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Poker starting hands: 1,326 combos, 169 hands, and how to write them down

Why there are 1,326 starting combos but only 169 hands, where 4 suited and 12 offsuit come from, and the notation players use: AKs, AKo, AhKs, QQ+.

15 SEP 2026
Theory

A poker study routine that survives tilt: review your own hands, repeat the spots, set a stopping rule

How to run a study routine you will actually keep: mark hands while you play, read the session where the EV went, let the scheduler bring back the spots you keep failing, and set a stopping rule before you sit. With what a blunder measurably costs.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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Bet sizing and SPR: why the size belongs to the spot

Stack-to-pot ratio explained with worked examples from four solved flop reports, and what small, medium, large and overbet sizes actually buy. The same 25 flops solved at 18bb and at 97.5bb behind, with the break-even maths for every size.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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Board texture and range advantage: how to read a flop

How to read a flop: high card, pairing, connectedness and suits. What range advantage and nut advantage actually mean, counted combo by combo from the preflop charts, and how the solver’s flop strategy changes from board to board.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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Poker ranges and RFI: how to open from every position

What a poker range is, how the 13×13 grid works, and the first chart every player needs: raise first in by position. Solver ranges for 6-max cash and 9-handed tournaments, with what stack depth and the ante do to them.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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Texas Hold’em rules and positions: how a hand actually works

How a hand of No-Limit Texas Hold’em works, from the blinds to showdown: the four betting rounds, every action you can take, the seat names EP to BB, and why acting last is worth so much.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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Risk / (risk + reward): the breakeven formula behind every bluff, call and raise

Breakeven = risk ÷ (risk + reward). How often a bluff, a call, a bluff-raise and a call against a raise have to work, why a raise costs more than a bet, and where the app shows the same price: POT ODDS on the table and EV on every action.

17 SEP 2026 · pub. 2026Updated
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