Join Andrew Neeme as he navigates a challenging poker hand against Brad Owen, facing a tough river decision during a live-streamed game. Witness the strategic play and learn from Neeme's thought process in this high-pressure situation.
Andrew Neeme: Andrew Neeme is a poker enthusiast, vlogger, and player based in Las Vegas. He is known for sharing his poker experiences through vlogs and livestreams, engaging with the poker community, and documenting his poker journey. Andrew studies poker by discussing strategy with other winning poker players and by sharing hands within a community at handhistorylounge.com. He also runs a blog where he discusses what he is studying and offers insights into his approach to improving at poker.
Brad Owen: Brad Owen is a professional poker player who often features in Andrew Neeme's vlogs. Renowned for his poker skills and ability to make strong plays, Brad is seen here making a strategic three-bet against Andrew with pocket 10s and successfully taking down a large pot. His reputation in the poker community is that of a formidable opponent with the ability to execute well-timed bluffs and value bets, as evidenced in this particular hand where he turned a bottom set on the flop and managed a clean run out.
Pre-Flop Strategy: A king, queen off suit in the hijack position can be considered strong enough for a raise.
Responding to Three-Bets: Facing a three-bet, consider the strength of your hand and position before deciding to call.
Post-Flop Play: On a favorable flop, assess the continuation bet from the opponent and the strength of your hand to make an informed call.
Turn Strategy: When facing a large bet on the turn after a brick card, evaluate your hand's potential and the opponent's range before proceeding.
River Decision: Confronted with an all-in bet on the river, balance the odds of your hand being best against the potential bluff range of the opponent.
Loss Analysis: After a loss, analyze the opponent’s play and the runout to learn from the hand and improve future decision-making.
Preflop Dynamics: Describes the action of raising with KQ offsuit from the hijack position and facing a three-bet from another player.
Flop Analysis: Discusses the decision to call a continuation bet after flopping top pair with a straight draw on a Queen, Jack, 10, rainbow board.
Turn Play: Narrates the process of facing a significant turn bet after an offsuit four lands, which does not improve the hand but still warrants a call.
River Decision: Details the dilemma on the river when facing an all-in bet with no improvement to the hand, and the subsequent action taken during a live stream for entertainment value.
Hand Result: Reveals the outcome of the hand where the opponent had a bottom set on the flop and won with a clean runout against the hero's top pair.
Player Psychology: Highlights the psychological aspect of making a tough call for the sake of action and entertainment on a live stream, rather than purely strategic reasons.
This article is a summary of the video Great Flop but BRAD OWEN Puts Me to the Test! 😱 by Andrew Neeme published on December 22, 2023 at 18:00:33.
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