8 Responses to “$2K Live Tournament Hand History Review with Andrew Brokos (Part 5)”

  1. MrPunty

    I really liked this series. Having a very in-depth analysis of a few hands is a nice change of pace, and it’s also very useful to hear you discuss the dynamics of live play, not that there’s anything wrong with staying home and clicking buttons in your underwear.

  2. Reeder1986

    thanks again for bringing us another great series, Andrew! I’m glad that you’re providing us with some live strategy and analysis because I personally struggle with playing live tournaments. The dynamics of live poker are a lot different. Keep the live tournament reviews coming!

  4. redvulture61

    Great video.. It really opens my mind to poker in general. I feel a lot more uncomfortable playing live poker then i do online in general even though i win at both variants. Its just in live poker if i want to make a bluff, or a big call, and i determine its a plus +EV play more often then not shy away from it because of the implications of me being wrong in this instance, and being out of the tournament and looking incompetent. But online, i will almost always make these plays regardless of the stage of MTT. In other words, i play a whole lot more value in my tournament life live then i do online. How do i overcome this? Because i feel like i am leaving a lot of money on the table by doing so. What should i do? I have tried benzos while playing live which helps ease some of anxiety and helps me become more fearless, but is there any more effective way to deal with this without resorting to using these? Thanks any input is greatly appreciated.

  5. Foucault

    I guess I’d say you need to get to the point where you are more ashamed of making a play you know to be wrong than you are of making a play you know to be right that others will think of as wrong. I’ve written a bit about this: http://learn.pokernews.com/poker-strategy-theory/thinking-poker-monkey-see-monkey-do-3346.htm

    I think Tommy Angelo is good on this subject. Although he doesn’t address it directly, he does talk about cultivating a general attitude of indifference towards what others think.

  6. spinedoc

    Really great series Andrew. Some pros on this site “talk”, while you authentically “teach”. Not to take away from the other guys, but your approach is really top
    notch and appreciated. Your videos alone make tpe well worth it’s value. I don’t think I’ll ever understand or be able to reproduce how you accurately keep track of all these hands, bet sizes, sack sizes, etc. and make good decisions at the same time. Please feel free to offer pointers on this. Thanks again!

  7. Foucault

    Thanks Spine! I certainly couldn’t reproduce every hand I played with this level of accuracy, but the details of important hands stick with me because they were an important part of my thought process at the time. That’s not to say I never fudge anything, especially a relatively unimportant detail like the suit or rank of an insignificant card on the river. I do also take notes immediately after important hands, especially when I’m thinking of doing a video.

  8. FrioTrio

    What are your opinions on altering sizing to the larger side to further exploit Tom, assuming table conditions are such as they appeared in Part 4 (minimal 3 betting/cold 4 betting of your opens/3 bets from other villains/weaker overall table dynamic)? As we observed him not 3-bet AQo in part 4 to your button open and as we know he will call 3 bets fairly wide and use larger sizing for premium opens, can we not safely raise to a larger sizing to allow for you to bet multiple streets in a larger pot, intending to realize your edge more quickly/with relatively low risk of running into monsters?

    If our general response to him calling wide is to C-bet 100% and keep barreling most boards, would this strategy not maximize our opportunity to earn this player’s chips before they run out, adding value to our stack, which we can then leverage against other weak players at the table?

    Outside of a table where better players would recognize sizing changes and adjust accordingly with 3-bets/4 betting, what would you anticipate are negative consequences of doing this?

    Loved the series, love the podcast!

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