Early tournament levels are the most misplayed stage in MTTs. Deep stacks, no ICM, and recreational lineups create high-EV spots most players walk past. Here are the aggression choices that compound into final-table stacks.
ICM theory tightens calling ranges. The flip side most players miss: it caps your sizing on the value side too. Solver+ data on a 60bb 3-bet pot with the nuts shows exactly when sizing down is the +EV play, even when you're a 65/35 favorite.
When BB never check-raises high-card flops, the in-position bettor can size up beyond what GTO prescribes. Solver+ data on A♠ 7♥ 4♦ at 100bb shows exactly how big the gap is — and how to attack it.
Fifteen big blinds in the big blind is the most-played stack depth in tournament poker — and the worst-played. A clean three-region framework for jam, flat, and fold decisions at this critical depth.
Solver+ shows BB check-raising 19% on 9h-7c-4d vs BTN. That range cannot be all sets and combo draws — here is why the fringy combos with backdoor equity and blockers carry the turn and river plan.
A complete solver-backed breakdown of one of the most common 3-bet pot textures in blind-vs-blind play. Learn the two-sizing c-bet strategy, when sets should slow-play, and the optimal probe frequencies across every street.
You bought a solver, ran some sims, and still aren't improving. Here are the 5 study mistakes killing your progress and exactly how to fix each one.
Recreational players broadcast their hand strength through bet sizing more than any other action. Learn the most common sizing patterns and how to exploit them.
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