WPH #532: Rampage Poker Has NO IDEA!!!

The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan Little

Have you ever been in a situation at the poker table where you just have no idea what you are meant to do? Well, that occasionally happens to professional poker players, too! While playing in a cash game at The Wynn in Las Vegas, Rampage Poker finds himself in a confusing situation when facing a min-raise on the turn whilst holding trips. Should he call, raise, or fold? He doesn’t know what to do! What would you do?

When you are out of position and playing very deep-stacked poker, you should use larger raise sizes when deciding to 3-bet your opponents. Playing out of position is extremely disadvantageous in poker as your opponent will have much more information about the hand than you will. If you were to play a game of rock, paper, scissors and you had the option to pick last. Who would win that game? You! By using a larger raise size you disincentivize your opponent in calling whilst it also helps you narrow their range when they do call. When the stacks become shallower you then start to use smaller 3-bet sizes out of position since the stack-to-pot ratio (SPR) is much lower than it would be in a deep stacked game.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 302,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,600,000 in tournament earnings, including a $900,000 win in a December 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn. Rampage has played over 50 times on live streamed cash games, and is currently up over $1,100,000.

The Wynn Las Vegas is a luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. It was opened in April 2005 and is named after its developer, Steve Wynn. The casino is known for its high-end amenities, exquisite design, and a focus on providing a luxurious experience for its guests.

The Wynn Poker Room is well-known for its upscale atmosphere, providing a great poker experience for all poker players. The poker room at The Wynn offers a variety of poker cash games and poker tournaments, with different stakes to cater to all poker players.

The WPT World Championship Festival usually takes place at the end of the calendar year and brings out many great players such as Phil Ivey, Dan Cates, Mikita Badziakouski, Dan Smith, Isaac Haxton, Brad Owen, Andrew Lichtenberger ‘LuckyChewy’, Chris Moorman ‘Moorman1’, Ben Heath, Daniel Sepiol, Artur Martirosian, Ren Lin, Kristen Foxen, Alex Foxen, Joe Cada and many more top poker professionals.

Preflop: With blinds at $20/$40 the Villain opens to $110 from the lojack. Rampage Poker 3-bets to $550 with AK of spades from the small blind. After the big blind folds, the villain calls and they head to the flop.

Flop – Kc Kh 4s: Rampage flops trip kings and a backdoor flush draw with his Big Slick. He fires out a small continuation bet of $300. The villain calls and they both head to the turn.

Turn – Th: The T of hearts on the turn brings in potential backdoor straight and flush opportunities. Rampage puts out an overbet of $2,500 with his three kings. His opponent then clicks it back and min-raises to $5,000. What will the poker vlogger do next: fold, call, or move all-in? Does Rampage Poker even know what he should do? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out

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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