{"id":1986515,"date":"2022-01-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/?p=1986515"},"modified":"2025-12-29T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T14:28:14","slug":"hero-call-to-win-1000000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/hero-call-to-win-1000000\/","title":{"rendered":"HERO CALL To Win $1,000,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GGPoker Super Millions Final Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time ever, our <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/poker-sites\/ggpoker-review\/\" title=\"\">GGPoker<\/a> Super Millions Final Table review features one of our very own PokerCoaching.com coaches! <strong>Bert Stevens<\/strong>, otherwise known as Giraf Ganger, brought his elite online poker skills to the felt when taking his final table short stack all the way to heads-up play. The former #1 online player in the world, would Bert regain his crown and win another Super Millions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Game:<\/strong>&nbsp; GGPoker Super Millions<br><strong>Blinds:&nbsp;<\/strong>600,000\/1,200,000<br><strong>Stack Sizes:<\/strong>&nbsp;20 Big Blinds Effective<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HERO CALL To Win $1,000,000 On A GG Poker FINAL TABLE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16rDPxShffQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>This video comes from Jonathan Little\u2019s YouTube Channel. If you would like to stay up to date with more video content such as this, including hand breakdowns from Hellmuth vs Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Brad Owen and more,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/pokercoaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click&nbsp;here.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Down But Not Out<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With almost half the stack of his heads-up opponent, Bert needed a quality <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"\">hand<\/a> to regain some momentum and keep his short stack comeback alive. Bert&#8217;s opponent, the player known as &#8220;Jerome001&#8221;, virtually looked down at 6\u2660-5\u2660 and limped from the button. When heads-up, you must expand your limping range to adjust to only facing one opponent, something Jerome001 did effectively with this play. Looking at K\u2663-Q<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/mark> himself, Bert raised it to 4,200,000. With a 20 <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/online-poker-tournaments-five-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-playing-from-the-big-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">big blind stack<\/a> some hands can be used to raise small rather than open shoving preflop, while Bert could have done so with the K\u2663-Q<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/mark>, his raise still maintained a sound heads-up strategy. Protecting their range Jerome001 would make the call, taking the hand to the flop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gutshot On The Flop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Pot:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,700,000<br><strong>The Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;A<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/span>-3<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2666<\/span>-2\u2663<br><strong>Effective Stack:<\/strong>&nbsp;20 Big Blinds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this flop connected well with Bert&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\" title=\"Ranges in Poker \u2013 Analyze Your Hands Like a Pro\">range<\/a>, it did provide Jerome001 with<a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-draws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> a gutshot straight-draw<\/a> that would incentivize them to stay in the hand. Many players holding K\u2663-Q<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/mark> would be nervous seeing an ace on the board, but acknowledging Jerome001&#8217;s preflop limp takes a large amount of hands containing aces out of their range. Utilizing his range and nut advantage, Bert wisely made a small-sized bet amount for 1,800,000, well in accordance with the proper GTO strategy. Despite lacking Bert&#8217;s range and nut advantage, the amazing pot odds Jerome001 was being offered to pursue their straight-draw resulted in an easy call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s Another 3?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Pot:<\/strong>&nbsp;8,300,000<br><strong>The Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;A<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/span>-3<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2666<\/span>-2\u2663-3<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/span><br><strong>Effective Stack:<\/strong>&nbsp;18 Big Blinds <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of position, Bert had two viable options: checking with the intention of calling a bet, or betting small. With their range, Jerome001 has plenty of draws that would struggle folding to a bet, draws that Bert beats even with king-high. Bert was wise to stay away from making a medium or large bet as such bets out of position leave you extremely vulnerable to being raised all-in. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardplayer.com\/poker-news\/27170-wsop-bracelet-winner-justin-saliba-on-deviating-from-game-theory-optimal-gto-poker-tournament-strategy\" title=\"\">implemented GTO strategy<\/a> mixes in both checks and small bets with the offsuited K-Q, small bets being effective as other hands containing an ace would not need too much protection. Bert elected to check, leaving Jerome001 in a spot where <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-bluff-in-online-poker-tournaments\/\" title=\"\">they had to bluff<\/a>. Drawing and only having 6-high, Jerome001 had to make a bluff bet to have any chance of winning the hand. A small bet on the turn not only elicits some folds from queen-high and jack-high hands, but also sets a player up to effectively bluff the river. Jerome001 would make the small bluff bet for 3,600,000, bringing a call from Bert and taking it to the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brick River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Pot:<\/strong>&nbsp;19,500,000<br><strong>The Board:<\/strong>&nbsp;A<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/span>-3<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2666<\/span>-2\u2663-3<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2665<\/span>-9<span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2666<\/span><br><strong>Effective Stack:<\/strong>&nbsp;15 Big Blinds  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lacking a king or a queen on the river, Bert checked it to Jerome001 who had to shove to have any hope of winning the hand. While well executed with the previous turn bet, Jerome001&#8217;s bluff still had to be convincing enough to fool the former #1 online player in the world. With the better hand, what did Bert consider as he pondered a call? While it may seem insane to call with only a king-high with an ace on the board, all of the draws Jerome001 could have been playing missed, their 6\u2660-5\u2660 being an example brought to life. Acknowledging the missed straight and flush draws, Bert found the call and would use his momentum to win another GGPoker Super Millions. Congrats Bert and way to represent PokerCoaching.com!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GGPoker Super Millions Final Table For the first time ever, our GGPoker Super Millions Final Table review features one of our very own PokerCoaching.com coaches! 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