Author Archives: Andrew Brokos

Solver-derived preflop charts for both cash games and tournaments have historically assumed small raises on the part…

17/02/2025 14 min. / 9 sec.

4-betting in position (IP) is a totally different phenomenon from 4-betting out of position (OOP). 4-betting reduces…

28/01/2025 14 min. / 58 sec.

4-bet pots (4BP) can be scary because the stakes are high, but with 100bb stacks, they are…

27/01/2025 11 min. / 26 sec.

When you think of balance in poker, what comes to mind? Most likely, you were introduced to…

13/01/2025 12 min. / 30 sec.

It’s scary to contest a pot against a covering stack when you have a high risk premium,…

17/12/2024 11 min. / 55 sec.

Tournament poker generally incentivizes stack preservation and more conservative play than cash game poker, and this is…

16/12/2024 15 min. / 30 sec.

In a single-raised pot (SRP), a BB caller should almost always check when out of position (OOP)…

09/12/2024 14 min. / 28 sec.

Open-raising on the bubble into players who cover you is scary. Savvy opponents will recognize how dangerous…

05/11/2024 17 min. / 43 sec.

Why did Dracula quit the game when Wolfman insisted on a mandatory straddle? — Why? — Unlike…

04/11/2024 12 min. / 0 sec.