Author Archives: Tombos21

The Independent Chip Model (ICM) was invented in 1987 by M. Malmuth and is one of the…

05/01/2023 18 min. / 0 sec.

Poker is a game of small edges and big swings. Every hand is an investment into your…

05/12/2022 17 min. / 11 sec.

“Pot Geometry” refers to betting an equal fraction of the pot on each street, such that you’re…

22/11/2022 7 min. / 23 sec.

Combinatorics is a fancy term for evaluating the number of possible “combinations” (combos) of any given hand:…

21/11/2022 8 min. / 55 sec.

Variance and Bankroll Management. Vital Soft Skills for Every Poker Player.

05/10/2022 11 min. / 0 sec.

Indifference in poker is one of the most misunderstood concepts. The word “indifference” means that two or…

11/10/2022 10 min. / 46 sec.

An “abstraction” is a way to simplify the game of poker. This game is so complex that…

19/09/2022 9 min. / 6 sec.

Pot Odds and MDF are foundational mathematical formulas in poker.

14/07/2022 8 min. / 6 sec.

Poker is a complicated game. It’s impossible to calculate GTO strategies on the fly. By reducing it…

11/07/2022 12 min. / 9 sec.