Jeff Gross (Poker Pro) - Ask Me Anything!

[Jeff Gross]

What's the best bluff you've ever pulled off?

In the 100K Alpha 8 in South Africa I 4bet Phil Ivey w/ Q8dd. It was preflop but 4bet bluffing Ivey & getting him to fold was pretty special.

 

[akmost]

Jeff I think you skipped my question on 23rd of October :/ .

 

[jon3sy99]

is true that i need at least 50 buyins to play

 

[mountainfox]

Hello Jeff, do you recommend that a cash game player should buy in for the minimum(40 big blinds) or the max buy in(100 big blinds)?

 

[krypto]

Hello jeff gross, i would like to know the number one thing u keep in mind when ur multi tabling, and how do you remain so focused during such long grinds,

Hey everyone! My name is Jeff Gross & I am a professional Poker player that streams on Twitch (JeffGrossPoker.tv) as well as creates YouTube videos (JeffGrossPoker). It would be great for you to come stop by my stream on Twitch (I am on every day now - September 17th) & you can ask me any questions here! Thank you - Jeff

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[RiverLord90]

Hey Jeff, how do you prepare for a big upcoming tournament?

I play MTT's regularly in the micro and low stakes online and I recently won two tickets to a main event $100k GTD MTT in two weeks. I have never played a tourney this big at this stake and was wondering the best way I should prepare for it. Thanks!

 

[ShortynSweet]

Are you the...

lol! Yes in my !discord folder you can see the PT4 folder has that info and someone made a video on how to do that!

Hey Jeff! Shorty here,

Are you the cheeky dude on the CardsChat Facebook page? We may have shared a few laughs if so...

Can you give your discord and twitch details please? Do you stream on both?

Think it would be super chill to just soak up the poker knowledge whilst watching you kill it at the tables.

Wishing you Good Luck & Great Wins!

 

[Jeff Gross]

Hey Jeff! Shorty here,

Are you the cheeky dude on the CardsChat Facebook page? We may have shared a few laughs if so...

Can you give your discord and twitch details please? Do you stream on both?

Think it would be super chill to just soak up the poker knowledge whilst watching you kill it at the tables.

Wishing you Good Luck & Great Wins!

Thank you! Going live today soon on JeffGrossPoker.tv that is my twitch channel
My discord is: JeffGrossPoker#2984
all the best!

 

[ironduke11]

Is online poker rigged?

 

[Jeff Gross]

Hello jeff gross, i would like to know the number one thing u keep in mind when ur multi tabling, and how do you remain so focused during such long grinds,

I just think about playing good starting hands from the correct positions, realizing that as the time passes the deeper I get, try to make good decisions & not let the outcome of one hand on a table affect my choice on another!

 

[Jeff Gross]

Hello Jeff, do you recommend that a cash game player should buy in for the minimum(40 big blinds) or the max buy in(100 big blinds)?

I would say generally more if the other players are more, if people are sitting shorter you could do that though as it can be an advantage to risk less to win a big amount still!

 

[Jeff Gross]

is true that i need at least 50 buyins to play

No but it's good to have buy ins behind. Having a comfortable bankroll to play with helps but this rule is not written in stone!

 

[K0nV1kT3d]

Bluffed?

Personally, which is worse? Getting bluffed or getting rivered?

 

[Vorapela]

What happens?

I have won live tournaments but online everything is different. why?

 

[xxxSSSxxx]

I had a good stack, and then in 10 hands, I lost all from the same player. It was like in 5 min. Every hand I played with him he had better cards, and I had some good hands. I never experienced this in live games. Did you ever have a same experience?

Is online poker rigged?

I play a lot of live poker, and it's so different that sometimes I also think it is rigged. I haven't found proof that it isn't. Especially after going through the unibet scandal.

 

[Steehark]

New to online poker

Hi jeff!! I’m not a new player to poker as I’ve played live poker at tables for quite some years now but online poker is so much different so hard to tell a bluff!! Any tips or techniques on telling a bluff in online poker?

 

[unluckyAF]

Hi Jeff,

How hard were your beginnings in poker, and how long did it take to become a consistently winning player?
What was your motivation at the time and how did this happen?

cheers

 

[Jeff Gross]

Personally, which is worse? Getting bluffed or getting rivered?

Def getting bluffed! That you have the choice to have made the call. When you get rivered that is out of your control!

 

[Jeff Gross]

Yes this is super frustrating when you are being held over on! You have to remember to not take things personally. Was this player sitting to your left? Remember having position is very important & a big advantage so this would likely be the case that it seems they are beating you more often.

 

[Jeff Gross]

I have won live tournaments but online everything is different. why?

Live & online are very different. The timing of levels is different & style of play. Generally live is much softer competition then live. A $500 online tournament for example is much tougher then a live one.

 

[daredeviljo]

Hey, Jeff!

I have two questions for you, both pertaining to live poker.

1. Is it feasible to make a living (for a single individual) by playing live $1/$2 NL?

2. Do you have any tips for making bluffs live? I tend to be reluctant to make bluffs due to nervousness. I am afraid that this nervousness will lead to tells and such. This is particularly relevant when making a (tough) decision as to whether to barrel or not, resulting in me taking the more passive approach.

Thanks for your help!

P.S. Rooting for you in the $10K
Ship it! LET'S GO!!!

 

[xxxSSSxxx]

Yes this is super frustrating when you are being held over on! You have to remember to not take things personally. Was this player sitting to your left? Remember having position is very important & a big advantage so this would likely be the case that it seems they are beating you more often.

Yea I know,
I never take things personally, but I do get frustrated from time to time. especially when I played good, still ended getting owned.

 

[Freelancer219]

Hi, Jeff, how did you began to play poker?

 

[belgian trol]

downswings

hi Jeff

how do you get trough long downswings cashgame/tourney wise ?

kind regards

 

[marvbake]

When experiencing a downswing I recommend a few things. 1) Take an honest look at what is going on. Have you been running bad in big spots or do you feel like you have been getting your money in behind and being unsure.

Everybody goes through it, even the poker pros. Just a part of a game. For everybody don't let it be a letdown with the occasional getting your money in bad.