From a pure entertainment standpoint, it would be more fun if we could see the cards, and you too after the fact. Even more courageous to do this without a HUD too.

Targaryen's avatar tilts me. I couldn't stare at that thing for an hour.

I wonder about raising in EP once in a while anyway, if for nothing else other than to measure the amount of respect EP raises would or wouldn't get over LP raises.

Interesting theory re: "Limp stealing" from the SB instead of raising. Not biggest math guy, I wonder...
1 - What the effect of losing a small amount to rake is when you have to see the flop vs when you raise and sometimes don't.
Ex - NL$50 you win $.75 when you raise and take it. But pot is $.95 if you limp and BB checks. You win only $.70 when you bet the flop, or $.5 less.
2 - Limping in vs the range your opponent would just fold if you raised, thus allowing him to see flops and connect with hands he wouldn't have otherwise defended. Does the value in playing a smaller pot oop all of the time compensate for playing larger pots oop sometimes (only when BB calls your raise). Hope this makes sense as worded.

2 more things because I made my 1st post before I finished watching the video.

1 - Vs the guy with QQ after 3x open near the end. Once you realize that you've shown down the J5 hand after 3B'ing, shouldn't you have reason to think that you're going to get called down lighter, essentially eliminating your ability to 3B if you can't see your cards. 

2 - You said a couple of times when there were 4 diamonds on board that it's likely your opponent has a pair and therefore less likely that he has a diamond, but 50% that you have a diamond with any random 2 cards. But don't the 4 diamonds on the board make it somewhat less than 50% since there are only 9 diamonds left as opposed to 13 of the other suits? (except 12 of the suit of the non-diamond on board) 

i agree, Can we get the vid up with hole cards exposed?/

Videos 2 and 3 we can do with hole cards exposed if the general consensus is that people prefer this way.

We elected not to because we do think it leads to being results oriented in a sense, or hurts the point that the video is trying to make.

Even though you know he can't see his cards - we felt watching him fold AKs pre would lead to more people going "LOL OH NO!" and miss the lessons trying to be taught.

Let us know your thoughts.

Haven't watched the vid, but definatly don't expose the cards if Andrew couldn't see them himself while playing the session.

I do agree that if we block anything out, it should be that avatar.  Jesus.

good video....don't expose the cards.... i agree with Epic

This might be unnecessarily elaborate, and a bit taxing on the PS+ editing team, but it might be the best of both worlds to briefly flash the hole cards once each hand is over.

So you can have your curiosity satisfied and lol when you find out Andrew folded quads or something, but the revelation doesn't interfere with the analysis of the situation at the time the hand is being played.

If something like that can't be done, then I vote for no hole cards exposed.

Great video! Looking forward to next ones.

showing holecards takes away the point of this vid, im against showing but maybe last vid do it.

aejones' blind video on leggo shows his holecards, and it's really, really hard to follow his thought process because of the human mind's general inclination to be results oriented.

thus, don't show hole cards.

Yeah, showing hole cards may be distracting. Maybe later publush a quick 2 minute viceo with some funny hands from those vids like Faucault folding quads.

6-12 tables with the TV on and your fine. Show a few hole cards in a video and you lose all concentration? C'mon people!

Showing the hole cards is going to make the video less effective. This is a learning tool, and I dont think we should reduce its effectiveness for novelty value.

If people were unsure of which direction to go with this, ohjoy's comment above should finalize the argument.

if this is not too much trouble maybe its the best way to satisfy both parties. not sure if itll be a huge pain in the ass tho.

Technically this would be a pain,

and FWIW he never folded quads ;-P

I don't think showing the hands while being played corresponds with the purposes of this vid. Seeing the hands after the fact would add some entertainment value, though, I think.
As played I think this was a great vid. I wish I could practice this myself without BR hits.

Great Video.

I think you could have avoided the stack off against I'mDobby's QQ.

The first hand he 4x'ed was A9o from UTG+1, you didn't notice that. But actually it falsified your read that his 4x is strength. Especially when he 4x's again the next hand. It looks like he's the player who's protecting / betting big with marginal hands. When he opens 3x in LP it isn't exactly a tell but if it is I don't agree with your 'I have to assume it's weakness'

edit: double post.

about 40mins into the video you are in postion against a loose passive fish. The board is 825s the action on the flop is fish bets 2 into 4.30 you raise to 7 fish calls. While the fish has had history of donk betting I'm wondering what you think his donk bet/call range is and why the 3(flush card) on the turn is such a good card to double barrel? The only hand he can bet/call flop with and fold turn is like 66 or something correct?

I tend to assume that a fish's range for donking small is not very strong and that they'll often let go by the river if you put pressure on them. I'm sure he could play flush draws this way, but I think he could have a lot of other stuff as well, and the flush is one more thing for the rest of his range to be afraid of.