Poker Strategy

Defending C-bets In Position on High-Card Boards after Calling Preflop
June 3, 2025 4 min

Defending C-bets In Position on High-Card Boards after Calling Preflop

We have already covered the strategy for defending against c-bets on Ace-High boards when we have the position, and today we will dive into high-card flops. In this article, we will dive deeper into defending […]

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Punting $325 by Acting Too Fast
May 29, 2025 5 min

Punting $325 by Acting Too Fast

Serious poker players spend a lot of time figuring out what their hourly rate is. It’s $X/hour or Y BB/hour or Z BB/100. I try to avoid that sort of thinking because it doesn’t make […]

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Defending In Position on Ace-High Boards after Calling Preflop
May 27, 2025 4 min

Defending In Position on Ace-High Boards after Calling Preflop

We already covered multiple scenarios when defending versus c-bets from the blinds on ace-high boards, so today we will cover how to approach these situations when you defending in position against your opponent.  In this […]

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Have You Mastered Mixed Games
May 26, 2025 3 min

Have You Mastered Mixed Games

Think You’re a Mixed Games Master? Test your poker versatility with our Mixed Games Poker Quiz! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting to explore games beyond No-Limit Hold’em, this challenge will put your […]

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Poker Is Easy When You Can See Their Cards
May 22, 2025 5 min

Poker Is Easy When You Can See Their Cards

Consider the following thought experiment: suppose you are playing heads-up no-limit Texas Hold’em against an opponent who has essentially identical skills as you. Setting aside any ethical concerns for the moment, let’s further suppose that […]

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C-Betting On Paired Boards in 3-Bet Pots
May 20, 2025 5 min

C-Betting On Paired Boards in 3-Bet Pots

We analyzed c-betting on low-card boards, high-card flops, and ace-high flops in 3-bet pots, so today we dive deeper into paired boards in 3-bet pots. We will cover different paired flops variations in 3-bet pots […]

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A Multi-way 4-bet Pot with a Premium
May 15, 2025 7 min

A Multi-way 4-bet Pot with a Premium

Setting the stage Invisible to me behind the dealer, in the #1 seat, is Carl. Carl doesn’t believe much in folding before he sees the three cards in the middle of the table. He doesn’t […]

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C-Betting On Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots
May 13, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots

We already talked about c-betting on low-card boards and high-card flops in 3-bet pots, so today we will use the PeakGTO to analyze strategy on ace-high boards. We will cover different board textures on connected […]

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Value Betting Aces on The River
May 8, 2025 5 min

Value Betting Aces on The River

Here’s a hand about value betting aces that comes from the PokerCoaching Discord cash discussion channel. Our hero, Ibney, is in the hijack position in a live $1/$2 NLHE game. The UTG player opens to […]

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C-Betting On High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots
May 6, 2025 5 min

C-Betting On High-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots

We already talked about c-betting on low-card boards in 3-bet pots, and today we will use the PeakGTO solver to analyze the high-card boards in 3-bet pots. We will cover different board textures on connected […]

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To Improve a Bad Poker Session: Don’t Make It Worse
May 1, 2025 7 min

To Improve a Bad Poker Session: Don’t Make It Worse

It was a pretty bad poker session in my $3/5 game. My pairs didn’t flop sets, my draws didn’t arrive, but the other people’s draws did arrive. Or maybe they didn’t arrive, but I wasn’t […]

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C-Betting On Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots
April 29, 2025 5 min

C-Betting On Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots

We already covered what hands to c-bet in single raise pots both on low-card boards and ace-high flops, and now we will dive deeper into 3-bet pots. Today, we will use the PeakGTO solver to […]

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Disbelief in Poker is a Value Target
April 24, 2025 4 min

Disbelief in Poker is a Value Target

A simplified game tree Multi-street poker is a complex game, and with four streets of betting, and a huge number of possible bet sizes available, no-limit Texas Hold’em can get absurdly complicated. But I’m going […]

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Defending BB on Low-Card Boards
April 22, 2025 5 min

Defending BB on Low-Card Boards

We recently covered the strategy for defending BB on ace-high flops and playing on high-card boards, and now we will analyse low-card textures.  In this article, we will analyze examples of both dry and connected […]

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Game Selection in Poker: The Most Critical Decision You’ll Make
April 17, 2025 8 min

Game Selection in Poker: The Most Critical Decision You’ll Make

What if I told you that the most important decision you’ll make during a poker session happens before you’re dealt into a hand? In fact, that decision may come before you get into your car […]

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Defending BB on High-Card Boards
April 15, 2025 5 min

Defending BB on High-Card Boards

We already covered the strategy for defending BB on ace-high boards, and today, we will dive deeper into high-card textures.  To build a comprehensive strategy for playing from the big blind versus a c-bet, we […]

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Defending BB on Ace-High Boards
April 8, 2025 4 min

Defending BB on Ace-High Boards

Since you have to defend your big blind a lot to avoid being exploited, you will end up playing a wide range of hands postflop that will put you in many tough spots. To make […]

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C-Betting On Paired Boards
April 1, 2025 5 min

C-Betting On Paired Boards

Understanding optimal c-betting strategy is not an easy task, and this is exactly why we break it down by different board textures. We already covered GTO strategy for low-card boards and high-card situations, and today, […]

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Introducing Equity Graphs: A Powerful New Tool in PeakGTO
March 31, 2025 3 min

Introducing Equity Graphs: A Powerful New Tool in PeakGTO

We’re constantly pushing to make game theory optimal (GTO) study more intuitive, visual, and actionable. That’s why we’re excited to introduce our newest feature: Equity Graphs — a game-changer for understanding range advantage, nut advantage, […]

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New Runout Comparison in PeakGTO: Unlocking the Power of Runouts
March 31, 2025 3 min

New Runout Comparison in PeakGTO: Unlocking the Power of Runouts

We’re always looking for ways to help players deepen their understanding of Game Theory Optimal (GTO) strategy and sharpen their decision-making. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce a game-changing tool inside the PeakGTO library: Runout Comparison […]

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The Range Explorer — A Powerful New Tool for PeakGTO
March 30, 2025 4 min

The Range Explorer — A Powerful New Tool for PeakGTO

With PeakGTO, we’re always looking for ways to make studying GTO poker strategy smoother, faster, and more insightful — and today, we’re excited to introduce one of our most powerful training tools yet: the Range […]

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