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Practical resources to improve at poker on Winamax, PokerStars, Betclic, GGPoker, 888poker, partypoker and iPoker — stats, leaks, tools and methods explained in plain English.
Strategy
Heads-up at the end of a tournament: playing one-on-one without panicking
With two players left, ranges explode, ICM disappears and position flips every hand. The adjustments that decide the heads-up for the title.
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Strategy
How to exploit a nit: steal wide, pay off tight, never bluff their river
A nit plays very few hands and almost never bluffs. The three habits to flip against them: steal their blinds relentlessly, believe their aggression, and forget the river bluff.
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Stats
How many hands before you know you are a winner? The truth about sample size
Your BB/100 over 2,000 hands says almost nothing. Why the margin of error around your winrate stays huge for so long, which stats stabilize fast, and what to judge your game on in the meantime.
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Strategy
The preflop squeeze: punishing an open + call with the right range
A squeeze is a 3-bet after an open and a call — and it works precisely because neither opposing range is usually premium. How to build a polarized range, size it correctly, and know when to leave it in the muck.
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Strategy
Thin value betting the river: get paid without getting raised off your hand
Between checking out of fear of a raise and betting too big, there's a narrower, more profitable sizing zone. How to find it, and how to know if you're already using it.
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AI Coach
Do you need a GTO solver to win at micro-stakes?
A solver answers a precise question about one spot. At NL2-NL10, your biggest losses usually come from somewhere else. When a solver becomes worth it, and what to work on first.
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Strategy
Reading opponent bet sizing: what a bet really tells you about their hand
A bet size carries more information than a bluff read ever will. The 3 sizing templates to recognize, the trap of reading them out of context, and how to build the habit.
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Progression
How to review a losing poker session honestly: the 4-question method
A losing session teaches you nothing as long as you file it under "bad cards". Four questions, in order, to separate real variance from a genuine leak.
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Strategy
4-bet preflop in poker: value, blocker bluffs, and when to just call
The pure value block, the handful of blocker bluffs, and the grey zone where calling the 3-bet beats reraising. With sizing that does not give it away.
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