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Ep 066 - AK in weird spot Feb 13, 2018

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This situation if from the Running Aces Avalanche tournament submitted by Doug Behrens. It is broken down by Jonathan Little as well as host Steve Fredlund and other recreation players Steve Olson, Taylor Maas, and Rob Washam. 1.Level 6 of day 1, 12 levels played day 1 2. 58k chips, average 24k, blinds 50,200, 400 3. My table image TAG, table very TAG except 4. Villain seems LAG 65k 5. From hijack I raise 1100 w KsQc, Villain button calls, BB, calls 6. Flop 8s8cQh, BB checks, I bet 1800, Villain smooth calls, BB folds 7. Turn 8h, I bet 3000, Villain calls 8. River 3d, I bet 6000 Villain raises to 16000, I call 9. Villain shows 8d9s for quads to beat my boat

Ep 065 - KQ full house tough spot Feb 06, 2018

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Ep 064 - AQ suited UTG scenario Jan 30, 2018

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In this episode we hear from 10 players about a situation involving AQ suited under-the-gun. We hear from Professionals (Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, and Mike Schneider) along with Recreationals (Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens, Stacey Nelson, Steve Olson, Derek Smith, Rob Washam & host Steve Fredlund). Here’s the situation for this week; similar assumptions to last week but a different hand scenario * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * We are under-the-gun with AQ suited and we raise to 1,500 * The UTG+2 player calls * The button raises to 5,300 * Both blinds fold and it's back on us 1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the UTG+2 caller have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the Button re-raiser have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 5) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the UTG+2 caller have to change for us to change our action? 6) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the Button re-raiser have to change for us to change our action? 7) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?

Ep 063 - A5 suited scenario Jan 22, 2018

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In this episode, Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens & host Steve Fredlund discuss a specific scenario facing a button raise with A5 suited in the big blind: * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * Folds to player on button who raises to 1,800 * Folds to us in big blind with A5 suited The goal is to give thoughts on this base scenario, but then explore how some of the assumptions would have to change to change the action. So the questions posed to those providing input are: 1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the initial raiser have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the initial player have to change for us to change our action? 5) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?

Ep 062 - KQ suited scenario Jan 17, 2018

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In this episode, Jonathan Little, Chris "Fox" Wallace, Derek Smith, Taylor Maas, Doug Behrens & host Steve Fredlund discuss a specific scenario facing a raise with KQ suited in late position: * 10 person table in early stages of tourney * Blinds are 300/600 with 100 ante * Everyone has 30,000 chips (50 big blinds) * Every player is a standard tight aggressive player * Folds to player in UTG+2 who raises to 1,600 * Folds to us in cutoff with KQ hearts The goal is to give thoughts on this base scenario, but then explore how some of the assumptions would have to change to change the action. So the questions posed to those providing input are: 1) What is your typical course of action under the base assumptions? 2) Holding all else equal, how would the stack size of the initial raiser have to change for us to change our action? 3) Holding all else equal, how would our stack size have to change for us to change our action? 4) Holding all else equal, how would the stacks sizes of those behind us have to change for us to change our action? 5) Holding all else equal, how would the player type of the initial player have to change for us to change our action? 6) Holding all else equal, how would the player type(s) of those behind us have to change for us to change our action? 7) What other factors would drive us to potentially change our action?

Ep 061 - Toughest Spots Jan 09, 2018

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In this episode, Jonathan Little, Mike Schneider, Derek Smith, Taylor Maas & Steve Olson discuss some of their most difficult spots they have faced.

Ep 060 - Steve's Key Learnings Dec 11, 2017

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In this episode, host Steve Fredlund summarizes his key takeaways over the first 60 episodes. On the eve of Running Aces' "Cold Hard Cash" tournament, Steve is using this as a way to prepare to play his A-game for the event.

Ep 059 - Small Pocket Pairs Dec 05, 2017

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In this episode, host Steve Fredlund and several guest contributors explore how to play small & medium pocket pairs, including both preflop & postflop as well as in & out of position.

Ep 058 - Suited 97 from Jason Nov 28, 2017

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In this episode, host Steve Fredlund facilitates a discussion around a hand submitted by recreational player Jason Ackerman. Here is that situation: Couple hours into the tournament average chip stack is about 23,000. I have 35,000. I believe blinds are at 400/800. One limper we are on the button and I raise to 2000 with 9/7 of Clubs. BB calls has 14,000 behind. Limper calls and is big stack ~80,000 very aggressive player. Flop comes 10C 5C 6D. Checks to us, for pot control we elect to check back even though I have gut shot and flush draw. Turn brings the 3H. We now have a double belly buster straight draw and a flush draw. BB bets 4,000. Aggressive player raises to 10,000. I planned to snap call the 4K. I figure I have 15 outs to win the pot. I ask dealer if I call the 10,000 (which would leave me ~23,000) and if the BB re-raises all in: can big stack re-raise again? Dealer counts BB chips he has less than the raise count and says no. Then thinks about it and says yes (someone says if it is more than half the raise the raiser can raise again). I ask again because I am considering calling the 10,000 but don’t really want to call all in on a draw. Aggressive player says yes I can (so I get the feeling he may have the straight already or two pair or at least a strong hand already; he has shown quite a few made hands with small connectors). I don’t know what the ruling is and don’t have a clear answer from the dealer and elect to muck. I know I don’t have the best hand now; but I’m somewhere between 30 to 50% chance of having the best hand after the river. Should I have flat called, raise all in, or folded? What is the ruling on the bet of 4K, raise 6K more (to 10K) and if better shoves for 4K more on his re-raise (which is 2/3’s of most recent raise) can raiser raise again? I elected to fold and keep my 32,000. Please consider giving us a like, rating & comment and remember to tell a friend about what we have going; some pretty good free training if I do say so myself. Email with questions, program ideas, or hand situations - stevefredlund@gmail.com

Ep 057 - Tilt Control Nov 21, 2017

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Tilt is something most players struggle with and it can take many different forms. In this episode, you will hear advice from host Steve Fredlund, a few other recreational players, and our experts Jonathan Little, MIke Schneider, and Dr. Tricia Cardner.

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