{"id":2490368,"date":"2023-05-10T06:58:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T06:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2490368"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T09:33:57","slug":"2490368-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" id=\"recent-post\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2519632 size-medium has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blog-banner-bg-2-746x214.webp)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-0-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-blog-title\" style=\"font-size:46px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-2px;text-transform:uppercase\">The Blog<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n\n  \n    \n    <div class=\"pcblog-recent-post-block\">\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-recent-post-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>      <div class=\"pcblog-recent-post-content\">\n        <div class=\"pcblog-recent-post-title\">Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs<\/div>\n        <div class=\"pcblog-recent-post-meta\">April 15, 2026<\/div>\n        <div class=\"pcblog-recent-post-excerpt\"><p>Most players know the basics of short-stack play and defaults to showing or folding, but when someone raises in front of you, the strategy becomes more layered than that. Your correct response to a preflop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/short-stack-vs-raise-how-to-adjust-your-preflop-strategy-in-mtts\/\" class=\"pcblog-recent-post-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs&#8221;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Learning path:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-block-0d483f65\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-929f22bd\"><a target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Poker Terms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\"> <\/a><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256c0 141.4 114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256C512 114.6 397.4 0 256 0zM406.6 278.6l-103.1 103.1c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L306.8 288H128C110.3 288 96 273.7 96 256s14.31-32 32-32h178.8l-49.38-49.38c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l103.1 103.1C414.6 241.3 416 251.1 416 256C416 260.9 414.6 270.7 406.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Poker Terms<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-8a272f1f\"><a target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Hand rankings\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\"> <\/a><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256c0 141.4 114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256C512 114.6 397.4 0 256 0zM406.6 278.6l-103.1 103.1c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L306.8 288H128C110.3 288 96 273.7 96 256s14.31-32 32-32h178.8l-49.38-49.38c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l103.1 103.1C414.6 241.3 416 251.1 416 256C416 260.9 414.6 270.7 406.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Hand rankings<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-acc90c7e\"><a target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Rules &amp; basics\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/how-to-play-poker\/\"> <\/a><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256c0 141.4 114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256C512 114.6 397.4 0 256 0zM406.6 278.6l-103.1 103.1c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L306.8 288H128C110.3 288 96 273.7 96 256s14.31-32 32-32h178.8l-49.38-49.38c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l103.1 103.1C414.6 241.3 416 251.1 416 256C416 260.9 414.6 270.7 406.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Rules &amp; basics<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-7409a599\"><a target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Poker strategy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/category\/poker-strategy\/\"> <\/a><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256c0 141.4 114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256C512 114.6 397.4 0 256 0zM406.6 278.6l-103.1 103.1c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L306.8 288H128C110.3 288 96 273.7 96 256s14.31-32 32-32h178.8l-49.38-49.38c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l103.1 103.1C414.6 241.3 416 251.1 416 256C416 260.9 414.6 270.7 406.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Poker strategy<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-block-37d7004a\"><a target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Quizzes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/category\/poker-quizzes\/\"> <\/a><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 0C114.6 0 0 114.6 0 256c0 141.4 114.6 256 256 256s256-114.6 256-256C512 114.6 397.4 0 256 0zM406.6 278.6l-103.1 103.1c-12.5 12.5-32.75 12.5-45.25 0s-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L306.8 288H128C110.3 288 96 273.7 96 256s14.31-32 32-32h178.8l-49.38-49.38c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l103.1 103.1C414.6 241.3 416 251.1 416 256C416 260.9 414.6 270.7 406.6 278.6z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Quizzes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer uag-hide-desktop uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e0e69854 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"poker-strategy\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"pcblog-cards-block\">\n\n\t<div class=\"pcblog-cards-block-header\">\n\n\t<h2 class=\"pcblog-cards-block-title\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/category\/poker-strategy\/\">\n\t\t\tPoker Strategy\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"pcblog-cards-block-title-badge\">416<\/span>\n\n\t<\/h2>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/category\/poker-strategy\/\" class=\"pcblog-cards-block-more\">\n\t\tMore of Poker Strategy &rsaquo;\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"pcblog-cards\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Short-Stack-vs.-Raise-and-How-to-Adjust-Your-Preflop-Strategy-in-Tournaments.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>April 15, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>10 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Most players know the basics of short-stack play and defaults to showing or folding, but when someone raises in front of you, the strategy becomes more layered than that. Your correct response to a preflop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/short-stack-vs-raise-how-to-adjust-your-preflop-strategy-in-mtts\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Short Stack vs. Raise: How to Adjust Your Preflop Strategy in MTTs&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Middle Pair Poker Strategy with Q8s: BTN vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Middle-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-Q8s-BTN-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>April 10, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>8 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Middle Pair Poker Strategy with Q8s: BTN vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Middle pair poker strategy on connected, high-card boards forces you to make decisions that feel counterintuitive. You have a real hand, something too strong to automatically fold, but the board texture and the action in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/middle-pair-poker-strategy-with-q8s-btn-vs-bb-in-a-100bb-cash-game\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Middle Pair Poker Strategy with Q8s: BTN vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"ICM Strategy After the Bubble: How to Play Near the Final Table\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ICM-Strategy-After-the-Bubble.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>April 7, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>9 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">ICM Strategy After the Bubble: How to Play Near the Final Table<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Most players understand that ICM pressure is essential at the money bubble. What few players recognize is that it peaks as the final table approaches. Get this wrong, and you will be making decisions that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/icm-strategy-after-the-bubble-how-to-play-near-the-final-table\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;ICM Strategy After the Bubble: How to Play Near the Final Table&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two Pair Poker Strategy with A9s: HJ vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Two-Pair-Poker-Strategy-with-A9s-HJ-vs-BB-in-a-100bb-Cash-Game.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>April 2, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>6 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Two Pair Poker Strategy with A9s: HJ vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Two pair poker strategy on wet, draw-heavy boards comes down to one question: how do you build the pot when your hand is strong but vulnerable? In a cash game where your opponent&#8217;s range is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/two-pair-poker-strategy-with-a9s-hj-vs-bb-in-a-100bb-cash-game\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Two Pair Poker Strategy with A9s: HJ vs BB in a 100bb Cash Game&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Short-Stack-Postflop-Strategy-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Master Short Stack Postflop Strategy: Top 5 Easy Adjustments\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Short-Stack-Postflop-Strategy-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Short-Stack-Postflop-Strategy-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Short-Stack-Postflop-Strategy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Short-Stack-Postflop-Strategy.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>March 31, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>7 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Master Short Stack Postflop Strategy: Top 5 Easy Adjustments<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Most players treat short-stack play the same way they do in 100bb games. Play tight, keep it simple, hope for the best. That instinct is understandable, but it misses what is actually happening. Short stack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/short-stack-postflop-strategy\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Master Short Stack Postflop Strategy: Top 5 Easy Adjustments&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Realistic Poker Training: How PeakGTO&#8217;s New Chip Mode Changes the Way You Practice\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PeakGTO-Update-Thumbnail.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>March 26, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>3 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Realistic Poker Training: How PeakGTO&#8217;s New Chip Mode Changes the Way You Practice<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>The latest PeakGTO update is live, and it brings one of the most requested realistic poker training features to the platform: Chip Mode. Alongside that, the entire trainer experience has been overhauled with new visuals, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/realistic-poker-training-how-peakgtos-new-chip-mode-changes-the-way-you-practice\/\" class=\"pcblog-card-permalink\">Read post &#8220;Realistic Poker Training: How PeakGTO&#8217;s New Chip Mode Changes the Way You Practice&#8221;<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"pcblog-card\">\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-image-wrapper\">\n    <img width=\"373\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series-373x210.jpg\" class=\"pcblog-card-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hero\u2019s Journey: Two Players Take on the $100K Challenge\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series-373x210.jpg 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hero-Journey-Pokercoaching-Series.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"pcblog-card-content\">\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-meta\">\n      <span>March 20, 2026<\/span>\n      <span>4 min<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"pcblog-card-title\">Hero\u2019s Journey: Two Players Take on the $100K Challenge<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"pcblog-card-excerpt\"><p>Many small-stakes players struggle to move up to higher buy-ins. The competition gets tougher, mistakes become more costly, and the strategies that worked at lower levels don\u2019t always hold up. 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