Jeff Gross (Poker Pro) - Ask Me Anything!

[Jabbadanutz]

Stake

Do you believe you would be in your current position if nobody ever gave you one cent to play?

 

[Carlo35]

How many spin and go do a professional have to play a day to beat the variance and make a good roi?

 

[hiker5878]

Cash games vs tourney's

Hi Jeff,

I am a newbie ( 2years) with a full work schedule which does not allow for a lot of time to play poker online. When I do I always do cash games and am struggling to advance to higher stakes... I tried a couple tournaments but the time was an issue. So I took a year off from any sort of tournament.

A month ago decided to try a tournament again, only 5 dollar buy in, but cashed. Next week, another one. Came in 4th place out of 350 players. Tried a few more, 2/5 I didn't cash, and, came in First on the last one..

My questions is if you have ever heard of this happening before and makes me wonder why I can't do better in cash games? Or is it beginners luck?

Thanks in advance! Kevin

 

[thwenth1983]

cash game 6max zoom

Good afternoon Jeff, my name is Jorge and I live in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and I love playing poker, for a few months I've been dedicating myself a little more to cash games and I have a question, what is the ideal frequency of 3betting, at 6max tables zoom , in advance thank you and GL in the grind.

 

[LoveAndPoker]

Hello! Tell us how you started your career, and is it possible to start earning money in the current realities?

 

[Damian12]

Hi, I watch you. How long you play in poker holdem?

 

[Jrrazor]

Why i lost preflop all in 50$ real money cashtable with AA vs 56 ( he make 4 of kind 6's)
With what mind he pay me?

 

[JOHNNYROD143]

How to play against someone that over c-bets when you have nothing?

I play against some players that c-bet frequently and there is no way that they have it every time based on what probability dictates. How do you recommend playing against these players? Do you recommend re-raising, flatting or folding if you don't connect with the board.

 

[cardzilla1991]

Hey there Jeff always love watching you play. Just a quick question any advice for when the game gives you a cold deck like I know the standard take a break know when to quit and all that but what helps you when having a bad run (other than quitting)

 

[DaHawk]

Wsop

How are you doing at this year's wsop?

 

[Viper ChipIt]

Who in your opinion are the top 3 regs who play during your timeslot and why ?

 

[jason2626]

Bigjay wants to know

How long did it take to become a professional poker player, and is it your full time job?:smile:

 

[Amdrius]

Hello Jeff! Has it ever happened in your life that any of your people close to you became addicted to poker or any gambling game? If so, how did you help them cope with this problem?

 

[Kheopspocket]

Can't find the contest page

Hey guys I need help finding the contest page can I have some help please

 

[aissam18]

Do you like 8 game or no?

 

[theStarfish]

Is PLO the easiest to learn when you began with NLH or is it Limit Holdem? And what do you need to be successful in Limit Holdem?

 

[Damian12]

Hi, how much time a day do you play poker?

 

[Lol1x1]

Hello everyone! My name is Jeff Gross and I am a professional poker player who broadcasts on Twitch (JeffGrossPoker.tv) and also creates videos on YouTube (JeffGrossPoker). It would be great if you could stop by my Twitch stream (I am now every day - September 17th) and you can ask me any questions here! Thanks - Jeff

JeffGrossPoker Twitch

https://www.youtube.com/jeffgrosspoker

JeffGrossPoker

Hi Jeff! Do you prefer to play deep or short stacked MTTs?

 

[telespf]

In the tournament,
Are you okay conform of table or you keep your strategy during all tournament?!

 

[TonyTadzh]

Hello, Jeff! What is your favourite poker room? How many hours do you play poker evey day?

 

[LL22]

Hey good aftermon. I may have a question.

What is your biggest challenge you have faced it before became a pro in poker?

 

[nee_cccccccc]

Hi Jeff, if you only have $10 bankroll, what would be your strategy to grow it?

 

[nee_cccccccc]

I feel you

I’m trying my hardest to stay positive while playing poker. It seems whatever I do I cannot win. It literally doesn’t matter what hands I play, how much of a favorite I am, I just CANNOT WIN at any consistent rate for it to translate into anything meaningful. I signed up to acr a few years ago. When I first started it was amazing. It seemed I was making a deep run every other day. This lasted for a few months and words cannot stress enough how much of a cliff dive it’s been ever since. I’ve played so many tournaments where I’ve entered the reg ending w a top 10% stack, too many times and yet 9/10 times I’ll either get coolered non stop until I’m out, or get 2-6/7j basically every hand until I blind down and have to shove. I just don’t understand how someone can consistently dominate ENTIRE open regs and then once it ends and approaches the money, it’s like a switch goes off. I’ll run the top 1% of my hands into the top .9% of my opp hands. Jus a quick stat and i know I sound like a complete fish but can you please help me understand how I can win kk and aa all in pre flop at less then 25%? Every time I’ve manually kept track it’s never been higher than that. I just went 8/83 all in pre while being ahead 56 of them. Last time I tracked I went 3/47. I know this isn’t a large sample size but I can assure you this is basically how I run on a day to day basis pretty much. I usually stop keeping track because it’s too discouraging to focus on such negative things. But it’s like it doesn’t matter how hard I try. Or how good I get my money in. It’s just a total disaster. Today alone I lost both kk I had to qq. Got it all in on the flop turn 3 times against a gut shot and lost to all 3 of them. Anything I’ve ever kept track was never a higher win rate then 50%. I’ve tracked flopped two pairs/sets. It’s astonishing how many four card flushes and straights I see when I have two pair+ The amount of times I chop pots are EASILLLLYYY 5 to 1 when I’m ahead compared to when I’m behind. I understand variance. I understand this can happen. But at what point does it stop? It it’s insane how pure I’ll run in any tourney w a less than 100$ top prize. It’s pathetic. I watch ppl stream and it’s like I have to watch a bad beat compilation to ever see what I go through in one day in one sitting. I’m sure I’ll get trolled but I’m being serious. I can’t win when I’m ahead. I can’t win when I’m behind. Just bleeding money. And the worst part is I’m playing correct. Would never complain about losing hands I’m behind in. But when you basically lose 40/50 hands while being ahead 35 of them. Day after day. For months and months. Until you bink tourney. And then it’s like it comes back 1000x harder. How many times do things have to happen before it’s no longer a coincidence

I experienced that in 888Poker, it seems like whatever I do I could not win even with good hands. Take note, I only had $10 in 888Poker and lost all of it and I already felt terrible. I know it's not that much for many but still,no one loves losing. I still use 888Poker but only for freerolls play. I think you should try another sites. I tried GGPoker and pokerstars and I feel lucky with them.

 

[Salliduc]

How to choose a reliable gaming platform with a casino?

 

[alien666dj]

How to work on the game correctly? What are the basic principles?