Surviving as a poker player during horrible run // Poker Vlog #40

[@kuhcaoster]

Joey you are much appreciated. Thank you!!!

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏 Thanks for watching

[@addisondebter9468]

Definitely appreciate the effort for the content! Standalone highlights are enjoyable by themselves but as a viewer and novice player wanting to learn more, it’s so much more rewarding seeing the full thought process when having the context of the entire session. Even if it does expose your game a bit more and takes time to explain all the hands and your decisions, it’s more compelling to me to see the overarching narrative. When you take it down, we as viewers win *with* you. When you have to fold or don’t take it down, we feel the loss more for you. When you’re deep in the tank, we’re right there with you and are drawn in even closer. I would argue this approach could definitely build viewership and interest because it helps us more invested, not only in your individual session but in your whole journey as a content creator (it certainly has me coming back for more!). Keep up the good work!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks so much for the feedback man! It really help me stay motivated making content when I hear that it’s helpful, specially towards newer players. 🙏🙏🙏

[@mikehager5506]

What a great vlog stand alone content congrats 👏

[@sonnycflorentino9822]

Love the contents like how you show the junk hands for the blog

[@Pokerbabbo]

Happy to hear that you like the format, thanks for watching 🙏

[@PokerMonkey]

I love seeing all of your hands. It gives me much more of a feel for when I'm playing. I also like where you fold K,J or K,Q off, depending on circumstances. I would not have likely folded them in the past but depending on the bets in front of me and my position in the hand, I can and will fold those type hands.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! Happy to hear it helps, preflop is so important. Once you get a solid preflop range it helps your game tremendously and helps you not get in tricky spots where you have the 2nd best hand or chasing draws.

[@hoplarsko]

I really like how you played the pocket 10s that filled up with a board that had 555 and a Q. Nice river bet to get some thin value.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks! Always nice to get thin value from the regs😂

[@CommanderMimi]

I love this format! 🔥

[@Pokerbabbo]

♥️♥️

[@sidmcmillan926]

I saw #41 first, really enjoyed it so after searching and hearing you say at the beginning of #39 that you began the "show all hands" format in #37, I went back and have watched them all from there. It's great seeing every hand, hearing your thought process etc. makes you feel like you're at the table yourself (which I love as sadly there's no casinos in Wellington NZ, online play only for me). thanks for all the hard work editing, appreciated.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! I really appreciate the support and positive feedback 🙏

[@Pokernight]

If you can make it through a bad downswing and keep your head on straight, you'll be just fine in the long run. Great video!

[@Pokerbabbo]

💯💯 Thanks for watching 🙏🙏

[@KoriKan]

Thanks for all the work! Great commentary and thanks for explaining the thought process. Also appreciate you showing all the hands!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching!! Happy to hear that you enjoyed it

[@fridge-mq9mm]

Love the content! Keep it up!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! 🙏🙏

[@DevKha]

Love this content! Appreciate the work you put in on these.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching 🙏🙏🙏

[@betweenthepylons5506]

Easily my favorite poker vlog. Been watching every video since you started showing every hand. Great way to improve the format. Hope it helps you skyrocket on here!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks so much man! I really appreciate the support 💪💪

[@sammajdi2931]

Thank you for putting the time to provide this vlog, keep on showing every hand 🖐

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏🙏

[@omaritm]

Thanks for sharing your sessions! Love the vlog and glad you made a decent profit this last one. Cheers!

[@Pokerbabbo]

💪💪 Thanks for watching!

[@nicholi2789]

Glad you are finally coming out of the downswing! I do think you are still playing too tight in alot of spots. Like the first KJ hand in position with an open and two callers. That is a prime squeeze spot. It’s definitely good enough in position to three bet and isolate. I’d personally be three betting the other KJ hand from the small blind as well. You gotta take advantage of all these passive players. Throw in some in position three bets to balance your range and take down the dead money. The way you’re playing now if you three bet with a value hand everybody is going to snap fold lol. Either way, I hope you have a better month!

[@Pokerbabbo]

That’s for watching man!! I do think I could have 3bet with KQo in the SB for sure. I agree that I’ve been taking a passive route in some spots that I could have definitely been more aggressive. 3betting with KJo is a little on the wider side for me. I’m usually doing it with the suited versions even with K10s sometimes

[@婷翔莊]

I'm glad you show the reality of poker. It's true that most hands are not playable. This is why patience & the length of time is very important. Sometimes I would leave, as soon as I meet the Quotas for the day. No need to stick around longer. Anyways, thanks for the Vlogs.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah 💯 patience and discipline are so important to consistency win playing poker. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@704studio]

new subscriber, this format is awesome, a most instructive and entertaining way to present a session. Best of luck to you.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thank you! I really appreciate the support 🙏🙏

[@michaelrosenberg540]

I appreciate the time you take to call the cards and reasons why you fold .

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@GaryKuebler]

Great vlog, I usually play Sycuan, however I will be visiting Jamul very soon. Your format makes me feel like I'm at the table with you.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! I’ll see you around if you play at Jamul

[@josephlopardo8135]

Putting a guy on a flush draw and then not charging him to see the river is crazy

[@robw9963]

Good fold on the AQ hand. That's always a flush unless the opponent is super bluffy.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks! I think it’s too tight honestly 😂 mostly because I think he can be value betting with worse. Worked out this time!

[@zekebones34]

Try buying in for less when you’re running bad. $600 is plenty at 2/5 to start, makes you tighten up slightly with a smaller starting stack. This helps me get out of slumps

[@notNaB2024]

Buying in "short" at any game under $5/$10 PRINTS money.

[@nicholi2789]

I don’t think he needs to be playing any tighter than he already is. Lol. He already plays tighter hell. However you’re right that sometimes short buying helps when you’re on a downswing.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah I see the value in buying in short. I just think I have an edge playing deep against these players. I just need to make sure I play my game and not let the bad run affect my decisions

[@gooddude9211]

Really learning the game watching you play and your commentary. Thank you sir.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! Happy to hear that it helps

[@Equalizer1018]

Good running commentary and nice to see the folds

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏

[@arthitsingh7176]

absolutely educational

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏 thanks for watching

[@julianalcorso5703]

I love the way you show all your hands however without knowing your position at the table it really does not help much. As well, it would be fascinating to see at least the flop on the hands that you played and folded and those which were a tight decision but you folded. Keep up the good work

[@mattbunker3982]

Great vlog! I'm curious: the suited king on the button isn't a call to a single raise?

[@Pokerbabbo]

I don’t remember what it was but usually I’d consider calling with K10s KJs KQs or 3bet depending on what the action is and who the callers are. Maybe I’d call a weaker suited K if it’s one of those spots that everyone called preflop but that’s rare. I just don’t want to end up in spots that I’m outkicked

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@johnk7125]

Congrats on the kid man these vids r fire

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks man!! 🙏🙏

[@smokinjoe4709]

Back to back sets against same player!! lol Happened to me once in Dallas. First hand: pocket 5s - flop 4 5 9 Very next hand: pocket 4s - flop 4 5 9 again Dude was pissed.

[@brandonschultz4442]

At got pocket 5's two time in a row and stack a guy with huge stack and he called me a motherfucker at the lodge

[@Pokerbabbo]

Nice! 🔥

[@Tindel10]

Your vids are amazing. Thank Jesus.

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏

[@gavinstrelitz1558]

You can mix in a three bet with kq as it has nice blockers

[@Pokerbabbo]

💯 agree

[@roycasoy]

Good stuff Joey keep at it!

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏

[@BBKraken]

Loving this

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏

[@danielbrodersen5235]

Absolutely amazing content! Keep it up

[@Pokerbabbo]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jameswill9527]

Your explanation makes a lot of sense

[@Pokerbabbo]

💪💪

[@HaiAnthony]

Man its been a while since seen a vlog from you live. The online videos are great tho too

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah man! The goal is 2 vlogs a week but it’s been a little difficult lately. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@619KingPoker]

Jamul poker blogger good content bro 🎉

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks man!

[@tomvocke7301]

Nice session!

[@Pokerbabbo]

💪💪💪

[@Kong_fool]

That casino needs to invest in some new cards

[@Pokerbabbo]

They actually just recently got new ones.

[@bigunk2667]

They’re the worst around. I think it’s the shuffle machine

[@notNaB2024]

Keep it up! Do you play daily? Missed big value with the JJs.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah I plays basically every day. I don’t see how I can get more value with JJ since if I bet I’m pretty sure everyone was folding

[@88lachapo88]

Keep up the good work,very good videos!!!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks man!! Really appreciate the support 🙏

[@PunterXPunter]

I like a Check back on the turn in the A ❤️ K❤ hand I don’t think you have to worry about many river cards and if heats miss then he would’ve probably put you in a flush draw and called pretty light with his middle or bottom pairs. 🤔

[@Pokerbabbo]

I was hoping he put me on a flush draw on the turn. Not a huge fan of checking since scare cards may come out and we could get value from hands that will fold on some rivers. Maybe a small bet on the turn that gives me a chance to jam small on the river

[@PunterXPunter]

@@Pokerbabbo Ahh that also makes sense as well! I understand not wanting to miss a chance at getting value on the turn since the River could certainly kill your action. Thanks for the insight!

[@ryanmundt8489]

8:18 this is a squeeze from the sb alot for me unless i have a read

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah honestly with the run bad I do think I’ve been taking lower variance routes. I think squeezing here is a good play

[@Helihawaii1]

Hope you get some subs, great content!

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thank you!! 🙏

[@nikostahlberg2365]

im trying to learn poker and this is super awesome. Really great to see all hands you play and how you react to things as they come. Likes and a sub here we come

[@Hammer.J.Helmer]

if you're trying to learn poker, you should be watching these videos to learn how NOT to play. Go watch Bluffalosam for GOOD play from a winning player. I'm not being a hater, just being realistic as a winning player myself. He plays way to passively and plays his cards face up. You're going to have lots of losing hands in poker, we all do. We all get rivered, sucked out on, lose to a 3 outter, etc etc - that's not where you make or lose your money. It's the OTHER hands. He doesn't ever talk about playing the other players - see Jamon Burton or Brad Owens to see what I mean. I only say this to help you. After all that, you ask WHY do I watch these vids then? to see the hands. To get a better insight into other losing players so I can exploit. To see what I would have done differently.

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thanks for watching!!! 🙏🙏

[@Pokerbabbo]

😂😂😂 man I’d bet so much you’re not a winning player by the way you talk.

[@Hammer.J.Helmer]

@@Pokerbabbo I’m just some guy on the internet, who can’t even post screenshots here that could easily be fabricated anyway. So believe me or not. However, if you did bet on it, you’d probably fold to a 3 bet anyway because your play is too passive 😂

[@efg1311]

I love the channel but I can’t help but be critical of the AQoff hand at the 20 min mark. Check-call on the turn especially. If you say your read is putting the villain on a flush draw then it makes zero sense to not check raise with such a strong hand. I can’t really see his chip stack but when he bets $120 you can conceivably put him all-in if only has $600 or less. It looks like he only has about

[@Pokerbabbo]

Yeah I see the value in check raising. My thought behind it was that I thought this player was most likely going to bluff the river when the flush misses since he’s very aggressive so I’ll still be able to get value from his draws on the river when they miss

[@ok-kc9jj]

It’s funny when he says “a tight reg”…I don’t think it’s possible to be tighter than him…folding KQ preflop multiple times lol

[@PunterXPunter]

You can be a tight player while also referring to someone else as a tight player. These things aren’t mutually exclusive lol

[@Pokerbabbo]

This is exactly what I was going to say 😂

[@jaymez858]

@@PokerbabboMust be Ha?

[@MrRuskee]

Let’s gooooo Babbo!

[@Pokerbabbo]

💪💪💪

[@robertmendoza4718]

Very Tough Game,poker is!!

[@Pokerbabbo]

It is Indeed

[@Hammer.J.Helmer]

especially when you're bad at it LOL

[@PSviewpoint]

I know what it’s like been there. You just gained a follower hope that helps

[@Pokerbabbo]

Thank you! I appreciate the support 🙏🙏

[@PSviewpoint]

@@Pokerbabbo I play online poker on ignition all day maybe we can get together and chat sometime to improve our game you play a lot like I do

[@stephaniediaz6587]

❤❤❤❤

[@Pokerbabbo]

♥️♥️

[@conraddewey1709]

When you had your bad month was it terrible coolers or a combination do you think of bad play and poker Gods not being nice. Hope this month goes great for you!

[@Pokerbabbo]

I had a good amount of bad beats like sets over sets KKvsAA(multiple times) QQ vs KK for +2k pots and more. I don’t think I go on tilt mode where I start punting or widen my range to chase my loses. I do think it may affect my game that I get too passive/tight that will definitely affect my win rate. Sometimes I may get a little too sticky as well thinking “they can’t always have it” Thanks for watching! 🙏

[@conraddewey1709]

@@Pokerbabbo​​⁠yeah thanks for replying. Yeah so a few coolers for sure that could have just as easily went your way. Well I hope this holiday season you start to do great. Coolers going your way! Yes sometimes I have noticed you give them a lot of credit which is ok. Gotta go with your gut.

[@robertosan66677]

Why paint finger nails ? Just curious

[@Pokerbabbo]

I just like how it looks

[@jackryan716]

The real question that needs to be asked is why you don't paint yours?

[@ChrisBluePR]

Yoo whats up i was wondering why you didnt play k 7 suited hearts in the small blind but played ave 6 suited in thensmall blind isnit cuz its a suited ace . N also do you have a video where you explain more why you shouldnt play cards like thay in certain positions n can piont me in the right the direction. Thank you also i like hownu show the junk cards too .

[@Pokerbabbo]

I don’t remember exactly the spot that I played A6s. Suited A’s are better than suited K’s since you can have the nut flush draw. I’m not a fan of playing those hands unless I’m the aggressor. I think you just lose money on the long run, even if you hit top pair you’ll end up calling off against someone that has a better kicker a big amount of the time

[@ChrisBluePR]

@@Pokerbabbo ah ok the kicker. You want a stronger kicker when ur in early position so would you play like ace 9 suited k 9 suited q 9 suited or better you would play early position if your known as the aggressor at the table. And do you have a video on some ranges you would play in early position .

[@idrivefast9095]

Way too tight of a player to make more regularly….

[@Pokerbabbo]

Well somehow I do 🤷

[@paulmaier6305]

good discipline.

[@Pokerbabbo]

💪💪

[@jehruda]

You sound just like rampage especially when you say « yeah »

[@ryananderson2867]

Hi there, new to the channel and really enjoying it. You should turn your likes on. It makes us feel like we are contributing to something.

[@Pokerbabbo]

I’m pretty sure I have it on, you can’t see it? Thanks for watching!

[@ryananderson2867]

​@Pokerbabbo Under the video title it says how many views, when it was uploaded, and then you can click on "... more". When I click on it, to see how.many likes it just say N/A.

[@hotrodsather]

No such thing as a "horrible run or running bad" you are just playing bad.

[@Lucas-hd9zo]

This makes no sense. Variance plays a huge role in success in poker. While long term if he fails you are right, short term there is a bunch of variance that can result in running bad.

[@betweenthepylons5506]

Is the opposite true too? If you get consistent premium hands and hit the board every time, does that make u a great poker player?