Don't Let Loose Aggressive Players Destroy You!

In this video, we see how small bets on early streets allowed the villian to end up with a larger volume of hands at river to turn into bluffs. Charging loose players with your premiums for large bets will reduce SPR and make it less attractive to bluff with a shallower stack vs. an opponent showing extreme strength. We also discuss how a river decision can lean a different direction depending on if you think the opponent is polarized or capable of merging value. When the opponent is not always polarized, the decision becomes clearer, as it indicates the opponent might be taking this line with a higher volume of value hands.

In This Video:

Hand Review: Step-by-step analysis of the crucial moments and decisions.
Bet Sizing: Early street small sizing allowed a wide range to end up at river (increasing bluffs)
Value Merging: Understanding the concept and how the adjustment applies to this spot

This video is a must-watch for live cash game players aiming to deepen their understanding of advanced poker strategies.

0:00 — Intro
2:22 — Preflop
4:49 — Flop
7:32 — Turn
12:22 — River
17:58 — Hero Decision
18:06 — Reveal

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[CrushlivePoker]

A LAG is not folding any hands to a small 3 bet size, smallish bets on early streets will allow them to end up with a larger volume of hands at river to turn into bluffs. The key takeaway is to bet large and charge loose players with your premiums so a portion of their weakest hands can be lopped off. Large bets will reduce SPR as well making it less attractive to bluff at a shallower depth vs. an opponent showing strength.

[MacksBet]

Villain wasnt betting his hand. He was betting against the Hero's hand

[khangbob]

To be honest, the $350 bet on the turn revealed his cards as an over pair for protection bet; the villain tanked to think up his river bluff.
If the hero bet like $200 I think the villain folds right there because the flush is still in the hero's range.

[mattfox]

From villain perspective the Ace of spades gives the green light to blast a 5.

[bomblade]

Based on his hand, your fold is correct if you are putting him on those types of low cards. He has a 5 just as much as a miss.

[danielmeuler]

Catching a LAG Blasting Off is my favorite thing to do. I got my KK all in preflop for 1.2k against AQ off. And even though he spiked an Ace on the flop, I will take being a 70% favorite every time.

[pedro.gandra]

The river is a pure fold, but this hand is an example to why I hate playing big pots with medium strength hands that probably wont improve. Even if you are getting "value" on your bets, you can easily be bluffed off or someone outdraws you.

[kylet]

Was in a similar situation, except played the hand a little different. Playing $1/$3NL, I was dealt QhQs in the sb. Action lumps around to the button who raises to $25. I 3-bet to $50, bb and button call going 3-ways to the flop. Flop comes 8h 2h 2d. I act first and lead out for $125. Bb folds and button calls. Turn was 7c. I rip it all in for around $350 effective and button calls. River is the As. Opponent shows pocket 10’s and I scooped a nearly $1k pot. Had I not shoved after the turn, the river would’ve been a scare card. I think hero should’ve shoved after the turn with a bunch of draws on the board.

[julianfaron]

This is a snap btw with qs on specifically the As. Its actually a really easy call because its such a "bad card". straight, overpair, flush all get there. You can actually call this really light because villain will have so many hands that want to turn into a bluff. it (mostly) wont be merged as 5x, 2p, even some weak flushes can just go for the bluff catch or win at showdown. villain tanked for 2 mins on turn btw, he just doesn't have that much ts8s, ks5s, 9sjs.

[Wildkoala]

Hawaiian Gardens has the worst blind structures in so-cal especially the lower stakes

[michaelpreminger]

I'm making this fold 100% of the time and not losing any sleep over being shown the bluff

[JustinEvans]

Tough call especially because a bet that size is usually not a bluff at those stakes if people can find bluff shoves like that and get it though props to them for making the ballsy play nothing to do but fold there imo

[sog]

Straight, Smaller flush or pure bluff. I'm calling with the Q. If he shows a K I tap the table and say good hand.

[GCP]

I think hero played well other than the too small preflop. Don’t think you can call the river there with front door flush one liner straight and ace highs getting there. Good bet by villain

[seanappleby]

@crushlivepoker how do I call in I have a very good hand to go over, 2k pot in 1-3

[Jermo]

I'm calling. I don't think he's donk jamming a 5, an ace or 77. Doesn't make much sense. It seems like a villain who THINKS he can have tons of flushes without realizing he really can't after raise calling pre and calling a huge turn bet with the ace accounted for.

[pot_kivach]

_i'll go with my comments as the video develops_

PF: 3-bet! ok. I might be going on the larger size ($90). To charge any remaining seats with speculative hands that want to jump in, and V go get cheap with weaker hand.

F: good as played
T: good as played (to deny pot odds to a combo drawing hand). If V holds a set or overpair this won't do, however, in those cases this helps me get a good read on his hand. If I get raised/jammed then I'd fold (in absence of hand reading); if called then I'd rule out sets. V calls, so: either combo draw or overpair is V possible hand.
R: worst card in the deck! Hand reading is crucial here _(this is V profile dependant)_ Q: What bluffs does he have? A: none. Therefore, I FOLD. (I rule out that a weaker overpair (88-JJ) would've called my large turn bet.

_will reply to this post after hand has been revealed_

[seancorrigan]

This is a good fold by the Hero, Villain is described as a "loose splashy player" but how many hands have you seen where he goes to showdown! Chalk this up to a good bluff and move on!

[nicholi]

Caller needs to understand what a float is

[LevelofClarity]

I love these videos, but the titles kill me 😂