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A hundred pieces on ranges, variance and the parts of poker that happen away from the table.

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How to Maximize Your Vegas Poker Schedule

How to Maximize Your Vegas Poker Schedule If you have ever tried to plan a Vegas summer from a stack of venue PDFs, you know the pain. WSOP drops a 100-page structure sheet. Wynn posts a flyer. The Orleans buries late reg in a spreadsheet. You end up with twelve browser tabs and still miss […]

28 MAY 2026
MindsetPerformance+1

Why Extended Breakeven Stretches Are Inevitable (And How to Survive Without Quitting)

The bad news: this is going to happen again. The good news: it’s not your fault, and there’s a measurable framework for getting through it without going bust mentally or financially. This is a piece for grinders who keep checking the graph at the end of every session, hoping the line finally tilts up. Patrick […]

25 APR 2026
Update

From Open Raise to River — The Biggest Update in Poker Academy’s History

Hey! 🙂 A few years ago, after two months of sitting at my desk for fifteen-plus hours a day, I shipped the first version of Preflop Academy. I remember that post — I wrote that I’d managed to combine my two biggest passions: poker and programming. That nobody had built anything like this at this level. And that the app would keep evolving.

21 MAR 2026
MindsetTheory

One Formula That Changes Every Decision You Make at the Table

Most players at the table are guessing. They bluff because “it feels right.” They fold because “he probably has it.” They call because they’re curious. And when it works, they think they’re good. When it doesn’t, they think they’re unlucky. Here’s the thing: there’s a single formula that tells you exactly how often you need […]

04 MAR 2026
Live Game

BB Ante Explained: Why Your Preflop Sims Are Costing You Money

Your preflop sims are wrong.Not slightly off. Not “close enough.” If you’ve been studying ranges from standard online-ante solvers and applying them to live BB ante tournaments, you’ve been making worse decisions in the exact spots where tournaments are won — final tables, short-handed, with pay jumps on the line. Most players understand what BB […]

19 FEB 2026
Update

GTO Trainer Update: Smart Trainings & Flashcards

Poker Academy’s GTO Trainer has been upgraded into a powerful learning system built around filters, 100-hand training packs, and intelligent flashcards.
Instead of grinding random hands, you now train in a way that maximizes learning speed and long-term retention.

11 JAN 2026
That is 2026.

Nothing has been paginated away — the rest is filed under the other years.