Asad vs. Sauce123

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Dated:
May 20th, 2012
By:
Asad Goodarzy
Game:
NLHE
Stake:
Mid Stakes
Teaching Method:
Session Video 3+ Table
Language:
English
Type:
Heads Up
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17 Comments
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(15 Ratings) 9.93

Asad begins reviewing a 4-table HU session vs. Ben "sauce123" Sulsky, one of the best HU players in the world.

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  • AsadGoodarzy AsadGoodarzy Bluefire Pro Poker Newbie
    38 Posts
    Asad vs. Sauce123
    21 May 2012 at 1:31am
    Discussion for Asad vs. Sauce123.
  • fatboi fatboi Poker Newbie
    3 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    21 May 2012 at 11:26am
    At 43 mins in the top right you talk about turning 9x into a bluff but value betting Tx. Something doesn't seem right because if you value bet Tx you assume he calls with enough worse hands to make it good, but if that's the case what hands are you bluffing him off with K9? There doesn't seem to be enough hands in between. Can you elaborate because maybe I misunderstood? Great video though, loved it. Thanks.
  • miguelanjelo miguelanjelo Poker Newbie
    7 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    21 May 2012 at 2:07pm
    AWESOME, definitely more of this please
  • RMPKBF RMPKBF Poker Newbie
    4 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    21 May 2012 at 4:41pm
    I always look forward to your videos. Question from ~12:00 mark. You 3b JJ and crai on 6h 9c Tc. Early in a match, what would your game plan be on this board with hands such as 6-7, 7-9, or KQ. Thanks!
  • Rincewind Rincewind Poker Newbie
    1 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    21 May 2012 at 11:24pm
    Why is sauce playing you at these stakes? Fascinating vid, but one can't help but be suspicious.
  • Nabsuu Nabsuu Poker Newbie
    2 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    22 May 2012 at 5:03am
    Great video as always! At 49:50 you barrel the turn with huge sizing w basicly the nuts. Aren't you conserned about being unbalanced here against this good of a opponent? I don't see why would we wanna bluff with this sizing because (just like you mentioned yourself) he's folding 6x and random flouts to a smaller sizing anyway. Thanks.
  • EZGAME EZGAME Poker Trainee
    116 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    22 May 2012 at 9:59am

    When Sauce wins the hand with 82hh you say something to the effect of "it is going to be hard for him to show up with flushes in 3bet pots... the only hands he can make flushes with now are the hands he is 3betting for value" due to the fact that he just flatted pre. With someone at his caliber of making adjustments, don't you think he will realize "hey I just showed down 82hh so now I need to start 3betting these type of hands?" Or do you think his overall gameplan is pretty static with regards to suited hands.

  • theczarps theczarps Poker Newbie
    1 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    22 May 2012 at 7:40pm
    Keep doing videos. There are the best !
  • WATCHTHEEE WATCHTHEEE Poker Newbie
    6 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    22 May 2012 at 11:37pm
    " turning K9 into a bluff " on T8x 9 8 i just laughed at that I think you missunderstand basic hu concept to think about turning that hand into a bluff, you just have 0% fold equity on better hands than K9. there were other similar spots in which what you were thinking was a bit weird, Moreover, even if it's interesting because the dynamic etc etc, i don't like vidéos in which you just catch the nuts every single hand. playing big pots with nuts isn't interesting, playing tough ones is and in tough spots you made pretty quick folds in which at least considering and thinking about calling wasnt shocking. i don't want to be rude, im just telling what i think about it and it might be a good feedback for youre future vid
  • AsadGoodarzy AsadGoodarzy Bluefire Pro Poker Newbie
    38 Posts
    Re: Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    23 May 2012 at 2:23pm

    @fatboi @WATCHTHEEE

    Just briefly considered it since the 8d is a card much better for my range (which is why he checked 76, expecting me to realize this). Ultimately this hand will win enough at sd to check back but it's important to consider all our options. 

    @RMPKBF

    Thanks and good q, can't have a default strategy vs all players but based on my preflop assumptions about him I'd lean towards cr semibluff 67, ck/call 97, cbet QK. Could be convinced otherwise for either of these hands though, think c/r ck/call and cbet are very close for all 3 hands. 

    @Nabsuu

    My turn betsize is standardized given texture/stacks with the hands I'd like to valuebet and semibluff with, both of which are not many combos. Also, I think he's less likely to fold 6x and some of the better-equity floats to a smaller bet given immediate pot odds and without the threat of a big river bet. 

    @EZGAME

    He's defending these suited hands for mathematical reasons and I don't expect he'll deviate much from this pf strategy until I give him a reason to (ie if I were to stop opening 100% or 3xing). 

  • Highcard Highcard Poker Newbie
    13 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    24 May 2012 at 1:55am
    This is a very good series with a lot more potential for good discussion and your thoughts. I hope you play this match through to the end with your footage. The last 3 videos from you have been the best videos on BFP since galfond left
  • tompoker88 tompoker88 Poker Trainee
    78 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    28 May 2012 at 12:57pm
    Very nice video (obviously). I have two questions: 1. At around 45:00 you cc A3s on J74rs (rainbow with backdoorflushdraw for you). On what turns giving you a flushdraw would you cc and on what cr and why? 2. With 82s he has 40% equity and 25% pot odds vs your minrase. You seemed to be surprised that he called that instead of 3betting it. Do you think calling 82s etc. vs a minraise from a very good opponent works for you, too? And why? Thanks
  • madboy madboy Poker Newbie
    34 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    31 May 2012 at 7:16am
    Defenitely keep the series (its especially cool to see it vs sauce), and make similar 4tabling same format HU matches. Very good watch, probably one of the few reasons to keep subscribtion on this site now when galfond/giggy is gone Good vid, thanks
  • vargha7 vargha7 Poker Newbie
    1 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    3 Jun 2012 at 10:36am
    Great video keep doing please! I have a theoritical question about it. Whats the point of barrelling IP draws blindly? For example at 20:30 when sauce bets turn on J93 4 w A2o. I really dont think he has any FE against your range on turn and he is not going to have the proper FE on every river as well. So my question basically if is there's any difference in a spot where we want to bluff IP on turn having a draw or not having a draw. Does not it work the way that we have a given FE on a given board that decides if a bluff will be profitable or not irrespective of what cards we have. Also I know that the draws might compensate the lack of FE but then why is not it better to check it back if we have that option? Also thought it might be because its easier to realize EQ that way, but I dont think it's the case at most of the times. Thanks for your answer!
  • dwjjkim dwjjkim Poker Newbie
    1 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    5 Jun 2012 at 1:14pm
    Whats the Hud stat in the top right? I know its the last 3 hand played, but i mean the stats above the blurred stuff (../.. ..$) Could you please tell me how to enable it in hem? Kind regards
  • AsadGoodarzy AsadGoodarzy Bluefire Pro Poker Newbie
    38 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    16 Jun 2012 at 4:50pm

    Hey just saw these last few questions

    @Highcard Thank you, appreciate the feedback

    @tompoker88 I'd be check/calling again on club turns with NFD specifically (A high can be best plenty often) as I expect backdoor flush and A rivers to be bluffed (and therefore valuebet thinly on) a lot. As far as calling weak suited hands out of the big blinds goes, I think whether or not you can profit defending them is very opponent dependent...I'm happy to call if, for example, btn is checking back flop and folding to turn lead too often (or some postflop leak of that nature). Against high flop/turn/river cbet freq though, getting to sd will be a nightmare, in which case I'd be more likely to 3b or fold pre. 

    @madboy Thanks, will do

    @vargha7 He could be betting for a variety of reasons here, might think I fold river too often on this board texture or that it's more profitable to fold out (or get value from) my flop floating range than it is to check back turn and be unsure about which rivers to call etc etc. I expect to have some FE on turn and/or river especially when river will change the board so often. 

  • gaborkjai gaborkjai Poker Newbie
    1 Posts
    Re: Asad vs. Sauce123
    6 Aug 2012 at 9:23am
    Very nice vid sir! Questions: At 56:15 with AKo you c-bet flop 9J4tt after 3b. What's your opinion on not c-betting flop and c/c or c/f instead? AKo without bd-fd are imo around bottom 10-15% weakest hands of our range on this board, not in terms of equity but in terms of barreling turn/river options (there is almost no run-outs for us where its awesome to barrel off - I assume we're checking >80% of turns right?). Flop c/c is imo OK, cuz we have decent showdown value and he is probably going to barrel off with his bluffs on A/K's turns alot and might check it down on some blanks where we win etc. Turn: When we get this way to turn and on a blank, I think it's a very interesting spot. You mention that you like CRAI, cuz he can have a ton of floats obviously that might stab a pretty high freq. But since he's kinda polarized I'm having a hard time understanding why it's superior to calling? I don't think he have many worse hands (good draws) that will b/c . AcXc might raise flop sometimes or ck-back. Combodraws might also raise flop a decent freq. etc. I mean, I don't think sauce is so unbalanced and exploitable, that he would stab turn with every float/draw - especially not when you have shown that you're capable of c/r in 3b pots somewhat light. So I think he will ck-back some floats(draws) on turn but a quiet low freq obv, since he can bet turn pretty wide for value as well(9x+). I think he will b/c the weak 9x's the majority of the times and be more inclined to ck-back the strong 9x's (Q9+) where he's more protected equity-wise. I would really appreciate your thoughts on all this. Thanks!

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