6 Max 3-Table by Bigspenda Small Stakes $50

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He gets in a few tough spots and shows us how to lay down solid hands when there's a good chance we're losing. The play is very instructional, and he's sure to tell us whenever he's making a play that might not be the right one.

J7 calling the river CR is standard, IMO. He played that so strangely, and the CR was small enough that I don't see how you can get away from it. A hand like he had normally would either bet out on river or, even more likely, just check call river. CR for a relatively small amount is a very strange play w/ a marginally strong 2 pair. I like the talk about checking behind on A-high flop after pf 3-betting w/ AK/AQ. But I'm not sure that my opponents' 3bet-calling ranges only include midrange pp's. I think AK/AQ comprises a decent amount of their pf 3bet-calling range, which makes making this play w/ AQ a little more dangerous. Especially since, as you [under]stated, checking behind on the flop is definitely under-betting your hand, making it that much harder for you to get away when your opponent shows aggression later. Still, interesting play to think about and incorporate. I agree about open-folding Axo on the button preflop. I hate how it plays, even in position, and stealing a few blinds here and there isn't worth putting yourself in a potentially dangerous situation in NL.

Again a very nice contribution by BigSpenda to go with his other good videos. I would prbly have given 4.5 points if possible but as some only gave 4 while being all praise, I think a 5-point review was due. I pretty much agree with what was said, BigSpenda is just great in articulating his thought process and his decisions throughout the game. I would also appreciate some more explanation of WHY a certain line is considered the best option - if I ever do a video, I'll try doing it, as I think it also would help my own game to reflect on it. One thing I would really like is some info about how successful the video posters have been with their style in the different environments. (I know, I am lazy, I could just read all the author's forum posts, but hey, I wanna play some hands now and then, too! ;) )

This is the third video of bigspenda I have seen and like all of them it is his thought processes that really help me. I am still concentrating too much on just my hand and seeing and hearing his actions and thoughts as he goes along is very helpful. I also like that this video had very ordinary hands like we see all the time and thus no big hands skewed the result. Sound quality was only fair and did distract me a little.

I've seen quite a few videos of this nature. I'd have to say that it was 4.5 / 5 stars. Very informative. He was very giving with allowing the viewer his thoughts throughout the session.

I like this video because you let people know what was going on in your head pretty clearly. I also think the video length was perfect. Criticism- When you made a mistake, like the open raise with the deuces at the end, explain why you consider that a mistake please.

Excellent video. Commentary was clear and hearing the thought process during hands was very beneficial.