When action is jam/fold preflop in no-limit hold’em, I’m very cautious about playing exploitatively. With my knowledge of non-exploitable jam/fold play, it’s just very difficult for me to justify playing guessing games regarding opponents’ preflop ranges. However, I recently played a hand in a live cash game where I called an all-in a tad lighter than the equilibrium calling range…
May, 2011
Exploiting Players Who Shove too Wide Preflop
Monday, May 30th, 2011Exploiting Players Who Don’t Play Pot-Proportional No-Limit Hold’em
Thursday, March 10th, 2011Here are some exploitative adjustments you can make against players who don’t think about money relative to the size of the pot.
Killer Poker Analysis: 8/20/2010
Friday, August 20th, 2010Topics covered:
1.) What adjustments to make to fully exploit exceptionally bad players
2.) What exploitative adjustments to make against players who are primarily setmining when they call a preflop raise
3.) Why it’s important to know the biggest raise you can call if someone opens all-in
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Killer Poker Analysis: 7/16/2010
Friday, July 16th, 2010Topics covered:
1.) How to play 3-bet pots out of position when an ace falls
2.) Individual utility: what it is; how it relates to poker and life
3.) Why you should never open-limp (and how to exploit players who do)
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Flop Texture Matters: hotjenny314 and I Throw Down at the MGM!
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Saturday 6/26 was a day of nonstop adventure with Team Moshman. The day began with ATVing in the desert. It ended with some $1-$2 no-limit hold’em cash game action at the MGM. Of my 9 opponents at the table, 3 of them were Team Moshman members, but the rest of the table was exploitable enough [...]
Game Theory: Rochambeau to Poker (Part 2)
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Even an expert can pick up a new trick or two. For the KillerEV faithful who’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to for the past two weeks, I was recently in Florida visiting HerschelW from PokerPwnage.com. The focus of the trip was to put together some videos about short-stacked play in multitable tournaments (MTTs) [...]
Killer Poker Analysis: 2/12/2010
Friday, February 12th, 2010Topics covered:
1.) Whether you should take a slightly +cEV coin flip the first hand of an MTT
2.) When to check-raise bluff (and when to check-raise in general)
3.) How to play against aggressive opponents
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Killer Poker Analysis: 2/5/2010
Friday, February 5th, 2010Topics Covered:
1.) Strategies for dealing with no-limit hold’em games featuring players who are extremely loose passive preflop
2.) How to calculate implied odds when drawing
3.)How to play Rush Poker at Full Tilt
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Reflecting on my 2009 Poker Results: Into the Mirror Black
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009The strengths of my poker game are my theoretical understanding and my ability to dissect nuanced scenarios. I was chatting on AIM with a friend of mine today. As he put it, “you definitely have the most rigorous understanding of the game out of anyone i know/or even read about…except maybe sklansky. haha”
These strengths have made [...]
