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

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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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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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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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