day you are playing a card game vs other human, so just go crazy.

[@davidkeresztes2711]

Sorry this is absolutely not true. Easty doesnt follow GTO blindlessly, because he lacks theory knowledge based on this video.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

I don’t think people are being overly negative in the comments tbh. they’re just sharing that they notice that nick clearly isn’t enjoying playing and therefore probably frustrated that he isn’t making the most out of his potential. obviously what you’re saying is true as a general though (poker beckoning harder when we feel negatively towards the game)

[@michaelb4090]

Since I got rid of my hub been playing way better I think players get better themselves over time and the stats don’t really matter unless complete whales but that’s easy to see

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

that’s really good to hear!

[@michaelb4090]

I think nick is a little too call happy, your pool is mostly being bitty so I think 3 and 4 bets are needed but def mark who the nits are as well 🎉

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

agree

[@NoWayFolding]

55 call. This is K9s.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

that would be a spicer

[@Bigfootbert85]

Easty would be better of playing reg tables instead of fast fold and bum hunting whales for easier winrate whilst he sorts mental game out

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

agree with you!

[@dennisje2925]

Can I join the anally drilled support group???

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

consider yourself drilled

[@TheGenera1-f5r]

Hey Easty, tough going. I can imagine how tough running bad at 100nl can be. Maybe just drop down to stakes you can crush and grind back up slowly. Maybe switch to reg tables rather than zoom? Start getting some solid winning sessions under your belt at soft tables/pool and slowly move back up as your roll grows.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jovkovskiblagojce480]

He was destroyed by Paisting so he should quit imo...

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Neomorf]

1st

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

🙏❤️

[@rob-lk4ud]

I watched the first 3 minutes of the video and see how this easty guy decided to bet call a raise on the flop with aces on KKx, then when sb checks to check behind, and then lose value vs the flush draw, when was the last time check raise then check turn was ever ever for value come on now, and i soon realized that this is just gonna be one of those friendly videos where a fish (easty) plays horrendous stuff and bena doesn’t tell him how bad he plays cause they just friends. So it’s a waste of time i immediately closed the video. A thumbs down from me !

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

hahahah fair enough mate. at the end of the day, this wasn’t a coaching video and I also definitely told him he wasn’t playing his best later in the video, while also telling him where he was leaking money

[@beatingmidstakes]

Bena, he's too bad, you need to coach him from the basics. Why don't you create a new series of videos coaching him? It would be awesome. Easty from NL2 to NL200 😂😂😂

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

he knows the basics mate, but often forgets it all due to mental leaks imo

[@ams54321]

He didn't check call a raise on the flop. Why would anyone take your comment seriously when you can't even recall the action of a hand you have just watched?!!! Maybe edit your comment (again 😂)

[@aryan-yq6ki]

hey bro i think you havent notice till now but there is gap in between your teeth you can get braces on.

[@BenaBadBeatPoker]

lmao gap til I die