tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post8715603511466091384..comments2023-06-28T16:12:20.204+07:00Comments on BlackRain79 - Elite Poker Strategy: The Very Simple Secret to a Winning Poker StrategyBlackRain79http://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-46470178166951612017-04-29T13:02:19.256+07:002017-04-29T13:02:19.256+07:00Hi Mark,
It would be pretty difficult to sum up m...Hi Mark,<br /><br />It would be pretty difficult to sum up my entire strategy when defending the blinds in a short little comment. It depends on so many factors like who my opponents are, ranges, my hand, the stacks, positions, the action, history and so on. I have written a few articles on this in the past such as <a href="http://www.blackrain79.com/2017/01/how-to-play-ace-king-from-blinds.html"BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-59551984017938790772017-04-29T12:57:06.788+07:002017-04-29T12:57:06.788+07:00Thanks NiMKO and sorry, just saw this. Hope the NL...Thanks NiMKO and sorry, just saw this. Hope the NL5 shot went well!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-44027425188647301092017-04-28T00:32:14.734+07:002017-04-28T00:32:14.734+07:00Hi BR79,
What strategy do you use for defending y...Hi BR79,<br /><br />What strategy do you use for defending your blinds at the micros?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113377192991403481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-17405641947621068692017-02-03T03:04:49.901+07:002017-02-03T03:04:49.901+07:00Hey Nathan,
Thanks for this one.
I recently posted...Hey Nathan,<br />Thanks for this one.<br />I recently posted here about how shitty of a stretch I had at NL2 (like 20k hands with an actually negative total) and while of course I didnt play optimally or probably still far from it (what else would you expect) Im still fairly sure that it was good enough to say that it really just was a bad stretch.<br /><br />However, in the last days this has Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133360135927347569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-89452624939776101932017-01-27T07:52:36.534+07:002017-01-27T07:52:36.534+07:00Hi Poker Vagabond, 450K in 9 months is a good samp...Hi Poker Vagabond, 450K in 9 months is a good sample size, but, in my opinion, not impressive for a full time player. How many tables do you play simultaneously? At what limits? There is good post here talking about the various level that might give you an idea of the time you need to scale up:<br />http://www.blackrain79.com/2017/01/how-long-get-good-at-poker.html<br />Maybe, but I might be Andrea D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03303449534831594779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-33000993391528283742017-01-26T17:27:33.546+07:002017-01-26T17:27:33.546+07:00Hey guys. Sorry for the late response! I played ar...Hey guys. Sorry for the late response! I played around 450,000 last year, spent the first 9 month sort of aimlessly trying to learn and had no real proper plan in place. It's certainly different playing a few hundred hands a day and not taking it too seriously, to then trying to play close to full time and really trying to make a go of it. In the end it was a very steep learning curve, and soPokerVagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700184026969313341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-47747221593807053482017-01-26T09:20:10.000+07:002017-01-26T09:20:10.000+07:00I think the EV of flatting the 3Bet versus cold 4B...I think the EV of flatting the 3Bet versus cold 4Betting is way higher and here is why. Yes, on occasion they will fire two shells after the flop and we will have to fold. They either hit a set with JJ or they have KK or AA. Remember that we will bink our two outer on occasion here as well though and win a monster pot.<br /><br />But here is the reality of the situation. There are so many more BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-78706756692929144932017-01-26T09:07:24.933+07:002017-01-26T09:07:24.933+07:00I agree 100% Andrea, you nailed it. That really wa...I agree 100% Andrea, you nailed it. That really was the point that I was trying to get across in this article. There is no magic formula to success in poker. Once you get the basics down then you have to learn how to think through this game yourself and find the right plays on a consistent basis. It is always different depending on the opponents, situation etc. Experience helps a lot with this.BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-30843219101786943842017-01-26T08:59:40.622+07:002017-01-26T08:59:40.622+07:00Hey Nathan, just wanted a few thoughts on how you ...Hey Nathan, just wanted a few thoughts on how you might play the example hand out after the flop? So you cold call the 3-bet, and likely get led in to on the jack high flop. I assume you call a bet here. What if something like a 7 comes on the turn? Would you call another bet? I guess what I'm getting at is don't you end up losing less potentially by the action playing out the way you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517105048158045987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-62907639752888774172017-01-26T01:31:05.602+07:002017-01-26T01:31:05.602+07:00I know about the 200k sample rule Dalseno ... afte...I know about the 200k sample rule Dalseno ... after all Blackrain talked about it himself on his blog in another article ... but I am just curious how many hands he played since everytime I see somebody struggling in poker I never see him mentioning the sample size either ... I bet he didn't even played 200k hands lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428831575836875301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-39774369833042686102017-01-25T20:50:46.732+07:002017-01-25T20:50:46.732+07:00Hi Enache, I don't think you really need one m...Hi Enache, I don't think you really need one million hand to have a good idea of your win rate. 100K or 200K hands are enough to give you a good approximation of it unless your are an extremely aggressive player subject to huge swings. With that sample size, even a bad variance period of several thousand of hands doesn't move your win rate so much if you are quite tight.Andrea D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03303449534831594779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-16709680301246321392017-01-25T20:43:11.545+07:002017-01-25T20:43:11.545+07:00Hi Poker Vagabond, at which limit do you use to pl...Hi Poker Vagabond, at which limit do you use to play? I guess your are playing is some serious games if you plan to make a living playing poker and in this case it can be tough. At the micros it is an easy game (but you don't make money there, you play for fun) and at the entry levels it's not even poker. Good luck.Andrea D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03303449534831594779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-52953030341303620762017-01-25T20:35:50.967+07:002017-01-25T20:35:50.967+07:00I think the right advice is THINK. In poker you ca...I think the right advice is THINK. In poker you can never say what is the best strategy, it depends upon your opponents and their way of playing. 4bet with AA? Sometimes, when a huge fish is involved, it is much better shoving: they tend to see it as a sign of weakness/bluff rather than a demonstration of force. Anyway, as a rule with two regs involved (no fishes, no nits), I would have played QQAndrea D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03303449534831594779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-10935563618565593002017-01-25T20:06:18.518+07:002017-01-25T20:06:18.518+07:00I am very curious about one thing PokerVagabond .....I am very curious about one thing PokerVagabond .... how many hands you played ? You didn't mention that ... do you have at least 1 milion hands ? Can you tell me that you played at least 1 milion and you never turned a profit out of it ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428831575836875301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-20123504049031823122017-01-25T17:24:23.126+07:002017-01-25T17:24:23.126+07:00I personally play mostly on other sites because th...I personally play mostly on other sites because the games are often much better (more fish). I wouldn't worry much about rakeback unless you are a really hardcore grinder. Every site has some version of it, the differences aren't that big. I created a list of some easier sites that I play on <a href="http://www.blackrain79.com/p/poker-sites.html" rel="nofollow">right here</a><br /><br />IBlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-55748857830190570082017-01-24T23:21:59.485+07:002017-01-24T23:21:59.485+07:00Cheers for the response Nathan. I've been play...Cheers for the response Nathan. I've been playing on Pokerstars since time began, do you think moving sites might make a bit of difference? I've heard it's tougher on there but also the reward scheme is better...And I'm definitely not after big money! I just want to head over to India or Thailand like yourself and be able to survive on poker...certainly not live like a king! PokerVagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700184026969313341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-14303135834016876612017-01-24T23:14:19.210+07:002017-01-24T23:14:19.210+07:00Thanks Matthew, postflop it is very player depende...Thanks Matthew, postflop it is very player dependent but I don't really mind playing QQ here in position. I think we could potentially win a huge pot even unimproved sometimes and we don't always have to stack off versus a tight player who barrels heavy.BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-38094540135296830692017-01-24T23:11:44.793+07:002017-01-24T23:11:44.793+07:00It is really player dependent but I have no proble...It is really player dependent but I have no problem playing QQ in position here. I think it is a great spot to be in with an under-repped hand.BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-76268848131629663912017-01-24T23:08:50.471+07:002017-01-24T23:08:50.471+07:00Thanks Chez, appreciate your thoughts also!Thanks Chez, appreciate your thoughts also!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-1286058773991104382017-01-24T23:07:56.500+07:002017-01-24T23:07:56.500+07:00"Poker is like a stock market that gets harde..."Poker is like a stock market that gets harder but will never crash" - Great way of putting it!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-37624816862237791352017-01-24T22:04:36.451+07:002017-01-24T22:04:36.451+07:00Hi Nate great post,getting back to basics.
I to wa...Hi Nate great post,getting back to basics.<br />I to was wondering about that hand personally I would call or fold (only folding to a nits 3-bet BTW).<br />Calling does put us in a tough spot post flop with overs to that board if we cold 4-bet I agree were only getting called by KK or AK (assuming he would probably shove AA if we did cold 4-bet).<br />So post flop assuming we call what would be Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345230298094699198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-47780293873422834212017-01-24T21:55:54.496+07:002017-01-24T21:55:54.496+07:00Hey I don't think you should look at poker as ...Hey I don't think you should look at poker as more folder is a good thing. You want those guys who play to wide of a range and take them to far. That is where the real money is made in poker. Hope you take these thoughts in to consideration. Poker is like a stock market that gets harder but will never crash. Maybe more like real-estate and that implies it is harder for people to do good now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182496328072758886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-47850783496331381692017-01-24T21:40:07.641+07:002017-01-24T21:40:07.641+07:00Blackrain79 i really learned a lot from your artic...Blackrain79 i really learned a lot from your articles and i still do. But i dont aggree with you on that QQ hand. <br /><br />1) In games i play, most regulars dont have positional awareness. So early position preflop battles doesnt always mean nuts.<br />2) If cold 4betting is screaming that we have a monster, we can cold4-fold KQs, AQ, AKo and even AJs and cold4-call QQ+ AKs.<br /><br />I am Cagdashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039825457043346893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-36567235589759495712017-01-24T21:33:12.403+07:002017-01-24T21:33:12.403+07:00Blackrain good job man. I have been telling people...Blackrain good job man. I have been telling people this for a long time,even at higher stakes. I tell my students it is all table selection. We can beat any stakes if we sit in the right game. Whenever I go on a downswing the first thing I notice is I got lazy with table selection. That usually fixes most problems. I also agree with everyone lost the scope of what poker really is. Using so many Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182496328072758886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503203097950401361.post-43246875556834497902017-01-24T21:27:13.798+07:002017-01-24T21:27:13.798+07:00Hi Daryl,
I'm exactly like you, except I'...Hi Daryl, <br />I'm exactly like you, except I've been playing since late July 2016 (I did play online years ago 2005-ish but learned nothing). Try this if you haven't already, switch to Zoom poker. I saw a positive return when I did after a few thousand hands. Eventually, I began to understand which hands I should play and in which position. Honestly, I'm still not in profit but Propinquityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05024537283327337106noreply@blogger.com