Poker Strategy

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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Dynamic, middling textures often create complex decisions for the preflop raiser. This tournament poker hand between the lowjack and big blind shows how the solver transitions from equity denial on the flop to polarized pressure […]

Since we already covered c-betting on low-card boards in single raised pots, today we will dive deeper into the strategy for 3-bet pots. We will examine IP and OOP strategy after 3-betting preflop and summarize […]

Some of the most revealing GTO poker hands occur in single-raised pots where both players choose control early, only for the action to accelerate later. In this 60bb MTT hand, we’re playing pocket 2s and […]

We already covered c-betting on high-card boards in single raised pots, so today we will concentrate on strategy for high-card boards in 3-bet pots. Today, we will examine different board textures to identify strategy after […]

Now that you understand preflop position and stack depth, along with preflop ranges, it’s time to explore effective preflop bet sizing. Bet sizing is one of the most powerful tools in poker because it controls […]

We already talked about c-betting on Ace-High boards in single raised pots, so today we will concentrate on covering strategy for 3-bet pots. We will examine different board textures on connected and dry boards to […]

Once you understand position and stack depth, the next step is mastering preflop ranges. A range is simply the group of possible hands a player might have in a given situation. Every time you make […]