Author name: Jonathan Little

Some boards force the preflop raiser to bet often, but still require discipline when the runout changes incentives. This Texas Hold’em hand is a great example where UTG opens, gets called by BB, and faces […]

In plain English, the bubble factor shows how much worse it is to lose your stack than it is to win someone else’s near the bubble. It explains why you should avoid certain marginal spots, […]

3-bet pots out of position against the button often produce boards where neither player has a clean range advantage. This hand is a good example of how GTO handles those spots by emphasizing passivity early, […]

The big blind is one of the most misunderstood positions in poker. Many players treat it as a forced loss, defending too passively, folding too often, or calling without a plan. Others swing too far […]

Deep-stacked cash game poker hands when out of position often hinge on how well we construct aggressive ranges without overextending them. This hand illustrates a common but nuanced spot where the big blind check-raises the […]

If you have spent most of your time at the poker tables playing cash games, you have probably never had to think about how much value you were winning or losing by making certain plays. […]

The small blind is the most difficult position in poker. You act first postflop, you’re forced to invest money preflop, and every decision you make is magnified by positional disadvantage. Yet many players approach the […]

At 20bb, big blind pots versus a button open are defined by two things: wide ranges and frequent small bets. This hand shows how GTO strategy uses proactive donk-betting from the big blind on low, […]

Multiway pots are among the most misplayed situations in small and mid-stakes games. While many players instinctively tighten up or “play scared” when more opponents enter the pot, others make the opposite mistake by overvaluing […]

This poker hand is a good example of how solver strategy can look passive on the flop, aggressive on a blank turn, and then flexible on the river. Hero opens J♠T♠ from the lowjack at […]

SPR, short for Stack-to-Pot Ratio, is one of the most essential concepts in Texas Hold’em. It represents the effective stack ratio to the pot and indicates how deep players are, informing postflop gameplay strategy. SRP […]

Single-raised pots where the in-position player holds a condensed, connected range often reward patience over forced aggression. In this 50bb MTT hand, Hero defends the button with 7♣6♣ versus a lowjack open and navigates a […]

Players routinely call too wide, continue with dominated hands, or fold the ones that would have played profitably with position when facing a 3-bet. We already covered the 4-betting strategy, so today we will concentrate […]

Since we already covered c-betting on dry low-card boards in 3-bet pots, now we will dive deeper into the strategy for connected low-card board textures. We will examine IP and OOP strategy after 3-betting preflop […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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ICM (Independent Chip Model) is where tournaments are really won and lost — yet it’s historically one of the hardest areas for players to study correctly. Final tables create unusual incentives, mixed stack dynamics, and […]