Poker Strategy Info And Source:
Rampage Poker is known to be extremely aggressive at the poker table. This pays huge dividends in this poker hand when he turns quads against a sticky opponent.
On the flop Rampage hits bottom set on a very wet board. Generally you do not want to be slow playing these types of hands on such a draw heavy board as your bottom set does not block top or middle pair.
In live poker you will find opponents that do not care about bet size and will either call or fold regardless of the size of the bet. You should be looking to exploit these poker players by betting big with your value hands on wet boards!
On the river I discuss a common mistake that poker players make with extremely strong hands and why you should be looking to go for max value when an opponent decides to lead into you. In this particular situation Rampage’s opponent has ended up in a cooler situation and you will be shocked to see what he has on the river!
This poker hand was played perfectly by Ethan ‘Rampage Poker’ Yau and his reputation of being a very aggressive poker player paid off as he managed to get maximum value with quads!
“When you make good hands and your opponent is likely to have something you want to play a big pot!” – Jonathan Little
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I think (simplified) GTO likes 2 bet sizings on this board of big and small. Should bet big with some vulnerable but strong hands, premium draws and some bluffs. and then use a small bet sizing with our medium strength hands and some nutty hands that aren't too worried about being outdrawn. So bottom set fits decently into that i think.
You would most literally bet $50-$60 here into 120$ never a big size(dont want to scare AJ etc out)because it can induce a raise especially on a board where the villian can draw to a str8 and flush. $80 is a beefy bet almost like you are protecting higher PP which is fine but in a lot of cases these 3/4th sizings will scare off most opponents.
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His image didn't get him max value. It was a cooler. His opponent revered a full house….and when you have a full house and your opponent has quads, you will get cooler-ed.
One of the main reasons I have made so much money playing poker in my life is that I have nearly always been able to find a way to get max value with the nuts.
When figuring out how to max your value with your value hands, you need to consider the following: What is your current table image in the eyes of your opponents despite what you know your true playing style and subsequent ranges are, what is your opponent’s table image and subsequent range in the particular spot you are in based on their position, line and board texture, and effective stack depth.
What I like to do first of all when I flop a nutted hand like a set with my smaller pocket pairs is determine if the flop is draw heavy enough that there’s a chance my opponent may have a decently strong draw based on everything I previously mentioned that should be considered.
10/9/5 with 2 spades is actually a relatively draw heavy flop. Any 2 paint cards is enticed to at least see a turn as they have 2 overs and a gutter or even an open ender, plus the possibility of the flush draw. This definitely isn’t the board to be slow playing bottom set with. These are the types of flops I like to make donk bet plays with when I have a nutted hand and will try to figure out a sizing I can use to rep like a scared pair of 10s that I think is good but I don’t really want to see a runout with, as long as it would be consistent with my current table image. If I’m at a table where I don’t think my opponents are skilled enough to figure out whether me taking a line that is inconsistent with my table image should be sending up any red flags in their mind, then that’s the line I will take and I will absolutely crush the recs, unless it’s clear they suck out, in which case I’m willing to make SICK law-downs that even most skilled and disciplined players typically can’t make when they have hands that strong.
If I’m up against a more skilled opponent I am trying to extract max value from with a nutted hand and I know doing the donk bet on an early street would look uber suspect to them because it isn’t consistent with my current table image, in my experience the skilled player will sniff out the situation and make a HUGE laydown against me in that spot and even show it which makes it uber tilting 🤬
With this said, when I’m trying to extract max value with a nutted hand against a more skilled opponent who will take everything into consideration, I will take a line which will be consistent with that of a marginal made hand that is getting stubborn and doesn’t want to fold…. even if it means running the risk on losing tons of value by checking or utilizing a blocker sizing, etc. to induce bluffs.
I notice when playing online, people usually cbet for around 3/4 pot, i think always cbetting so big is a weak play, but im starting to doubt myself. I play lowstakes and when i cbet I almost always cbet my range for 1/3 pot. Anyone care to explain if this is smart or any tips and tricks are welcome.
i respect his blogs but he cant sun run forever and play out of his obv not big enough for his bankroll games/tourneys
$45
Generally bet 1/2 – 3/4 pot on a draw heavy board on the flop. Would do about 100 in this situation on the turn, definitely push on the river!