The fact that this channel isn’t huge yet is insane. I literally thought u had like 120k subs, this video has

@Andrew-fb4vn

4 ай бұрын

The value is crazy, but unless he hires someone to start pumping out shorts, he’s just not going to blow up. Bluffalo is a poker channel for poker players, most successful bloggers are mostly catering to the general gambling population.

@jaydenberrios5156

4 ай бұрын

oh yea the theortical growth kinda assumes an increase in production value but they usually happen at the same time and he's literally still trying things out. on a spectrum of production value from wolfgang/rampage to other large channels by straight pros like andrew neeme and others i don't think sam has to aspire much higher than a new camera and an editor/solid editing software with a style update to really just set and forget the video making process. @@Andrew-fb4vn

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Thanks fella! Not 120k just yet, but happy to just keep doing my thing and watch the channel grow organically :)

@jaydenberrios5156

4 ай бұрын

sam ur so cool lmao i hope to play with you one day lmfaoo@@BluffaloSam

@Liththium

4 ай бұрын

The growth will come exponentially

This may be the best video I’ve seen describing every hand and thought process. This is a better learning tool than any poker coach could give in 20 minutes. 🎉

It was nice meeting you Sam, its the guy you had the pocket KK's with in this vlog. Sucks to be on the other end but hey its poker. You are a very friendly person and are very good for the table. Always appreciate someone who straddles to help create action. Best of luck to you wish you were in Texas longer so i can get my 1600 back lol.

@FearConquered

4 ай бұрын

What did you have if you don’t mind?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

It was good to meet you too Ron! Sorry you ran so bad that session, we'll have a rematch next time I'm in Austin!

@Andrewrules3

4 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam its Rob but close enough brother 😂😂. Best of luck to your 100k challenge and good luck in those live stream games!

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

@@Andrewrules3 My bad dude! And thank you :)

@TrentonO3000

4 ай бұрын

@@Andrewrules3 Can we ask what you had? My guess is QQ

Love these full session vlogs. They must be a pain to produce, but the effort is appreciated. As always, gg wp 👍

What a Fun stream, high stakes is absolutely ridiculous lol that 9-5 / 5/4 both bluffing hand was insane

26 pocket pairs in a row without a set. 30 hours of cash games without AA

really great video. I like seeing how others play full sessions and not just the big hands that are usually highlighted in vlogs.

Your analysis is so thorough. So much good (and free) thought process. Can’t wait to see where you’re at in a year

Awesome hand analysis 👌. I'll be tuning in more often!

I have been following the channel for a while now. I enjoy them all. Your hand analysis is top notch, IMO

Love your thought process and happy to sub to catch more of these!

I love how you played the AA hand on the 865ss board multiway. So many players would either blast off big for protection against draws or shut it down and fold at the first sign of resistance.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, you see that quite often. Get a scary Flop like that and 2x pot the flop. Just bet small and figure it out

DUDE, first video I’ve seen of yours and I’m all in. Great format, clear explanations, and showing some of the easy folds is going to remind me to not be such a bluffing donkey next session I play. Totally agree that this channel is gonna blow up, just a matter of time. Happy to be early to it.

Well done mate. Great year

Yesss love this format

Awesome analysis man, love the thought process and the in game play 🔥🔥

Really good content. I've watched every video. My favorite is when you talk through every hand. Learning a lot, thanks again

Thank you so much for the thought process. Amazing! You are certainly going to blow up soon.

Definitely liked another full session review....shows me how much you really need to think about in order to play poker well....Best of Luck in 2024 from another Vancouverite !!

Solid plays, good reads and thought process..

Great stuff, man! I edit for C2B, and I like your layout and style! Keep em coming

Solid videos!

Thank the heavens, I can take a work break and watch your new video!

Always love these ☺️ in no way do I understand how much work vlogging and writing down poker hands is - but I liked it a lot when you would stack your chips to show which number hand you were at in the session like you did in your first long vlog. Regardless appreciate you making these as they’re a lot of work :)

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Ooo I did like doing that, thanks for reminding me! Next one I'll get it in there :)

great video, super interesting to see all the hands and hear your thoughts.

Perseverance and consistency bro. Your time is coming

Nice vlog per usual!! Not much dominating taken place 😅, but still very informative and entertaining Keep it up Good luck 👍🏾

Prepare for this channel to explode. This will age well

I like it !!

Sick🎉

One of the best poker vlogs to watch if you actually want to learn something

best vlog in KZread!

Another great video. What's the logic behind the smaller open when the straddle is on? Given there is both a small and big blind in the pot, a 2.5x open gives better calling odds and given the straddle the effective stacks are often 100bbs or less.

Great channel just getting into cash games

Yes! Put in the 3 bets with pockets 3s! 😂

any tips on Poker resources to help learn / train? Watching your videos has helped my game a lot , just curious how you learned and what process you did - thanks , great videos keep it up bud

Hi Sam. Loving your content as usual! Best Poker Vlog running imo... I'm wondering why you said to size down a bit when raising over a straddle. Can you elaborate please?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

SPR is getting lower, and the larger you open the less hands you are able to play. Suited 1 gappers don't like 10SPR pots

I like the low stakes poker. Too many youtubers move up to high stakes which is great for them but not much use to try and learn games 95% of people play

Best poker youtuber. Bluffalo is always ☎️’d in

Nice vid 👍. Just discovered. you got an new subscriber 😉 Question min 38. Why did you not contibet with Q6ss isn't that specific Hand on this flop too strong to put in your checking range or at least bet the turn after check around

i love this

KK hand call all in is amazing, feel a lot like AA

Hey Sam can I ask how you edit all your board and player hands, like logistically?

Whoah! You open raise 43s UTG? Do you just open raise any suited connectors?

Hand beginning at 16:45, love the flop and turn play against a weak, capped range. But is the river jam just not egregiously thin ? I cannot imagine A10, KJ calling 1.5x overbet. This is a great bluff spot overall to balance, but with this hand what are your thoughts about betting small for value? Thank you!

22:00 what is the villian thinking? Queens or AK

your opponents seem to often GO CRAZY!!! nice KK call.

Great teaching videos. Thank you. Which book and or training website did you use to get this good at 2-5 live?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Upswing

@adamgrosvenor418

4 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam thanks! The lab? Or any specific course? I saw they have a new live course. Thanks for your help. GL

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

@@adamgrosvenor418 Lab until you understand general principles and theory, smash live cash is very good once you have those down

how the hell do you track the action by player during the game or after the fact?

Really good vlog! I think KJcc can just be a call. I would hands that call your jam will always beat TP

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I'm not jamming for value there, trying to get a hand like AK to fold with that size.

16:39 this FISH must had AT, or some even smaller crap! It's easy to mess up with this kind of table.

Big fan from north aferica

Is $10 and $15 (straddled) the normal open in the 1/3 games in Austin? The 1/3 games I play the smallest open is $15 but a lot of $20 opens even without the straddle. Straddled people are opening $25-$30. I do buy in for $1k but I don’t view this as 300bbs really. To me the blinds are irrelevant in determining stack depth if everyone is opening $20.

Are you ever bluff shoving the river for pot control? Or checking back rivers for maxmimum deception & value?

18:20 why shoving the river? (JT437r) If there is no trap, then what's the point of overbet/shoving? (It seems leaving money on the table).

Repaberzole. You take it before eating and it tells your liver not to produce so much bile. Also prevents esophageal cancer.

You the man Bluffalo 🐔 🌶 🌶 🌶

KK hand was so nitty lol. Can’t even consider folding kings

09:24 what’s your rationale behind ruling out the flush? Is it that he has so few combos of flushes that 3 bet pre and bet this small sizing on the river?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

He called a 4b OOP. It's basically AKdd and maaaaaybe KJdd, but his sizings don't indicate either

Interested in your lower suited connectors from UTG and UTG1. Definitely not on any pre flop chart I've seen. What is the reasoning here? In a $1-$3, Definitely a looser opening range, and I can see MP and beyond opening or calling with 3-4s, 4-5s, or 5-6s, as players tend to overcall face cards, and in MP most will assume your mid range, 7-8s, 8-9s, 9-10s, if they even include suited connectors or one gappers in your probable range. But 3-4s or 4-5s in UTG or UTG1? Please explain so I can add that play to my repertoire.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I open for smaller sizes preflop so I can include these hands in my open range. I only open these at a table that doesn't 3bet often. (A tough table you can expect a 3bet roughly 40-50% of the time when opening UTG) at this table its in the 5-10% range. You need to be very willing to fold flushes this deep when opening these hands though.

Do you think check raising with your combo draw (Qs6s) would've been the right play?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

With a Flop like that the only wrong move would be to fold. If you never have flushes in your check range it can be a bit disastrous as well.

1:18 why do I want to raise smaller than usual because the straddler is on? SHouldn't be other way around?

@BluffaloSam

3 ай бұрын

The SPR is already shrinking, think tournaments, even with the additional ante money in, they generally raise smaller than cash. Allows us to profitably play more hands, and increase our hourly.

More views than subscribers 🧐 show Bluffalo some love 💯

Why do you want to raise smaller when there is a UTG straddle?

Realy... folding kq suited in position to a 3bet... i dont know bout that, i guess if you know the opp is super tight nitty...i would have liked a deeper explaination there

@BluffaloSam

2 ай бұрын

At 1/3 a rec's 3bet range is QQ/KK/AA and sometimes AK, player dependant. KQ is getting absolutely trashed vs this range.

11:34 why would you say you would never have king queen there, I'm interested in your thought process

@BluffaloSam

22 күн бұрын

KQs much too strong vs a LJ open to not squeeze at very high frequency!

how do you know every board without seeing in on video?

It was good that you won with your JJ but I think you should have bet the turn, if you don’t bet you are allowing your opponent to catch his over. It worked this time but I think a lot of the time you would have seen a Q-K-A and then you would be worried that he made it. And your would not have been able to bet the full pot. Anyways this is the first time I have seen your vlog. I have subscribed!

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I'm out of position, and called a Flop bet. Turn lead makes zero sense there, we only see an overcard 25% of the time, and only a max of 17% will it connect with my opponent

Also, what is your bankroll at 83 sessions/vlogs in?

At 4:10 on a flop of 3 hearts, how do you have a gutshot to the nuts if you dont even have a heart?

if you arent 4betting AK when deep how are you balancing your 4bets with your big pairs? At 1-3 it probably doesn't matter but will certainly matter if you strive to play higher

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

A5s, low frequency A4 and A3s, suited 1 gappers, and then some Broadway hands like AJo ATs etc etc. AKs does make it into the 4b range, but offsuit you really only get action from better, and fold out worse at deep stacks

Sam would you ever consider playing in the PLO streets in the future? Another road to $100K PLO only would be sick.

@user-ty7je4js4y

4 ай бұрын

Great idea, Sam plz consider!

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I'm hot ham water at PLO. More like road to -100k

How did you take notes while recording?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I have 2 phones, and try to remember the hand

With the 77 I was surprised to hear you argue a bet for value. I just thought you’d fold out worse and value own yourself against 88 and 99. I was sad to see you lose but happy to see I was right when he showed 88. I’m a nit though so I don’t go for thin value often enough

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I would start to consider checking back with bottom pair no kicker. Everything else is going for value

What do you use to study?

Recommended free study materials? Thanks! Great play

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I like the upswing level up podcast on youtube

@jonesy_grows

4 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam thanks!

What app do you use to track your results? Thanks

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Pokerbankrolltracker

I like your analysis for each hand. But the way you were playing on the first day wasn't the best. You played much better on the 2nd day. That KK hand was a gutsy call that paid off.

09:00 don’t really get the river shove with KJ there. Especially when you say you’re trying to get KQ to fold, which it isn’t. Seems like you’re purely targeting AK which also doesn’t seem to fold much, and get snapped by anything better. Surely river just call makes sense with a hand as “strong” as KJ?

@BluffaloSam

2 ай бұрын

When he bets that size, I think his range is just too heavy on the medium strength hands trying to get to showdown. I don't expect to get snapped by something super strong very often

yupp

Kk ends with 3,654. The very next hand starts with 3600

Where has my boy gone 😢

About to do something similar to your challenge in Vegas, I am from Brazil. And will not be doing it publicly, but would like to know if you have any good advice. glgl

I definitely would not have shown my KK first on that 5b hand and woulda made him show.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

He told me he didn't have Aces, I'll show my hand.

@digitaldavid5633

4 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam if they say "you're good", I'll show, but if they have value, I wanna see it.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

@@digitaldavid5633 I don't care enough to make my opponent's show

I play 1/3 a lot and the standard open is 12-15 dollars almost always 15. If people raise to 10 like 50 people call. It is like betting 6 in 1/2. I see you betting strong hands to 10. Don't you think if people will be flatting with hands like k9 off and j7 off a7 off etc you should bump it up to 15 with hands like kq suited or 1010? You can get rid of complete junk with 15 instead of 10 like 65 off or 63 off that will only nut peddle against ur strong pairs while getting value from worse decent hands like k10 off etc. Also I know its 5x which isnt gto but 1/3 is this weird stake where I think 15 is a standard open size when people can buy in up to 500 and stacks are usually higher than 1/2. Also you will get too many callers and run into weird 2 pairs if you don't get offsuit junk out of the hand pre or make them pay. But if you play 2/5 I still think the standard open is still 15.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

If it wasn't inconvenient to the dealer making change, I'd raise to $7 or $8. I never vary preflop raises based on hand strength. I'm not trying to eek out an extra $5 when I hit the flop and win the pot 60% of the time. I want to play as many hands as possible vs my opponent's and the small open sizes allow for this.

@adamo36532

4 ай бұрын

@BluffaloSam If you were playing a tighter range like more standard preflop range chart based on position would you be raising 15 or still 10? My standard open is 15 with all my hands not just top of range. And it seems like everyone is opening minimum or 15 like 95% of the time in my 1/3 games. You think this is bad? Or are you just trying to play more hands than usual so you open to 10 with all hands?

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

@adamo36532 Big open sizes should be the first thing to go, especially from EP. You can build the pot with 4 bets, overbets etc. I hate large open sizes

@pot_kivach160

3 ай бұрын

@6532 open sizes vary from table to table. Nothing's set in the rules. Depending on your position, action before you and players' profiles behind. When in the same situation at the same table, I always open the same size regardless of what I'm holding (people are watching!). Then, depending on who you are: NIT - always opens large. And they better do (that way), b/c of their card selection and playing style. TAG - opens mid to large. LAG - opens small. Always!! b/c they play wide, all sort of craps, and they play opponents. Their power lies in a raise/reraise tool. Which requires smaller pots to start from. CS - it does not matter how they open. They're gonna lose anyway! lol So: regarding your stance, I'd say you're NIT. . When a player from $5/10/25 comes down to $1/3 tables, he is sandbagging...and all players are his customers. So: let them open large and reveal what they holding. He is rather going to wait for them around the corner and hit them hard, so they even do not know what hit them. Hoping, this would do?

You said for the month your up 1k ? ,,,, you need 2.5k wins every month ,,,,30 k will be hard ,,but good luck

Called 175$ with nothing

9 minutes in - KJs you have top pair decent kicker and the flush gets there. Why are you turning that into a bluff? I feel like you only get called with better (a real flush that got there). Why not value bet the turn and charge the draws? All real questions - I really don't like the way you played this hand, and I'm not sure if it is because you played it poorly or because I would play it poorly. With clubs in your hand, I'm definitely betting the turn to remove equity from what is now two possibly flush draws. I'm not worried about AK or even KQ. Definitely not ripping it in as a bluff on the river either - I feel like you leave a lot of value on the table in this hand and open yourself to getting stacked by better. I think you get called with a weaker K (K 10, K 9) or a Qx type hand with a smaller bet of $250-$300 and fold to a shove.

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

Typically with bluffs you do only get called by better! It's just based on his sizings, I didn't think he was too strong, but I also don't think our hand is best enough at showdown to make the call. I think we do run into AK and KQ a bit too often, it is a 4bet pot and we are deep so those hands are absolutely in his range, I think he pretty much never has a weaker king here. Betting Turn is too thin, AK would be my minimum value bet on the turn, king with weak kicker (relative to a 4b pot) is a nice hand to have in our checkback range

@Hammer.J.Helmer

4 ай бұрын

@@BluffaloSam I appreciate the reply!

@pot_kivach160

3 ай бұрын

I agreed about turn bet. Turn check back was calling for troubles on river. And that's why V decided to bet. Then, an insane bluff needed to bail out (Nut flush was V range, damn it!!). Then, facing shove, V folded everything lower than Nut flush, I believe. So: whenever you need an insane bluff to bail out, that's b/c you screwed up something on earlier streets. Myself, V also played this hand poorly. If he had anything on turn, he must've bet it. (Maybe he was scared of a K??, if he had AQ (which very likely was the case!). Well, another lesson for him: DO NOT CALL 4-bet pre with AQ while OOP. Fish!

I wouldn't make videos past 15-20 mins especially if it's poker hands. Gotta edit and pick like 10 hands to go through and call it. Nearly 40 mins is way too long and ppl will stop watching

Caption should be *how to donate in a 1/3. Not dominate

Do you have a instagram or some way to follow along on the journey other than the KZread? also is there anyway people can contact you?

what is your instagram? saw you on the lodge, was goign to ask for a pic when the 5/10 table was done, went for dinner and you where gone haha

@BluffaloSam

4 ай бұрын

I have Twitter! BluffaloSam