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Mastering the 4-Bet: A Poker Coach’s Guide to Dominating Preflop Aggression
Mastering the 4-Bet: A Poker Coach’s Guide to Dominating Preflop Aggression

4-betting is one of the most powerful weapons in Texas Hold’em, yet it remains one of the least understood. Many players see 4-bets only as “aces or bluffs,” or they avoid 4-betting altogether unless they […]

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Mastering the 4-Bet: A Poker Coach’s Guide to Dominating Preflop Aggression
December 4, 2025 6 min

Mastering the 4-Bet: A Poker Coach’s Guide to Dominating Preflop Aggression

4-betting is one of the most powerful weapons in Texas Hold’em, yet it remains one of the least understood. Many players see 4-bets only as “aces or bluffs,” or they avoid 4-betting altogether unless they […]

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Understanding PeakGTO Aggregate Reports: A Practical Guide to GTO Patterns
December 4, 2025 5 min

Understanding PeakGTO Aggregate Reports: A Practical Guide to GTO Patterns

Understanding how a solver thinks can feel overwhelming, but Aggregate Reports in PeakGTO make the process far more approachable. Instead of forcing you to dissect individual nodes one at a time, they highlight the patterns […]

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MTTs: C-Betting On Connected High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 
December 2, 2025 3 min

MTTs: C-Betting On Connected High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 

We already covered c-betting on dry high-card boards in 3-bet pots, so now we will concentrate on connected high-card board textures. Today, we will examine strategy differences when playing IP and OOP in these situations […]

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Facing a Bet – A Guide to Making Optimal Decisions When
December 1, 2025 6 min

Facing a Bet – A Guide to Making Optimal Decisions When

In Texas Hold’em, few decisions matter more than how you respond when facing a bet. Every bet your opponent makes forces you to make an immediate judgment about the strength of ranges, incentives, and the […]

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C-Betting On Connected Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots in MTTs
November 25, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Connected Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots in MTTs

We already talked about c-betting on dry Ace-High boards in 3-bet pots, so today we will concentrate on covering strategy for connected flops. We will examine wet board textures to identify strategy differences IP and […]

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Playing A♦9♠ as a Three-Street Bluff – LJ vs BB in a 50bb MTT
November 13, 2025 3 min

Playing A♦9♠ as a Three-Street Bluff – LJ vs BB in a 50bb MTT

Dynamic, middling textures often create complex decisions for the preflop raiser. This tournament poker hand between the lowjack and big blind shows how the solver transitions from equity denial on the flop to polarized pressure […]

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MTTs – C-Betting On Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 
November 11, 2025 4 min

MTTs – C-Betting On Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 

Since we already covered c-betting on low-card boards in single raised pots, today we will dive deeper into the strategy for 3-bet pots. We will examine IP and OOP strategy after 3-betting preflop and summarize […]

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Playing Pocket 2s HJ vs BTN in a 60bb MTT
November 6, 2025 4 min

Playing Pocket 2s HJ vs BTN in a 60bb MTT

Some of the most revealing GTO poker hands occur in single-raised pots where both players choose control early, only for the action to accelerate later. In this 60bb MTT hand, we’re playing pocket 2s and […]

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MTTs – C-Betting On High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 
November 4, 2025 3 min

MTTs – C-Betting On High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 

We already covered c-betting on high-card boards in single raised pots, so today we will concentrate on strategy for high-card boards in 3-bet pots. Today, we will examine different board textures to identify strategy after […]

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To Improve a Bad Poker Session: Don’t Make It Worse
May 1, 2025 7 min

To Improve a Bad Poker Session: Don’t Make It Worse

It was a pretty bad poker session in my $3/5 game. My pairs didn’t flop sets, my draws didn’t arrive, but the other people’s draws did arrive. Or maybe they didn’t arrive, but I wasn’t […]

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The Greatest Poker Mantra: Wait for a Better Spot
March 27, 2025 7 min

The Greatest Poker Mantra: Wait for a Better Spot

Poker mantras are plentiful and awesome, such as “All you need is a chip and a chair,” and “It’s never wrong to not play.” But the greatest poker mantra of all – the only one […]

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The Stillness Hypothesis
March 20, 2025 6 min

The Stillness Hypothesis

The stillness hypothesis goes like this: During poker, each moment of stillness is a moment of less unhappiness, and less tilt, which is pretty much the same thing. By tilt I mean any non-A-game performance […]

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Win Big Every Sunday with the ClubWPT Gold 10K Freeroll!
March 13, 2025 2 min

Win Big Every Sunday with the ClubWPT Gold 10K Freeroll!

If you join ClubWPT Gold through our link now and use promo code “PC”, you will have a chance to participate in the new weekly 10K Freeroll every Sunday at 11 a.m. PST for the […]

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A Stand-up Problem Solved: The Session Quit Timer
March 4, 2025 5 min

A Stand-up Problem Solved: The Session Quit Timer

I had coffee with Tommy Angelo last week. I love treating Tommy because he orders regular drip coffee, black, thank you. He even orders the small – then he goes back and gets a refill. […]

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Poker Nirvana
February 25, 2025 7 min

Poker Nirvana

Was it the killer kale salad? Or maybe it was the nap. Why was tonight’s poker session extra awesome? Three times I found myself basking in the bliss of poker nirvana. The third event was […]

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Have You Mastered Mixed Games
May 26, 2025 3 min

Have You Mastered Mixed Games

Think You’re a Mixed Games Master? Test your poker versatility with our Mixed Games Poker Quiz! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting to explore games beyond No-Limit Hold’em, this challenge will put your […]

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What’s Your Poker ELO Quiz
October 15, 2024 4 min

What’s Your Poker ELO Quiz

Take this 20 question quiz to see your poker ELO score! You’re playing 40bb deep in an MTT and you raise from the LJ to 2.3bbs, only the BB calls. The board comes Ts6h4d and […]

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GTO Poker Fundamentals that Most Pros Get Wrong!
August 25, 2024 3 min

GTO Poker Fundamentals that Most Pros Get Wrong!

Take this 10 question quiz to test your knowledge of GTO Poker! True or False: Solvers will sometimes sacrifice the EV of a specific hand to strengthen your overall strategy. I.e. Not raising a hand […]

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Short Stack Ninja Quiz
March 13, 2024 2 min

Short Stack Ninja Quiz

Are you a Short Stack Ninja? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! The BTN raises to 2bb and the SB folds. Should you call […]

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Quiz: Poker Math that Even Pro’s Get Wrong!
February 6, 2024 2 min

Quiz: Poker Math that Even Pro’s Get Wrong!

Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Math Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! You are on the river and the pot is […]

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Quiz: How To Play Draws
November 4, 2023 3 min

Quiz: How To Play Draws

Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher!

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