poker strategy

Are you not the techiest person in the world but still want to play online poker well? This episode of the podcast puts strategy on the sideline to deep dive into your tech setup and protection.

RELATED LINKS

• The Advanced Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/advanced-poker-workbook
• Poker Tools And Software: https://redchippoker.com/poker-software/
• Poker Software And HUDs: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-software-huds
• Online Poker: https://www.splitsuit.com/category/poker-articles/online-poker

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The small blind is the second-biggest losing position you have to contend with at the table. But with better defense, better SB stealing, and a better plan preflop, you can minimize these losses.

Coach w34z3l highlights the most common and costly SB leaks in this episode, and explains how to plug them.

RELATED LINKS

• Red Chip GTO Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app
• Big Blinds Leaks: https://redchippoker.com/big-blind-leaks-podcast/
• Playing From The Blinds (PRO Content): https://redchippoker.com/pro-group-coaching-006/
• The Advanced Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/advanced-poker-workbook

Join us on Discord: https://redchippoker.com/discord

The big blind is going to be your biggest losing position. But if you aren’t careful, those losses can balloon and create a huge drag on your win-rate.

In this episode of the podcast, coach w34z3l presents five key tips on how to fight back and defend the big blind correctly.

RELATED LINKS

• Playing From The Blinds (PRO Content): https://redchippoker.com/pro-group-coaching-006/
• Playing From The Blinds (Podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQlo2vtZX6Q
• Playing The Blinds Against Many Limpers: https://www.splitsuit.com/playing-the-blinds-against-many-limpers
• The Advanced Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/advanced-poker-workbook

Join us on Discord: https://redchippoker.com/discord

Do you play on a poker site that allows for HUDs? The amount of information provided by today’s HUDs is staggering, so how do you trim it back to something manageable in real time?

If you do use a HUD, the advice in this episode will allow you to determine if your HUD is helping you instead of confusing you with number overload.

RELATED LINKS

• The Advanced Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/advanced-poker-workbook
• Coach w34z3l’s Deathstar HUD: https://www.pokerdeathstar.xyz/
• Setting Up Your Poker HUD Stats: https://www.splitsuit.com/setting-up-poker-hud-stats
• Five Ways To Improve Your Poker HUD: https://www.splitsuit.com/5-ways-to-improve-your-poker-hud

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Should you be multi-tabling or just sticking to a single table in today’s games? The honest answer is that this depends mostly on you and your current skill level. But how do you determine the optimal number of online tables to play?

This podcast episode breaks down the considerations and helpful tips for correctly and profitably adding more tables.

RELATED LINKS

• The Advanced Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/advanced-poker-workbook
• Can Online Poker Make A Comeback In The US?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqZ6-mmcNDE
• SplitSuit’s Online Poker: https://www.splitsuit.com/category/poker-articles/online-poker

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This podcast episode may be challenging and controversial. We review several ethical grey areas within the poker world to better understand them from both the player’s and the poker room’s point of view.

Grey areas, by definition, do not yield clear-cut conclusions, but we hope you find this episode provocative and helpful as you sift the ethics of these situations for yourselves.

RELATED LINKS

• Locals II: Contract (Blog): https://redchippoker.com/locals-contract-vegas-poker-blog/
• S6E6 Podcast: Room Selection: https://redchippoker.com/room-selection-podcast/
• Online Poker Cheating Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEtzT2OtiiQ
• The Truth: Poker Is Gambling: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-is-gambling

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•  https://www.redchippoker.com/discord

What is the best way to approach games with not just one or two nits at the table, but a huge density of nits within the player pool at large? A preponderance of very tight players does not make for the most profitable (or fun) game, but overly tight play is an exploitable mistake.

In this podcast episode, coach w34z3l discusses counter-strategies to defeat nit colonies and maximize your win-rate in the games they infest.

RELATED LINKS

• The Postflop Poker Workbook: https://www.splitsuit.com/postflop-poker-workbook
• Being A Nit Is Making You A Bad Poker Player: https://www.splitsuit.com/being-nit-makes-you-bad-poker-player
• Nit Recovery Program (PRO Content): https://redchippoker.com/pro-video-hull010/
• How To Beat Nits And Tighter Players: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raXY2oDzCCw

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• https://www.redchippoker.com/discord

MAD

MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) is a military strategy designed to avoid conflict by ensuring any war completely annihilates the countries involved.

In this episode of the podcast, coach w34z3l draws some provocative parallels between the traditional concept of MAD and its application to situations arising in poker.

*LINKS*

• GTO Gems (eBook): https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book

• Leveling And GTO Strategy: https://www.splitsuit.com/leveling-poker-strategy

• The World Of GTO Poker: https://redchippoker.com/the-world-of-gto-poker/

• Red Chip GTO Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app

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GTO CBets

In this episode, coach w34z3l takes a macro-level look at GTO c-betting across each of the major flop textures. The goal of such work is to identify actionable heuristics that enable us to c-bet (or not) profitably and with confidence.

Discover what the solver prefers, in terms of frequencies and sizes, on various boards and formations.

*LINKS*

• GTO Gems (eBook): https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book

• More GTO C-Betting Advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OXUNxh4QLA

• Continuation Betting In Multiway Pots: https://www.splitsuit.com/cb-in-multi-way-pots

• C-Betting Out Of Position: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twfr3h4C0cY

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Whether you play predominantly live or online, choosing the right room can have a profound impact on your poker career.

Discover how to identify the poker room that is perfect for you, along with other tips on live and online room selection from coach w34z3l.

*LINKS*

• The Truth About Live Poker: https://www.splitsuit.com/live-poker-cash-game-truths

• Game Selection Podcast (S6E5): https://redchippoker.com/game-selection-podcast/

• Playing Poker In A Casino: https://redchippoker.com/playing-poker-in-a-casino/

• Live Poker Game And Table Selection: https://redchippoker.com/live-poker-game-table-selection-podcast/

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Game selection

What should you be considering when choosing the exact game to play in? This topic gets little attention and it can really boost your win-rate.

This episode delves into everything from metrics for identifying good (profitable) games, to evaluating games in real time, and knowing when it is time to leave the table for a better spot.

*LINKS*

• Beginner’s Guide To NLHE: https://redchippoker.com/beginners-guide-to-no-limit-holdem/
• Playing Live Poker 101: https://redchippoker.com/playing-poker-in-a-casino/
• SplitSuit’s Live Poker Vlog: https://www.splitsuit.com/1-2-live-cash-poker-vlog

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Understanding and incorporating the Independent Chip Model (ICM) is critical for tournament success. From preflop push-fold ranges to stack preservation, ICM guides most late-stage MTT decisions.

In this episode, we explore what ICM is and how you can use it to improve your tournament results.

*LINKS*

• Final Table ICM Dynamics: https://redchippoker.com/final-table-dynamics-icm-podcast/
• Poker Tournament Push-Fold Charts: https://redchippoker.com/poker-tournament-push-fold-charts/
• Red Chip Poker GTO Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app
• Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/

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We never know our opponent’s range down to the last combo, but we do need to be able to discuss and differentiate the structure of their ranges. Understanding range terminology will allow you to understand such discussions, while deepening your appreciation of this cornerstone of no-limit hold’em.

Polarized, merged, condensed, and other types of ranges get a full explanation in this episode.

*LINKS*

• Ranges 101: https://redchippoker.com/range-arrangement-podcast/
• Understanding 3-Bet Ranges: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-ranges-reading
• Pseudo Balance Episode (S6E1): https://redchippoker.com/pseudo-balance-podcast/
• How To Build Poker Ranges: https://www.splitsuit.com/how-to-build-poker-ranges-with-example

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Your red line looks at all wins and losses in pots that did not go to showdown. Lengthy online discussions suggest some players have a borderline obsession with the slope of this line, and are searching for strategies that will modify it.

This podcast episode explores the significance of the red line, how you can modify its slope, and whether you should bother.

*LINKS*

• Perfect GTO Bluffs: https://www.splitsuit.com/perfect-gto-bluffing
  GTO Gems (Official Book Site): https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book

• Mixed Strategies 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfW2dlhuDs&feature=youtu.be

• The Red Line And Poker Graphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=L51XKzeC1cKAJ7Rd&v=G20m7xMNARs&feature=youtu.be

• Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/
   

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In the debut episode of Season 6 of the Red Chip Poker podcast, coach w34z3l discusses the concept of “pseudo balance.” But what if your opponent strays far from GTO lines?

Bluffing with a GTO frequency into someone who never folds, for example, is clearly an error. Enter pseudo balance. A partial but non-GTO form of balance perfect for practical play. 

• Optimizing Your Poker Mindset: https://redchippoker.com/optimize-your-mindset-for-poker-success/
• Our New Poker Cheat Sheets: https://redchippoker.com/poker-cheat-sheets/
• 6 Things I Wish Learned Sooner: https://youtu.be/s2eLEuq2Oxg
• Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/
• Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

For the first episode of our 21st season on the air, we are joined by WSOP bracelet winner, Limit Holdem maestro Terrence Chan. We also welcome back Irish poker tour ambassador Andy Black. For strategy, Dara will help David analyse a hand that he played on Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event. Leo Worthington-Lees discusses exploitative poker. Plus, Barry Carter takes a sartorial look at the news!

This week, we are joined by WSOP bracelet winner, our great friend Tom Hall. We’ve also got poker player, dental hygienist and talented writer Jacqueline Burkhart. For strategy, Dara and David take a deep dive into another classic hand - this one played between WSOP Main event winners Stu Ungar and Mansour Matloubi. Phil Galfond tells us about his 5 post-it notes. Plus, Barry Carter takes a sardonic look at the news!

On the week that ‘The Chip Race’ was green-lit for 3 more seasons by Unibet Poker, we welcome 3-time WSOP bracelet winner, PLO legend and run it once Bossman Phil Galfond. We’ve also got Canadian poker player Elizabeth Bennett Martin. For strategy, we are joined by poker player and GOAP Kevin O’Donnell to look at a wild hand of his from this years Irish poker open. Jesse Fullen stops by to discuss the 2023 WSOP. Plus, Barry Carter takes a satirical look at the news!

On the week when the poker community said goodbye to its most legendary figure, we welcome WSOP ring winner and EPT Monte Carlo 3rd place finisher Leo Worthington Leese. We have also got poker player, streamer and Triton champion Mark Rubbathan. For strategy, Dara and I breakdown a Doyle Brunson hand from the 2021 WSOP Main Event. Brent Harrington stops by to discuss ‘poker beefs’. Plus, Barry Carter is at the news desk!