Exploiting Profiles: Episode II – The Nit
We will compare BTN’s strategy when playing heads up against a Nit and against a GTO opponent…
Exploiting Profiles: Episode I – The Calling Station
In this article, we will derive some heuristics for exploiting calling stations specifically. Before we proceed, however,…
Is Limping Preflop Viable in Mississippi Straddle Games?
In this article, we’ll delve into both the theory and the practice of open limping. Why does…
Probing Out Of Position in 3-Way Pots
When the preflop raiser is not last to act on the flop, they have more incentive to…
Monkey in the Middle: 3-Way Pot Heuristics
In my experimentation with 3-way postflop sims, many of the most counterintuitive results I’ve come across have…
The Trouble With Implied Odds
When we were brand new to poker strategy, many of us learned about concepts like equity, outs,…
Mississippi Straddles: Building a C-Betting Strategy vs. BTN
A Button straddle, also known as a Mississippi straddle, changes the preflop incentives of all players. If…
Mississippi Straddles: How to Defend vs Raises
This is the second in a series of articles about playing in games with a Button or…
Opening Strategy When the Button Straddles
A Mississippi straddle is when you straddle the button (put out a third blind). Action starts on…