Winning My First $100,000+ Pot!!! Nosebleed Stakes $200/$400+ NL! Must See!! Poker Vlog Ep 248

Brad Owen・2 minutes read

A high-stakes poker session with Brad experiencing both wins and losses against skilled opponents, showcasing strategic gameplay and intense decision-making processes. Despite challenges, Brad ultimately walks away with significant winnings, illustrating the unpredictability and excitement of professional poker play.

Insights

  • Making strategic decisions in high-stakes poker involves calculated risks, like committing to a big bluff to force opponents to fold and win significant pots.
  • Understanding the importance of position in poker is crucial, as it impacts the decision-making process, such as folding strong hands out of turn or calling to improve hands strategically.

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Recent questions

  • How did Brad recover from a losing streak?

    By buying in for half his stack.

  • What hand did Brad use to bluff Taras?

    Ace 5 off-suit.

  • How did Brad maximize value in a key hand?

    By choosing a small sizing for his bet.

  • What did Brad do when facing a check-raise?

    He called for 10,000 more.

  • How did Brad react to a significant pot win?

    He felt good about the day.

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Summary

00:00

High Stakes Poker: Brad's Redemption Story

  • Playing 200-400 with a $400 big blind Ante, the highest stakes session ever.
  • Lost over $100,000 in a nightmare session, tenth losing session in a row.
  • Starting with $160,000, buying in for half, aiming to restore confidence.
  • Tough lineup with solid pros, facing Taras, a recreational player.
  • Hand two: Ace 5 off-suit in big blind, raise to 2000 after flop.
  • Taras calls, dealer puts out another six, Taras has trips.
  • Brad bets 4700, Taras calls, river gives Brad a fictional straight.
  • Brad commits to a big bluff, Taras folds, Brad wins several thousand.
  • Brad wins with pocket nines, Taras folds, Brad wins more hands.
  • Brad wins with a flush, Taras folds, Brad feeling good about the day.

11:48

Strategic Poker Play Leads to Huge Win

  • Calling allows players behind you a good price and avoids playing out of position against multiple opponents.
  • Folding even strong hands like Ace Jack Off suit is reasonable, especially when out of turn.
  • Checking when the straddle isn't on and only one player is left to act is acceptable.
  • Flop comes Queen, 10, 3 with two diamonds, holding a gutter with one over.
  • Button bets 4800, prompting a call to see if a miracle card can improve the hand.
  • Dealer Kevin gives the exact card needed, the King of Hearts, improving the hand.
  • Opponent bets 10,800 on the turn, leading to a strategic decision on how to maximize value.
  • A small sizing of 25,000 is chosen to keep the opponent in the hand.
  • After a long deliberation, the opponent calls for 15,000 more, leading to a significant pot.
  • The river card, the deuce of spades, completes the hand, resulting in a massive pot win of 146,800.

22:39

Poker hand ends in costly loss.

  • Doug folds after a bet of 4000.
  • Dylan calls to improve his hand after a straight was made against him earlier.
  • Dylan gets the eight of hearts on the turn, making his hand, while the narrator picks up a flush draw.
  • The narrator decides to make a pot size bet after Dylan checks.
  • Dylan calls, indicating a strong hand, while the narrator still has outs.
  • The river is the seven of spades, the narrator gives up and checks back.
  • The narrator loses 50,000 in the hand.
  • The narrator raises to 2000 with Ace Jack off suit on the button.
  • The big blind check-raises to 13,000, and the narrator calls for 10,000 more.
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