Fargoi5

12 months ago

Making Money / Grinding Tournies -- Where to Start??

If you want to grind tournaments its important to train correctly. If you evaluate yourself based on results you won't be grinding tournaments very long. Its best to form a team of players and e...

about 1 year ago

JJ 45bb against NIT

This is a bad situation to flat a 3bet. Our JJ is unlikely to improve by seeing a flop.

I played a hand in a wsop tournament that was similar to this. I had QQ. UTG1 check raised. Wo...

about 1 year ago

stealing situation w/ 10bb

What I don't like is the large stacks in the blinds. You will almost always get called by one of them. You are really short on options, so this is a coin flip for me. I would prefer stacks in th...

about 1 year ago

$27.50 Big Antes

I would consider folding preflop. On the button it might be ok, but there are three more players behind our action. If any of them jam the pot we cant call. Also without information indicating o...

about 1 year ago

How to get Value

I don't mind the preflop call as we are receiving great pot odds. However calling on the flop with middle pair doesn't make much sense. Following your reads I would have to assign MP a strong ra...

about 1 year ago

How often in the money/deep in the money

I would not focus on results when evaluating your play. Instead review hand histories of tournaments you have played. A coach or team can be useful in evaluating and providing feedback. Personal...

about 1 year ago

15$ fifty50

The raise is effectively an all in. He would be a very poor player if he folds with half his chips in the pot. Without a good read on the player my standard would be to call. You will be highly ...

about 1 year ago

This is out of line.

If you want to be a good MTT player you have to accept and embrace variance. Wins can never be guaranteed no matter your skill advantage. Trying to play it safe will cut down on variance and als...

about 1 year ago

QQ with 10BB and a limp

So what do you think his range is for the UTG limp? Has he limped frequently with weak hands? Or does he raise weak hands and limp monsters? Has the table been playing scared of his aggression o...

over 1 year ago

Browser issues with forum posts

I browse the forums on my kindle fire, but I have a small issue. The bottom line of the posts is often covered by the box with the "reply with quote" button. Is there any way that a little extra...