Cash Games
Top Pair on a Bad Turn: ATo BTN vs BB at 100bb Cash
Top pair is only as strong as the board lets it be, and few cards expose that faster than an overcard that smashes into your opponent’s range. When the turn pairs a card you beat, […]
Middle Pair Facing a River Lead: Q8s BTN vs BB 100bb Cash
One of the most common leaks in live poker is folding a perfectly good bluff-catcher because a big river bet looks scary. Players check a marginal made hand on the flop, check it again on […]
Finding Bluffs Against a Tight Range: K9s BB vs UTG Cash
When a tight player raises from early position, most opponents play scared and only continue when they hit. That instinct leaves a fortune on the table. Finding bluffs against a tight range is one of […]
Top Pair on the River: Q8s BTN vs BB at 100bb Cash
One of the most common and most expensive mistakes in small stakes poker happens with top pair on the river. A player bets the turn correctly, the opponent calls, and then on a blank river […]
Small Stakes Cash Game Strategy: 5 Tips to Beat $1/$2
Perfect theoretical play leaves a lot of money on the table against opponents who repeat the same predictable mistakes hand after hand, and that’s what you are mostly facing in small-stakes cash games. The players […]
Flopping a Set: 55 BB vs LJ at 100bb Cash
Flopping a set is one of the best feelings in poker, but it does not play itself. The instinct to slow play a monster and trap can be right or badly wrong depending on the […]
Small Stakes Cash Game Quiz
You have been raising to $10 at $1/$3 preflop and you get dealt A-A UTG at an 8-handed table. What should you do? Raise smaller to $6 Raise to $10 Limp Raise larger to $12 […]
Range Advantage in Multiway Pots: When to Bet First
Some players literally never bet into the preflop raiser in multiway pots, and that is a mistake that costs them chips on some of the most favorable boards they will ever see. Betting into the […]
Overbetting in Poker: How to Find Big Bets With Deep Stacks
Overbets used to be rare enough to look like wild plays, but they actually are a natural product of sound theory, and the players who understand where these bets come from win bigger pots with […]
Probe Betting: When Should You Take Back The Initiative
Probe betting is one of the most underused and misunderstood weapons in Texas Hold’em. Many players fall into the habit of playing passively when out of position, even when the preflop aggressor checks back the […]
Small Blind Strategy: How to Play This Tough Position
The small blind is the worst position at the poker table. You are forced to put money in before the cards are dealt, and then you play every postflop street out of position against everyone […]
Pair Plus a Draw Out of Position: QTs LJ vs HJ 100bb Cash
A pair with an open-ended straight draw feels like a hand that wants to bet, bet, bet. Out of position against a caller, though, the most profitable line is often more patient and more thoughtful. […]
How to Plan Your Bet Sizing Across All Streets
Most players decide on a bet size by looking at the pot, picking a number that feels right, and moving on. They do the same on the next street. And the next. Then they arrive […]
How to Decide When to Bluff (Step-by-Step Framework)
Most players in small-stakes games are afraid to bluff. They check rivers where a bet would win the pot uncontested. They give up on semi-bluffs the moment they miss. And they wonder why their win […]
How to Put Your Opponent on a Range (Step-by-Step)
Most players approach hand reading the wrong way. They try to put their opponent on one specific hand, decide that is probably what they have, and play accordingly. The problem is that they are wrong […]
How Multiway Pots Change Everything About Poker Strategy
Most poker strategy is taught for heads-up situations. That makes sense because the frameworks are cleaner, but it creates a real problem at the table: once a third player enters the pot, a lot of […]
Deep Stack Preflop Strategy Tips (Adjustments That Actually Matter)
Most Texas Hold’em players learn preflop strategy at 100 big blinds and apply it everywhere. That works fine until you sit down in a game where effective stacks are 200, 300, or even deeper. Suddenly, […]
Luke Johnson on Closing the Gap Between Study and Execution
Most players don’t struggle because they lack information. They struggle because they lack structure. They watch training videos. They run hands in solvers. They review sessions. And yet months pass without meaningful improvement. The difference […]
Luke “Clanty” Johnson Joins PeakGTO as Our First Official Coach
PeakGTO has its first official coach, and we brought in one of the most respected names in high-stakes online cash to do it. Luke “Clanty” Johnson is officially live on PeakGTO today, leading coaching content, […]
The 5 Most Profitable Preflop Adjustments for Small-Stakes Poker
Many players spend countless hours studying solver outputs, memorizing balanced ranges, and worrying about being “exploitable,” only to sit down in games where opponents fold too much, call too wide, and rarely apply pressure correctly. […]
Cold Calling Preflop: Know When to Call a Raise
Cold calling a raise is a common action in Texas Hold’em, but it is one of the most misunderstood moves. Many players treat cold calling as the “safe” or “default” option when they don’t feel […]