Category Archives: Theory

Blocker/unblocker was a concept my coach, Dara O’Kearney, showed me in relation to bluffs. It is one…

04/03/2025 15 min. / 28 sec.

Game selection is not something immediately associated with tournaments because the seat draw is random. In a…

03/03/2025 13 min. / 39 sec.

I don’t spend much of my study time checking whether specific hands I played are “solver-approved.” After…

25/02/2025 13 min. / 13 sec.

After calling a 3-bet as the out of position (OOP) player, you should expect to see a…

24/02/2025 11 min. / 22 sec.

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.

The new postflop ICM feature from GTO Wizard is a game changer. Previous incarnations of postflop ICM…

11/02/2025 19 min. / 12 sec.

Just how costly is it to play a Chip EV style when ICM is significant? We always…

10/02/2025 15 min. / 46 sec.

Welcome back to part 2 of our series on how to become a winning poker player in…

04/02/2025 13 min. / 28 sec.

I fell in love with the game of poker when I saw the best players outplay their…

03/02/2025 20 min. / 50 sec.