How to Play Heads-Up Poker: PREFLOP

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  • @bed2149
    @bed21492 жыл бұрын

    As a serious chess player that was the first time I've seen someone use an actually good chess metaphor who isn't known for chess so thank you

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    2 жыл бұрын

    I played my fair share of chess as a kid.

  • @ryano460
    @ryano4603 жыл бұрын

    Unbelievable you still “only” have 68k subscribers, you deserve so much more! Every poker player should have heard of you.

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! I will keep grinding.

  • @founik

    @founik

    3 жыл бұрын

    On the other hand, be glad for that. The more players who are not educating themselves, the better for those who are :)

  • @trainerred6582

    @trainerred6582

    3 жыл бұрын

    He has +80k!

  • @jlieberman22

    @jlieberman22

    3 жыл бұрын

    Legend, if you don't know this guy. You're not a poker player

  • @ryano460

    @ryano460

    3 жыл бұрын

    91,5k Jonathan, keep it up! Greetings from Holland

  • @tlea31
    @tlea313 жыл бұрын

    3 bet a polarised strategy of premium pairs, suited aces, some suited broadways and the strongest offsuit aces. Bluff some lower suited kings, lower offsuit aces and small pocket pairs. Call everything in between.

  • @mannion7646
    @mannion76462 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful, great info, well presented in a way that's easy to understand. Thank you and best of luck at the table my dude

  • @iconicheight1188
    @iconicheight11883 жыл бұрын

    Jon, as said before, you're a good egg. Thank you for your effort and time.

  • @kellymcelree6986
    @kellymcelree69863 жыл бұрын

    This was really great. I am enjoying the pure strategy involved with HU.

  • @Pumalate77
    @Pumalate773 жыл бұрын

    Ooo that new intro, lovin it! Haha

  • @09Germ
    @09Germ3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks JL for the free heads up tables. Really appreciated. 🙏

  • @maxcla1898
    @maxcla18983 жыл бұрын

    Hyped to watch some CG hu contents ! thank you !

  • @Radiodragonofdoom
    @Radiodragonofdoom3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this! I hardly ever see this situation talked about and I'm always super uncomfortable HU preflop.

  • @Radiodragonofdoom

    @Radiodragonofdoom

    3 жыл бұрын

    In answer to the question at 5:50: My initial thoughts are to 3 bet with roughly suited aces, suited kings, Q8s+, J7s+, K9o+, Q10o+, J10o+, 55+. Probably a few suited connectors as well.

  • @son5617
    @son56173 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video! It was very informative.🙏🏻 I was struggling heads up. This video really helped me out. I will subscribe. Goodluck with your channel!

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @pauliethirteen4323
    @pauliethirteen43233 жыл бұрын

    This came perfect timing for me I struggle headsup

  • @TheBullyBeater_4thekids
    @TheBullyBeater_4thekids3 жыл бұрын

    Suited connectors, 1 gap connecters, broadway's, A-9 & up Pocket pairs

  • @danielgarciajulliard7560
    @danielgarciajulliard75603 жыл бұрын

    88+, ATo+, A9s+, A2-A5s, KJo+, KTs+, K2-K5s+, Some more broadways at fréquence and suited connectors from 67s to T9s, and some suited one gapers too

  • @danielgarciajulliard7560

    @danielgarciajulliard7560

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve seen the results and I guess I’m a bit blocker/ tournament oriented

  • @johnball9734
    @johnball97343 жыл бұрын

    Hurriedly watching this now while playing heads up at the final table of a 600 person tourney for 4k. Wish me luck lol!

  • @johnball9734

    @johnball9734

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just won, thanks so much haha. Let me know if you want your cut Jonathan!

  • @dollar3angle366
    @dollar3angle366 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video!!

  • @MCF787
    @MCF78710 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much... from Brazil...

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    10 ай бұрын

    You are welcome!

  • @glaubs65
    @glaubs652 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jonathan. Informative video. Again.

  • @JESUSandPoker
    @JESUSandPoker Жыл бұрын

    Thx!

  • @alejandrosalcedo4581
    @alejandrosalcedo45813 жыл бұрын

    good video, it's exactly what i'm looking for, thanks.

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help

  • @petardodov9503
    @petardodov95033 жыл бұрын

    Really good and i liked comparison with chess. Will there be a video about postflop

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Most likely!

  • @petardodov9503

    @petardodov9503

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PokerCoaching i hope so, i prefer watching videos about hu in poker coaching than buying Polk's expensive course 😅

  • @michaelclifford6659
    @michaelclifford66593 жыл бұрын

    I would 3! Something close to a HJ rfi range for 6-max

  • @powerlifting1012
    @powerlifting10123 жыл бұрын

    At our home game we play 200 big blinds or more heads up with .05/.10 blinds with a optional .10 cent straddles. With the option for straddler to re raise. Is it a bad idea to straddle if I feel I can bully the other person with large re raises and I balance them with suited connectors as well as premium hands

  • @mannion7646
    @mannion76462 жыл бұрын

    He called a raise with a queen ten honey

  • @tomaszziomek5219
    @tomaszziomek52192 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Been playing a lot of heads up tournaments lately, and this definitely helps :) Just a QQ, if I understand this correctly, if BB almost never 3 bets, I should only 4-bet with value hands and also fold much more often to his 3bets?

  • @BARUKWILLS

    @BARUKWILLS

    9 күн бұрын

    joga HU onde meu caro? tem algum lugar melhor que pokerstar pra heads-up a dinheiro?

  • @Slade366
    @Slade3663 жыл бұрын

    It can't be right but with such a large RFI SB range I'd feel like you should 3-bet like 50%+

  • @neptune8580
    @neptune85802 жыл бұрын

    I don't get why suited hands seem to be so valuable heads up, according to these charts. Why should the BB prefer 54s to, say, ATo for 3-betting? Isn't the latter a much stronger hand, especially heads up?

  • @thedingodile5699

    @thedingodile5699

    10 ай бұрын

    Board coverage. If you have to play the hand every once in a while, you may as well do it those times when it's suited, as that hand is strictly better than if it's unsuited.

  • @orgabbay6497
    @orgabbay64973 жыл бұрын

    45sout + Any pair Kt+ A9of+ Any Ax sout

  • @markswanson8070
    @markswanson8070 Жыл бұрын

    Pocket 10s and above or suited (10,J,Q,K,A) combo cards

  • @OleguitoSwagbucks
    @OleguitoSwagbucks3 жыл бұрын

    05:40 55+ A2s+ A5o+ K9s+ K9o+ QTo+ Q9s+ JTs TY FLOPZILLA

  • @tlea31
    @tlea312 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jonathan Ive played a fair bit of heads up since this video. What to do against the button open limp? I can't find many good ranges on this. It seems that all the material online assumes a 2.5x open and go from there. But in the tourneys I play, when it gets down to heads up, no one raises the button! They are very passive and just want to see a flop. If I had to guess at a solution, I would raise big (4x), but not often, to charge the in position player. I would do this with some very strong hands that can continue v a limp 3 bet (AA-TT, AKo, AK-AJs, KQs) and some junk (34s, K7o, 22). Check behind everything else. Note: there are antes in play. Cheers.

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    2 жыл бұрын

    Limp a lot with marginal hands, raise with a strong linear range.

  • @user-zj2ff6cf6o
    @user-zj2ff6cf6o3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jonathan! Thank you for this guide. Sooo loose))) I'm playin 35-45 % hands on bb depending on my opponents. There are 3betting, 4betting and calling the 3bets - all this carts are SOOO looose. How shuold we play them postflop - bluff 50 % of time ? Most of time we get nothing postflop with those hands... Do you have continue ? some postflop guide especially for those preflop charts ??

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    See PokerCoaching.com/fundamentals

  • @mortuc1
    @mortuc12 жыл бұрын

    Im pretty new to Poker and was just wondering who came up with These strategies? Like are they all statistically based or what exactly is behind them?

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    2 жыл бұрын

    They are based on Game Theory Optimal strategies.

  • @mortuc1

    @mortuc1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PokerCoaching ah... "TGO" makes sense now. Thx for the quick answer! Ive tried getting into Poker like 5 years ago and was watching the "EverythingPoker" series by Pokerstars to get started. Ive naturally come back to IT now. Would you say this is still up to bate and worth it? Or has the game changed too much as far as starting hands, betting and more are concerned? Thx again!

  • @ronswallow
    @ronswallow3 жыл бұрын

    I guess I need to 3 bet around 50% of hands then.

  • @mothecat776
    @mothecat7763 жыл бұрын

    JONATHAN. If I am on-the-button and everyone folds to me is this "SORT OF" a case of head's up (it's 3-way). If "I know the small blind will fold", let's say by a tell or he's super-tight. Can the strategy you employ be used in this situation??

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just use default button strategies and widen your range a bit. There are full downloadable charts at pokercoaching.com in the Tools section.

  • @TomRauhe
    @TomRauhe Жыл бұрын

    J4o NEVER FOLDS this is old meta!

  • @chesscoachgerry4140
    @chesscoachgerry41403 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! How do we adjust if we have fewer BBs? For example 50 BBs or 20/25 BBs?

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    See the charts at PokerCoaching.com in the Tools section and extrapolate.

  • @chesscoachgerry4140

    @chesscoachgerry4140

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PokerCoaching Oh nice, I havent seen that one yet! Thanks Jonathan :)

  • @TheMonstermash1
    @TheMonstermash13 жыл бұрын

    I'd 3! with my best made hands and my worst playable hands with blocker potential, electing to call all marginal hands that flop well. May put AA/KK in calling range sometimes to mix things up

  • @TheMonstermash1

    @TheMonstermash1

    3 жыл бұрын

    woof - thought it should be polar raising range, turns out linear is better

  • @TheMonstermash1

    @TheMonstermash1

    3 жыл бұрын

    edit: polar when they fold more is good LOL

  • @javierb479
    @javierb4793 жыл бұрын

    What is big rake? 14:55

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depends on the game, but in cash games, something like 5bbs+ would be considered huge.

  • @indigosquirrelio
    @indigosquirrelio3 жыл бұрын

    was studying the charts provided, and it looks like the btn 4 bet chart includes > 7% hands instead of the 5.1% described. also the charts say to 4 bet K9s 7% of the time, but call 96% of the time, which appears to be another inconsistency. am i understanding the charts incorrectly, or are these errors? if they are mistakes, can we find the correct charts anywhere? the HUNL charts from your website are the same.

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably a minor error. Sorry!

  • @alback-00

    @alback-00

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PokerCoaching sorry for the request, but how the button respond to bb 5bet? There's not in the charts :(

  • @igors7334
    @igors73343 жыл бұрын

    I dunno where did u get this charts. I create preflop charts a lot with different rake structure and vs different opponents. Your chart isnt terrible...but calling AJo KQo look like bad game .... so I might to ask you who gives u this charts?

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    PioSolver.

  • @igors7334

    @igors7334

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PokerCoaching thx for aswer. btw you missread 4bet range. at least yours looks like 6.5-7.5% gyazo.com/9ff1a70983ced5e3900b051abdb904fc

  • @pauliethirteen4323
    @pauliethirteen43233 жыл бұрын

    id be 3 betting with 18% of hands

  • @aboxingpeach8844
    @aboxingpeach88442 жыл бұрын

    2's and 3's should not be 3-Betting that much. According to Doug Polk, "pocket 2's and 3's should basically never be 3-betting in heads up." 20% is still 1/5 of the time. Also KJo, QJo and ATo only 20% 3-Bet? Did you come up with this chart? If so where did you get the ideas for it? Or did you use a preflop simulator of some kind?

  • @aboxingpeach8844

    @aboxingpeach8844

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is actually what Piosolver says??

  • @40yearoldvirgil15
    @40yearoldvirgil153 жыл бұрын

    As a guess, I'd be 3 betting tighter than 81٪. Maybe 50%?

  • @40yearoldvirgil15

    @40yearoldvirgil15

    3 жыл бұрын

    OK maybe I was wrong. Call with 50%. 3 bet with 20%.

  • @ronswallow
    @ronswallow3 жыл бұрын

    I was sooo wrong!

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Now you know!

  • @tombos211
    @tombos2113 жыл бұрын

    09:55 the 4bet range looks noisy. If you let it solve down further you'll get a more precise 4betting range.

  • @aboxingpeach8844

    @aboxingpeach8844

    2 жыл бұрын

    Also, the 3-Bet range is off for some hands. like 2's and 3's should not be 3-Betting that much for example.

  • @swapnildeshmukh7113
    @swapnildeshmukh71133 жыл бұрын

    Sometimes I wonder if these kind of videos are made to make us play more frequent Hands, lose in the process and take their paid subscriptions. 🙇😅😆

  • @chrisabernethy4671
    @chrisabernethy46713 жыл бұрын

    Liked purely for the cheesy hold music... XD

  • @PokerCoaching

    @PokerCoaching

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love cheese.

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