The MOST UNDERRATED Concept in Poker

[@kao3938]

Will save everyone 30min. Expand your range when a recreational or a nit is in bb if you are btn or sb.

[@SuhendraLie]

Thank you I had my suspicion

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

No stop you’re ruining my block capital title.

[@ElegantCoatings]

Haha Pete 😂 ​@CarrotCornerPoker

[@mjl1966y]

Even shorter version: Steal the blinds. More importantly, though, he's talking about playing adaptively. Trying to plug and play GTO is kind of silly when you know the player is just going to fold.

[@yukoncpa1]

I've binged most of these videos and I can no longer understand my friends' speech, but I understand Pete perfectly.

[@denske1272]

Great video, thanks for all the free lessons over the years! Happy holidays one way friend.

[@seanharvey8051]

Love your ridiculous analogies - keep them coming !

[@diggz-he4fk]

congrats on the baby!!!! all the best brother, enjoy

[@silentshowdown]

Great educational video! Stealing from the BTN is really important.

[@Fr00gi]

Great video Pete. Can you also show hot spots post flop?

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Yep absolutely, there are lots.

[@MackDaddy701]

Would you say that the Hot Spots also apply to when you are OOP? I think the premise of this video shows that the "needle" moves considerably when you (the better player) is in position vs your weak opponents, thus being OOP neutralizes that skill edge?

[@adamba99]

I think the most cold spot that i hope you cover is mdf , a lot of players think that they have to over defend in underbluffed nodes ,

[@KB-313]

congrats! and ty for the content

[@couteauxduseignanx4625]

cold zones: facing river raise facing overbet from fish facing aggression on 4 cards straight / flush facing aggression in 4bp... any others ?

[@DoctorChosen]

Pete the most UNDERrated coach in poker

[@sibbesen]

Congratulations on the family expansion!

[@jaeshbalachandran5766]

Great video, thank you very much. It was good but not the best I've seen unfortunately. May I please ask your views on these adjustments in somewhat high rake environments ? Let's say 5% capped at 3bb, would you still prefer this wider open strategy or a tighter one ?

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Got it. Let’s make the next one the best you’ve ever seen then. Usually it’s rake cap that’s the issue when rake is high and so winning lots of small pots vs nitty opponents still works. The big pots you win get hit a bit harder by high rake caps but generally skill edge adjustments vs recs are worth a lot more the cost of higher rake.

[@gabrielalbanezmarques6195]

Very nice video!

[@renoxdxd]

16:57 Why we do not bet the turn? Opponent double check is almost always a weakness. We don't expect to get here x/r often enough. It is better to bet turn and get x/x river, than play x/x turn and get bet on the river on a lot of bad runouts.

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Edit - misread the action here - I think betting small is okay here and best vs people who are very weak on turn and unlikely to bluff river. I think check is also fine vs general pool though.

[@renoxdxd]

​@@CarrotCornerPoker Not really. I just think that in this spot, it is better to charge villain from GS and FD that don't bet the turn themselves (I know most do). It is better to set your own price on the turn, rather than call the river 2/3 pot bet. On the river, there are many cards on which it is difficult for you to call such a bet. When you check behind twice, any 7x+, and any OC to 7 hit by villain on the river, would be a value bet against Hero. What range would you give the villain when see 2/3 pot bet?

[@xpyctyc9429]

Hello, Carrot, could you tell what is the programm you use in the video to check preflop EV? 🤓

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Simpe preflop but you also need sims

[@xpyctyc9429]

@CarrotCornerPoker Simple preflop I know this one, but what is sims? 🙂

[@Dere2727]

It was neither one of the best half an hours I have spent watching poker, nor did you get it completely wrong

[@AcesAndNates]

Congratulations, Pete! You’ll make a great dad. Make sure you make the kid a poker star.

[@ronnieplanter6402]

Congrats with the baby!

[@jabbajabba5453]

Good effort !

[@Losevaiper]

The most UNDERRATED concept: play a bit wider if you have edge

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Yep really basic and easy and yet lots of players neglect to do this. I’d say very UNDERRATED.

[@AllielIll]

Where did you get your poker expertise from? I know it’s not from playing so is it from talking to strong players or studying solvers yourself or what?

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

I played quite a bit of poker back in the day but I’ve also found teaching and solver study / prepping to make courses really educational for myself.

[@positivevibes201]

27:29 you say you could have some flush but dont say which ones? and you also said he could have QQ but surely hes 4 betting with QQ

[@dariomladenovski7047]

what about rake? we open wider against a loose fish and he calls wider so we pay even more in rake

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

The sims we’re looking at account for rake.

[@jeegee-cx7ss]

Pete, you choose to 3bet hands as the big blind due to villains not 4 betting enough. Have you considered that if you do this with every hand that can 3bet, how it could weaken your calls to such an extent that the EV gained by attacking their 4bets is not as big as the EV they gain by destroying you when you just call? This applies specifically to bb 3bets, and NOT 3bets from other positions, due to the splitting of ranges that happens specifically when bb decides to either 3bet or just call. (Assuming you 3bet or fold, and don't play flats from other positions) I'd like your thoughts on this, because I think it's a very important consideration, and I think it's possible someone could be allowing opponents to exploit them, without their opponent even knowing that they're exploiting them. Sort of a passive exploitation that you open up due to severe weakness in your calling range in these spots.

[@NoLongerGrilling]

It’s very rare to encounter an opponent that: 1)Op super wide, 2) Folds a shitload to 3bs, 3)Doesn’t 4b bluff enough. These are the conditions that you need in order to 3b every hand in your range and print as opposed to calling them. If any of these variables isn’t true, then you cannot 3b every 3bettable hand in your range as you suggested. 1)If they op tight but don’t overfold vs 3bs, they will anhilate you post (if they’re midly decent) with their stronger range despite them not 4betting wide enough. Same concept applies post if you don’t 3b them and instead opt to flat your normal range without tightening it up as a response to their tight op range. 2) If they Op wide, fold a lot to 3b but vs you they over 4bet, your 3b everything strat also fails unless you’re willing to counter their counters and 5bj light. 3)If they Op wide, call a shitload vs 3bs and don’t 4b enough, then the 3b anything strat suffers vs this opponent bc you will be dominated by hands that you’re supposed to fold out when you’re 3b that light, despite them not 4betting enough. Vs this typical fish opponent you want to be 3betting super linear instead. It’s all about adjusting to your opponent, it’s not about taking a general strat and applying it to everyone. Vs some players it doesn’t matter if you have a 3b everything strat and no flats from BB, but vs others it loses a lot. Sorry for making a helpful post. I’m done after this.

[@JuskuK]

I'm pretty sure the point here is to start 3betting (bvb) more of the hands that weren't such a great call to begin with, such as K7o, Q8o, T4s... but not the medium stuff. Obviously you're always going to 3b the strongest hands anyway so when calling you can't help being capped.

[@jeegee-cx7ss]

@@NoLongerGrilling Thanks for the reply, but my question is more to do with how an opponent could exploit us (more so in a passive manner/unintentionally), do to us lacking certain hands perhaps entirely, or to a very drastic degree. Question is not about whether 3betting certain hands is good or not. Maybe I wrote my question poorly.

[@jeegee-cx7ss]

It's a consideration I've never really heard someone consider, people tend to attack opponents weaknesses (such as lack of 4bets), while not considering how it could effect other parts of the game tree. I'm not saying it wasn't considered, but I'm saying that it's possible that the amount you exploit an opponent for (due to his lack of 4bets), could be less of an exploit, than the opponents exploit (most likely passive, unknowingly exploiting, but an exploit nontheless) of say getting an incredible amount of folds on certain boards. It's a very hard thing to work out, how can you know if your exploit outweighs an opponents counter exploit (Again, I'm not giving opponents credit of actively exploiting your holes, just that they could be doing unintentionally... due to your actions.)

[@horn2102]

Wait you arent supposed to raise 100% of hands from the btn?

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

There are spots where this is correct, but both blinds need to be really tight and seriously under 3betting.

[@Sukli]

R u gonna write a new poker book

[@DynastieMusic]

Is it not the case that the EV doesn't include rake and so those hands that are just over 0 are actually mathematically losing hands already and we're already applying the hot spot logic by playing them to begin with, or is rake accounted for here?

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Rake is accounted for in these sims. A rakeless gametree would be much wider.

[@DynastieMusic]

@@CarrotCornerPoker ahh got ya, thanks for letting me know

[@imPapuska]

@carrot corner - Poker Education Pete, you need to show hands where you either have an empty hand or very low equity.

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

The next video I’m recording is all about my maniacal bluffs so thats in the pipeline.

[@imPapuska]

@@CarrotCornerPoker That sucks, Pete... Just kidding, it's just cool, thanks =)

[@imPapuska]

@@CarrotCornerPoker Pete, where is the promised video ?:PPP

[@lolpredictions]

26:37 King Jack Off is my favorite hand 😊

[@brianfarley4814]

I think this is a great way to lose middle size pots to A6o and K5o.

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

We can always focus on the bad outcomes in any spot, but if we’re being wholistic we’d expect ev to go up overall not down.

[@karmababy5077]

"Control Zeeing Control Veeing" is possibly the most boomer thing you've ever said.

[@jimb1283]

Can you be correct and also full of yourself at the same time?

[@ForrestSavoyYouTubeChannel]

Yes, carrot man is a prime example.

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Yes I know that you can because I am very good at logic ok?

[@jimb1283]

@@CarrotCornerPokerIt was rhetorical, as I already know you, but if I did not, then that response would have confirmed it. 😂

[@Awre18]

Seems like the BTN open is a waste of time and energy for very small ev. Also gives semi decent regs more reason to start 3b you lighter when they see you show these hands down. Maybe in an anonymous global FF pool this would be better? Idk it feels not good to me

[@MrFirFI]

in anonymous pools its better yes ,but its very small edge that nobody playing at 25nl or 50 nl should bother with.

[@Awre18]

@ yeah maybe in micro stakes, but I play higher and I don’t think this is a viable strategy in the games I’m personally currently playing.

[@CarrotCornerPoker]

Your criticism that it’s not worth doing this assumes that the ev gained by opening wider vs bad players / tight players is minimal. I don’t think it is. I would argue that the EV gain of opening something like 63s on the BTN with weak players in the blinds is worth far more than you would think especially when you’re being 3bet considerably less often preflop and being raised less often on flop.

[@Awre18]

@@CarrotCornerPokerI agree if the blinds are weak players, but in my games it’s rare to have 2 or 3 players on your left that won’t notice your range widening and try to take advantage by widening their 3b range. I don’t think it’s a bad idea, just not applicable for me personally. Love the content by the way, been a viewer and fan for a while.

[@halamadrid7512]

Please aim to keep your videos under 10 minutes. Given your speaking pace, that’s still plenty of time to convey a significant amount of information effectively. Longer videos risk losing engagement, so keeping them concise will help maintain viewers' attention."

[@Mateo-pi6fy]

lol dude teaching ppl how to play when they have the nut flush draw and hitting it, would u reraise that if the last spade didnt come?

[@terencehill3972]

I bet your babies first word is going to be “True EV” 😱

[@phrog6073]

everyone thats semi decent already knew this. i dont get why u keep milking these videos when no one that actually plays the game will learn anything

[@MrFirFI]

Because thats all his knowledge is good for. Some half backed idea that is not even remotely how you should think about the spot when you are losing 25/50nl reg.

[@ignsock2915]

Watch someone else then

[@douglaszare1215]

Tons of people, including many winning players, incorrectly think that against loose players you have to tighten up.

[@TheLazarussLedd]

@@douglaszare1215 Because its not incorrect and you should in lot cases play tighter if opponents are too loose.

[@betadecay6503]

I don't get why you can't grasp simple concepts. These videos are for relative beginners, they're free for a reason. If you already know it, it's not for you. Really not a difficult concept to grasp but here we are...

[@Annuit20]

First :)