Faraz Jaka’s TOP TIPS On 3-BETTING

What would YOU do with K♥ J♥ on the turn? Your Stack (SB): 62,000 Their Stack (HJ): 62,000 Pot: 41,200 Board: T♥ 7♦ 5♥ J♦ A) Check B) Bet 10,000 (small) C) Bet 20,000 (medium) D) Bet 62,000 (all in)

The bubble spot Faraz described is precisely why shot clocks should exist. The shortstacks don't have to worry about outstalling each other and the other players don't have to watch paint dry.

Faraz keeps you entertained as he explains and you never loose focus. Mr. Little you need to get him back. Good job both of you.

Very good content! Love those videos and learning a lot from them. Both entertaining and educational.

I think both checking and jamming are fine. By checking we can realize our equity very well by check calling any bet which is good for this particular hand. Jamming is good because if our range is already slightly polarized the optimal bet size with the range we have is all in. What I would do here is very opponent specific as i would be less likely to jam against someone who is playing far from GTO because they would not call off anywhere close to enough in most circumstances.

Listening to Jaka's thoughts on bubble play and stalling is a far cry from my early days on the live circuit, some twenty years ago, when the mentality was to go for the win, with something of a stigma attached to min-cashing.

The small SPR makes me want to check because I feel like we don't want to get raise shoved on and be forced to call it off, my only worry is it potentially makes the river harder to play than betting small would as we are potentially giving up the betting lead. I normally would want to bet here though, as so many worse hands can call.

I think both of you collaborating on strategy here was key to success. It was very interesting and informative. Thanks, Jonathan and Faraz!!! 😊

I would pile it in on that turn card because any other sizing would leave a position where you could have to call off when you have a good idea you are beat most times.

Check it on Turn. Use pot control now and evaluate V decision on turn, we're speculating less with top pair on board and a solid kicker. We can determine from sizing to check raise or call it.

I'm happy to just keep betting each street here, all the time my hand improves, something like third, half, or two thirds pot, mixing it up so I don't get too predictable. The turn gives us top pair, so there is motivation to keep betting. I'm trying to keep control of the betting/pot size and when I feel the villain has taken control of the pot considering folding, but this is obviously harder against better players. I very rarely go all-in, as I would rather give my opponent something to think about, but am trying to see more all-in spots so that I remain balanced, as you are giving away equity if your opponent knows you always have when you are all-in.

I think checking the turn is good. It controls the pot (and the players only have about a pot sized bet left), and it may induce bluffs or incorrect value bets from tens, pocket 9s, sometimes even 7s.

I'd check out of position on the turn. We have a marginal made hand. If a heart comes on the river we can always raise or check raise.

Trying to figure out what villian had that would call 4 times, only to fold in the river. He obviously put hero on flush draw... So perhaps villian started with mid pocket pr?

Check for pot control with the plan of check calling about a 10k bet knowing my riveted flush which is 20% is only beat by exactly A5s so the riveted flush will be the nuts almost always. Plus we will be good with turned trips and two pair so we have decent equity when check calling this turn.

It’s cool to learn from players who are better than me. Also, I think it’s the first step to becoming a better player in admitting that there are players that are better than you.

I was originally going to say check but then I realized the jack was the jack of diamonds which brings in a second flush draw. I think that means we should bet, but I’m not sure if a small or medium size is best

I’m betting big on the turn and preferably end it on the turn. This would accomplish several things at once. It would protect top pair, create equity for my possible flush on the river, charge for his flush draw, and force him to get it all in on the turn.

Very in depth analysis. Thank you for all the content. What's the best solver to download?

I think the important lesson here is “20 dollars a card, and I only take cash”