Another Look at Leverage

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  In a famous passage in “Super System”, Doyle Brunson writes: “That has always been the key to no-limit play as far as I’m concerned. I want to put my opponent to a decision for all his chips. For example, if a guy’s got twenty thousand chips and you lead-off for six or seven thousand…… Read more »

Why Everyone is C-Betting Too Much

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    One of the most common topics that often comes up early in my discussions with new students – sometimes even in initial conversations before they actually become students – is continuation betting. People want to know how often they should be c-betting, which boards are good for c-betting, what the ‘right’ c-betting percentage… Read more »

What If We Started a Poker Business?

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    Six years ago today I was sitting in the exact same office I am sitting in now, working on Tournament Poker Edge projects just as I am now and, possibly, drinking cold beer just like I am now. There was, however, one big difference; Tournament Poker Edge had exactly ZERO members. We were… Read more »

Preflop Raise Sizing: How Big is Too Big?

Posted by | at 12:17 pm

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  A question I get asked frequently in coaching sessions revolves around preflop raise sizing and the various options we have available to us in MTTs. It’s usually some variation of “how big should I raise preflop ‘as standard’?” or “how big should I usually raise preflop?”, and it carries with it a few assumptions… Read more »

How To Make Close Decisions in Poker

Posted by | at 4:26 pm

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    Sometimes you’ve assessed your options as accurately as you can, and you still don’t quite know what to do. Maybe you are getting 4:1 on an all-in bet, and you think you have almost exactly 20% equity if you call. Maybe a call is hopeless, but a pot-sized raise of a pot-sized bet… Read more »

5 Tips for Becoming a Better Poker Player

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  As i was a contemplating what to write, I thought about a topic that would help every member become a better poker player.  Didn’t take long to realize that TPE needed a pro that would simplify the process.  I’m that pro and im going to give you 5 steps you can take today that… Read more »

Making Notes on your Opponents in Online Poker

Posted by | at 2:17 pm

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  One thing in online poker that gets talked about often but rarely discussed at length, is the practice of making notes on your opponents. Everyone is aware that it’s something they should be doing, but how many of us really take the time to think about the processes we put in place for it?… Read more »

Maximally and Minimally Exploitative Play

Posted by | at 11:58 am

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  These days it’s hard to get involved in any high-level poker strategy discussion without someone needing to frame the discussion in terms of whether we’re talking about Game-Theoretically Optimal or ‘GTO’ play, or its alternate, commonly referred to as exploitative play. You would be forgiven for perhaps doing what many people do, and assuming… Read more »

Punting for Puppies

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  Saturday, February 20th starting at 2pm EST I while be running a charity stream on Twitch!     As most of you know my wife and I are very active with Triangle Beagle Rescue. All donations (there is a DONATE BUTTON on my Twitch page) on Saturday will go directly to TBR. For full… Read more »

Utilizing Blockers Effectively in Poker

Posted by | at 11:26 am

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  In the past year or two, there’s been an evolution in poker theory. Where previous logic would have dictated that the highest-EV hands for us to have in a given situation are simply the ones that are the strongest in terms of raw equity or have the highest degree of showdown value, there’s a… Read more »