Folding does suck granted, but sometimes it's the hands you fold that get you to the final table.

Man seeing the pain in your eyes that last 10 seconds of your video breaks my heart dude! I see the passion and when you work hard and come close like you did I know it hurt. Just stay focused Ethan you got another one coming for sure

"I really don't think anyone is going to go all in as a bluff on the river here, ever" *calls with pocket 5s

@AndreDominique_

4 ай бұрын

Lmao

In my experience an UTG limp jam is nearly always AA or KK (personally I hate this strategy). I know you were getting decent enough odds to call but that's always a fold for me with AJ. If I'm holding AK then it's an excruciating call but AQ and lower it's a fold for me. Besides, love the vlog man. Keep crushing it 👊🏻

@charlesfriebis7954

2 жыл бұрын

@@cameronandrew1853 good point, but it was not a limp raise, it was a limp jam. Takes some really otherworldly testicles to limp jam garbage or even worse that AJ off for your tournament life...

@davidthompson62

2 жыл бұрын

You are correct 95% of the time. I limped in the BB+2 with A-A hope someone got silly. One guy went 50 then another 100! Licking my chops I all-in’d with about $700 behind, 1st guy folded buy the reraiser goes into the tank for eternity before throwing in his A-K hoping I’d show my cards…..I did not. BUT when the game broke he seemed friendly enough and gave him the good news… he most likely saved himself $700 bucks.

@simmerke1111

2 жыл бұрын

UTG limps are either fish playing AA-KK or fish playing garbage. Don't be a fish. You're losing value or keeping garbage hands in to crack your aces. Some dude was furious just yesterday from getting aces cracked by 57s after limping them in EP. The strategy requires you to balance your UTG limp and UTG limp-shove range, which are losing plays in the long run. Not saying you should never do it, an aggressive table might pay a bit more but your reraise would seem incredibly strong. Might make you lose more value on later streets or prompt premiums to fold. Overall, the play is just bad. You're going to have hands where you have no action of your aces, and that's fine. You don't want to play a single hand at a time, you want to play your ranges all the time.

@davidthompson62

2 жыл бұрын

@@simmerke1111 UTG should be a fold 97% of the time. I love seeing UTG limp plays, for most of the time, because it’s dead money. If you not ready to call at least a 5x-10x raise under the gun, your wasting your money. If I got a monster(A-A, A-K, K-K or Q-Q), I like to limp hoping for a raise. Then I snap the trap with a big reraise. Other than that, it’s a fold.

@philiptucker7590

2 жыл бұрын

It’s a pretty common move to limp shove/raise with aces and kings especially with older players they think it’s new and unique lol

Quit taking so many risks when you have a big stack. It's fine to be a luck box with a short stack because that's when you're supposed to take risks. When you have an above average stack tighten up and wait for better spots. You have enough experience to know when you're likely beat, now you need to learn to lay those freaking hands down!

@koK3NG

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Needs a little more discipline in his game.

@davidkimbrough6048

2 жыл бұрын

We all know you have balls, you've proven that repeatedly, now show us you have the discipline to make it all the way

@savage9436

2 жыл бұрын

100% agree. Can’t play every “decent” hand when you have a chip stack. Your either going to punt it away or just bleed out chips slowly.

@alyjulmim8447

Жыл бұрын

And when you have a lot of chips, try not to get involved in too many hands so you can allow other short stacs to bust out

@renvhoek

Жыл бұрын

All replies here excellent advice

Ethan, I'm grateful when you show the bad with the good. it does show that semi-pros and pros don't always win and sometimes it's the odds of drawing what you need. It's entertaining when we see you sun running. this shows that even playing well doesn't always equate to winning. Keep your chin up heading into the next one man. Get back on the RAMPAGE!

Poker can be a brutal grind at times. Like you said, you put in major hours and to come up just short is painful, yet the cold hard reality of tournament poker. Definetly a rollercoaster session, loved to see the start and the comeback! Wish you had locked your stack up after flopping the str8 w J10. Chasing the next hand w the 89sp cost you at a time when blinds were on the rise and you needed those chips badly. But you were so amped about that big win, it was an easy chase. Happens Adversity builds character Ethan and the way I see it, your should be playing poker at this level and higher for the rest of your life. These are still the Early years. As you gain more experience in these difficult situations, your gonna gain the wisdom and sound decision making that’s gonna propel you to dozens more deep runs. Even tho a little disappointing, Never forget how Blessed you are to be living the life you do. You inspire so many of us to chase and live our own dreams. No matter what happens, keep your light Shining man 🌟You got this 💪

Hope you're having a great day Ethan. Wishing you even more luck than you already have, keep grinding it out there!

Ethan in the morning! Always bringing 🔥! Always entertained. Can't wait to see what's next. Closes out my week with amazingness!

respect the honesty in showing the good and the bad hands, that’s life for a poker player, you can’t always make the right decision

Not your best day on the felt. Balancing survival and aggression would benefit your game. You call off way too light in spots that put a lot of chips at risk. Also, Limp shoves are almost always AA in tourneys.

WoW that’s some session right there,your attitude towards poker is what I find amazing,keep grinding man,rain & sunshine joy & pain

I loved the Parrot Farm when I was there in December. Beautiful place!

i'd settle for have that run good you've been riding lately!!!!!! amazing run man enjoy it!!!!

That 98 of spades hand where you were on a spade draw on the turn....when the club flush draw completes on the river I think you have a shot at getting Ax to fold with a shove on the river......

appreciate you putting up videos. you were super tired in the video but still show us your journey . thank you.

Thanks for the great example ! We love sweating with you and all your hands! I won 2 tournaments since watching you!! Thanks Ethan!

Love me some Rampage in the middle of my day! Great stuff!

great episode!.. like that you didn’t spoil the outcome in title of vlog… towards the end of the 30 mins, was hoping there might be a part 2

you have got to be the luckiest wnkr in the history of poker

Awesome Ethan. Don't feel so bad bro. You've had better days and it'll get way better for sure. I always enjoyed your vlogs and it's extremely entertaining. Keep charging ahead and as always... you're one of my favorite poker vloggers on KZread. Thanks for being you.

What happens if someone busts on a different table at the same time you do? Do they run cameras and see which hand was over first? or what happens? Thanks

Insane run. Hang in there Ethan. We really enjoy your content.

love this vid man, ur one of the first people who really got me into poker and recently i went to play at The Lodge (which was my first timing playing poker that wasnt a home game) and actually won like $400! Keep up the good work, love the tournament vids

One of your best vlogs so far! Keep 'em coming!

When u have so many chips it's ok to slow down and fold some or wait for great hands

Well the upside of dusting off nearly 400k @ 2500/5000 blinds is you would of got coolered for said amount on the AK last hand vs. AA

Tournament Vlog always great and winning diamond ring will be great for collection.

Got my mystery box today - SUPER good mix, man! Love it! Keep the run-good going, on & off the felt!💪💰🍀

I bubbled the main at the ballys poker open in blackhawk, it stung for sure!

It’s crazy how many poker pros there are in the comments. Didn’t realize how many people I’ve never even heard of are more disciplined and better than Ethan. 😂 Man, and here I was thinking what Ethan has accomplished was amazing.

@yuhyuhtheindigo7085

5 ай бұрын

It’s weird that you think you need to be known on the internet to be a high level poker player. Some of the biggest cash game winners in the world are people you’ve never heard of..

89spades hand, worth shoving the river? Hand looks like a flush draw IMO so seems possibly viable?

Love the fact that you post tournament play! keep up the great content!

Hey Ethan, I do appreciate your game play as you take the risks the rest of us don't have the balls to do. Love seeing all the results.

My first relatively large buy in online tourney in the money, someone limp reraised me and I had QQ. I swear I almost folded but then just decided to go with it. Ofc it was AA. It’s always AA. You’ve been playing poker long enough to know a limp jam is AA.

Love that trucker hat !! Anyone got a link for it or similar paintball style cap ? Love the color lol

Is it worth considering shoving the 89s on the flushy river ? Turning your low showdown eq into a bluff ? Also, your line screams mostly of fd play. Not much you can bluff with except for your exact hand and that's if you decide to turn it into a bluff ..lmk your thoughts on this 1. Cheers

love the frustration! we have all been there!!! 🤣

Yea, I’m happy to announce I got my luck box mystery bag today! Unfortunately no Golden ticket. I was expecting a box, got a bag instead.

Such a brutal run. I feel for you man. Good luck on your next tournament!

Ethan my thought on the 9-8 hand is if you call the turn bet I would’ve jammed the river with that particular river. You’re blocking the straight plus I thought he played his hand as a big Ace and unless he has specifically AK or AQ of clubs he’s getting to be in a pretty gross spot for his tournament life. Just a thought. Love your videos though….

Nice run, keep your head up. I know its not the result you wanted but keep grinding and you're already strong game will get even better. Definitely enjoying the content and all the twists and turns of your journey. Best of luck!

That was rough, but was very interesting. Hang in there. I love your aggression.

I saw you were at my local casino, Harrahs Cherokee. Please tell me you have a vlog coming out for that one!

Good vlog. (not being able to fold those 55s etc) What's that saying... oh right, if you cant see the fish at the table, GET A MIRROR. LOL

Good job man, it's not easy to have enough discipline to run that deep in LIVE tournaments. Tournaments are a different beast to cash. From what I've seen you're a great tournament player and good for you!

“Pretty tilted at myself” 😂😂 a poker player’s way of saying “frustrated with how i’m playing” lol

I have high hopes for you this coming WSOP season.

Good vlog man ... I like to needle ya here and there ... should've played a little passive some hands and blasted that 55 hand on that jj board where u thought ubwere good on turn

In level 17 when you were hoping for a spade but it was a 7c against the guy on your left, would it have been a bad road to take to have shoved all in to try to rep your flush got there with the clubs instead of the spades? Considering no one was willing sacrifice their tourney life

Where do find a video with definitions of all the terms you are using?

Dammit. We feel your pain, man. You're a great player. Don't let it get you down too much. Keep up the good work!

had an idea, how about numbering the hands, so we can easily comment about it.. like that hank that you floped the nut strait, could be hand 20 - that guy probably had a smaller strait right?

BIRD PORN HAHA almost died still trying not to laugh bro that was funny

11:11 TURN . BINK. FULL HOUSE. LETS GO

Keep on smiling big dawg. You’ll get that diamond ring soon enough! I’m proposing to my girlfriend this weekend so at least someone’s getting a diamond ring 😅

@seamunke

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool dog congratulations

@karlkhouri7198

2 жыл бұрын

Yeww! Good luck T!

"I'm going to be folding a lot." I had to replay that part lol. Just needling ya!

Fist pumping in your head. I love that. Lol

Your a good player but to get to the next level you gotta learn to fold, a few small losses are better than 1 big one 👍

Gotta start on the day right with a rampage video 😎

Bubble boy! I felt that punt brother. See you in a few weeks at the wsop my MA brother from another mother!

Eh man keep that chin up! 💪 felt like you played great imo no one’s perfect just try n learn from mistakes this is fire🔥 keep it up thank you 🙏

Nice run, keep your head up Ethan!

dude!.. been the bubble too!.. it hurts when the whole room is cheering your demise...

That 89ss hand was such a good candidate to bluff the river by shipping it. Turn your pair into a bluff. Many draws get there including the flop flush draw. You don’t have much showdown value.

Ouch!! Bubble hurts. You will get the next one.

I bought a mystery pack, but have no idea where to send the selfie that rampage is talking about. Said he's waiting on the rest of the selfies before he announces the golden ticket winners in a future vlog. Does anyone know where to send selfie? like what # or email or whatever it is

If I could have a chance to actually ever meet a professional I would have to pick meeting you, i have truly enjoyed watching your awesome journey, thank you for always sharing your journey

youre there to win not mid cash, so when you bust after playing 20 hours you have to put it all in perspective

Dang that must be tilting to bubble 😩 keep your head up brother!

At 6:25 how did you bet 1500 when the BB is 1600?

I just got coolered by pocket threes a few days ago. He was a really old guy. I had a boat on the flop and somehow he peels quads... Pocket threes are the new pocket fours.. Feelsbadman

You did good bro. Although you could have played safe a few more mn even if you went down on the blinds. You were a bit rough at the end

How do you bet 1500 when blinds are 800\1600

once you get 4 rings youll be able to make that wsop knuckle duster i suggested in one of my last comments

5:45 birdporn 😂😂😂

Bubble Boy... so tough. Ethan, your posts are as real is it gets. Truly the good, bad and ugly. Thank you for keeping it real!

Exciting! Some cool wins, but I think there is a definite opportunity for you to learn to fold more. I felt like you gave away too many chips because curiosity got the better of you.

it's an awesome vlog; i cheer for your success with each video. I guess ICM considerations are not good for the vlog?

Great job Ethan. Keep up the good content. Cheers.

bought ur mystery box and there was no gold ticket, i think u forgot to put it in there but that’s ok u can ship another one for ur mistake… lol i got the luck box hoodie in blue which was the one i wanted ty for the surprise lol much love from chicago,, love your videos! keep working hard

Hey @rampage! Are you doing playing/vlogging cash games?

Hope you're having a great day Ethan. Wishing you even more luck than you already have, keep grinding it out there! (dont play cash game)

Brutal dude, can’t always blink it though

Sometimes i think you overplay mediocre hands, there are better spots to battle the other big stacks.

Question! That match you won A7 against KQ. Did you win because of the Ace or because it was a rivered pair? Asking because you said 2 pair vs rivered pair? Sorry for the dumb question guys just want to make sure

I felt your rage mid clip. No one bluffs and it's aggravating since although it means they are losing so much value and you end up profiting most of the time because of it, you still level yourself into thinking they cant be fish enough to only bet for value

Aw brother... Crushed me to see you finish there.. so damn close

Dude that sucks so bad, I've been there, spend all that time. You'll get them next time.

I hope one of these days u can be player of the year bro good luck

Played your best man, nothing you can do about the big blind having AA when you have AK in late position, just a cooler spot. I’m no pro, nor a very advanced player myself, but from my 2 years of experience an UTG limp 4-bet jam is AA or KK 95% of the time, maybe AK which you’re still behind.. Good run though keep pushing

Good luck next tournament!!!

The A5 diamonds cost you that was the defining hand !!

Ethan, that 89 spades sent you on tilt after. Once he pre flop raise you shouldn't of been in the hand in the 1st place but you tried to be tricky. When being tricky you need to steal the pot on a great bluff. After he bet 65k on the turn he was pushing you off your flush draw. Then BINK club comes. That was your moment to look at his stack. Look at him. Look back at his stack and push all in. That river card saved you. No way he was calling in that river club. Snap flod. That was the turning point of your life line to making the $$. Good try I been there before

Personally felt like you went down hill with that 9-8 suited. Everything is hindsight but personally would assume he has something decent raising so large. After the flop you could assume he has an Ace/Set/High Pairing rebetting into the pot. While middle pair could be good sometimes, you really don't have much out's to improve which made you stuck just calling to bluff catch. Also hindsight you could've read that he was making it expensive to chase the last flush which is why when it hit he checked back assuming it was a trap.

hope you run better soon. AK into AA at the end is just so unlucky

I like the way how u kept it 100% not like how all these fake KZreadrs only shows the best hands... Keep going bro 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

Wow it would have been nice if u could have folded ak on the bubble I fill for u bro but u can only play what ur delt

sux on the bubble - been there - u played well!

You guys missed the best one liner from Ethan. “Suck out city, population me!” Lmao 🥳😆