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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 […]

Implied odds in poker represent the money you expect to win on future streets if you hit your draw, factored in alongside the pot odds you are getting right now. When pot odds alone do […]

Poker positions determine the order in which you act during a hand, and that order is the single biggest structural advantage you can have at the table. Players who act last collect more information, control […]

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 […]

Pot odds are the ratio of the current pot size to the cost of a call, expressed as a percentage of equity you need to make calling mathematically correct. When the pot offers 3:1 and […]

Poker ranges are the full set of hands a player could reasonably hold in a given situation, based on their position, preflop action, and betting tendencies. Instead of guessing the exact two cards your opponent […]

In the first half of this two-part series, I talked about the joys and dangers of Double Board PLO Bomb Pots (“DBPLOBP”). One of the reasons I broke this into two parts was so that […]

Vanilla ice cream is a fine thing. Why, some people go their whole lives choosing that flavor at every opportunity, despite dozens – perhaps hundreds – of other options.  I presume the subset of vanilla-lovers […]

When I discuss the game of poker with people who do not play regularly, often I will hear them say “I would be an awful poker player, I’m terrible at lying!” or “I’m no good […]

In the modern era of poker, it is quite common to come across poker players who live and die by Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker strategies. GTO poker is certainly worth studying if you want […]

It’s the rare poker player who doesn’t dream of moving up to the next bigger cash game. More zeros in the pot sizes, more excitement, the opportunity to boost your bankroll. Just to amplify the […]

Like most things in life, even a seemingly simple poker question can require dramatic refining and nuance before anybody can provide a useful answer. Thus, “How should I play an overpair, out-of-position (“OP”) in cash […]

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 […]

As soon as Hustler Casino Live (HCL) owners Ryan Feldman and Nik Vertucci announced that the popular live-streamed poker production would be hosting a Million Dollar Cash Game, poker fans immediately began speculating on whether […]

All poker players make mistakes, but by and large, small stakes poker players make more mistakes. Why is this? Well, a player who makes relatively few mistakes will find themselves handily beating those who make […]

I’ve taught hundreds of people to play poker tournaments and cash games in live settings. There’s a fascinating tendency that all poker newbies share: they want to “continue” in the hand. So the question they […]

Whether it be in the world of sports, politics, and even poker, the best rivalries are often the ones that pit two polar opposites against one another. In poker, we have witnessed on multiple occasions […]

Here’s an experiment to try: the next time you’re sitting in your regular no-limit hold’em game, count the number of 3-bets that you see in a one-hour period. If you’re in a $1/2, $2/3, or […]

When he’s not traveling the world on private jets or further adding to his staggering total of World Series of Poker bracelet wins (16), “The Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth can be found competing in poker’s […]

Poker has never been harder, but it has also never been easier to find out how to win at the poker table. Although no one can become Phil Hellmuth overnight, a few key adjustments can […]

No matter how good you are at poker or how much you study, luck will always be a factor at the poker table. How many times have you played a hand perfectly, only to get […]