Upswing Lab 2.0 Digest #2, Plus a New Coach
Welcome to the Lab 2.0 Digest where we highlight Discord strategy discussions, new videos, and updates to the Lab that you might've missed. We have some big news in this edition!
We’re thrilled to announce that Niall Farrell ("Firaldo") has joined the Upswing Poker Lab 2.0 coaching team. Niall has more than $7 million in live tournament earnings, huge wins online, and the rare distinction of achieving poker’s Triple Crown with titles on the EPT, WPT, and WSOP circuits (Read the full story).
UPCOMING LIVE TRAINING (THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED)
Lesson: Playing the Turn in 3-Bet Pots (Comparing IP to OOP)
Coach: Gary Blackwood
When: Nov. 25 at 2:00 PM PT
Where: Chat on Discord, Watch inside Lab 2.0
Discord Digest
Jump into these featured strategy discussions on Discord where Uri gives his insights to Lab 2.0 members
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Turn strategy Q54r BTN vs BB (discussing this lesson from the Mastery Path)
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Uri talks about small pocket pairs (related lesson)
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Calling vs 3-betting in live poker w/ fish left to act (featuring Gary Blackwood)
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QQ in 3-bet pot vs river jam on ClubWPT Gold [2c 4h 3h 3d 5d]
- Mixing in Microstakes 10NL/25NL
Videos: Uri Reviews 20 hands of 50NL, Uri Plays Microstakes, Uri’s Lounge (Q&A), 3-Bet Pot Hand Examples
"Try this as a study exercise - look what these hands 77/55/TT do on turn/river on every single runout and then you will understand their role better"
- Uri on studying (from the post: Weird strategy in 3BP)
Members and Coaches Talk Strategy
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Is this hand ok to shove at this SPR? (with new coach, Firaldo)
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I suspect I played this wrong? (Mystery Bounty, fold to river bluff, with Firaldo and Uri)
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Expanding Your Bluff Check-Raising Range (with PlayItSmart, discuss all Max Exploit Academy lessons here)
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Using toy games to dig deeper into strategy (with Bart)
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Whale clicks back flop BTN vs BB (with Qing “Poker Giraffe” Yang)
- Funky Flop Textures BU v BB Part 2 (with Tim Jenkins, lesson link)
- Bluff Value Ratio (with Bart)
- Calling vs Polarization Lesson (with Avery)
- River jam by big stack - is this ever a bluff?
- Turn spot on low board
New Training Videos
We have weekly webinars, new Max Exploit Academy videos on Friday’s, and new lessons coming regularly
What’s new:
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Playing Dynamic Ranges (Tailored to Counter your Opponent's Range)
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Finding Uncommon Overbet Spots When Your Opponents Range Lacks Nutted Combos
What’s next:
- Playing Dynamic Ranges (Vs Sticky Aggro Reg)
- The Art of Hero Calling
- New 3-Bet / 4-Bet Pot section
- gazzyb123 on Nov. 25
- Qing Yang the first week of Dec.
- Aaron Barone Dec. 13
- View more upcoming Lab 2.0 events
Software Updates
Supplementary resources with icons
It's now easier to identify the types of resources associated with a lesson
Quiz formatting on mobile
Quizzes now fit better in portrait mode on mobile devices
Improved experience returning to videos in progress
Videos resume at the last watched position
Small UX/UI Improvements
Rating a lesson also marks a video as watched and lesson play icons have consistent sizing for easier scanning of playlists
Thanks for being a part of the Upswing Lab 2.0 community. For more frequent updates, check the #lab-updates channel in Discord. Have content or feature requests? Post them here. See you around and best of luck at the tables!
- Chad Burgess and the Lab 2.0 Team
Past Digests
Additional Resources
Lab 2.0 Live Calendar
Featuring Live Training Webinars, Uri's Lounge (Discord Q&A), and other upcoming events
DIscord - Getting Started
Official guide from Discord
Discord - Beginners Guide
The comprehensive beginner's guide to Discord!
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