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the rules, the hands, the arithmetic
- 1Poker hand rankings explained: every hand, how rare it is and why
Every hand rank, how rare each one is, and the ten best starting hands by solver EV.
- 2Poker starting hands: 1,326 combos, 169 hands, and how to write them down
1,326 combos, 169 hands, and how to write a range down so it means one thing.
- 3Introduction to Basic Poker Math
Equity, pot odds, alpha, MDF, EV and outs, each calculated in full.
Numbers
the four formulas every decision reduces to
- 1Risk / (risk + reward): the breakeven formula behind every bluff, call and raise
Risk / (risk + reward): the one breakeven number behind every bluff, call and raise.
- 2Equity realization (EQR) in poker: what it measures and how to read it
Why two hands with the same equity are not worth the same, and how the app measures it.
- 3Poker variance in tournaments: downswings, breakeven stretches and the bankroll you actually need
How deep a normal downswing goes, and how many buy-ins keeps you in the game.
Preflop
the ranges
- 1What is a 3-bet in poker: real 3-bet ranges for cash and tournaments
Real 3-bet ranges for cash and tournaments, and when they are linear or polarised.
- 2Big blind defence in poker: pot odds, blind vs blind and limped pots
The price to defend, blind versus blind, and what the ante does to both.
- 3How to play pocket pairs from the big blind at 25bb
Pair by pair from the big blind at 25bb: call, jam or fold, and when set-mining pays.
- 440bb 3-bet all-in from the small blind: chipEV vs ICM ranges
3-bet jamming 40bb, chipEV against ICM, with the fold equity it needs.
Postflop
boards, sizes, c-bets
- 1Continuation bets: how often and how big, by board texture
How often and how big to c-bet, texture by texture, from solved reports.
- 2The $12.1 million hand: the WSOP 2023 Main Event final hand, street by street
The WSOP 2023 final hand, street by street, with the price of every decision.
Theory
what GTO is and what it is not
- 1What is GTO in poker? Equilibrium, mixing and balance with real solver numbers
Equilibrium, mixing and balance, shown with solver output instead of slogans.
- 2GTO vs exploitative poker: MDF, node locking and when to deviate
MDF, node locking, and how much a real leak is worth once you attack it.
- 3Is simplifying poker strategy the road to success? I measured the cost
What a simplified strategy costs, measured in big blinds per hand.
- 4How poker solvers evolved: from Los Alamos to CFR, Libratus and today’s solvers
From Los Alamos to CFR, Libratus and Pluribus, and to the solver you can open now.
- 5Super System vs the solver: six pieces of Doyle Brunson’s 1979 advice, checked
Six pieces of 1979 advice checked against the solver: three hold, three do not.
Exploits
playing the player
- 1Poker HUD stats explained: VPIP, PFR, 3-bet, and how many hands you need to trust them
What each HUD stat means, the solver baseline for it, and how many hands you need.
- 2How to exploit nits: steal their blinds, fold to their raises, stop value-betting thin
Steal their blinds, fold to their raises, and stop value-betting thin.
- 3How to exploit calling stations: thinner value, fewer bluffs, bigger bets
Thinner value, fewer bluffs, bigger bets, with the maths for each.
- 4How to play against poker maniacs: bluff-catching, 3-bet defense and a solver lock
Bluff-catching, defending 3-bets, and what the solver does against too much aggression.
- 5Timing tells in poker: what they really tell you, and how to stop giving your own
What timing really tells you, how weak the evidence is, and how to give none away.
- 6What keeps you stuck at low stakes in poker: five leaks, measured in the app
Five leaks you can measure, rake included, and where the app shows each one.
Tournaments
ICM, short stacks, bounties
- 1Short stack poker strategy: how to play 10, 15 and 20bb in tournaments
Solver ranges for 10, 15 and 20bb: when to min-raise and when to jam.
- 2ICM and uneven stacks: why tournament ranges change when the stacks do
What ICM is, what bubble factor does, and why uneven stacks change every range.
- 3BB Ante Explained: Why Your Preflop Sims Are Costing You Money
Big-blind ante against classic ante, and the ranges that move because of it.
- 4PKO strategy: how to turn bounties into chips and adjust your ranges
Turning a bounty into chips, and how much wider that lets you call.
- 5Heads-up poker strategy in tournaments: solver ranges from 10bb to 100bb
Button and big blind from 10bb to 100bb, limps included.
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