Poker Strategy

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: Find the Most Profitable Game
April 17, 2025 11 min

Game Selection in Poker: Find the Most Profitable Game

Game selection in poker is the process of choosing which table, game, or stakes gives you the highest expected profit based on the opponents present rather than habit, ego, or proximity to an open seat. […]

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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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Introducing the Categories Feature in PeakGTO: A New Way to Simplify Complex Spots
March 30, 2025 3 min

Introducing the Categories Feature in PeakGTO: A New Way to Simplify Complex Spots

If you’re serious about improving your decision-making in No Limit Texas Hold’em, you already know how overwhelming solver outputs can be. Staring at endless combo charts and strategy frequencies can feel like drinking from a […]

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C-Betting Low Card Boards
March 25, 2025 5 min

C-Betting Low Card Boards

In previous articles, we covered the optimal c-betting strategy for ace-high and high-card boards. Today, we will analyze c-betting low card boards to break down the GTO play. We will cover both dry and connected […]

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C-Betting on High-Card Boards 
March 18, 2025 5 min

C-Betting on High-Card Boards 

We recently covered a complete strategy for c-betting on ace-high boards, and now we will dive deeper into high-card flops from KsQs9d to Jh6d2s.  Like before, we will use PeakGTO to analyze these examples. We […]

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Get Max Value with the Second Nuts
March 13, 2025 11 min

Get Max Value with the Second Nuts

It’s hard to make an extremely strong poker hand. I mean, in hold’em it’s hard to make a strong hand. In 5-card PLO, it’s really easy – the problem is that your opponents find it […]

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C-Betting On Ace-High Boards
March 11, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Ace-High Boards

Building a strategy for how to c-bet on ace-high boards with different textures is not an easy task, and there is no better way than to break the strategy into different sections.  Today, we will […]

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Odds of Flopping Poker Hands (Complete Probability Table)
February 20, 2025 14 min

Odds of Flopping Poker Hands (Complete Probability Table)

The odds of flopping different poker hands vary far more than most players realize: unpaired hands make one pair on the flop about 29% of the time, while flopping a flush with suited cards happens […]

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7 Ways to Keep a Poker Face Your Opponents Cannot Read
February 18, 2025 15 min

7 Ways to Keep a Poker Face Your Opponents Cannot Read

Maintaining a poker face in live poker means controlling your expressions, body language, and verbal cues so that opponents cannot read the strength of your hand. Whether you are bluffing or betting for value with […]

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How to Play Big O Poker – Rules & Tips
January 30, 2025 16 min

How to Play Big O Poker – Rules & Tips

Big O poker is a variation of Omaha poker that’s played with five hole cards and the hi/lo principal in play. The full name of the game is Five Card Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 […]

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How to Win at Online Poker: 10 Tips From a Pro Coach
January 28, 2025 16 min

How to Win at Online Poker: 10 Tips From a Pro Coach

Online poker rewards players who understand its key differences from live poker: faster game pace, tighter average competition, no physical tells, and significantly more accessible player-data through tracking software. I have played millions of hands […]

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