A Win is a Win

[@leehjones]

I stayed for the very end. Always do. I do love it when you blur the opponent's cards because otherwise there's no tension. When we can't see the cards we're all "Ai-ya! What should I do? 😢" If we saw Steve's aces, we'd be all "Fold. Obv. Standard." Also, I enjoy your occasional comments about theory because it helps me confirm/understand what's going on. Like "Bet the same percentage of the pot on turn and river" (aka "2E"). It's sweet to see that in the wild, and described as such. Great stuff, and be sure to see Cirque during Soleil "Love" while you're there. Your parents will be of an age that they grew up on the Beatles, and you being a musician know they were just better than everybody else. The show is a loving tribute to them, with 100% musical integrity.

[@MrUnrequited-98]

Great explanation here, first time I ever learned something useful from a comment. Shout S4Y for even introducing me to geometric sizing, and shout out you for breaking a bit of it down here!

[@DanJohnsonJMU]

So much going for you @marianopoker Thanks for always putting out such quality content. You’re a genius for balancing out the poker grind by enjoying your other passions and outlets. Definitely wise to prevent poker from going stale. 🙂 Unrelated: The intro music to this vlog at 2x was a d&b Banger. 😂

[@TTBSQUAD]

Congrats on the 40k upswing man. Keep it going brother and can’t wait to watch the next one

[@ethanl9845]

Great fold on those aces

[@JLRRyan]

This is the best poker vlog going. You're an easy guy to root for Mariano. Keep hustling my dude!

[@Josh_8101]

him and brad fs

[@pokerstiff]

That was a very different kind if game on thursday that induced a lot of action. Watched both streams - glad it was positive for you. Hope things with your music are going well and thanks for your continued grind with the poker and the vlogs!

[@jimmykim610]

Can you gives notes to rampage please. Esp the queens hand. I feel that’s going all in p-flop with how rampage has been playing lately.

[@CubanRider]

Those Kx were coming in clutch on the first day. Always good to hear you hand analysis regardless of the result. 🤙

[@thinkingplayer2648]

The sarcastic needles throughout towards Dylan were hilarious 😂

[@JoshChacon]

Was thinking the same thing. What did Dylan do to him 😂

[@DeltaAlphaKilo]

Subtle?

[@thinkingplayer2648]

@@DeltaAlphaKilo I suppose sarcastic is a better word, since the needles were obvious to professional poker players such as yourself. Thank you sir.

[@c63sk88]

Steve played aces horrible

[@dannyhuntley2616]

3bs with 84o and critiques Dylans poor pre flop play in the same breath.

[@xwing8675]

"get ready to learn something" LOL, OL and everything

[@rb5043]

You have been doing good playing and making calls. It’s poker sometimes it’s doesn’t go your way but it is what it is. You are enjoying and not doing bad so life is good!

[@tc9435]

Great fold of QQ to Steve’s AA just wow.. I would’ve put him on AK suited

[@KingofHeart-tw6dm]

Bad players tend to play like this. If they're way ahead they'll ship it preflop or on the flop

[@kupz0179]

I couldn’t understand why he would shove with AA with the heart; like what is calling you besides a hand that has you beat but I guess reverse logic? 😂

[@sneakkyz3696]

Standard fold considering the lines that were played. Easy fold

[@scottyrabbit]

@@KingofHeart-tw6dmyea it’s such an -EV play with AA. He missed on two streets of value lol

[@UserX03]

@@kupz0179reverse logic is right. He wanted Mariano to think he’s bluffing cause yes who would shove AA in that spot. Not a bad play imo

[@Trust_but_Verify]

How much was the bounty money at the end when you won it?

[@acehigh1504]

I love seeing you and rampage starting to fold hands in those spots were you know you are probably beat

[@allenbythesea]

I really enjoyed this game as it added some interesting dynamics to it.

[@weibinglee5297]

Mariano, that was a great fold with pocket Q's. Your play is improving again after being down in the doldrums over the last few months.

[@cosmogirolamo5920]

What a brutal spot with the queens. Do you call if you don't have the Q diamond? Would you have called with any KK in that spot or was that still an exploitative fold based on your perception at that time?

[@rubendalmacio4914]

It’s good to see you back on the winning side

[@patrickpotrzuski9242]

I watched this stream and was rooting for Steve the whole night. Peek-a-boo card calls and $100 bets was throwing everyone off lol

[@Morey_Lifts]

Been watching you for the past few years now. Always admire your mini movies that you do. Just a question about the editing, what do you use for your transitions in the intro?

[@georgewyatt2924]

Watched to the end. I appreciate your thought process. Make me play better.

[@tiki4rafiki390]

respect for pumping out borderline movies brother!

[@wadeterheide8873]

You are back baby! What music video are you shooting?

[@noryvitalaaron4109]

Hi Mariano, how are you doing? Glad you did good on this streams and the downhill swing is over. A win is a win, you're so right about that. No matter how small or big is your win, it doesn't matter. It's better than losing. Nice video. See you on the next one. Peace ✌️

[@VictorAmoroso]

Are this effects on the hands in a row square from Balatro?🤔

[@wizard3117]

Mariano says he's on a downswing and running bad. Continues to play K3 offsuit like it's his favorite hand. Running bad indeed😂

[@bradleyfarquhar1757]

If you play like a nit just because you're on a downswing, you'll own yourself. It's a down swing. Doesn't mean his play is bad. His stats show that

[@lukewilliams6364]

The bounty format was a lot of fun to watch

[@emar8894]

That beat at the beginning was perfect!

[@ThetaAlwaysWins]

Know the track?

[@emar8894]

@@ThetaAlwaysWins i wish but no

[@xavierharding8938]

@@ThetaAlwaysWins It's original music put together by Mariano.

[@grahamhovel542]

@@xavierharding8938 I need that song its sooo good

[@michaelsparks1571]

Did 84 actually win the bounty or did the board play into if you had "J-high or less"? Your hand was technically AKT84 for A-high. 15:15 It's different because it was a tournament, but my longest streak was 15 hands in a row at the very start of a small 6-max back in 2018. Showdown, Raise&Take, Bluffs, Walk, everything went right for those first 2.5 orbits.

[@CodeProvider]

SHORT FILMS ARE BACK BABY

[@justinjdavis79]

Nice job!! Enjoyed the video

[@ChonkySlotDonkey]

Dylan catching strays all night!! 😂

[@leenmorcos5230]

I’m happy for you!! Congratulations

[@hoplarsko]

Glad to see you headed in the right direction.

[@soberseth88]

The bounty game was a blast too watch live! No one really knew what was going on in the chat hahah

[@michaelmolloy8386]

I love the new definition of 'Standard'! 🤣

[@abcde4677]

Wow poker player uploading video at 7 am. I like your schedule and diligence Mariano. Btw Zeo should've called at 10:57 given the massive bounty

[@KWSpiDeRFiNGeRs]

That’s because he’s still awake pacific time - grinding until 4am (Scheduled uploads are a thing too)

[@kasparsv5910]

Depenss where you are. In Europe its evening.

[@PurpleLions]

As Garrett says he’s a nit who is only allowed to play because he is good friends and a former roommate with Ryan Feldman.

[@Young-ep8ik]

You know you can schedule video release right?

[@prestonhenderson6051]

The glaze is crazy

[@ashypharaoh8407]

Good job Mariano. Treat yourself to a shave and a haircut. You earned it!

[@viTaDBaD]

5 hands in a row is kind of insane... Nice man

[@dacgours55]

More about “poker karma” please! 😊

[@LustKall]

A Win Is Absolutely A Win!

[@MegaLBreezy]

You ill, bro! Nice having ya!!

[@TheJayson07]

should of raised like 20-30k on turn on the last hand. Where you had KK and Mike X had QQ. Could of raised another 40-50 on the river, woulda won another 50-80k

[@theodorehsu5023]

The bounties makes you look "the quicker pot picker-upper"🤣

[@hatttricktv5908]

My god. Two things from this video. 1) I don’t give K3o the respect it deserves 2) when a guy with that kinda shirt 2x pot jams and leans back AND even the button most people don’t know even exists on the shirt is buttoned.. fold.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Congrats on the five-in-a-row "scoop bounty" reward. But did you get paid for each hand (two in a row, three in a row, four in a row) you won before then?

[@lordtraxx4217]

I’m confused.. did you win 2K extra on that 84 off hand ?

[@alvin1979wong]

Win is better than losing. Just be cautious on hands with medium to big pots.👍👍

[@johnnywang206]

What’s all the cash for? Looks?

[@TwistedMetal32]

Steve with the masterclass on how to cooler someone and win the absolute minimum

[@baustin2402]

Great results... did you tell Dan you had AAs and then decided to run it 2 times...? 😬

[@rafspoint]

Saw this live and wanted to see your train of thought

[@patrickjordan2233]

I understand the conflicting incentives? Wanting to VPiP high enough to keep getting into these games, but balance it with reasonable hand selection ranges? While I admire the "battle for every pot" mentality, releasing isn't always a bad thing (especially in questionable spots...). Only my unsolicited thoughts, great Vlogs...👍👍

[@TheScapegoat420]

Good one man!

[@sindijsanspoks3122]

how many K3 hands did you play, I just imagine a result not hitting with K3 all of those times :D

[@id_dimi4476]

steve folding ace queen suited has me worried

[@jtome84-91]

Shout out to him that’s a pretty good play …

[@seba_gvo543]

The best notification I can get! What is the name of the intro song?

[@gregsullivan8956]

❤ Stayed to the end. Looking forward to fam VAcay

[@SwanG2924]

Mariano is a blessing from the poker gods, most entertaining vlogs out there. Not a close race either.

[@cesarsalais6621]

Brad Owen 🤔

[@helenrachel1520]

Great come back😊

[@shaneharris904]

awesome bro, keep up the ryde

[@digitaldavid5633]

Vegas vlog woo

[@BurkeSorenson]

What a vlog!

[@steadymobbin.]

Where are you staying now? You still in Anaheim?

[@ovbiousbluff]

Yo man big fan! Would love to get up with you one of these days I think we would vibe bc we’re around the same age and I live and die poker. Anyway that QQ hand is a fold 100% of the time against a player who is a NIT! You know that. You continue to make big folds like that and you won’t have to worry about the kind of downswings you have recently been on. In order to avoid those swings you have to be able to make BIG folds my man! I would give anything to have the chance to play on the hustler live stream to show my skills I just don’t have the bank roll to play those kind of stakes because I have a family and a daughter with cancer unfortunately so that just isn’t in the cards for me at the moment! I live in NY but I am a traveling dealer and I come out to Vegas for the series every year and deal at the golden nugget for the poker news cup and play in a few wsop events that I can afford to take a shot at. Last summer I got 93rd in the $1,111 one drop out of like 8,700 players. Had 37 bigs playing the last hand before dinner break on day 3 I could taste the $800k win man. I picked up A-Q hearts on the button utg opens 2x has me covered by a little as the table folds everyone is getting up to go to dinner break. I 3 bet to 5.5x in position to see where I’m at I would have folded to a 4 bet but he flats. Flop comes Qh-7h-6s he leads out for almost a pot side bet which was like 16 bigs if I just call the SPR would of been awkward on a lot of turns so I decided to rip it hoping to get called by KQ or possibly a flush draw. He goes deep into the tank for a full 5 min and says he doesn’t think he can call but ends up saying fuck it I’m too strong which confused me bc I figured if he had KK or AA which the AA is unlikely bc I have one and he calls and turns over KK with no hearts turn is a 6 of hearts pairing the board so I have any ace and any heart river is the king of hearts to give him kings full. I was disgusted but he did have me beat I was just suprised he didn’t 4 bet me pre out of position with such a strong holding. Cashed for 6k but was bitter sweet because started off with 3 rooms full to the gills of people in the event and we were down to the final 10 tables roped off in a special section to play down to a final table that night. I’m more a cash game player but love to shot take in a few events a year at the wsop. Never been able to play the main event and I’ve been playing poker since 2007. Hoping to find a backer this summer for the main or if not possibly try and satty in. I believe I am Destin to win the main event with poker being my life for the past 17-18 dealing and playing almost everyday of my life. If you feel like u want to reach out brother my email is [e-mail] keep up the grind my dude your a great player and great for the game of poker💯

[@blairjohnson6014]

Cocaine is one hell of a drug.

[@ThetaAlwaysWins]

What’s the track for intro and outro?

[@c0nstipat3d]

8:23 HCL.. some of the best in the world. Is he saying that unironically?

[@Dendelin007]

no

[@timsullivan4566]

Likely not , but it would have been impolitic of him to have made that clear, no?

[@jeffshackleford3152]

He is definitely being sarcastic. That lineup is softer than your average 5z game online.

[@GMartin407]

Definitely not. If you watch the unedited live footage, Mariano is super annoyed the entire time because the layout is absolutely stupid. Some of the players were also pretty slimey at one point I haven't watched this whole video so I'll see if he shows it.

[@ReallyBadAtPoker]

Steve’s bet screamed fear. The whole time I’m thinking why would he go all in for so much. Why did he so big pre flop? I wanted you to call and i was wrong lol

[@_aa2z]

JT was chasing after first hand bluff LOL

[@finnical9165]

thissss is sickkkkkkkkkk

[@majorburke9735]

Mariano, I outlined all your videos. Not in depth, but about 150+ highlights. Key strategies and observations. Chronological. It might be interesting to see how someone else’s perspective of your performance. I did it for me, but I thought you might like them for a book? Maybe an online book. Who really reads books anymore, right? Meet with me if you want them. We live close, well, we did when you lived in Anaheim. I could go to the hustler casino, but that’s a little far. Trade me for a breakfast at the Orange Cafe. (And maybe a complimentary CD 💿 of your music. 🎶)

[@330miggs]

15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD

[@BigBoss1979.]

I’d be scared to be in the same room as that Steve guy

[@tanthony298]

Really didn't include JT's AA vs your J10 hand?

[@beauknows93]

Mariano’s dirty stack at 12:19 got me giggling

[@rx_josh]

This comment is extremely late but both your fold and mikes fold with the queens we’re super dope.

[@monstermun]

By the title I imagined a small win, but then you won a years salary.

[@jacobpotter2237]

On that note I’ve got J2 suited. 🤣

[@sorinbarbu8033]

Zeo was after his 5 th bounty thats why limped call q8s and that s why you iso with k3s (you forgot to mention that)

[@msolo79]

Thank you Mariano

[@chucknola484]

3:45 I mean what kind of bluffs can I possibly have when giving this situation?........... Hmmm... 84 off suit?

[@samuelwindster4804]

Like it the way it Goes Noe

[@seththomas8966]

u had JT on mega tilt first two hands

[@benzaquen2]

Congrats on ending the downswing

[@sabinoharriague4754]

QQ hand i put him on AK first and last AA because i have seen that play before

[@0679-Janitza]

I realy like the blur out thing pls more of the blur

[@bradleyfarquhar1757]

Play way more serious on the fridays. Anyway, i have J2 😂😂

[@mapachemedia762]

I care to listen bro. Enjoy your vacation with the parents lol

[@mr.doriangrey3394]

you don’t like Dylan huh 😂 Lot note to self * open up cash game range

[@TwistedMetal32]

Action Dan? There’s only one Action Dan. And that’s Dan Harrington.

[@danielworthen3332]

Vs Steve my initial feeling was he had AA.

[@mariornyc2058]

Watched this live and was rooting for you as usual. Great fuckin night. Good luck 🍀

[@XXfea]

This is great pet 2x speed

[@dfamily2385]

Weve seen this video at hustler casino. Pls make a new video

[@Pantera-wu9ty]

Bravo!

[@RampagePoker]

teach me

[@julianschutz5285]

good one

[@wotlklvl80]

I know that might be running "bad" for you but thats normal poker at least for me, some nights for like 8 hours I wont get AA, KK, QQ at all, never make the nuts, this can happen 3 sessions in a row. take the winning nights as they come, poker is brutal most of the time

[@ooops9-v5f]

change a casino might help

[@Retrosmack]

I’ve gotta agree with user P, I used to play at winstar in Oklahoma. Terrible card dead tables and the rake destroys me. Bunch of nits, it ain’t worth it. I make the drive to Dallas at Texas card house and win 3/5 nights out there. Give a casino change a shot.

[@luckyphil6837]

You're a dude, love your content mate!