Trying My Luck In 5/5 - Poker Vlog 1

I am an amateur trying to learn more. Any advice is appreciated. I'll record some more losses next time :^)

[@nopenope3768]

This was a solid video kept me entertained the entire time! good hands. Hope to see more vlogs in the future!

[@pokersam]

I appreciate the kind words, and glad it was entertaining. Will have some more coming soon!

[@mindykim6998]

great vlog! hope to see more in the future!

[@pokersam]

Thank you!

[@dextringaming8351]

Popped up in the recommended, lit first vlog

[@pokersam]

Hey that means a lot to me, thanks. Looking forward to improving my poker plays and editing skills.

[@abubakrmostafai101]

When you bet is call bet raises are different?

[@pokersam]

I realized now I made many mistakes on the terminology in this video, going to do a better job on the next one. Sorry for the confusion!

[@leclairtrevor]

Great video man! When you are opening post-flop you keep calling it a "raise" but it is a "bet". NBD but it was bugging me haha...

[@pokersam]

Definitely messed up on the terminology multiple times in this one 😅. Sorry for the confusion, I'll be more accurate on the next one.

[@hallred100]

Yeah, was bugging the hell out of me too. Not a raise unless somebody bets ahead of you, then you raise.

[@RobRochon]

Nice video. To give better content as well as give you better feedback you could give us a bit more information in every hand. The best information is every player's stack size and each player's table position as this is very important in determining bet sizing and in general what action you should be taking during the hand. Keep working on things and I wish you good success!

[@pokersam]

I appreciate the comment and good wishes, Rob. I will do my best to incorporate more information in the next vlogs, since I do agree a lot of vital information is missing from these hands.

[@nickg408]

First hand -- Preflop: Fine. Flop: What's interesting is that with your exact hand it's almost never a c-bet. With all AKo it's c-bet 24% of the time to about 40% pot. I'd say to simplify it betting 25% of the time with AKo is fine at a half pot sizing. He is calling with 60% of his range. This seems pretty standard so far. Turn: This should be a small bet if you are leading (75% of the time with AKo), to something like 1/4-1/3 pot. He should call with 2/3 of his range on the turn. Again, well played. River: This was a mistake to check. You need to be betting your hand 100% of the time. The 8 was a blank and if you were good on the turn, you are good on the river most of the time. This should be close to a 40% pot again. Checking removes AK from your range when he jams. If he was playing close to GTO he is jamming with less than 1% of his range. I'd be suspicious too and make the call thinking he is making an awful bluff.

[@pokersam]

I appreciate the insight on those streets. These comments help me get a lot better! I have gotten a little better with sizing and decision making since starting this vlog, I believe these comments are why.

[@nickg408]

@@pokersam I'd highly recommend joining a coaching site like PC or CLP and going through their crash courses. Hiring a coach is even better but hard unless you have online hand histories to review.

[@pokersam]

@@nickg408 for crush live poker, what tier do you suggest?

[@nickg408]

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[@pokerdisciple]

Good content! You had a good overall profit keep it chugging. ..practice makes perfect! 😆

[@pokersam]

Thanks for the comment! I came out on top this session, but I did make many bad decisions that were not filmed... Threw away a lot of profit, but learning more each time.

[@susangrant365]

Good content. Don't be afraid to show some losing hands. It keeps it real and we can all learn from it. Is it possible to lower the volume of the background music or lose it altogether? It detracts from your excellent commentary. Looking forward to No.2

[@pokersam]

Susan, I appreciate the kind words and insight. I will include more losing hands in the next vlogs, and more hands in general. Regarding the background music, I was unsure how the volume was for the viewers. It is very helpful to hear that it was intrusive, and I will reduce it or remove it all together in the future. Thanks again for the feedback and hope to see you again soon.

[@paulmaier6305]

first bet is not a "raise"

[@pokersam]

I always considered it an open raise, but will change to bet in the future to not confuse. Thanks

[@paulmaier6305]

@@pokersam preflop, it is a raise(you are raising another bet(the blinds). after tyhe flop you initiate with a check or a bet....after that, it is a raise.

[@pokersam]

@@paulmaier6305 that makes sense and I see how it is misleading, thanks for the insight!

[@notabot36489]

on the turn you want to bet bigger to charge draws and protect your hand but otherwise pretty good session

[@pokersam]

I appreciate the advice and will implement that in my game. I realized after review of the session and comments from you all that my turn bets are too similar to my c bets.

[@steverey6100]

Crisp video brother keep them coming !

[@pokersam]

Thanks brother.

[@jaappatel282]

Quality content man!

[@pokersam]

Appreciate that!

[@gavinstrelitz1558]

Good session, well played. I think getting it in with QQ is fine against an aggro rec.

[@pokersam]

Appreciate that! Watching back footage helped me learn a lot from this session, especially with sizing. I agree with your QQ comment, even if I lost the hand, was probably a correct decision given the circumstance.

[@johnk7125]

First hand (i am no poker expert by any means, never even played 5/5 before but i do study alot) i think the ak should be cbet for a small size or checked when OOP to somebody who called your 3b. Their calling range is very condensed around the queen and betting 50 looks to me like a bit too big ik solver likes small bet or a check on this board w all range even AA/KK. Important to think how the top of your range would act and sort of center the rest of your range around that. As played though, betting 50 on the turn is also a blunder IMHO you should be checking or betting larger setting up for a river jam. I like a check bc opponents at low stakes tend to make way more mistakes when checked to then when u bet, i like to use a strategy of sometimes checking my entire range when OOP esp on dry flops like Q36 rainbow. I also dont like a check on the river bc it allows villain to xb with hands exactly like what he has u got lucky that he spazzed w kqo lol

[@johnk7125]

As for checking OOP its important to look at your hand and range in term of ev. If you think opponents make more mistakes when checked to then it becomes more +ev to check range as opposed to betting, which allows villain to simply fold worse hands and continue w better

[@pokersam]

This is a great comment. After playing a bit in May (and being in a bit of a hole), I agree 100% with your advice on checking here. I think overall, I bet too much when I should be checking, and I have been using GTO trainer to reduce my blunders. In the future, I will try checking more streets in similar situations, especially with better players. Thanks for advice on this!

[@tosapongbunyong]

great vlog!

[@pokersam]

Thanks friend, hope your day is going well.

[@farmthestars3962]

I think the AK hand was played perfectly, AK can be great or it can be nothing, if your opponent has 2 pair your done there so focusing on pot control actually induced your opponent to put you on a weak king

[@pokersam]

That's some good advice, I'll keep that in mind. I have been having some bad run outs with AK so far in May. I fear I overvalue the hand in bad positions often. Something to work on!

[@revni4]

pokersam good vlog

[@pokersam]

Thank you Revni, I hope you are enjoying your day.

[@MrCjx7]

General rule for pot sizing is 50% flop and 75% turn/river for heads up. Multi-way, you can lower your percentage to fold out the junk. If you’re confident an opponent is on a draw, you could bet pot sized to at least make those calls less profitable for your opponent in the long run. Keep an eye on opponent stacks too to make sure they’re playing deep enough before c-betting. The play when you had A10 and the board was A10QJ7 with 3 hearts. Why did you value bet your two pair or did you turn your hand into a bluff? What worse hands did you think would call? How often would a K call or raise? Watching the video, that play was the one that I personally would have just taken my showdown value simply because your only action would be to fold on any raise.

[@pokersam]

That guideline for sizing makes sense to me, I definitely need to practice it because I am losing value on winning hands and losing extra $ by not controlling the pot on losing hands. For some reason, I thought the two pair may be called by worse. I see why it is so risky to bet there since a straight is very possible with the K and that would be the only reasonable call for the villain. I agree that I should have just taken the showdown value. Appreciate the advice on this one.

[@TexasPoker40]

If v is as wide as you describe, you have to call jam 100% with QQ.

[@pokersam]

I agree, he was playing extremely aggressive all night. I would not be that confident against most other players at that table with QQ.

[@Rip39897]

play short time period. as to not make mistakes. like 5 hours

[@pokersam]

I’m trying man. I usually do 3 hours and I start to make more mistakes at the end.

[@darklurker33]

Starting filming when you have a good hand is a tell players will pick up on. Your value bets are too small and giving very good pot odds. Size them up to 1/2 to 2/3 of pot.

[@pokersam]

Thank you for that advice on the sizing, I agree my sizing is terrible especially in the earlier vlogs. A note for the filming, I have a little Bluetooth button in my sweater that I press to conceal when I record to prevent any tells of good hands. Sometimes I don’t use that button, and it can definitely be a tell so I need to be more careful.

[@darklurker33]

Anyone skilled at reading tells us going to pickup on that a lot faster then you think. The button is the same spot on the sweater, they may not even know why you are moving the hand but will pick up the correlation between you doing that motion and then showing up with a strong hands. Especially if you move up levels.

[@pokersam]

@@darklurker33 good point, I will be more careful recording. Or maybe I should play more polarized with my range in general

[@mjriemen]

First hand… you only had like $100-120 left? (Or so) Check and call or just go all in yourself… Either way with AK in a 3 bet pot pre, and you only have roughly $100 behind, assuming you start the hand with around $300, folding would be very bad. Its important to let the viewers know how much you have in your stack starting each hand.

[@pokersam]

That makes sense, that may be why I snap called at the time... I was not considering my starting stack size and how much I had left when reviewing the vlog. Good point on the starting stack for each hand, I made sure in my notes to add my stack size so the next vlog will have more information.

[@mjriemen]

@@pokersamAlso, you mention showing your hand first. There is really nothing wrong with just showing, this is what I do and I play and deal for a living. Its kinda a freeroll… youre probably going to have to show your hand anyway. If your hand is tabled and your opponent folds and doesnt show his, you will win the pot regardless of what he had. Every once in a while your opponent may make a mistake and muck a better hand. It does happen! In a recent vlog Rampagepoker mucked a hand that would have won him a sidepot if he had just shown. So its really kinda smart to just show your hand when the showdown comes. If you are playing well your opponents wont be able “to figure out your game” or anything if you just show at showdown. Theyre not paying that close attention. Even if you got caught bluffing its can get you a call next time you have it.

[@mjriemen]

In the long run folding 55 there is fine really… hes probably not bluffing for a small sizing of $20… You have to be good about 1 in 5 times for this call to be profitable. Two overs, trips possible, flush possible… its a lot closer of a call than you make it seem.

[@pokersam]

@@mjriemen I was stressing about showing my hand often during showdown. It happened to me today again! Glad to know I was overthinking it and it isn’t as big of an issue as I thought. I won’t stress so much about it and will keep things hidden when necessary. Appreciate the insight on the 5 5 hand as well. I have a long way to go to become decent at poker, but I’ve learned a lot from these comments already. Hope to see you around again with the advice!

[@sangushin1674]

You called his all in with QQ and wanted him to show his hand. And when the river came, it was his turn to show his hand and instead you flipped over your Queens and he folded his. I don't understand when the other guy was to show his cards first. I fail to see the logic here.

[@pokersam]

You are 100% correct on that. I mentioned it a little earlier in the video, but after editing this vlog, I realized one of my biggest mistakes is showing my hand first after I call. I will use this advice for the future, I appreciate it.

[@darklurker33]

Commerce seems like a loose 5/5 game

[@pokersam]

I agree

[@WalterFreemanProductions]

5/5 isn’t considered low stakes. Unsubscribed

[@pokersam]

Hey thanks for letting me know that, I won’t refer to it that way in the future.

[@WalterFreemanProductions]

@@pokersam just kidding! Grind on king 🙏🙏🙏