Modern Poker Theory: Building an unbeatable strategy based on GTO principles

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There are 13 different ranks of pairs and 6 different ways to make a PP of any rank, so there are 13 × 6 = 78 combinations of pocket pairs. Martin was also obsessed with solving poker and our minds were very alike, so we worked together for a long time after the original GTO group dissolved. The Nuts: A poker hand is considered “the nuts” if it is the strongest possible hand at a specific moment. When I first started playing the cleverest players were, arguably, those who won the most as very little “modern” information (in the form of solvers, Nash and ICM calculations) existed at the time.

Jon liked my ideas and invited me to listen in on his GTO study group, a group that included top tier players such as Stephen Chidwick and Elio Fox. The book is a massive read and although it is slightly more expensive than I’ve paid for instance Moorman, you certainly get your monies worth. The J♥ is on the flop, so there are only three possible jacks left in Villain’s range: J♠, J♥ and J♣. Obviously this is equivalent to having over 100 percent equity for the non folded hands which is not possible. In the current poker ecosystem, exploitative play will still make a lot of money but, as the average player becomes more skilled, the ratio of good players to bad players constantly increases.

I would like to think that this was the moment when Michael began to discover his passion for studying theory, unearthing new ideas and doing the data-crunching necessary to get novel information. You might be wondering how is it possible that this modern poker theory named Game Theory Optimal has disadvantages. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Martin introduced me to the rest of his poker crew and eventually I started traveling with them, playing the live poker circuit and meeting a lot of new and interesting people from all around the world. The opportunity to solve GTO puzzles then tests the reader's knowledge and enables leaks to be fixed.

Full Range Stats Instead of going through this tedious process by hand each and every time we want to break down a poker situation, we can use range analysis software such as flopzilla.GTO will not only help you learn how not to get exploited but also teach you what are the correct moves in which situation and this will help you recognize when your opponents are making mistakes. Almost all modern high stake crushers have spent extensive time working with solvers to develop a strategy that is close to our current understanding of game theory optimal (GTO) play.

An exploitative strategy is a strategy that aims to take advantage of the mistakes and tendencies of opposing players.It is important to play aggressively against the weaker players, but also remember that you can't force them to fold. His critiques of the book are incorrect, he then lists these are mistakes, when they are mistakes on his part, not the book.

Proponents of exploit-heavy strategies argue that using a GTO-based strategy means you don’t get to take advantage of your opponents mistakes, and you miss out on loads of value as a result. Of the two components of the profit equation (our mistakes and our opponents’ mistakes) you have little to no control over how your opponents play, other than selecting good games to play.

Out of Position (OOP): The player (or players) who do not act last due to their relation to the dealer/button.