Show Notes
The poker stand up game has caused many people to lose thousands of dollars just trying to avoid paying the loser’s tax. Well, this poker hand during a cash game at Resorts World Las Vegas is no different. Rampage Poker and his opponent are the last two players in the game yet to win a hand, all is on the line to not be the ‘loser’! This seems like the perfect opportunity for a punting masterclass by Rampage Poker. However, will Rampage be able to get his opponent to fold fourth pair, or will Rampage’s bluff get picked off?
When thinking about bluffing, it is important to incorporate bluffs into all of your lines postflop. Even lines that scream value, such as bet check bet, it is crucial to have both bluffs and value bets in this line so that your range remains balanced. This will stop your opponents from exploiting you by overfolding when you take this line of bet check bet, if you only ever do it with value, since they will know you never bluff in this way.
Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 320,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,800,000 in live poker tournaments, including a $900,000 win in a 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn. Since 2021, Rampage has played on over 67 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,000,000.
The Resorts World Las Vegas poker room features 30 poker tables offering a variety of No-Limit Texas Hold’em (NLHE) or Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) cash games and daily poker tournaments. With modern amenities like automatic shufflers, chip runners, USB charging ports, and luxurious seating, this poker room caters to all players. The dedicated high stakes poker section offers an exclusive experience, while food delivery and premium cocktail service add to the luxury.
Preflop: During the stand up game with Rampage and his opponent being the last players remaining, Rampage decides to raise from the button to $100 with a speculative 74o. The villain in the small blind calls with 87 of hearts and they both head to the flop.
Flop – Ks 8d 5s: The villain checks after flopping middle pair with a backdoor straight draw. Rampage decides to put out a continuation bet of $200 with just a gutshot straight draw. The villain calls and they head to the turn.
Turn – 9s: The 9 of spades on the turn completes straights and flushes. The villain checks again, having been downgraded to third pair, but now has picked up his own gutshot straight draw. Rampage chooses to fire a second barrel of $450 with his own draw. The villain still doesn’t believe the story Rampage is telling, so he calls and they head to the river.
River – Td: The river is the ten of diamonds and the villain checks again with what is now fourth pair. Rampage realizes he has to bluff to avoid losing the stand up game, so he unloads the clip, firing a third and final barrel of $1,200. Will Rampage’s audacious triple barrel bluff get through, or will Rampage’s opponent make the hero call and give Rampage another punt that he can add to his collection? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to see what happens!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others! You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!
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