How Payout Structures Reshape Postflop Strategy
Is all ICM pressure the same, or should we tailor our postflop strategy to different payout structures?…
How ICM Quietly Shapes Postflop Strategy From the Start
How significant is ICM at the start—as in the very first hand—of a tournament? Have we been…
ICM vs. ChipEV: The Hidden Logic Behind BB 3-Bets
BB 3-betting is fundamentally different from 3-betting from any other seat, even the SB. Calling at a…
How ICM Reshapes 3-Bet Pots (And Why You Can’t Trust ChipEV)
Analyzing postflop ICM sims is tricky. Because ICM dramatically changes preflop strategies, starting ranges for postflop spots…
The Hidden Cost of Late Reg in PKOs
In poker, we often face a wide variety of opponents. One common type we encounter, especially at…
Register Late, Win More: The Math Behind Smarter Tournament Entry
Regular tournament players know that, no matter what their skill level, they will sometimes bust a tournament…
Tournament Poker’s Hidden Stakes
In this era of game theory and solvers and poker games running at a huge variety of…
When To Just Shove Post Flop in ICM Spots
When To Just Shove Post Flop in ICM Spots The general trend for bet sizing, when ICM…
The Theory of Bounty Tournaments – Part 3: Key Calculations
Parts 1 and 2 in this bounty theory series describe how total risk premiums are lower across…