Moving Up In Limits. poker vlog165

[@bobross3781]

Good action in Cali ...nice to win on the road trip to cover expenses...😎

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Games seem beatable, rake is higher and I try to keep my expenses to a minimum. I expect the second half of the trip to be better than the first half.

[@ianshirreffs5604]

Here's the one I missed. Great run and great play. Glad I saw this today. Congrats!!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you, I’m glad you saw it too

[@shrekogre6597]

I absolutely love the intro

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks

[@mikesadlermusic1]

I love Sunday mornings w/Doug!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Aw shucks

[@Antzzz_Manzzz]

Your game is solid and you’re playing on my home turf. Nice solid video 👍🏼

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you, I still make plenty of mistakes, but I am getting better. Appreciate the comment

[@bensantellano]

Hi Doug!! So happy you came here to Hustler, I've been hoping you would. I didn't know you were going but next time!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I also was at their MUG Sunday, big turnout

[@nicholi2789]

Damn! That Kings hand was out of control! Nice hand!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

KK making up for that brutal loss 2 weeks ago.

[@glenmoney5103]

Doug always enjoy your Vlogs!! I’ve been traveling

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Where to?

[@leehjones]

Good stuff Doug. Glad to see you playing a bit bigger.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Lee, couple more wins in the 5-5, then I will try some 5-10.

[@NAHORDOG_POKER]

Always wanted to see you playing 2-5 or 5-5 and here we are , crushing it , GG doug ! 🍻

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Small sample size, but I feel comfortable so far.

[@MissingWilson]

Ca poker is a different beast. Any two at any time is a good way to look at it.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

The games are very different from Vegas

[@Ggoodlad1]

Welcome to the McCusker school of poker!💪 Zeus will escort you to the door 🤣 Great vlog, Doug!👍

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you

[@KingBuc37]

Great job on the double wins in this video. However, the thing with headaches at the table is real & forces me to end sessions earlier than I'd like because of that. It may have to do with the abundance of TV screens in the particular poker room I play at the most, but this happens every time to me, yet there are others who can play much longer with no headaches at all.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I think being on the road I was out of my daily routine and got dehydrated.

[@jake_villanueva]

Good stuff.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@jamesguest4741]

You played great!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks for saying that, I still have some more to learn.

[@_nick_d]

Geez those guys were chasing like crazy!! Awesome 1700 pot!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

That table had a lot of gambling going on!

[@_nick_d]

@@dougmccuskerpoker HG is my local cardroom, glad to hear you took care of the players 📈💰

[@dacgours55]

Boom!! Your bud looks like a cool hang

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

We played college basketball together, good guy

[@wayneduckmann5819]

Nice one. 👍

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks 👍

[@CoolHandC]

Great Vlog!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidgeorgecross815]

Enjoyable to watch as always. IMO it's a whole different dynamic going to play at a casino where everyone is unknown, involves a new skill set versus the same old "home casino " card playing. Well done! 👍

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I actually focus more because of all the new faces

[@robs4530]

always nice when u can make money on a trip :) great vlog

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks Rob, hopefully the rest of the trip will go my way

[@wxonwxoff]

Bout time😅 Best of luck to you Doug! Go get them chips

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Lol

[@abubakrmostafai101]

Nice play

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks

[@rudenurse2561]

"what would zeus do" indeed. 😎

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Smart 🐶

[@MaydayAggro]

Good play with KK. SPR was barely over 1. Just get it in and pray. 🙏

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Easy jam with the SPR.

[@cameronandrew1853]

My mom has 3 dogs. One is Zeus, Herra, and Apollo. All 3 are French bull dogs. Love the name zeus for a pup

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

It seems appropriate for a big dog

[@timshaw5963]

Nice wins! Sorry I missed you at Hustler, looks like I got there that day after you had left. I hope the rest of your trip went well!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Will be back at Hustler for the Sunday Mug.

[@jrcorsey]

Lots of green on that opening screen! Sorry I missed you, didn't see the Instagram until the sessions were over. 😢 Glad you found a couple good games. Hope you had a great time with friends and family! BTW I really like the classic vlog open. Didn't mind an experiment, but just a wave of good feeling to hear it this morning.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks for watching, will be putting in some sessions at the Gardens this week

[@jedigonk]

Great vlog. Thanks

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MaydayAggro]

AQs (13:45): X-raise over BU by PFR was pretty suicidal on this board because you usually have the range advantage here. WP.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I don’t like his line, puts himself in a tough spot

[@ronlamaster9301]

Another great Vlog Doug. I used my OMC image and betting to get a guy to fold a set of Kings, to my pocket Tens, on a AK9 rainbow flop, when I re-raised his flop bet. Said he put me on Aces. Showed the table his hand and mucked. Image can be a powerful tool.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I love when they assume and it’s wrong.

[@guillermoalvarez9400]

That was just a terrible fold by him

[@ronlamaster9301]

@@guillermoalvarez9400 That is was, and I am not sure I could have laid it down if it was reversed. Here is the full hand. 1/2 NL - Effective stack $1250 (villain) Villain is new to the table, moved from a must move table. EP (villain) opens for $20 MP 1 Calls Cutoff Calls SB (me) Raises to $75 with 10d 10h EP Calls, Mp and cutoff fold. Pot is $185 Flop comes Ac Kd 9H Hero Checks, villain bets $75 Hero check raises to $250 Villian Thinks for about one minute, and says to the whole table it has to be pocket Aces, shows KcKs and mucks.

[@ronlamaster9301]

@@dougmccuskerpoker Here is the full hand. 1/2 NL - Effective stack $1250 (villain) Villain is new to the table, moved from a must move table. EP (villain) opens for $20 MP 1 Calls Cutoff Calls SB (me) Raises to $75 with 10d 10h EP Calls, Mp and cutoff fold. Pot is $185 Flop comes Ac Kd 9H Hero Checks, villain bets $75 Hero check raises to $250 Villian Thinks for about one minute, and says to the whole table it has to be pocket Aces, shows KcKs and mucks.

[@beachfraser3747]

Greetings from the UK, interesting playing a slightly higher stakes, the "Client" are still gamblers, its amazing to see the degens are allover the place, its hilarious to watch high stakes players simply punting and trying to get players off hands, i think the most important thing is to learn who the value is on the table, LA is full of bad players and mega gamblers!!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Very true Fraser, I have found a handful of skilled players at these levels and a bucket of the others. The 5-5 in LA seems to play very much like the 1-3 at Capitol. I feel very comfortable playing 😀

[@willinnewhaven3285]

Zeus is wise

[@eugeneahmad5459]

Nice session, nice to see u playing the same way even though u moved up.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Everything should be the same when moving up. Can’t play well on scared money.

[@flyzfw]

Great job Doug!

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thanks!

[@helenrachel1479]

Nice win have a great day

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Thank you

[@KenDavis-uo8kq]

Al Gore rhythm

[@biochem70]

Another great video Doug. Will you be playing at Jamul while you're in SD?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Not this trip, oceans 11, tough game. Headed back to Gardens this week

[@naswiipp]

Great content as always

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Glad you think so!

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

Nice playing, good cards helped just a bit, but truly your play was excellent. Hope the rest of the trip is as successful. I’m experiencing unusually hot weather, wish I was somewhere North. Do you ever venture somewhere North?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Not to often Mike, normally stay close to home. More action in LA.

[@TheeLilbirdy14]

Good job doug always killing it no matter where you play at. When do you normally play at CC? Id like to play some 1/3 with you sometime. -Chris

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I play during the day Mon-Wen. Sometimes other days also

[@TheeLilbirdy14]

Aaah okay that makes sense why i never see you, i usually play on the weekends. Well hopefully ill see you there one day, thanks again for all the great vlogs, i always learn something new watching them.

[@michaelpatch6392]

Hey Doug great video! Couple questions if you don’t me asking. How long did you stay? Where did you stay any tips for poker players just wanting to be near the action.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’ve been using Airbnbs, lots of poker action for 5-5 games in LA

[@jrcorsey]

If you're going to visit L.A., almost anywhere you stay, you'll be a reasonable drive from two or three rooms with plenty of games. Focus on staying in nice neighborhoods, house rentals give you lots of flexibility. Each card room has its own charms and shortcomings, but they're all spreading good games these days.

[@michaelpatch6392]

@@jrcorsey thanks for the advice! What areas are nice down there?

[@michaelpatch6392]

@@dougmccuskerpoker awesome imma have to check it out!

[@jrcorsey]

@@michaelpatch6392 there are too many nice places to just make a list, and too many bad neighborhoods to be casual. It's a research project. Are you trying to be near the beach, the mountains, a certain ethnic enclave? If all you want is to visit our many casinos, maybe look in Bell Gardens. Lots of low risk suburbia and fairly central. I'd want to see more than that, if I were visiting, however. There's a lot to see and do here.

[@mrhumble2937]

Don't like the AQ suited Jam at all. Just think most of the time only better calls and you are gambling. If he bet and you raise as a bluff sure just don't love the all in. But hey it worked.

[@mrhumble2937]

Just because if he has 2 pair or set, you don't even really have many outs because he can boat up. Just happened to get him off the 1 hand possible.

[@Mauricio-kf8qx]

Against a hand like jj or 10s he is a slight favourite plus he’s gonna get fold out of those hands sometimes as well as hands like ak. It’s a winning play

[@mrhumble2937]

@@Mauricio-kf8qx but he's losing to 2 pairs or sets that take his outs board pairing. Don't think a jam is a winning play over a 3bet. Now if it's a raise and he 3 bets I agree.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I am never folding with our stacks, best to put pressure on his one pair hands IMO

[@jrcorsey]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I think your logic is good. Most pair hands are going to be under huge pressure, most calls will be draws, all of which are lesser. The few very strong hands that always call, like sets or 89, are ahead 65/35. If those are even 25% of your opponents (it's not that many), your aggression is a clear winner.

[@sharkcapper]

WWZD……great advice to live by….I’ll do the same at our next game.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Zeus is a smart dog 🐕

[@canadianwarrior8535]

PLEASE come play where I do. You announce your hand on every street with ever bet. You may as well play with your cards face up.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

I’m easy to find

[@mrhumble2937]

Thought small blind is 3 bet or fold only

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

3 bet or fold is a valid strategy. I mix up my play.

[@jamesguest4741]

What is rake?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Think it’s $7, wasn’t really paying attention.

[@Pops1020]

What kind of dog do you have?

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Zeus is an English Mastiff

[@boonedlism1650]

*Promo SM* ❗

[@robert2375]

Anyone paying Attn, knows your not an OMC

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

New places, new faces, some don’t watch my channel 🤷

[@robert2375]

@@dougmccuskerpoker i mean in game.. u aren't playing 1 hand an hour

[@asianphillippe007]

@dougmccuskerpoker I didn't see you coming to Hustler Casino because I usually play $8-&16 and $25-$50 Limit Holdem in evening after 6pm until midnight. Sometimes from 3pm to 9pm.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Will be there Sunday afternoon for the Meet Up Game

[@asianphillippe007]

@@dougmccuskerpoker I don't play on weekends except Monday to Friday only. To spend some times away from poker. Gardens Casino is very close to my home (Santa Ana), it's only about 25 minutes from there.