Cash Games
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Middle Pair Poker Strategy with Q8s: BTN vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game
Middle pair poker strategy on connected, high-card boards forces you to make decisions that feel counterintuitive. You have a real hand, something too strong to automatically fold, but the board texture and the action in […]
Two Pair Poker Strategy with A9s: HJ vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game
Two pair poker strategy on wet, draw-heavy boards comes down to one question: how do you build the pot when your hand is strong but vulnerable? In a cash game where your opponent’s range is […]
Master Short Stack Postflop Strategy: Top 5 Easy Adjustments
Most players treat short-stack play the same way they do in 100bb games. Play tight, keep it simple, hope for the best. That instinct is understandable, but it misses what is actually happening. Short stack […]
Overbet Bluff 87s BB vs CO in a 100bb Cash Game
When the preflop raiser checks back the flop in a single-raised cash game pot, the turn dynamic resets completely. The check-back reveals that the raiser declined to continue with a substantial portion of their range, […]
Playing T9s Out of Position LJ vs BTN in a 100bb Cash Game
Single-raised pots with an early-position opener against a late-position caller are among the most demanding out-of-position cash game spots in poker. The opener holds nut advantage — strong pairs and premiums the caller cannot have […]
GTO Postflop Basics: Core Principles and the Most Profitable Adjustments
Many players feel reasonably comfortable with opening ranges and preflop GTO rules, but once the flop hits, decisions feel complex. The good news is that postflop GTO is not about memorizing solver trees. It is […]
GTO Preflop Basics: Understand Core Principles and Profitable Deviations
The Game Theory Optimal (GTO) strategy has become one of the most discussed concepts in modern poker. Many players study solver outputs, memorize preflop charts, and attempt to model their play on theoretical perfection. Despite […]
Playing AKo LJ vs BTN in a 100bb Cash Game
Deep-stacked single-raised pots often hinge on how well we navigate range advantage versus positional disadvantage. This hand highlights a common cash game spot where the preflop raiser holds a premium unpaired hand but must transition […]
Playing A9s BB vs CO in a 100bb Cash Game
In cash games, defending the big blind against late position opens creates frequent decision points that test our ability to balance range protection with hand strength. These spots matter because they occur multiple times per […]