In this hand we have A♠Q♠ on the button. There’s a raise from MP, call from a cutoff. Hero decides to squeeze and because this is on Bovada, I’m assuming there’s really no HUD stats or information and nothing was given to me, so I’m just going to assume we’re kind of playing […]
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A bunch of people ask me hand history questions and this one came via Facebook. Shane prefaces the hand by saying: “Hey SplitSuit, I am absolutely loving the YouTube videos. In the past few months, they’ve helped me transition from a break even/slightly losing player to a decent winning player and I’m improving every
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In this article/video we look at the power of the 3bet and, learn why underestimating the significance of aggression can leave you stumped! Aybars just wants me to review this hand played at 50 No Limit. In this situation, we’re on the button with A♦J♠ there’s a raise, and Hero decides to call…
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This hand is from a live no limit game, Hero said there’s a mix of regs, action junkies, nits and randoms. In this exact situation, there’s an open, there’s a call, Hero decides to squeeze and everything looks really good so far. I might make this just a little bit bigger, maybe $45
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When you have the initiative in a poker hand pre-flop, typical play will put you in control of the hand on the flop and turn if you maintain your aggression. While you can’t just bet every single time you get the opportunity, putting a bit of planning into your post-flop play can
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In this 5NL hand, Hero decides to open with ace/queen suited from early position, standard so far. Folds around, faces a 3-bet from the small blind and here we are. Gonzalo asked about his pre-flop decision where he does decide to end up making the call and I’m totally on board with
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Cristiano sent in this interesting hand and prefaces it by saying: “Hi, James, how you doing? I would like to submit you an interesting hand I played last night at a $1/$2 table at my local poker club. The table was about to break after a five-hour session. There were three players
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In this hand we’re in the small blind with ace/queen suited. The cutoff decides to min raise and this person is a 40/35 over 50 hands. It’s difficult actually to figure out if this person is necessarily a really good lag or an aggro fish. Those times can sometimes blur together in
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As part of the Ask SplitSuit a Question series, a bunch of people asked hand history questions and this one actually came privately via email. Brandon just wants me to review this spot from 10NL Zoom, so let’s check it out. Okay, in this hand we’re in the big blind with pocket
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Finding weaknesses in our thought process is a critical part of improving as a player. A common weakness that many players have when it comes to betting decisions is cognitive dissonance in poker. The dictionary more or less defines cognitive dissonance as “inconsistent thoughts relating to a decision.” There’s one decision in
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