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Small Blind Strategy: How to Play This Tough Position<\/div>\n
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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 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Small Blind Strategy: How to Play This Tough Position”<\/a>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Small Blind Strategy: How to Play This Tough Position<\/h2>\n

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 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Small Blind Strategy: How to Play This Tough Position”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n July 1, 2026<\/span>\n 7 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Pair Plus a Draw Out of Position: QTs LJ vs HJ 100bb Cash<\/h2>\n

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. […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Pair Plus a Draw Out of Position: QTs LJ vs HJ 100bb Cash”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 30, 2026<\/span>\n 6 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

How to Plan Your Bet Sizing Across All Streets<\/h2>\n

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 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “How to Plan Your Bet Sizing Across All Streets”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 29, 2026<\/span>\n 7 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Calling a C-Bet With a Gutshot: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT<\/h2>\n

Suited connectors are some of the most profitable and most misplayed hands in poker. When they hit, they win huge pots, but most of the time they whiff and leave you holding a weak draw […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Calling a C-Bet With a Gutshot: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 26, 2026<\/span>\n 8 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Semi-Bluffing a Gutshot: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT<\/h2>\n

When your opponent checks and hands you the betting lead, a weak draw becomes a weapon. Semi-bluffing a gutshot is one of the most reliable ways to win pots you have no business winning at […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Semi-Bluffing a Gutshot: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 25, 2026<\/span>\n 7 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

How to Decide When to Bluff (Step-by-Step Framework)<\/h2>\n

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 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “How to Decide When to Bluff (Step-by-Step Framework)”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 24, 2026<\/span>\n 7 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Overpair on a Paired Board: KK CO vs SB at 40bb MTT<\/h2>\n

KK feels like a hand you can never fold, and on most boards that instinct is correct. But an overpair on a paired board is one of the great traps in tournament poker. The moment […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Overpair on a Paired Board: KK CO vs SB at 40bb MTT”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 23, 2026<\/span>\n 8 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

How to Put Your Opponent on a Range (Step-by-Step)<\/h2>\n

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 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “How to Put Your Opponent on a Range (Step-by-Step)”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t

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\n June 22, 2026<\/span>\n 7 min<\/span>\n <\/div>\n

Turning Second Pair: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT<\/h2>\n

Suited connectors love to make a little bit of everything and rarely a lot of anything. Turning second pair with a backup draw is a perfect example: it feels too weak to bet for value […]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Read post “Turning Second Pair: 87s BTN vs HJ at 60bb MTT”<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get This FREE 19 Video Course from 2-time WPT Champion, Jonathan Little! Basic rules and hand rankings for new players. \u2013 Preflop strategy including when to raise, call and 3-bet. \u2013 How to play the flop, turn, and river \u2013 Learn when and how much to bet \u2013 Tips for tournament adjustments \u2013 Keys to bankroll management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners Get This FREE 19 Video Course from 2-time WPT Champion, Jonathan Little! Basic rules and hand rankings for new players. \u2013 Preflop strategy including when to raise, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2490368","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t