Slow-Playing
Slow-playing, like running a big bluff or making a heroic call, feels great when it works. It…
MDF vs ICM: Rethinking Bluffing & Defense Strategies in MTTs
Minimum Defense Frequency (MDF) is, strictly speaking, the calling (and/or raising) frequency that makes your opponent’s 0%…
Preflop Strategy in Straddled Pots
Many games allow “straddles,” where a player who is not in the blinds voluntarily posts a blind…
From Gutshots to Airballs: Choosing Your Bluffs
Whenever you’re running a bluff, it’s reassuring to have a backup plan like some draw equity that…
Money Bubble vs Final Table Bubble
Is one bubble the same as another? Should we play more conservatively on the money bubble of…
Facing 3-Bets From Covering Stacks at the Final Table
The last thing you want when you have a nice stack at the final table of an…
Exploiting Cold Callers Who Stab Too Much
In single-raised pots (SRPs) between an in position (IP) raiser and an out of position (OOP) caller,…
Buying the Showdown
This article was inspired by Mark, who submitted a question to my podcast about a concept he…
Barreling as IP Cold-Caller
You cold-called a preflop raise. That’s scary. You bet into a check from the preflop raiser, which…