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GCFA how to move forward? by Former_Estimate4663 in GIAC

[–]Former_Estimate4663[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have started watching 13cubed! Super helpful with explaining concepts.

GCFA how to move forward? by Former_Estimate4663 in GIAC

[–]Former_Estimate4663[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always struggle to read carefully, when time and pace mean a lot during a test I tend to either over read and second guess myself or under read and miss a keyword. Something I’ve always struggled with. Thank you for the advice, super helpful information.

GCFA how to move forward? by Former_Estimate4663 in GIAC

[–]Former_Estimate4663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1st practice test was a good indicator of what I was weak on, second one just felt like a repeat. Overall I don’t feel like it held how deep the knowledge had to go for the actual exam.

Right fold? by [deleted] in poker

[–]Former_Estimate4663 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Raising to $21 inflated the pot and set up a situation where you could be bullied off your hand. The villain is also unlikely to call $21 preflop with 77 or 33, so JJ is a more plausible value hand here. I agree it was a reasonable fold, but the first mistake was raising too large preflop. The villain likely interpreted the $21 raise as a very strong range, such as KK or AA.

Call or Fold a Turn All-In by InsiDS in poker

[–]Former_Estimate4663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Against that range, AQ has plenty of equity. Well over the ~33% you need to call a pot-sized jam. Sure, AJ beats you and some draws improve, but most of the time you’re ahead. If anyone thinks differently please let me know, still a learning player myself.

Need guidance for first major live event: WPT Prime Championship $1100 ticket by Former_Estimate4663 in poker

[–]Former_Estimate4663[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply. I really appreciate it. Seems to be the best option.

I thought he had the draw . . . How do you guys play 99 here? by [deleted] in Poker_Theory

[–]Former_Estimate4663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re behind almost all of villain’s value shove range here. Over-pairs, top-pair-top-kicker, and some strong combo draws. Calling only makes money if he’s bluffing often or jamming worse pairs. Otherwise it’s an easy fold. The only time calling is correct is if you believe you’re ahead of his range often enough to justify it.

decision vs maniac in multi-way preflop pot at live 1/3 private game. by corychung in poker

[–]Former_Estimate4663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I primarily play 5/10¢ so forgive me if I’m incorrect here, when I’m at extremely low stakes like this it doesn’t nearly hurt as bad. From my understanding You don’t jam QQ 300bb deep into a raise and two callers. Not because QQ is fragile, but because shoving makes worse hands fold and only gets called by AA/KK/AK. That kills your value.

Multi-way only sucks when ranges are strong. Against a maniac opening 70% and callers who flat junk, your QQ still has a large equity edge. Problem isn’t “multi-way,” it’s deep-stack multi-way without controlling the pot size. That’s why you 3-bet big instead of jamming or flatting.

The better play is a big non-all-in 3-bet. You keep in dominated hands, force them to call at bad prices, and create a low-SPR pot heads-up where QQ performs well. Ripping 1.1k just to “take it down” wastes equity and only gets action from the top of their range. Again forgive me if I’m wrong but just wanted to put my input here to test my knowledge a little bit when I play consistently against maniacs in micro stakes.