I tried pokersnowie trial version, and I couldnt import hands because pokersnowie doesn't support the site I play on.
Is it still worth it just for the scenario evaluation and AI, or should I look into gto+.
I have the trial version of Pokersnowie, and I won't be buying it. I can't recommend this as anything other than a recreation. It gives just ESSSSSS-Loads of really bad advice.
- PS berated me for folding (Ad,7d) with four players yet to act plus the blinds. It said I should raise.
Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand
Like that river twisting through a dusty land...
This should be playing in your mind in this case. It's a total RIO hand. The probability you flop a flush is 0.842%, or a little less than once in 100 tries. When that all diamond flop comes, where do you expect action? This is a RIO situation as your opponent can easily back off. If he isn't backing off, it's likely he has a set, and ten outs to beat your flush by the river.
What if you don't flop a flush, just a flush draw? Again RIO: when that third diamond hits, your opponent can slam on the brakes. Furthermore, this is no-limit where your opponent can set your price. It's a better fixed limit hand as you will often have
odds to draw and your opponent(s) can do nothing about it. They can price you out, or you can make a -EV call.
An aces over sevens flop is likely to leave you with a top and bottom pair, and that could be mega dangerous if the flop comes something like: (A, Q, 7). If it's a top two, then there are at least two straight cards on board, and it won't stay a top two for very long. What if it's just an ace you flop? Your kicker is a
seven, and you lose to the kinds of hands that can call a raise: (AT+)
Other good hands are board lock situations: (A, 7, 7) (A, A, 7) (X, 7, 7) You raised, so they're not likely calling you with sevens, are they?
- Criticized making 3X opens with (A,A). Really? With Pocket Rockets, I always believed it was important to start building a pot. You're not gonna do that with the suggested 1.13X open. If all your opponents fold after you make it 3X to go, it's because they had nothing. 1.13X just invites overcalls with odds to crack your aces.
- Suggested raising pot with (Qs,9s) from the small blind. Suicidal. It's a bad hand and so's your position.
- Doesn't understand the min-raise, small ball button steal. Plays way too tight from the button.
And on and on it goes. I see nonsense like this and I wonder if the programmers aren't deliberately doing this to cause fishy play for their own benefit. I really do.
As for GTO, go ahead and study it, but understand it's defensive in nature.
At the expert level of Poker, the dialectic of trying to outwit your opponent can sometimes extend to so many levels that you must finally abandon psychology altogether and rely on game theory. It is precisely when judgement fails that game theory becomes so useful.
-- David Sklansky
Until you get to that point where you're caught in an endless cycle of "I know he knows I know he knows I know..." you will do better by exploiting your fishier opponents.
Also I play full time, and plan to study for 2-3 hours a day, so are there any other study tools that might by helpful? Atm I use only equilab.
Thanks.
Equilab is good, and so is Flopzilla. The best way to learn is to sit yourself behind a stack of chips and play. When you're doing that, keep your eyes open and pay attention. You should also keep notes, either paper or via a note taking application, on your regulars. If you find yourself in a sticky situation, write down that hand -- win or lose -- and run some scenarios through Equilab to see whether you made a +EV play.
