The DANGERS Of Talking While Bluffing

[@flaavis]

chips shuffling skills: Over 9000. Bluffing on the river skills: Negative 5

[@zada4a]

Lol, at first I read this as "Bluffing on the river skills: Negreanu"

[@JPMorganSuckBalls]

LOL me be like backwards

[@maximo6037]

Buzz tries *bluffing the river* It isn't very effective

[@laurasanchez7105]

I swear his chips shuffling skills were insane, I was looking at it like wtf how did he do that and even played the video at 0.25 speed to be able to see it better HAHA

[@nefrig7920]

@@laurasanchez7105 saaame. I'm gonna invest in some chips and get my practice on

[@hattershouse710]

You need to understand that everything you do at the poker table conveys information.

[@drewfrizz]

Can't be all loosey goosey, eatin a sandwich or being on your phone

[@williamfrenchek7468]

Quite possibly the best comment in the last 6 mins

[@nitzhogoa3926]

lmao :D@@drewfrizz

[@1chance4life76]

cant stand that commercial!🤣

[@pcgamer-ry5oj]

you will have over 500likes in a couple weeks. congratulations

[@griffithbrock]

I know that Doug has no control over the ads that run before his vids but I love the Daniel Negreanu poker "Masterclass" ad. hahaha classic.

[@derekharp2805]

It is pretty funny.

[@Unflushablepiss]

Doug getting royalties from those Ad's by his friend Daniel... :D

[@pokerdev218]

Which means MC/Daniel is paying Doug.

[@jontom6848]

I have to mute it as it and he annoys me so much..

[@anunnamedcell7494]

I use adblocker 😎

[@Unlikely_Hero]

If I am bluffing or going for value on the river, I always follow one rule. Do the opposite of what your opponent wants; stare blankly at the felt and STFU.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

I'm the type of guy who just completely shuts up if I'm in a hand, especially when talking to other people in the hand. Don't need to balance your table talk tells if you don't table talk during the hand.

[@huythong4109]

Do what Dwan did when he bluffed, open mouth, tilting head. 😂

[@othewackerogaming3062]

I just stare at the person making the bet. To intimidate there soul

[@rcinc1460]

oTHEWACKERo Gaming staring always means weakness. Lol

[@andregardner6839]

I swear when I get a monster I definitely should do the stare.

[@tomwilson3969]

If Garrett could only read people this good on survivor

[@jsplash1183]

Ik I recognized this guy wow was he the worst survivor player ever

[@jimmy87587]

Garett always seems to try and grab your attention to initiate the conversation - stands up, leans over and leers at your chips - all to get some kind of reaction

[@thomasbuck303]

I hate the "how much do you have left" question, especially when it's asked in an assertive tone like you have to answer me.

[@mercilpb]

Garett is spewy in a lot of ways but his live pro game is always on point.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Then maybe you could develop a counter measure to that and take a seat and take him to the cleaner's.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 haahahaha

[@queenvareenatormentorofcun9960]

@@thomasbuck303 yep it's a bunch of soulless manginas on the rag

[@dfwlurking123]

Doug, is not the bigger issue that some person outside the hand starts asking him questions if he should put the rest of it in? Seems kind of out of line having a player at the table trying to fish out information of a guy in a big moment on the river...

[@rachellees7741]

I was wondering the same thing. I wasn't sure who was talking but why isn't something done about that player not in the hand talking to a player who is in the hand??? Bizarre lack of enforcement.

[@trelus]

I dont think nick was fishing for info, i think he was just trying to have fun at the table. But I do think it was out of line and I would have said something if I was in buzz's spot. But I also think the pros consider nick to be the recreational player and wouldnt say anything to keep him around.

[@READERSENPAII]

nah. that's older style poker man. sometimes asking questions or just thinking out loud can get weaker players to react. that's just how the game is meant to be played. I think the newer generation that comes to the table and all but covers their face with a mask is a really lame way to play.

[@peacefulbuddha8361]

I imagine the fact the game is televised lends to a more loose, sort of atmosphere. In a normal game I thinks it's terrible but they are on tv and having fun I think. Let's face it, these guys aren't going broke over one hand or 100.

[@Gos1234567]

@@READERSENPAII But not a player who isnt in the hand,that guy should keep his mouth shut,really bad form there

[@Marcus-gb7zu]

"Normally on the channel this is when we conclude the video with some nerdy math shit that nobody likes" lmao But that's achually why we all watch!

[@consumer61]

@Doug Polk Poker this is true

[@Rufus066]

I skip all the parts where he's talking it's really annoying

[@mastyer0fReality]

Ya tell us how many combos of bluffs/value hands buzz has so when we go play we can magically count combinations in every scenario without doing any real work!

[@unrestrictedpot3003]

​@Josh Sullivan no....it's not results oriented at all. he goes through different scenarios, explains why people would make certain choices in certain situations. he walks us through their thought processes, and what he would do. this is how winning players think, a lot of them make mistakes, and by learning from their mistakes you improve.

[@annahl7591]

@@Rufus066 I think 99% are exactly the same. terribly annoying to listen to him and you just sit and wait for it to end

[@mikethurston8041]

I did this once when i tired upping the stakes from 1-2 to2-5 tried bluffing 80% of my stack with a 5 card flush out there with leaving little behind the player started talking to me and i stupidly talked back and he called after 4 minutes of tanking i learned never to do that again

[@stuartbromley3513]

If you gave it away with your speech he would have called much sooner perhaps

[@mikethurston8041]

@@stuartbromley3513 I'm a regular and he's played with me a lot on the 1-2 tables and knows I don't usually bluff ever or talk when I'm in a hand

[@liamgannon2345]

Doug Polk? Our GTO lord and savior is giving us advice on our live game tells and skills?? What is this madness, next thing you’ll say joe Ingram has given up the great game in favor of Wrestling.

[@AdamTrupish]

GTO LORD?

[@pugsnhogz]

POTlimit wrestling

[@pugsnhogz]

Had to rewatch this one for the 4-years-later-still-lols. BTW, the biggest tell is around @8:15 when Garrett says "you know I don't fold hands, right?" and Buzz quickly replies "yeah, yeah, yeahyeahyeah" as if to say "let's move on from that part, my money's already in the middle"

[@JeffBoski]

Jamie Gold talked a lot and he was the greatest bluffer of all time

[@PosteDeVeille]

Fair point, Mr Boski

[@jimmy87587]

i concur@@PosteDeVeille

[@ApocalypseNowWithEli]

Boski is a God.

[@McPVP69247]

Jeff, you against jamie gold would be a really close match, that’d be cool to see

[@jf5618]

Jeff, but....Jamie was GOOD at it! If it’s not native to your personality as it’s clearly not here, you know the rest of the story man! ;-). Filets all around!

[@timmy2times714]

Why am I seeing a Daniel Negreanu masterclass ad on a Doug Polk video...is the world ending?

[@AlfieAlmeda]

I don't even play poker and still find this really insightful. Keep up the good work dude.

[@OldieBones]

Dealer and floor need to crack down on the table talk by people not in the hand, even if they're regulars.

[@READERSENPAII]

dude its a set up cash game. not some random table at a casino... as long as people aren't being annoying while players are making a key decision its not a big deal.

[@Bradders-ik7bl]

Do you watch the million dollar cash game ??? I'm guessing not. Everyone talks ya fucking tool

[@MrJamberee]

Everybody should stfu at the table. No need for the constant bullshit.

[@jimbojones9118]

They can talk just not about the hand

[@oyuyuy]

I think that betting smaller as a bluff can work really well when your opponent has a weak range. Then you can rep a wider and less polarized range. With that said, his stack on the river was too small to do anything else than shoving.

[@EGarrett01]

Strong bit of info that I hadn't noticed before but is true, when a guy's opponent calls his hand out correctly, the guy will usually say something back really quickly. You can see this a lot on High Stakes Poker and in Daniel Negreanu hands since he's always guessing people's cards out loud. If the guy doesn't answer, he may or may not have that hand, but I don't think I've ever seen someone snap reply when their opponent was misreading them.

[@AssortedCheese]

Pretty sure that Garrett guy went on survivor a few seasons ago... weird

[@BaneOfV]

Yes yes he did

[@troywilliams03]

Yeah he was on Cagayan and went home with an idol in his pocket lol

[@SnoopDougg]

Just wanted to thank you Doug for your insight. I played my first live poker tourney last Sunday and won!! Watched many of your poker tourney strat videos to freshen up for it. Felt great.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

Chill bro. You got lucky. You'll never cash again.

[@thaidise8842]

John Smith You must be very fun to be around ...

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

@@thaidise8842 Only fun for people who like the truth

[@bazstansbie]

First torney won lol ok

[@ProdByClockwerk]

No mater how many times I’ve heard Garret’s voice it still gets me coming from a man who looks like that!

[@mattyglen87]

G-man is a beast. Super intimidating with his body language and he perfectly applies the heat to get the read.

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

"If you need that last little bit of money for the road, don't play this game!" Best advice, right there.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

I would have said "I didn't want to bet 3,500 because I thought that would give away my hand."

[@arnold17]

Got a Daniel Negreanu ad before this video lmaooooo

[@acernera]

I'm really liking the recent poker hand vids. I feel like now that Doug is post playing career he's back to focusing on entertainment + strategy which is the optimal blend for me. Enjoying the videos recently from my favorite video blogger (maybe 2nd fav because marle is hysterical)

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

I know - I'll take that sweet thang over this has-been any day.

[@jameskennedy7307]

Listen Polk, you have been my guiding light, helping me learn advanced strategy and upping my poker game these last few years. You have always been a straight shooter and advocated for the little guy. I SWEAR, if you stop posting content and start living the high life now that you've won the one drop, my faith in humanity will be gone

[@MicahLoughman]

I’m pretty sure Garret was calling regardless of if Buzz was talking or not

[@tdbnasc3]

That chip playing drives me nuts

[@Harbz]

really not a fan of talking on a river bluff, especially if you don't know exactly what you're going to say in response to everything

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

@James Fondren - My response would have been "You can shove now and get it over with or bleed your chips to me over the next several hours, I've got all night, oh, and tell your shill over there to stfu in the middle of a hand he's no part of."

[@ilikebaseballs]

i'm not really a fan of the river bluff, it's dangerous, you could get called and lose

[@tomewall8982]

If I were to say anything (which I wouldn't, being too hard to balance) it would be,"You got me, I'm trying to save money on my bluff," and that would be it.

[@aaronsoto629]

Garrett read that dude like a damn magazine cover lol

[@MrJamberee]

Well, why did he run his mouth about it? Is he giving poker lessons? Smart guy teaches others how to beat him in future pots. That’s stupid, and it is because he can’t stop showing off.

[@SweetWillyD]

Polk should do a vid of him talking strategy AS he is playing online. NOT after. Then id like to see if his over analysis is any good in the moment. I only say this because there are a lot of vids of Polk getting felted that he doesnt upload and when he does, he has this long over analysis explaining why he made the wrong moves lol

[@Shadmun]

Daniel Negranu just offered to poker school me in the ad for this video 😂

[@RackwitzG]

After listening to Doug analyse by talking so much, I understand why the players take so long to make a decision. Buzz just wanted to keep some chips to fondle with.

[@YallaMiami]

Anyone know what happened to ART?

[@Jahstice]

Hi Doug, please include some more mathematical info in future. It would be great to see, why certain actions as you usually tell us, makes sense or not. I am highly interested to see the math more often.

[@bobbyweird8657]

He was VERY nervous. If your going to bluff you have to be relaxed. And on the talking tip If you possess the ability to table talk the trick is you have to talk when your strong Talk when your weak Talk when your in a hand Talk when your not in the hand Just talk and talk and talk And be relaxed His body language And how he responded EVERYTHING SCREAMED BLUFF He should have ripped it in there and started laughing at him 🤷‍♂️ That would have worked FOR SHORE

[@ewalltom]

It's hard enough to balance your hands, let alone balancing other things like banter.

[@ThisIsMyName20]

I played a game where i had legit like 5 high kept snap calling it was heads up i shove all in guy asks me if i was bluffing i told him yes he folds i show the bluff 6 hands later had a boat same guy asked if i was bluffing again because its heads up i tell him know he calls and lost with a set he was mad i told him im an honest player a week later find myself heads up with him he asks if im bluffing i just told him he meeds to call to find out and thats where the guy got pissed loosing Ace high flush to a straight flush 😂 that gentleman doesn't ask me anymore

[@teresamiller8546]

I know we aren't talking about building a rocket however, I do like the way you intellectually break down hands. Have a great and safe Thanksgiving everyone!!!

[@GregFeeneyPoker]

I love me some Garrett. He has to be my favorite LATB reg. More Garrett hand review please.

[@dayrenist]

Hey doug love your channel. Glad to see that you have upgraded your hair style. wtf were you thinking in 2016?

[@garrymugen486]

That move at 3:53 fake muck and then reach for a time bank with his thumb, was nicely done

[@DrasticKDescription]

The way buzz fondles those chips is hypnotic

[@xxyanlixx]

Clearly garret is fishing info. Buzz should just zip it up

[@charlesstanfield628]

It’s good to see that Garrett is a lot better at Poker than he was at survivor XD

[@SFreedberg1]

Why is seat 5 talking during the hand? Garrett is trying to get a read and he's asking the player if he'd like to put the rest of his money in? Really?! His name is Nick. Does he not understand how inappropriate that is?

[@hautehussey]

It was the third party who was talking that cost Buzz this pot. Whoever it was asked some questions that caused Buzz to show his face that gave it away right away, to me at least.

[@overadmire]

wc3 reforged HYPE :) saw your on reddit post on r/wc3 . Big fan here ! . your totally right about the if hes acting weak he is strong an if hes acting strong he is weak. some players in the mid stake games tend to over do it when it comes to this.

[@kylebroussard5952]

Garrett is right. Betting not his full stack makes this look and smell like such a bluff. And it makes any call from Garett easy, he only needs about 35% to call, and almost nothing changed from the turn - where he could have shoved more into a smaller pot on a flush draw - which looks like the Ace of clubs.

[@TSgitaar]

I find that with videos like this, there are no real lessons to be learned. Sure, in this case it didn't work out for this guy with this particular hand, but I can imagine that there are situations that you want to play like this. Acting nervous and not putting in all your chips can be a nice bait. Especially since the other guy was obviously looking for tells.

[@Simple_Jackass]

You literally just equated your level of knowledge with everyone else on the planet LOL.... There was plenty to be learned here, as "obvious" as this was to you, you really don't represent everybody else....

[@treydeuce8479]

Nice channel , like the analysis. Subbed

[@jvillain9946]

The best thing to do is, if you talk then always talk, and if you dont talk then never talk. Either that or constantly switch it up but if you do never play hands the same.

[@specadmin]

I wish these videos didn't show the action, rewind, freeze, talk, then show the action again.

[@DanielBeers5821]

specadmin always fast forwarding

[@jjkhawaiian]

It's best to keep quiet in either case. You want your opponent to consider you a mystery. I would have pushed if I were Buzz. That leaves Garrett with the decision. Shoving would tell your opponent that you're most likely solid.

[@danielmeuler2877]

A lot of people don't know this but Buzz is the kid from the movie "UP".

[@Morgandrake]

i feel like I make a lot of calls in live poker just because they talk me into it

[@Filippirgos]

The guy sitting left from Buzz = Tim Duncan

[@howardOKC]

Yes that's Timmy. I was with him earlier that day. He went to LA to see Koby.

[@NJBurch]

London ball actually

[@NJBurch]

Lonzo

[@AstroScrambler]

Enes kanter

[@BaneOfV]

His chip shuffling makes me want to flucking live life to the fullest dear God

[@bingochoice]

hey doug, do you play high stakes poker?

[@tomwinstone6207]

@ 9:00 is there not a point where bluffing all-in becomes readable in itself as a bluff, because you are trying to look like you are making the "big" move by going all-in (which is debatable in cash games where these guys are effectively bottomless bank rolls most of the time anyway) so actually making a value size bet becomes the better bluff size to look like you are trying to extract value. I understand it opens up more of their theoretical calling range, I guess it becomes quite stack size dependent between about 60-120% pot?

[@fundiver198]

Sure. 60% pot is a completely normal bet size, but the closer you get to having a pot sized bet left, the more merit there can be in going for a small bet instead.

[@reppingl]

Using a time extension pre flop seems like the biggest tell ever, especially on a relatively short stack. It screams AQ or tens/Jacks to me

[@wakomovies]

or Kings

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Is it just me or is it ironic that the ad I see on Doug's poker videos is always for daniel negreanu's training course? xD

[@mumblesbadly7708]

It wasn’t Buzz’s talking alone that prompted Garrett to call the bluff. First, Buzz was so super slow in calling the 4-bet preflop. Second, Buzz completely unreacted to the flop, which is a strong sign that the flop missed him. Third, at NO time before his river bluff did Buzz glance at his or Garrett’s stack.

[@tylerslenk8243]

What do u mean he unreacted to the flop? What does that even mean? He's checking 100% of his range on that flop regardless of the cards.

[@mumblesbadly7708]

@@tylerslenk8243 I’m talking physically.

[@deanalbertson7203]

Buzz probably should have folded the 10's to the 4 bet pre-flop. It's either fold, or go all in.

[@AdamTrupish]

It is?

[@AndyKicklighter]

A Daniel Negreanu ad on a Doug Polk video. KZbin is just on top of it.

[@locophat]

More ads are better

[@1chance4life76]

when he asked if he would be willing to put the rest in if given the option, i would have said "well now i do now that i know your not snap calling"

[@davidmendez8185]

I would have said "if you just shove I'll fold". Odds are if you're bluffing you wouldn't say this. I prefer silence though.

[@mercilpb]

I actually like buzz's hand selection for bluffing here. I dont think flatting a cold 4 OOP in a SPR >2 is a good idea with hands like suited broadways or connectors, or whatever. On an A high board TT seems very close to the bottom of buzz's range, so we bluff with our 10c for equity/blockers and we're targeting garrett's JJ-KK. That all seems very reasonable to me

[@dochmbi]

This exactly. I'm having a very hard time coming up with worse hands Buzz could have here. Seems to me like KQs JTs should fold pre to 4bet, he shouldnt even be 3-betting that wide to begin with vs an early position opening. Hmm.

[@deeloc1993]

Ah, seeing Daniel negs system advertisement talking about not being loose and talking while bluffing on a Doug polk video about not talking while bluffing

[@SweetandSourohmy]

I talked during a bluff the other day day and got owned. I even told the guy what he had and he still called. 🤔

[@mak.lee_pnw5098]

😂

[@jasonross703]

More rake is better, right?

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

If you talk while bluffing, you gotta talk when you have the nuts too. Will Kassouf is a perfect example. I find if someone is talking or typing during a hand they usually have it.

[@anthonyxdoe]

At the end of the hand Art says "Fuck", Garrett immediately says "Art said Fuck. I got the whole fucking world anti-sweating me" hahahaha

[@libraguy8550]

All those who are negative and bitter inside and have nothing nice to say...Don’t interrupt or doubt others who are making it if you can’t make it. At least the owner of the KZbin channel is doing something good for and giving back to the poker community. What have you done for the poker community? My sentiments exactly, NOTHING. Sometimes try to think before you say something, you might actually look smarter.

[@Charlie_Ses]

Buzz dug a nice big hole getting in far too deep with a weak hand. Any justification for him folding after the 4-bet pre-flop? Which is probably what I'd have done, as what are you beating?

[@liamcasey4]

You need to understand that everything you do at the poker table conveys information. For example, having the first name 'Buzz' accurately conveys the info that you are a crap player.

[@MrAlwaysRight]

To infinity and beyond.

[@mitcht1026]

I think the problem is that Buzz actually thinks his 10's are good. And i'm pretty sure he thinks Garrett is going to call 4k or the full 6,200 with KK, QQ anyways.. so he opts to bet 4k as a blocker. if he checks to Garrett and Garrett just goes "Ok 6,200" then Buzz is forced to commit his stack on what might be a bluff from Garrett. But there isnt much Garrett would have here that would call the turn unless it was a KQ with K clubs.. but thats pretty narrow and not that likely to re-pop preflop.

[@timlund747]

Have you been buying more Bitcoin and Dash

[@bradasstv]

Although I don't think this is what Buzz was doing, I think there can be situations where you could want to bet smaller on the river to entice the other player to call. That is if you have a really strong hand, not these pocket 10s. Again, I don't think Buzz was doing this, but kinda weird for Garrett to get all up in arms because Buzz didn't shove all in. It's his decision. If he truly thinks he has the best hand, and he thinks Garrett could possibly fold, making a smaller bet than all in is fine. If he thought,big I put in the last 2200, that makes my bet almost half pot, and Garrett may fold, but if I put in just 4k, maybe he will call and I will get paid that 4k extra, rather than nothing. Again, I don't think Buzz was doing this, but for Garrett to call him out is kinda jerky. U can bet whatever I want. If you want to come in over the top and put me all in then fine, but it's my money, my decision. I have a huge pet peeve of people telling me I did something wrong because it wasn't what I was expected to do. That's poker people. I tend to think that you not getting why I made a certain move is a good think. You don't want everyone to know what you are doing at all times.

[@mikeroberts2156]

Buzz has to much nervous action going on? I would have pick up on this and played all in for the pot rookie move!

[@vigil_violence7861]

This is true. I often say I'm weak when I'm strong and say I'm strong then I'll be weak lol

[@joehessey7556]

My guy was born to be a news anchor. Doug missed his true calling

[@Andrei-oj1jz]

that guy with the QQs probably calls 6k and change shove just as well as the 4k that was bet on the river. I am unsure what the guy with 10s could have said to get the guy with the QQs to fold. I guess as a player you'd have to develop skills that go beyond actual poker. You have to give off the vibe of having a strong had, the mannerism have to be on par and you have to act a certain way where it subconsciously makes the other player actually believe he is beat.

[@ikergarcia7794]

Man did the man making the video put me nervous cutting the video everytime

[@MicahLoughman]

Buzz was trying to give a reverse tell

[@715SF]

Nah he was nervous as hell and stuttering.

[@michaelcraft6657]

why are there 12,000 ads for a 14 min vid?

[@Jealod24]

Just don’t expect to use any upswing sales on renewals. They value new customers... existing customers not so much... this comes from personal experience... it’s funny, shortly after I had this negative experience I discovered the iPad option to record whatever you have on screen, say, a video... and for some reason I felt a lot better

[@jasonwalker6285]

Send a link to the vids mate cheers

[@AB-wj3si]

Hook it up my man

[@timothymtorres]

Eh, Doug gives out plenty of free content on KZbin and via his website articles. Don’t think it’s fair to threaten to leak his paywall content.

[@vstax2165]

Hey there, Captain Common Sense here, just stopping by to advise you not to leak the content of the course you paid for (and are now bitter about for some reason, apparently you didn't receive the amount of one on one face time with Doug you had hoped your purchase included?) as that would obviously be grounds for the type of aggressive litigation Doug would no doubt hammer you with, and something about the way you talk gives me the idea that you don't have "punitive damages" type money just laying around.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

dont leak other peoples content idiot. dumb move stop being butthurt and move on to something more productive

[@anthonyoconnor9858]

I keep raising up good hands, missing the flop, getting raised on, then What do I do with like A high, underpairs; folding feels bad? Calling feels bad?

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

Give up poker and learn to play Baccarat. Higher stakes, less assholes at the table.

[@DanielBeers5821]

Anthony O'Connor fold

[@luizperezdacosta1726]

Is folding pre-flop to exploitable? Early position 3bet and 4bet i feel pocket TT OOP is gonna have a hard time almost everytime

[@mateobustillosduran5785]

The 3bet from garrett gived buzz good odds to call and see a flop

[@JS-tm1gq]

In games up to 2 5 against most players yeah sure. Against Garrett who ive seen 3b j7s in spots like this im not folding

[@watchvidjedi]

Buzz does not have the table talk skills of Scott Siever... Just ask Reinkemeyer! " I was trapping Scott...." "What can you do?" lol

[@paultully1590]

Thank you for calling out the black Friday sale 😂😂😂 Everytime I hear someone say that I m just like 🙄 really? Yes you will have another sale this big. Fucking love it.

[@Criticalthinking788.]

This dude spends more time looking up videos on how to be an expert at shuffling chips rather than watching Doug's poker analysis.

[@zachstewart7644]

You have to know your opponent, some people talk with the nuts to make you think there bluffing so it's all table to table dependent on the players you're up against

[@kevinsnyder1390]

Precisely. I've watched presentations by a former CIA operative who explains the best way to catch deception is to see shifts from a person's baseline behavior. It not like most people believe that "if they're doing A, It means B" when for another person it's the opposite. Its always best to observe the shift from a person's baseline behavior. The more you observe (or in this case play) with someone, the more you will determine their baseline

[@Janet_Airlines802]

I don’t like how the rest of the table is digging and revealing information.

[@ongbonga9025]

I know everyone hates him, but Chris Ferguson is the man to watch when it comes to not giving away info. Sit there and stare at your chips, every single time you bet.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

And he tries to take the same amount of time for each decision so as not to give anything away.

[@ongbonga9025]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 Kinda feel like he should've been a surgeon.

[@ongbonga9025]

So precise, so methodical. Shame he ruined his rep with the FT fiasco. I still cling to hope that somehow the truth comes out and he emerges clean, but I feel after his shitty apology that it's beyond optimism and into delusion.

[@Fooderd]

Negreanu ads on this vid 😂😂

[@ytlongbeach]

Postle talks all the time when he bluffs.

[@dowlafevers2014]

Quantum Drew lmao

[@Jimmy___]

Doug I like your videos but you need to fix the audio levels. Your voice is like 2x louder than the table. Don't edit with headphones they give a misleading impression of the dynamic range.

[@Heavy_C]

I never lie at the table. Until that one time that I do. I spend a lot of hours during my poker sessions showing my hands. Especially when it's the nuts, or the second nuts, or something really strong. I show regardless if I get called or not. I also verbalize my strong folds when asked. Like some idiot wins a huge pot with his 3-bet 4-6 off suit and flops a straight. Then asks what I folded to his 3-bet and I'm like "Ace Jack". I wasn't lying. Hell, I've folded AK pre flop before. Doesn't matter if I was wrong or not. It matters how big the bet sizes are that I'm up against, and what I know of the player making the bet. So back to my story... I spend a lot of time showing and telling about my strength. And most of the regulars at the Casino know me by now. If I'm in a hand, it's strong. In fact, the more passive I am, the stronger my holdings. I'm pretty sure everybody knows what I'm talking about when I say that if you play live 5-10 hold em or 5-10 PLO, you get a lot of crazy action. Lots of loose gambling. I admit, sometimes I'm too tight. Sometimes I'm waaaaaaaay too tight. But I've developed my strategy after thousands of hours at the table, from my own personal experience. By showing my strength for the first couple or 3 hours I'm at the table, I begin to influence the other players' decisions, and they give me a lot of respect. Depending on who I'm in the hand with, this sometimes means I don't get paid off. Sometimes, I rake small pots with monster holdings. But it's all for a reason. When that one hand comes along, with 3 way action, and a thousand dollar pot is climbing, I can stab at the pot with nothing, and call it a night having made 4-5 times my buy-in, in one hand. That's my strategy. Not saying it would work for everybody. But my biggest strength is my ability to read people. Employing this strategy has allowed me to mostly lose small, and mostly win big. It's probably 60-40. I've bought my last 2 cars brand new in cash, and I built our down payment for a house with my bankroll. I'm not saying that to brag. I'm simply illustrating that the strategy has worked for me, and allowed me make twice the income without a second job. Why isn't poker my first job? You ask... Well, I've just told you. I'm too tight. That applies in life as well. AKA I'm a pussy haha.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

Bro, you're not going to be able to bluff out big pots often enough to make a big profit Your opponents are never folding near nut hands or massive draws, so you're going to lose those pots sometimes

[@Heavy_C]

@@Buz-Lunch-Punx shit for the most part, nobody ever folds anything. Guys are always willing to pay to see if their 8 high is good. But that's all part of why I show so much. If they know you only play big hands, then they're willing to let one go when they're almost certain they're behind.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

@@Heavy_C Ok, so what do you do when you are called by the nuts and you are forced to show? Don't they then realize you're capable of bluffing big pots?

[@Heavy_C]

@@Buz-Lunch-Punx honestly I haven't been caught yet. I pick my spots and get a good read before I go in on a pot. I've been wrong when I think I'm ahead before. But I've never been wrong about weakness when I have nothing. It's yet to backfire on me. I only bluff once. And it's always worked.

[@Buz-Lunch-Punx]

@@Heavy_C ok so what you're talking about is playing really good poker I understand you cultivate a tight table image, but its your read of the table that allows you to exploit it You make out that your strategy relies heavily on you cultivating a tight table image, but what really makes your strategy work is your poker skill

[@ScottySkilz1]

PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@timothysingleton5241]

Love your content Doug!