Hey guys, this week we have a new podcast with DannyN13 coming along for the ride. We also have the first two parts of his HH review of the Canada Cup! Merby continues his amazing maths series and there are some awesome threads going in the forums!
Podcasts
Canada Cup and Final Table Strategy with DannyN13 (114:55)
We have a new strategy podcast, this time KB and RFB are joined by DannyN13 who talks about his success in the Canada Cup and they discuss a popular hand from a forum thread. They also bring us developments in the US poker scene as well as some new live tournaments in the USA.
The Chirp Herm Show- Jason Koon, Jamie “pokerjamers” Armstrong, Brian Lemke and Luke Galeas (65:17)
Mark Herm has a new podcast this time with a lot of guests, let the mayhem begin.
Articles
This week we have a new article about finding the best value tournaments, game selection being super important to any serious player.
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/where-to-find-the-best-value-in-tournament-poker/
Videos
TPE Theory: The Mathematics of MTTs
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/tpe-theory-the-mathematics-of-mtts-part-4/
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/tpe-theory-the-mathematics-of-mtts-part-5/
Merby continues his series with some more in depth mathematics, part 4 delves into ICM calculations. He breaks them down into simple steps while clearly explaining the logic behind the calculations, he also shows how the more players involved the more tedious the equations become. He then introduces us to ICM calculations to work out $ values of relative stacks instantly, which makes things a lot easier although it is still important to understand the process behind the equation. In part 5 we learn to incorporate ICM values into the EV calculations that were covered earlier in the series. This allows us to compare decisions on a $ value basis rather than cEV basis which changes some decisions because of payout structures. A very very good series that should be required viewing!
Pokerstars Canada Cup Win Hand History Review with DannyN13
Danny is back , this time with a review of his Canada Cup win! A $500 pokerstars tournament with the final table being played out live at the PCA. Since Danny’s last series he has changed up his preflop sizing a bit, he now 3xs everything pre ante in non-turbo tournaments. This series involves a ton of preflop spots, with Danny spending most of the video discussing whether or not to open in a lot of spots and whether to 3b/c, 3b/c flat or just open fold when faced with an open in front of us. Every hand Danny opens he is good at determining ahead of time which stacks we calls off and which stacks we would fold to aggression from. The most interesting hand occurs where Danny flats a MP open with AJcc in position and raise/calls 30bb on a 533cc board. Towards the end of the video danny is building a decent stack which keeps him in a comfortable position. Part 2 has a few hands involving regs, a lot of players at his table are 3xing post ante with shallow effective stacks so Danny discusses adjusting and ranging. he picks a button shove from a reg with 17bb to discuss how this caps the opponents range and describes the range he assigns and his accompanying calling range. A good series for those that struggle with their preflop ranges or want to find more 3bet/4bet spots.
Forum
Strategy
This thread is still going strong, probably the most interesting thread I have read in a long time, it managed to get enough attention that its also featured in the TPE Podcast.
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mtt-poker-strategy/tt-facing-3b-early-on-ft/
Lordscanner posts a weird spot with middle set in a well structured live tournament
ashj22 finds a spot to check jam a super draw but gets some heavy action in front of him
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mtt-poker-strategy/is-check-shoving-the-way-to-go-here/
markconkle posts an interesting hand where he has the top of his range and gets over shoved on in a limped pot preflop.
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/mtt-poker-strategy/top-two-vs-large-shove/#p45314
Community
The TPE down under season 6 is wrapping up with only 2 games left, that means that it almost time to for the next season to kick off, this season we had 14 runners and are always looking for more. Check out the current thread to get an idea of what its like.
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/off-topic/tpe-du-cycle-v/
Member Scores
Our very own Marc Alioto took 2nd in the lock 100k! otherwise it was a quiet week for TPE.
If you would like your name to be included, make sure you post in either the sweat or BBV threads, or use the hashtag #TPEdge on Twitter!
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/sweat-threads/
https://www.tournamentpokeredge.com/forum/brags-beats-and-variance/
Crush it guys!
Duggs
Twitter: @dothedugg