Alexandre Ramos | Dev

Solvers will not kill Tournament Poker simply because it doesn't teach you how to assess your Future Game and adjust your game based on the current table. It takes years of practice, reviewing, and feedback from friends/poker coaches to understand the art of adjusting to your table (most won't even be able to understand this; that's why only a few % make consistent money from Poker; that's the secret). In fact, many very good regs lost sight of their edges and sacrificed insane win rates for marginal break-even GTO calls/bluffs. Listen, I am not saying studying theory is bad. It is required. But we need a lot less than most of you think. A solid base is essential and requires consistent reviewing to ensure you don't have significant leaks in your game. Understand the population you are playing in, how recreational and "losing regulars" play, how to exploit that, how to develop reads on your opponents, and how to fold good hands on the river even though you would win 0.5bb with calling or bluffing. It is a concept I can not provide math or exact numbers, but with some logic and common sense, you will understand that your presence on the table has a certain EV (ideally, a very high one). So, per definition, you will find many high EV spots in future orbits. Next time you are in a big pot, take a short break, take a deep breath, and look around; what's your EV at this table? Is it worth blasting it off? Many of you only look at the board and your opponent and ignore entirely the juicy table you might be sitting at. If you found value, I would appreciate a RT and tag a GTO donk who needs to read this ;) Play it smart, champ.