AI w/JJJ vs Gutshot

This is not a cooler... its a poorly played hand.

1. Generally give UTG raises respect no matter their stats. What happens if he 4-bets your raise pf? Does 3-betting JJ seem like such a good idea? And why are we 3-bet bluffing JJ when it plays so well postflop? It actually is a decent set mining spot but make sure you can check fold a 10 high flop if this is your plan.

2. Don't worry about what you should do on this turn.. just plan your hands better in the future and you won't have to rack your brain in spots like this. If we play poker with a plan and mentally form a range before every action, the act of playing a session will become much less of a chore. Let me put it this way, if you run into more than 1-2 "tough" spots every 3000 hands or so, you are making a lot of bad decisions pf and playing hands incorrectly right out of the gate.

I hope this helps. Don't get discouraged. It does get easier.. in about 1 million hands

Originally Posted by Outlaw

This is not a cooler... its a poorly played hand.

1. Generally give UTG raises respect no matter their stats. What happens if he 4-bets your raise pf? Does 3-betting JJ seem like such a good idea? And why are we 3-bet bluffing JJ when it plays so well postflop? It actually is a decent set mining spot but make sure you can check fold a 10 high flop if this is your plan.

2. Don't worry about what you should do on this turn.. just plan your hands better in the future and you won't have to rack your brain in spots like this. If we play poker with a plan and mentally form a range before every action, the act of playing a session will become much less of a chore. Let me put it this way, if you run into more than 1-2 "tough" spots every 3000 hands or so, you are making a lot of bad decisions pf and playing hands incorrectly right out of the gate.

I hope this helps. Don't get discouraged. It does get easier.. in about 1 million hands

I have realized that this was a very poorly played hand. I am working very hard on putting people on ranges. I have this at the top of my list. However, I am having a very difficult time with it. Any ideas on exercises? I'm having a hard time figuring out where to even start. I don't get to play much, but have tons of time to study, and use all of it...

Thank you for the encouragement, I am working my ass of, and am not getting discouraged. Almost everything I have done in life has come to me with very little effort, this is definitely a challenge lol. However there is no way in hell I'm giving up, the challenge feels good!

Originally Posted by bhaley66

I have realized that this was a very poorly played hand. I am working very hard on putting people on ranges. I have this at the top of my list. However, I am having a very difficult time with it. Any ideas on exercises? I'm having a hard time figuring out where to even start. I don't get to play much, but have tons of time to study, and use all of it...

Thank you for the encouragement, I am working my ass of, and am not getting discouraged. Almost everything I have done in life has come to me with very little effort, this is definitely a challenge lol. However there is no way in hell I'm giving up, the challenge feels good!

The most important thing to always try to remember is (based on an opponents past actions) how does my hand stack up against his on this particular board. If I was thinking like him how would I play X range of hands on this board? etc.

For example generally: A10 on a 10-2-7 rainbow board is the nuts against a 44/35/5.5 and we should be trying to get it in by the river, however, against a 10/8/1.5 we should snap fold if raised on any flop/turn/river.

Why?

1. The range of hands mr. maniac would felt with are likely 22-AA, any 10x, A7/K7, 89. A ton of combos with only a few beating us.. and we can probably eliminate some of those based on the PF action.
2. Mr. Nit will likely only felt 22, 77, 1010, QQ-AA and we can safely fold to any aggression.