3 Postflop Exploits
Although there’s no substitute for playing fundamentally sound poker with a great default strategy, there’s also nothing like a good, old-fashioned exploit. After all, it’s one of the greatest joys of poker. Not only does it feel great to find our opponents’ weaknesses and use them against them, but its also a great way to build your stack. Let’s talk about 3 different postflop exploits you can use to crush weaker opponents. Exploit 1: Overfold the River Weak players don’t bl
Poker Fundamentals: Exploits
One skill that every winning poker player needs to master is exploiting their opponents’ weaknesses. While this cannot and should not replace time dedicated to playing fundamentally sound poker, such as understanding ranges and bet-sizing, it’s one of the best ways to steal some chips, especially from weaker players. The key philosophy behind adjusting is figuring out what your opponent does too often or not enough—also known as their frequencies—and adjusting your own freque
Let Your Opponents Make Mistakes
One of the secrets to becoming a better poker player is that you don’t have to be the best player in the world—or even at your table. Especially at lower stakes game, you really only need to be less bad than your opponents. That means letting them make mistakes and reaping the rewards. Everybody makes mistakes: both in life, and especially in poker. That’s why its so crucial to have a critical eye, so that you can identify your own mistakes and fix them, and also so that you
Adjusting to Tournament Stages
Just like how there’s a difference between optimal strategy for tournaments vs cash games, did you also know that you should play slightly differently depending on what part of the tournament you’re in? During a tournament, each player starts with the same amount of chips, and we keep raising the blinds and playing until only one player wins. We can break these down into a few key stages, based on how much of the field is left, the payout implications for placing in different
