Ed Miller's August 2014 video for Red Chip Poker

1. Ed Mi l ler
6.5 MORE HOURS OF
$2-$5 NO-LIMIT
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2. A SESSION HISTORY
 $2-$5 with $1,000 star ting stack
 Every hand I put money in the pot preflop or saw a flop
 I include some timings and numbers of hands folded to give
you an idea of how tight I play
 A dif ficult session for me—you get to see me squirm making
very few hands

3. HAND #1
 5 minutes and 4 folds af ter star ting
 Qc8d in the BB
 3 l imps, I check
 7c6h2d
 I check, the next player bets $15, two players cal l, and I fold

4. HAND #2
 9 minutes and 6 folds later
 Qd9d in the BB
 One l imp, SB cal ls, I check
 8d8c6s
 SB checks, I check, and l imper checks
 Jc
 SB checks, I bet $10, and everyone folds

5. HAND #3
 4 minutes and 3 folds later
 AsJd two of f the button
 I open $15 and everyone folds

6. HAND #4
 2 minutes and 1 fold later
 AsAh in the BB -- $600 ef fective stacks
 Button opens $15. I 3-bet $55, he cal ls.
 Ts7s2h
 I bet $60 and he cal ls
 Qc
 I bet $160 and he folds

7. HAND #5
 13 minutes and 9 folds
 3s3c on Button
 Open $15 and everyone folds

8. HAND #6
 5 minutes and 2 folds later
 KhKs four of f the Button
 Open $15, Button cal ls, BB cal ls
 9d4d2s
 BB bets $20. I raise to $75, everyone folds.

9. HAND #7
 Very next hand
 9d3s in BB
 One l imp, SB cal ls, I check.
 Ts7h2c
 Check, I bet $10, both cal l .
 3d
 Checks around.
 Th
 Checks around. Limper shows a 7 and wins.

10. HAND #8
 5 minutes and 1 fold later
 TdTh on the Button
 Two l imps, and I raise to $30 on the Button. Both cal l .
 Kc8d6s
 First l imper checks with a physical tel l of interest in the pot.
Second player bets $30. I fold.
 First player cal led flop and then bet out $100 on a 6c turn.

11. HAND #9
 1 minute and 1 fold later
 KdQd two of f the Button
 Two l imps. I make it $30. Everyone folds.

12. HAND #10
 7 minutes and 4 folds later
 8d7c in BB
 One l imper, SB cal ls, and I check.
 Th8h3c
 SB bets $15, and I fold.

13. HAND #11
 10 minutes and 3 folds later
 9s2h in BB
 Two l imps, SB cal ls, and I check.
 JsTh6h
 SB bets $15, I fold.

14. HAND #12
 3 minutes and 1 fold later
 Js9s on Button
 Two of f button opens $15. I cal l . Bl inds fold.
 KdKh2c
 Check-check.
 6c
 Other player bets $25. I cal l .
 Th
 Other player bets $75. I fold.

15. HAND #13
 3 minutes and 1 fold later
 2d2s two of f Button
 Player four of f Button opens $25. I cal l . $350 ef fective stacks
 Th8c3h
 Player bets $25. I raise $85. He tank cal ls.
 Ac
 He bets out $100. I fold.

16. HAND #14
 7 minutes and 3 folds later
 Ac6d in BB
 Three l imps, SB cal ls, I check.
 Td7c3d
 Checked around.
 Qc
 Checked around.
 5d
 SB checks, I check, next player bets $25, and al l fold.

17. HAND #15
 35 minutes and 20 folds later
 Ad7d
 Two l imps, I l imp in SB, BB checks.
 AcQc8s
 I c h e c k , a nd i t ’ s c h e c ked a ro u nd .
 Kh
 I bet $20, and al l fold.

18. HAND #16
 8 minutes and 5 folds later
 AhKs five of f the Button
 Limp, I raise $20. Cutof f and Button cal l . Limper cal ls.
 Qd5d2s
 I bet $80. Cutof f tank folds. Everyone folds.

19.  2 minutes and 1 fold later
 QdTd in BB
 Player five of f Button opens $20. Cal l from four of f Button
and SB. I cal l in BB.
 5s3c2d
 SB checks. I check. Raiser bets $40. Next player raises to
$90. SB folds, I fold.
HAND #17

20. HAND #18
 4 minutes and 1 fold later
 AsQd on Button
 One l imp, I raise to $20. Limper cal ls.
 Js5c2d
 Check, I bet $30, he folds.

21. HAND #19
 Very next hand
 2c2d in Cutof f
 Open $15. Button ( l ive pro) 3-bets to $50. I fold.

22.  13 minutes and 6 folds later
 Kc9d in BB
 Three l imps, SB cal ls, I check.
 As8s8c
 SB checks, I check, next player checks. Next bets $30. Al l
fold.
HAND #20

23.  10 minutes and 6 folds later
 Qd5d in BB
 Cutof f opens $15. For this player I interpret this open bet size
as weakness as he sized according to hand strength. I cal l .
 KdJd6c
 I bet $30. He folds.
HAND #21

24. HAND #22
 27 minutes and 13 folds later
 4d4s in BB
 Two of f Button opens $20. I 3-bet to $65. He cal ls.
 AsKhJd
 I bet $95. He tank folds.

25.  16 minutes and 11 folds later
 AhJh on Button
 Six of f Button opens $15. Two cal ls. I cal l . Both bl inds cal l .
 7d6d4d
 Everyone checks to player on my right who bets $75. Everyone
folds.
HAND #23

26. HAND #24
 Very next hand
 Js9s in Cutof f
 Three l imps. I raise to $35. First l imper cal ls, al l fold.
 Ks9h7h
 Check-check
 Kd
 Check-check
 4d
 Check, I bet $55, he folds.

27. HAND #25
 17 minutes and 10 folds later
 6d6h three of f Button
 Limp, I raise to $20. Two of f Button cal ls, l imper cal ls.
 9c7s2d
 Check, I check, player bet $40. We both fold.

28. HAND #26
 6 minutes and 3 folds later
 AsQc in BB
 Three l imps. I make it $30. Al l fold.

29. HAND #27
 23 minutes and 10 folds later
 TsTc two of f Button. UTG Straddled pot.
 Three of f Button opens $35. I cal l . BB cal ls, Straddle cal ls.
 Ac6c4s
 Checked to me. I bet $105. BB cal ls. Straddler shoves for
about $900. Both fold.
 Straddler was a tel lbox on this play, and it was obvious he had
a strong hand that he felt was vulnerable and he felt stack
sizes were awkward. He said he had 6-4 and I bel ieve him
based on his behavior during play.

30. HAND #28
 2 minutes and 1 fold later
 AsQs four of f Button. UTG Straddled pot.
 Open $30. Straddle cal ls.
 Ks4s4d
 Check, I bet $35, she folds.

31. HAND #29
 15 minutes and 10 folds later
 Jd7d in SB
 Four l impers. I cal l . BB checks.
 Td8h3d
 I check, BB bets $20. Three cal ls. I raise to $120. Al l fold.

32. HAND #30
 15 minutes and 9 folds later
 QdJd two of f Button
 Limp, I raise to $20. Cal l from one of f Button. BB cal ls, l imper
cal ls.
 Tc7s4h
 Two checks, I bet $70. One of f Button cal ls, others fold.
 7h
 I check, he bets $100, I check-raise to $300. He cal ls.
 3s
 Check-check. He shows Td5d

33. HAND #31
 3 minutes and 1 fold later
 KsJs five of f Button
 Open $15. SB cal ls.
 AhQh4h
 Check-check.
 As
 Check, I bet $20, he folds.

34. HAND #32
 2 minutes and 1 fold later
 8c7c in SB
 Two l imps. I raise to $30. Al l fold.

35. HAND #33
 3 minutes and 1 fold later
 JhTc on Button
 One l imp, I raise $20, l imper cal ls.
 Qc9d2s
 Check, I bet $40, she cal ls.
 6h
 She bets out $55. I cal l .
 2d
 She bets $75. I fold.
 This player was extremely weak and I bel ieve she would have
stacked of f with anything on the turn that she was wi l l ing to
bet $55 with.

36. HAND #34
 6 minutes and 3 folds later
 AdJc in BB
 Two l imps. I check.
 Jh4s2s
 I bet $15. Both fold.

37. HAND #35
 Very next hand
 6h4h in SB
 Three l imps. I cal l , BB checks.
 Jh8c3s
 I check and it checks around.
 2s
 I bet $25, and al l fold.

38. HAND #36
 7 minutes and 6 folds later
 Ah4h in BB
 One l imp. I raise to $25. Cal l.
 Kc8d3d
 I bet $25. She raises to $75. I fold.

39. HAND #37
 3 minutes and 1 fold later
 Kh9c on Button
 Open $15. BB cal ls.
 Ad7s5h
 Check-check.
 4d
 Check, I bet $20, he folds.

40. HAND #38
 12 minutes and 4 folds later
 AhKs in BB
 Five of f Button opens $20. Four cal ls. I 3-bet to $120. Original
raiser cal ls, al l others fold.
 6d6c2s
 Check-check
 5c
 Check-check
 3s
 Check-check. My hand is good.

41. HAND #39
 12 minutes and 6 folds later
 9c6c in BB
 Three l imps, SB l imps, I check.
 Qd4s3h
 SB checks, I check, l imper checks, next bets $25. Al l fold.

42. HAND #40
 4 minutes and 1 fold later
 4s4d on Button
 Five of f the Button opens $20. Cal l from two of f Button. I cal l .
BB cal ls.
 8s8h2s. Two checks. Next player bets $50. I fold.

43. HAND #41
 9 minutes and 4 folds later
 8h6h four of f Button (This hand is not technically in my
opening range here. Ti lt?)
 Open $15. Button cal ls. BB cal ls.
 TsTd3s
 Check, I bet $30. Button cal ls.
 Ac
 I bet $70. Button cal ls.
 2h
 Check-check. Button shows AhQh.

44. HAND #42
 43 minutes and 24 folds later
 JdJc four of f Button
 Limp. I raise to $20. BB cal ls, l imper cal ls.
 9h4h4c
 Checked to me. I bet $40. BB shoves for $110 total . Limper
cal ls. I cal l .
 2d
 Limper checks. I bet $180. He folds.
 7c
 Al l - in shows Ac4d

45. HAND #43
 11 minutes and 5 folds later
 QhQd two of f Button. UTG Straddled pot.
 Open $40. Cutof f and BB cal l . Straddle folds.
 AhJs4c
 BB bets $50. I caught a tel l that Cutof f showed interest in the
pot. I folded.
 Cutof f raised. I racked up for the night.

46. SESSION SUMMARY
 6.5 hours. Lost $710. Made very few hands al l night. Just A -A
and K-K overpairs early in session and J-J overpai r near the end.
 Stayed about even for first four hours unti l the big hand I lost
when my turn check-raise bluf f got cal led.
 Key Strategy Points
 You can stay above water for a while without making hands as long as
you stick with bread-and-butter bluffing lines.
 Ultimately you can’t win at this game without making hands at all.
 Before you act on marginal hands, look for signs of interest from other
players in the hand.
 In multiway pots you can use reverse bet -sizing tells to get folds from
fairly good hands.
 If very little is going right and you are starting to feel negative about the
session, quit. At least for an hour. Then come back with a fresh mindset.