5 HACKS to CRUSH $1/$2 Live Cash Games
Watch this live poker webinar to find out 5 exclusive hacks that you can use the next time you sit in a low stakes cash game!
Most of your opponents at these stakes will be making fundamental errors and it is important you notice them quickly so that you can capitalize on them to make more money at the poker tables. In this poker video PokerCoaching coach and founder Jonathan Little will share with you 5 of his best tips which will ensure you are making the most money at the poker table as you can!
Throughout this hour long poker webinar he will discuss many topics including bankroll management, the importance of position, 3-betting preflop and much much more.
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In order to take your poker game to the next level it is vitally important you learn all the nuances of the game.
Do you know what ranges of poker hands you should be playing from each position? When should you 3-bet, call or fold? When is the right time to make a hero call or a huge bluff? Do you know how to play preflop, flop, turn & river effectively and how should your poker strategy change depending on the street? What difference does it make if you are playing multi-way vs heads-up?
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If you make it only lets say $8 preflop in a 1-2 NL Cash Game, you'll get 5 callers every time. I usually try and find a happy medium between what the table standard seems to be and what I think is correct. 1-2 is crushable if you just play tight/aggressive and from late position. After the flop, if you get resistance, pump the brakes. It's that simple. Been doing it for 20 years at local casinos.
Pumping the brakes if you get resistance is a huge tip. Tournament aggression does not translate well to 1-2 cash
What is a late position?
@@tyrellmayberry9196being one of the last people with the action at every street, at best the dealer seat
@@tyrellmayberry9196one of the last to act pre flop
I would never make it less than $12. Ppl hate folding and the entire strategy should be based around this.
Any chance you could use colorblind friendly options on the preflop charts? Red/green is hard for a lot of us and you often refer to the chart - but I can’t read it. Appreciate all your help just wish I knew what you’re talking about
Where do you play? Is it hard using the chips at your local casino?
@@vincent763the chips are much larger and you can move closer to make them stand out/perspective-wise bigger, the chart is really small and on a screen
@@vincent763 most chips have amount on it
It's hard for me at some casinos, especially tournaments where many colors are involved. The tried tested and true way is to just declare my bets and actions
@@vincent763 most of the chips have numbers on them🤣
Been watching these videos for years and have received approximately equal value from the coaching lessons and Jonathan’s hilarious responses to the comments in the chat.
i actually really value how he cuts off digressions and is direct with people in chat that aren't paying attention or make salty generalizations.
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@@jonnygrowlatelycheeky way of saying that he was afraid to go broke. I think the main issue was that he said he planned to play a $1500 game and ended up in a $2500 game. Dude was either winning a decent chunk or was in for a bunch and didn’t want to dust it off. Or didn’t have funds to rebuy.
Thank you Jon! Great seminar.
This is great content to someone new at poker and great content as a refresher for more experienced players who are wanting to center themselves with the fundamentals!
6:30 There are LOTS of 1-3 games where a raise to 20 will get several callers. In many of. these games, 3-bets are rare also. I am sure solvers could adapt to this and show that the large raises are superior when opponents call very wide. I would also guess that we can discard some of the semi-bluff raises like 67s. So while the solver figures out that raising to 20 requires you to either have way too narrow a range or fold away too much money to 3-bets, the games typically found in card rooms do not suffer from these issues so the larger raises are good, exploitative poker.
This was useful content Jonathan which I shared with someone that will benefit from it. Best wishes to your family and you this holiday season!
Hey Jonathan thanks for this live session.
My pleasure!
I absolutely love all that you do for us low to mid-range players. I'm working my way to becoming professional a couple years from now. I've been applying each lesson accordingly, and have seen vast improvements not only to my winnings, but my over game. One session a couple weeks ago I hit a hourly of $249 per hour in a 1/2 game. My best to date. I greatly appreciate everything you do and look forward to continuing this journey into my poker career.
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It's funny cause the poker player I became when studying the content of 2+2 publishing and forums as a young poker player all those years ago, still hold true with everything expressed here. GTO didn't change any of the theory and strategy behind poker that we figured out years ago, it just clarified and added depth to the unexploitable tactics
Great explanations. Really well done. Please do a video on capped ranges. 😊
Thanks!
These are my stakes pretty often. I go to a small poker room in NH so sometimes even at these stakes there are good players just because there are no other stake options. Thanks for your good advice as always.
Thanks for making this video!!
My pleasure!
According to Steve Selbrede and his compiled statistics, and from my own experience playing at 1/3 tables, people's open ranges are in the 6 to 8 percent range, not wide at all. I live in Vegas so maybe it's different in other cardrooms across the country idk.
6:13 "If you make it 7 big blinds preflop, you are going to have a nearly impossible time winning at live poker." I beg to differ on this. If your opponents are calling your 7x opens with marginal or even garbage hands (very common in low stakes games), I think it's fine to continue doing this as you'll maximize value on your good hands.
Especially if they don't adjust and 3 bet you into oblivion.
Congrats on your big win last week. Continue with the crush.
I open $14 (1/2 game) and get 4 to 5 callers. Open $6, get 7 callers. Open $20+, get 2 callers.
At the place I play we can only buy $100. Action is insane. No respect for pre flop raises
Very informative and honest sound advice !!! Will be watching more of your videos. I enjoy how clearly articulated every word is easy to understand. Thanx
Cool, my old Hold'Em Manager 2 / Leak Buster video layout, brings up some nostalgia... 🥰 Just the color is different....
Great point on buy in. Buy enough to cover the bad players
Good advice♦️🎯
Quick question, with the A10 example can you not reraise an all in on the River when seeing duece of spades? Sure they have to fold a straight but with the Ace of spades you know they can’t have the nut flush and they also know it got there
Hey man.. just stumbled across this video and am now a subscriber. You mentioned that online cash games are great for getting better due to availability I think. However, where does one go to play when residing in California?
I've found that not giving your opponents so much credit for sophisticated plays at low stakes works out well, so you don't have to wrack your brain on every street coming up with your own sophisticated play. Like he keeps repeating, just good fundamentals. That gets you 80 percent of the way there with the other 20 being putting each player on a style and makkng small adjustments to your plays. They're right and passive you're (sorta) loose and aggressive. They're going to showdown every time they're involved in a hand don't bluff that one. One guy only limps preflop for an entire hour try to get heads up with him, bait the hook and reel them in.
That KQo hand is like 100s I see on 0.01/0.02 on Stars and you're probably torching money against 90% players if you call that river as you most likely against AK at worst!
how long will the black friday special be available?
Thanks man. Ill be tuning in more. Way too often: i sit down at 1/2, get up $500-$1000 within a couple hrs, then lose it all in the next hr or 2, playing way too many hands. Happened again yesterday smfh
always put some profit in your pocket, i know its hard to stop playing. But winnings add up month to month,,,,
I would recommend this very video for the Americas funniest videos of all time!! And it doesn’t mean that coach John isn’t talking about right things !! For me this is the most and educational video.. but it’s funny
what?
One time at a 1-2 game at the Winstar in Oklahoma, that I don’t go to very often, I made a few players mad because I open raised 3x on all my playable hands. This table would go 5-6 limpers to the flop at least 50% of the time. Later in the game I opened 3x and one of the agitated players said “look at big money over here.” IT’S SIX FCKING DOLLARS
I read most of your blogs
How should your 3b range change when people open to 10 bbs regularly. It happens more frequently then not at my local 1/2
As they raise bigger, your range should be tighter, however it really depends on your opponents
I assume the same rules apply to $1/$3, yes?
I think you should be approximately 33% tighter from the SB because you need to put in $2 to win a pot of $6 instead of $1 into $4.
No
1/2 and 1/3 play almost exactly the same.
@@PokerCoachingHello, I play 2/4 in Germany. Same thing?😊
I run into that AT scenario all the time in my 1/2 games. A decent chunk of the time my opponent has KX and calls my flop C-bet. But a lot of the time they just have pocket pairs and TX hands. And what ends up happening is I check back the turn thinking they called my flop bet with KX. Then they take the bet lead on the river and they almost always bet pot or more making my call with 2nd pair very -EV no matter what. Thats why I prefer to continue betting somewhat small in that spot and if I get raised then I just fold. Because I can't tell you how many times my opponent has bet out on the river and I just fold and then they roll over junk. But then later when I actually do make the call remembering their bluff then they have it.
I expext to win, Jonathan!
I mean texas poker you are getting 4+ callers if you make it 15+ bb preflop so making it 3 bb seems to be lighting money on fire
Exactly. This reality seems to be unknown or ignored by all these poker coaches. Or they dismiss it. Raising with AA in middle position to any typically recommended amount will guarantee 3 to 6 callers at all home town poker table games. The trick is to figure out how much to bet to ensure minimal callers. But apparently that’s incorrect strategy. Yeah right.
Don't go by charts and percentages when playing poker. Play the players instead
It's expext.
I knew it!
I vote for colorblind friendly charts as well
When talking about your buy-in amount and covering bad players, how would you know this when sitting down at a Casino?
Weird bc most people say where they play that players open to 7-10x. I play $1/$3 and I see a ton of min raising now from any position. Which then gets tons of callers. Have to 3B more like he said to drive most of them out. Especially in position. My standard open size is $12 and you really never see 6-7 callers, but obviously different at every room
$12-$15 is good. you want to raise enough to only get 1-3 callers at most. 3+ players all of this GTO magic goes out the window anyway and the room to outplay Vs shrinks dramatically as someone is going to hit something more often than not
45:30 Ace clubs, Ace Spades vs Jack of hearts, 4 of hearts: Jh 4h wins = 17.1 %, ties = 0.37 %. Ace clubs, Ace Spades vs Jack of hearts, 4 of diamonds: Jh 4d = 13.07 %, ties = 0.33%
So what is a good betting strategy for 3-betting? Doubling the 2-bet? Tripling? Obviously it changes depending on whether you are bluffing, looking for a call, or a fold. But what would you say is the most profitable over the long run?
Depends on position, number of players in hand, and whether it’s cash or tournament.
i`m listening
If the voice actor for the scientist on the Simpsons ever passed away Jonathon could fill in no problem.
Thanks for this Jon.. can you teach us how to get to be a LUCKBOX like Rampunt? 😂😂
Played my first 1-2 cash game. Had pocket Ks and club and heart. Bet 25$ and everyone folded but one. Flopped 3 hearts and villain went all in. I had ❤K and pair so I called. He flipped 2 low hearts adm the next 2 cards didn’t help me at all. Was it the right decision to call? I hopes he was bluffing or I’d river a heart but o well.
It's funny you said in this video, no one will ever fold with a king high flush, I folded on a big raise this past week with a king high flush. The other player only had a ten. You win some you lose some
Always trust your gut. Most of the time it’s right
How do you play when there's 4-6 in every flop regardless of preflop raising and the whole table is hard raising and bluffing. It seems like the whole stack gets in practically every hand. When it's one or two donks, you can isolate them, but when the whole table is going that way, you're going to lose by the river. If you get tight enough, you get no action and lose to blinds and rake. And you're still watching your AA lose to 5 callers. It's so frustrating to have a great read on a bad player, only to have the players on your left constantly betting half pot with air. How do you beat the whole field donking? One of the 5 players in will male the flush or straight on just about everytime, and bet like its there no matter what. The hardest part is when most rounds have strong players and fish in the hand at the same time.
New to the game. My question is, when i go to the casino to play 1-2, what should i buy for chips?
The max, usually 200-300
Because you are new, you better buy a set at home and play with family because you won't believe the bullshit badbeats that will happen in a session. It doesn't matter how much you buy if you can't control getting TILT
Right. I had a opp hit runner runner two times in a row on me
what do yall do when people play things like 65off or 22 from early position
Crush them with your medium to tight range
Haven't seen it all yet, but initially I just want to know why you specifically say "LIVE" cash game? Wouldn't it apply to online too, and if not, why/or what differs?
Skill level
We need some texas $1-3 nlh tips! Literally no less than 5 to a flop w/ $20 raise unless 4 bet or more pre, then its 4 to the flop.😂😂😂
SPR of 3.5? Plays pretty easy.
@mikehoolihan8414 how is that an spr of 3.5 when you can buy in for 500+?
Texas NL tips: make sure you have a big enough bankroll, and hang on...😮😅😅
I'm in a state where it's illegal to go to poker sites and I found one that let me play. They had a way around it by having you buy coins or tokens and then play with that and then you could cash out the coins or tokens. I want to play again but can't remember the name of the site. Anyone know?
Global poker
I'll check out this video after I figure out what a BTN is.
The players here at Tampa hard rock aren’t necessarily getting better but people are definitely playing tighter on 1/2 and 2/5. We need our de-gen’s back please 😂
30 min in JL is talking about adjusting your raise sizes to accomplish your goals. I started doing that and posting some of my HH's in discord and got ripped to shreds by some of the coaches for raising to big pf. Seems like you guys aren't on the same page.
lol no one in a 1/2 game is opening to 3bb.
I usually open anywhere from 4bb - 10bb depending on my table. But I'd say 5bb's is probably my average open in 1-2nl
If OMC only 3 bets aces and kings...hes also never folding postflop. This means youre printing money by calling with almost ANY hand. These guys call 100bb shoves into a 25bb pot EVERY TIME.
In low stakes you have to play the players instead of going by charts. Ive seen players do opposite what you are saying and crush the game. You got to be versatile
Well of course you can see people play not by the book and still crush. Playing by the book guarantees that you will be winning long term. Playing bad poker can still give you a good session, however in the mid to long term you will be a losing player.
Been losing to bad players all month, had some major leaks, had my first winning session today in ages after watching this, coincidence?
The problemthat I am running into three betting 1-3 no limit is once you three bet your maniac then all they want to do is flip all night and then within 30 minutes the game is dead because everyone got pissed off and left the game. This happens a lot! You and I both know we dont make money flipping its insanely stupid! .... So how do you combat that!?
If you have a good hand, 3 bet. But if you miss and your opp bets you might be broke soon
17:15 😭😂😂😂😂
I was oh PokerStars in a $20 bounty tourney. Was in 9th of 30/100... guy playing loose raised like 6x the pot. Preflop I get AA's and 3bet all in... he calls with 99s and hits a 9 on the flop and knocks me out... I seem to lose more with AAs, KKs, JJs going all in in the micro/small stakes bc everyone fking calls and gets lucky.
Man if you cant find suckers at 1/2 casino nl you live in Siberia & i think they have suckers there too😂
Three betting with bullets, now that's a tip, yeah. I would love to have player like you at our saturday cash game, it would be fun and excessive few hundred bucks wouldn't harm.
Jonathan is determined to ignore how people play in real-life cash games. The point is not that 10x pre-flop raising and 50% VPIPing is unbeatable. It's that the adjustment is to play more hands, not fewer. Why in the world would you even think about folding AJo, when it crushes your opponents' ranges, and they've already put a pile of money in the middle?
It would help him to do a challenge fromm $500 to $5000 on a $1-$2 game so he can realized nobody gives a crap about a $15 raise preflop in position because at least 3 will call 80% of the time.
$15 is not a raise. Its an invitation to the party.
Five tips for 1/2 no limit hold'em first tip don't play one to you can't win either play 25 or 5:10 one two is a suckers game and he knows it
.... " In my Texas Game." We get it bro. You know that's not what he is talking about. People sit with 1k in those uncapped 1/2 Texas games.
Expect has a C in it
#1 tip. Play where people are on vacation and are drinking. Vegas, Florida, etc. I always make money playing in Vegas. Reservation casinos north of Seattle? No so much.
You need to have good fundamentals. Wow 😂
I crushed 1/2 and 1/3 😄 Just 3b relentlessly. No one is doing it.
This. 3bets are only KK OR AA or maybe QQ. Nothing less
Where do you play? That would be a wonderful place!
Playing Hu is not possible in this games. You should play 1000 x and tribet 20x size for make them fold
You said suited Aces and suited kings. How????
He means all AX hands that are suited, like AK suited, AQ suited, etc. Same with Kings
It’s like watching a squirrel that’s been sniffing caffeine. He is all over the place and condescending. Up the adderral pal. Tried and tried but he is just not good at his delivery. I don’t doubt his knowledge. But if you want some confusion and frustration in your life then this is your guy.
I make a decent profit off of the drunk players, but u have to be careful because they will chase anything.
Best way to beat 1/2 is to play 2/5
I don't think Jonathon little likes rampage too much. That's okay because I don't either.
Yeah, hates a guy that is part of his company. Seems legit
Not when they don't get out
Yeah 1 2 live, people dont give a s about charts...
Expext… bruh is this how it’s spelled?)
1/2 is dead now it’s 1/3
Already the initial assumption is inherently flawed. Why would the weakest player with a marginal hand be the ONLY one calling our 3-bet preflop? Makes actual ZERO sense!
You can't beat 1/2 or give advice on it unless you actually play 1/2. Trust me
I wish there were less buzzwords here...
Undoubtedly there’s some good advice in here but Jonathan talks so quickly and makes so many assumptions that the viewers have similar a priori knowledge, that it’s impossible to follow. People wanting to learn tips for low stakes games likely don’t already understand the concepts he glibly hand-waves over. Frustrating.
Very constructive. You gave zero examples. Maybe look for content on terminology for new players. Or read a book. You probably could of ordered one in the time it takes to complain.
Rampage thinks he can win every pot by punting. Not good.
I’m beating 1/2 at 50bb/100 over the last 3000 hrs and literally 3-bet 1%
BAD TIPS
1-2 is pathetic. Min game should be 2-5 with $500 min buyin. If you can't afford that then you definitely shouldn't be gambling
Expect ***** now give me a discount code for helping editing and Grammer
Nvm you fixed it lol
A couple of years ago I finally began a concerted effort to stop paying off the nits at my game. The rewards seemed incremental & small at the time, but a secondary effect of this was that other players who played with me regularly began to start viewing me as exploitable when they saw me lay down lower straights or bottom 2pair to players who only ever bet rivers with the nuts. So gradually these other players began paying ME off on rivers thinking that I would just fold to them. So I'd like to add that there can be an extra benefit of not paying off nits - The other players at the table who aren't as good at discerning a tight player from a loose one may start to give you more action on rivers as a result.