Balancing GTO vs. Exploitative play is a strategic decision that influences many players’ profitability. While GTO (Game Theory Optimal) strategy aims for an unexploitable balance, exploitative play targets specific opponent weaknesses for profit. While solvers and game-theory research have improved high-stakes play, blindly pursuing perfect GTO lines often produces smaller
What Really Determines Poker Bonus ROI? Understanding poker bonuses and their ROI requires looking beyond the headline dollar amount; it's part of your overall poker strategy. The true value of any bonus depends on several interconnected factors that affect your return, and many players overlook critical components that can make
Background Which US states are truly living large? Our analysts examined a range of data points including billionaire counts, private jet traffic, poker earnings, casino spend, luxury car share, yacht ownership, and the number of $1M+ home cities. Using this, we created the High Roller Index to reveal which states
Background: Poker is full of big personalities, but some players take it to Karen levels. We looked through hours of footage and online rants to find the most dramatic, entitled, and over-the-top behavior ever seen at the WSOP. Key Highlights Meet the 5 Biggest Karens of the WSOP When you
While male players have often dominated the World Series of Poker, WSOP women have created some of the biggest hands in history in Las Vegas. Women in poker are the overlay, and in recent years, stars of the felt such as Kristen Foxen, Barbara Enright and Kathy Liebert have been
Bad beat poker hands are part of the brutal beauty of the game and when they happen at the WSOP, the stakes (and heartbreak) are sky-high. From busted full houses to one-outers on the river, bad beats can knock out legends, tilt careers, and become unforgettable moments in poker history.
Not everyone who comes to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) comes to win bracelets, with WSOP cash games bigger than ever before. In this article, we’ll look at which venues offer the biggest pots, best value and most enjoyable atmosphere. While the WSOP venues of the Horseshoe Las Vegas
Strategic thinking pays off in poker, business, and life. To find out which states think ahead, we ranked all 50 states on eight strategic-thinking indicators, from chess participation to credit scores. Each state received a score out of 100 based on how it performed across all categories. The final rankings
When it comes to deciding who the most successful poker player of all time is, one question that keeps coming up is “Who has the most WSOP bracelets?” The answer to that question comes in many forms. For sheer quantity, it’s Phil Hellmuth. With 17 WSOP bracelets, The Poker Brat
What is momentum in WSOP? In poker, momentum isn’t just a buzzword—it can be the key element between making a final table or cashing out early. Momentum in WSOP (World Series of Poker) tournaments refers to the mental energy a player builds from winning hands, growing stacks, and staying confident
Nine out of ten readers enjoyed this article on The Appeal To Probability Fallacy, so you will too. Blind Spot In 2009, the statistician, data-journalist author and poker player Nate Silver was named one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time Magazine after his election forecasting model correctly
It’s summer in Las Vegas and the question on everyone’s lips is the same: How to watch the WSOP? With seven weeks of poker action at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos to come, poker fans around the world can’t wait to get stuck into the action as players such as
