The Poker Bank

The Poker Bank

Welcome to the largest #poker strategy-only channel for cash game players. Our goal is to help micro and small stakes No Limit Hold'em cash games players, but the tips and skills often transfer to other games and even tournaments. The plan is to make you high-quality free poker training videos so you can find extra +EV plays in your game, fix leaks, and enjoy playing more profitable poker.

This channel is led by poker player, coach, and author James "SplitSuit" Sweeney. James has written a variety of poker books, including "GTO Poker Gems" and "The Postflop Poker Workbook", along with co-founding the training site Red Chip Poker. If you want to play better poker and build a durable strategic foundation, be sure to subscribe today!

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  • @StevenCovey-ct3sx
    @StevenCovey-ct3sxСағат бұрын

    Dude was a half wit. I hope you win it back later.

  • @StevenCovey-ct3sx
    @StevenCovey-ct3sxСағат бұрын

    Last time I went to battle with Kings in a casino I caught the third king on the river. Busted aces with about $2000 + in the pot. Dude slow played me calling the entire time until the river. He actually started crying and left with his mousy looking girlfriend with green hair and a face covered in tats and piercings. I mean what did he think I had when the king showed its face on the river and I reraise him for 800?

  • @StevenCovey-ct3sx
    @StevenCovey-ct3sx5 сағат бұрын

    Brunson is rolling in his grave with these new GTO players. He played the man and position. Yes, it’s great to have a plan {or a theory} but as Tyson said, it all changes when you get punched in the face. Daniel Negreanu is the current master to follow. But very few will have his autistic brain power and attentive super power so they play “theory”.

  • @TraderMate
    @TraderMate4 күн бұрын

    Thank you, easy to understand for the layman.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank3 күн бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @gcedism
    @gcedism4 күн бұрын

    On your KTo hand, on the river you called with the nuts, which in some places is forbidden, you should raise every time with the nuts. Is there any reason you didn’t? Maybe something related to the rake? Thank you

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank3 күн бұрын

    Brain fart + 100% certain we were chopping. The rake was maxed, so zero reason for me to just call unless I was tired and could have possibly misread the board =)

  • @arturankudowicz7960
    @arturankudowicz79605 күн бұрын

    it all commest to speculation, because you need to make assumptions. the other player can have any cards he wants to play ergo your shove with such bullshit hand is just a gamble

  • @glyna5158
    @glyna51586 күн бұрын

    Another example: If you bet half pot and get called, the pot doubles. After three streets, the pot is 2x2x2 = 8x its original size. But if you bet full pot and get called, the pot triples. After three streets, the pot is 3x3x3 = 27x its original size.

  • @criostasi4080
    @criostasi40808 күн бұрын

    I dont know if it's different st lower stake, but at the table i usually play (2/5 5/10 live) even bad players will note that you usually bet 33% pot on that K73r flop and now you bet 66%. This doesnt mean they will fold K6s on the flop, but surely the will proced with more caution when they see your bigger bets. Also a lot of hands go multiway live and you are up with some fishes and some regs, maybe good maybe decent, so these one surely will note thw different size. Flop is the street i play more "close to gto as possible" against everyone. On the turn i start to deviate if necessary and River is surely the most exploitative street. I am really liking this way for playing gto/exploitative stile.

  • @jimbojones9118
    @jimbojones91189 күн бұрын

    Bad players also think small bet size means you have nothing. So IMO just use your normal bet sizes with everyone, unless you have a read they are super strong then you can bet large.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank8 күн бұрын

    Fair.

  • @300lbcanary2
    @300lbcanary29 күн бұрын

    James - Great Topic! I can also see this being applicable to Tournament situations in determining how to get all the money in by the river when deeper, or how to leave yourself something behind just in case you get called down and lose.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank8 күн бұрын

    Yes indeed!

  • @chanceneck8072
    @chanceneck80729 күн бұрын

    This is exactly why I love this channel....🥹😍

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank8 күн бұрын

    Thanks Chance!

  • @primetime1838
    @primetime18389 күн бұрын

    You dont like that they dont tell you that they know who you are? Lol wtf..

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank8 күн бұрын

    Did I say that I *expect* them to, or have a preference that they do? Lol wtf...

  • @davidbolinsky1750
    @davidbolinsky17509 күн бұрын

    I'm looking for a way to do this that doesn't involve me pulling out a ev calculator on my phone. Is there a way that i can do this in my head?

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank8 күн бұрын

    Practice between sessions so that you can estimate better in real-time. There isn't really any other way ime.

  • @brettmorton6513
    @brettmorton65139 күн бұрын

    Love you brother! Question, is the DIVIATE course included in the PRO membership? Also, my math may be the worst in the history of poker layers, is there any hoe or me??? Brett

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank9 күн бұрын

    Yes, DEVIATE is included in PRO. And anyone can learn the math, it will just take longer for some people. Have you tried my workbook yet? www.splitsuit.com/poker-preflop-math-workbook

  • @TheWildbill247
    @TheWildbill24710 күн бұрын

    Another possibility is that simply your read on your opponents image of being a nit was wrong, which is highly probable when playing live poker given the small sample size and not seeing their hole cards most of the time.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank9 күн бұрын

    Possible, for sure.

  • @GetBusyLiving
    @GetBusyLiving10 күн бұрын

    My god your videos are awesome. I'm just starting in Poker, enjoying it and keen to learn more. Came across 1, then 2, then all of your videos and wow, you explain things so well - thank you! Signed up for Core too! Thank you, already learning heaps!

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank9 күн бұрын

    Welcome to poker! Take your time with CORE and it will give you a great foundation to work with!

  • @germanmoneymaker7925
    @germanmoneymaker792511 күн бұрын

    The solves are for 100BB eff without any rake ?

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank10 күн бұрын

    Correct.

  • @TheWildbill247
    @TheWildbill24711 күн бұрын

    The problem with applying this to the table when playing is we know that from player population data that was shown on a red chip poker podcast with coach w33zel over betting the pot as a bluff had less success than betting an amount under the pot, so this would mean that in theory some bluffs can be assumed to be plus EV but could actually be minus in reality. The assumption that betting a bigger amount will always yield more folds is not actually true when we analyze player population data.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank10 күн бұрын

    The only issue is that it presumes that online and live population data are the exact same, which you can certainly argue they are not 👍

  • @YorikHamlet51
    @YorikHamlet5111 күн бұрын

    I can't even express thoroughly how much I appreciate that you reveal your losing sessions and break them down for us. Keep doing that

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank10 күн бұрын

    Cheers!

  • @ketchup143
    @ketchup14311 күн бұрын

    might have been helpful going into the quiz to know that a "line" of poker chips contains 20 chips. i had no idea.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank10 күн бұрын

    totally fair.

  • @user-ds4jw6wp9m
    @user-ds4jw6wp9m12 күн бұрын

    right now, practice each day and you'll definitely feel your edge over the game get sharper. 🔪💰

  • @MarcusDickeyPoker
    @MarcusDickeyPoker12 күн бұрын

    Ranges (especially button) is too tight. Especially live , where most players are TERRIBLE!!!.

  • @santiagobasso1712
    @santiagobasso171213 күн бұрын

    Great video! Thanks!

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank12 күн бұрын

    You're very welcome Santiago!

  • @dwillis24
    @dwillis2416 күн бұрын

    Interesting quiz.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Cheers =)

  • @the_jeremiah
    @the_jeremiah16 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the Quiz it was good to see where my skills were at. I appreciate all you do!

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    You're very welcome Jeremiah!

  • @300lbcanary2
    @300lbcanary216 күн бұрын

    Good stuff, everyone needs to remember the basics. 2 other comments... 1. I've always called them stacks, not lines. maybe a local colloquial type thing. 2. I have played in rooms where if the all-in was over half of the original bet it was considered a raise and you could 3 Bet. Definitely know the house rules where you're at.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    1. Yup, lots of localization for these terms 2. 100% ask for the house rules in advance if you can 👍

  • @hrykne6134
    @hrykne613416 күн бұрын

    support this channel.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @EduardoJunqueira-zw2em
    @EduardoJunqueira-zw2em17 күн бұрын

    does it mean that after calling with 25% pot odds and having 8% chances of making the best hand in a $160 POT, you should get called a bet of $215, 100% of the time?

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    If you aren't getting correct pot odds at the moment, you need to know how much extra you need to make on future streets AND if you can reasonably make that extra amount

  • @nicdav100
    @nicdav10017 күн бұрын

    how/why did you assign this range to your opponent? You have no stats on him. He could be a fish or NIT or TAG... So why this range?

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Because we need a range to work with. This video is more about teaching the methodology of studying with the tool so you can do your own exploration with your own range assumptions =)

  • @jkonrad
    @jkonrad17 күн бұрын

    New to GTO ranges, but the lack of all suited connectors (excepting the SB) is very surprising.

  • @brendanbiddle4875
    @brendanbiddle487518 күн бұрын

    If you don’t hit the flop be prepared to let it go.

  • @HakanGoker-kh4py
    @HakanGoker-kh4py18 күн бұрын

    Dude, You are a bad spokes person. You are not explaining why not good and not taking your time why dont do this and why good.. in your head you know why its good or not but not explaining much. have you watch yourself? all I hear is this is good and not good but why not explain...

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Do you have specific questions? I could certainly elaborate on all points, but doing so would make even a single-hand video like this incredibly long...so it's a balance of video length and depth.

  • @kirilllosik7054
    @kirilllosik705420 күн бұрын

    great content!

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @passingcars2022
    @passingcars202220 күн бұрын

    Good to have you back split

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Dimpledballz
    @Dimpledballz21 күн бұрын

    Love squeezing this hand. It's one of my favorites to do it with and from any position as long as I feel I can get heads up or 3 way with it

  • @franciscorascon8644
    @franciscorascon864421 күн бұрын

    Can you do a video on straddling?

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank20 күн бұрын

    Does this one work? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWqbxtZ_dMbdZpc.html

  • @WADEB-kv2qe
    @WADEB-kv2qe21 күн бұрын

    YOU WILL LOSE ALL YOUR MONEY IF YOU PLAY ONLINE POKER AND FOLLOW "RANGES'. THESE PEOPLE WILL CALL A 4X RAISE WITH 47 NOT EVEN SUITED. THIS MIGHT WORK WITH THE PROS BUT ONLINE POKER IS A JUNGLE

  • @HALOcyp
    @HALOcyp22 күн бұрын

    🛑 STOP THE BACKGROUND MUSIC 😢

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank15 күн бұрын

    It's not even that loud!

  • @HALOcyp
    @HALOcyp19 сағат бұрын

    @@ThePokerBank Can't focus

  • @GAMERFBI
    @GAMERFBI22 күн бұрын

    Just fold it preflop. Save yourself.

  • @gaylordfocker9349
    @gaylordfocker934922 күн бұрын

    Damned amazing how you recorded a video specifically for 2024, way back in 2020.

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank22 күн бұрын

    Even more amazing...it will still apply in 2037!

  • @daviddzamba8166
    @daviddzamba816623 күн бұрын

    Well done another of valid points this is good discipline I guess

  • @ThePokerBank
    @ThePokerBank22 күн бұрын

    Cheers David!

  • @BFanAaron3Jin
    @BFanAaron3Jin23 күн бұрын

    oh basically you compare the percentage that you will win the pot against how much your risking for the reward. if how much your risking to gain is higher than your percentage of winning the pot is too great, then it is not a EV+ call