Advanced GTO

If you’re serious about improving your decision-making in No Limit Texas Hold’em, you already know how overwhelming solver outputs can be. Staring at endless combo charts and strategy frequencies can feel like drinking from a […]

In previous articles, we covered the optimal c-betting strategy for ace-high and high-card boards. Today, we will analyze c-betting low card boards to break down the GTO play. We will cover both dry and connected […]

We recently covered a complete strategy for c-betting on ace-high boards, and now we will dive deeper into high-card flops from KsQs9d to Jh6d2s.  Like before, we will use PeakGTO to analyze these examples. We […]

Building a strategy for how to c-bet on ace-high boards with different textures is not an easy task, and there is no better way than to break the strategy into different sections.  Today, we will […]

Blockers in poker are cards you hold that make it impossible or less likely for an opponent to have a specific strong hand. For example, holding the ace of hearts means your opponent cannot have […]

GTO poker and exploitative poker are the two dominant strategic frameworks in modern No-Limit Hold’em. GTO play aims to be unexploitable by maintaining a mathematically balanced strategy, while exploitative play deliberately deviates from balance to […]

Online 6-Max cash games present a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The accelerated pace means players see more hands per hour, requiring quicker and more precise decision-making. Additionally, the average skill level online tends […]

Preflop play is arguably the most critical aspect of No Limit Texas Hold’em. It sets the tone for the entire hand and lays the groundwork for postflop decisions.  Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker provides a […]

In tournament poker, mastering preflop tournament fundamentals is key to success. While postflop decisions often get more attention, your preflop choices set the stage for every hand, shaping your chances of going deep. This blog […]

The PeakGTO Poker ELO rating system was designed to help players track their progress and get motivated to improve their gameplay, ultimately aiming to master the perfect GTO (Game Theory Optimal) strategy. This unique ELO-based […]

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 […]

Cash game poker is the most unforgiving format in poker. Unlike tournaments, there is no rebuy period to absorb mistakes. Every bad decision costs you real money. In my experience coaching thousands of players, the […]

Minimum defense frequency (MDF) is the minimum percentage of your range you must continue with, by calling or raising: when facing a bet, ensuring your opponent cannot profit by bluffing indiscriminately. Against a half-pot bet, […]

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 […]

A c-bet in poker is a flop bet made by the preflop aggressor, regardless of whether the flop improved their hand. The name comes from the idea that you are continuing the aggression you showed […]

Poker combinations, also called combos, are the exact number of different ways a specific starting hand can be made from a 52-card deck. Every pocket pair has 6 possible combinations. Every suited hand has 4. […]

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 […]

Poker solvers are software tools that calculate GTO (game theory optimal) solutions for specific hand scenarios, telling you which hands to bet, check, or fold, and at what frequency, to achieve a perfectly balanced, unexploitable […]

GTO poker, short for game theory optimal, is a mathematically balanced strategy designed to make your play unexploitable. No matter what your opponents do against a true GTO strategy, they cannot profit. They can only […]

In the modern era of poker, the utilization of solvers is a must if you want to move up stakes and eventually become a true crusher. While poker has essentially been “solved” by solvers and […]

Push fold charts are pre-calculated hand ranges that tell you which hands to move all-in with from each table position when your stack reaches 15 big blinds or less in a poker tournament. They eliminate […]