The best thing you can do from a practical standpoint is to learn the modern poker theory but not to use it in every scenario. The organization and description of the preflop play could be clearer, but it's still really useful. If you are serious about poker, you should probably dedicate time to learning as much modern poker theory as you can because of the reasons we mentioned before. With out a shadow of a doubt this is the largest capping out on the last page "Final Word" at 479 pages Texas Holdem Book i own, but it's not just long, it's in depth, Modern, Clear to understand and the most advanced book i own.

We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts.BN 3-bets to 8bb, MP 4-bets to 24bb and everyone else folds, the house won’t take any money from the pot because the flop wasn’t dealt, regardless of how much money went into the pot. com with ESSENTIAL BONUS in the subject header and attach proof of purchase the Essential Video Pack (screenshot) and we will send you a link to download it . From the start of our first session, I was struck by his level of enthusiasm and theoretical knowledge. You might be wondering how is it possible that this modern poker theory named Game Theory Optimal has disadvantages.

By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. For example, if a player has 1,000,000 chips and the big blind is 100,000, he only has 10 big blinds (bb). 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. I hope you will be able eventually to give a favourable review and if so, perhaps you could then do a comparison between the Brokos book, TOP and this one, mentioning the strongest points in each book.Then start getting involved against them, raising every time they limp if you have anything even remotely playable. If we take into account that you are probably playing in much weaker games you should be making money even without applying a GTO strategy. First, if you are averse to math or think it isn’t necessary to play good poker, you are both right and wrong. I´ve input different numbers into the equation and we always reach the same answer, whether we use the simple method or the author´s method.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. For example, if Villain never raises hands such as T9s or medium pocket pairs then, after they raise, their opponents will know on a flop like 8♣7♠6♦ that they can’t have straights, sets or two pairs, and that their range will consist only of overpairs and overcards. The use of equity buckets to visually describe equity distribution is a simple and effective way to find patterns without getting too lost in the minutiae. That quiet guy who has been folding every hand for the last 30 minutes or you, the "wild maniac," who has been raising and bluffing them every hand?Nathan "BlackRain79" Williams is the author of the popular micro stakes strategy books Crushing the Microstakes, Modern Small Stakes, and The Microstakes Playbook. AFAIK, equity calculations are based on the hand reaching showdown, in which case it is correct to state that Hero has 29% for the remaining 25% of hands. In that case you definitely want to use your data to make adjustments (when the sample is reliable). Out Straight Draw (18 Combos) QT: There are 16 combos of QT, but we already accounted for Q♥T♥, so there are only 15 combos left.

This is a must-read for poker players playing the toughest games in the world, where their opponents are employing unbeatable strategies and GTO.So be prepared to have it as a guide and know there well may be a need to read it 2-3 times over the course of a year or 2. However, the real reason why I made the offer to Michael is that I value hard work, persistence and enthusiasm above pretty much any other trait, even intelligence. You should also follow this up on the turn a reasonable amount of the time if you have some sort of pair or decent draw. Next time you are at a table some of the players will have studied Modern Poker Theory and some won’t.