Poker Strategy
Daniel Dvoress Wins Three Triton Titles as Modern Tournament Mastery Launches
Daniel Dvoress picked a pretty good time to have one of the best tournament runs of his career. With Modern Tournament Mastery launching on Upswing Poker, Dvoress has spent the last few weeks doing the best kind of promotion possible: winning some of the toughest poker tournaments in the world. His run at the Triton…
Read MoreHow to Defend Against Large Flop C-Bets in Poker Tournaments
By Leo Song-Carrillo · MTT Pro Being on the receiving end of a large flop c-bet can feel intimidating in a poker tournament. The pot swells quickly. Bad calls are punished. For some players, that fear produces an automatic fold. For others, it sparks rebellion. You fight back, sometimes at the wrong time, and suddenly…
Read MoreSneak Peek: Modern Tournament Mastery w/ Tim Adams & Dan Dvoress ft. Stephen Chidwick
Tournament poker has a way of making every serious player feel behind at some point. You can study for months, build a strong strategy, and still run into spots where the game feels like it has moved past you. Maybe someone uses a line you don’t fully understand. Maybe the stack dynamics change quickly, taking…
Read MoreTimothy Adams Breaks Down ChatGPT’s Poker Logic
Timothy Adams and Mike Brady recently sat down to review a handful of hands played by Mike’s friend Stu, and alongside their breakdown, they had ChatGPT’s analysis of each hand pulled up and worked through both in real time. What you get is a side-by-side look at how strong players actually think through spots, compared…
Read MoreHow Timothy Adams Attacks from the Big Blind (And Why Most Players Don’t)
One thing that becomes very clear early in Upswing’s Modern Tournament Mastery is that while the course is built by both Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress, a lot of the most practical, in-the-weeds breakdowns come from Adams walking through spots on his own. The video we’re going to look at today is one of those.…
Read MoreHow Timothy Adams Approaches Deep Stack Tournament Poker
Timothy Adams has spent years playing the toughest tournament fields in the world, and one thing comes through very clearly when he talks about deep stack poker: Most players aren’t well-versed in deep-stacked early MTT play. That’s a major theme throughout Modern Tournament Mastery, the new Upswing course from Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress. Modern…
Read MoreFour Doug Polk MTT Hands Reviewed by Two of The Best Tournament Players Ever
Doug Polk built Upswing Poker, but he’s still best known as a heads-up cash game specialist. That’s what makes his hands from this $125k Triton Main Event so interesting. In Modern Tournament Mastery, the new MTT course from Timothy Adams and Daniel Dvoress featuring Stephen Chidwick, several key spots feature Doug navigating high-pressure tournament situations…
Read MoreGarrett Adelstein Analyzes a Massive Bluff Gone Wrong
In today’s article, we’re going to get Garrett’s perspective on a hand he played on High Stakes Poker against and Daniel Negreanu. If you’d like more poker insights and want to delve further into Garrett’s mindset, you can preorder his book, Beneath the Cards. They’re playing $500/$1,000 with a $1,000 big blind ante, beginning the hand…
Read MoreThe Biggest Mistakes Hold’em Players Make in PLO Tournaments (and How to Fix Them)
PLO tournaments have one of the biggest edges in poker. Prize pools are growing, fields are soft, and on the surface the game looks like Hold’em with two extra cards. That last assumption is exactly why the fields stay soft. Two-time bracelet winner Dylan Weisman recently sat down with Brad Owen, one of the most…
Read MoreSneak Peek Inside Crushing PLO Tournaments with Dylan Weisman
PLO tournaments are still one of the softest formats in poker. The fields are weak, the prize pools are huge, and until now, nobody has really built a serious course around how to actually beat them. That’s what makes Crushing PLO Tournaments different. Taught by Dylan Weisman, the course is built on custom solver work…
Read More5 Key Hands from Dylan Weisman’s $530 PLO Final Table Run
Dylan Weisman recently shared a highlight reel from his second-place finish in a $530 PLO MTT on ClubWPT Gold, and it’s packed with interesting decisions across all stages of the tournament. Rather than walk through all the hands from the video, let’s focus on a handful of the most instructive spots. Let’s break down five…
Read MoreICM vs Chip Leader: How Dylan Weisman Navigates a Tough PLO Final Table Spot
In this preview from his upcoming Crushing PLO Tournaments course on Upswing, Dylan Weisman walks through a hand from a $75,000 Triton PLO final table at WSOP Paradise. The following video comes from his “Plan Explained” section, and it’s a great example of how ICM pressure, stack dynamics, and preflop decisions all play a role…
Read MorePlay More Hands, Win More Pots: 5 Tips for PLO MTT Success
Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) tournaments are a completely different animal from No-Limit Hold’em. If you try to carry over your standard NLHE strategy (tight opens, limited limping, range c-betting), you’re going to get run over and bleed chips in ways you’re not even aware of. The structure of PLO MTTs (no rake, big blind ante, multiway…
Read MoreHow Double Board Bomb Pots Actually Work (And Why Most Players Get Them Wrong)
Bomb pots have become a staple in modern poker. Whether you’re playing in private games, apps, or live settings, you’re going to encounter them all over the place, often in double board formats. In these games, every player contributes to the pot preflop, and instead of a single board, two separate boards are dealt—each of…
Read MoreInside a $30K CGWC Pot: TaxHere vs Jasamgale Hand Analysis
The 2025 Cash Game World Championship (CGWC) has provided us with many jaw-dropping hands, with players taking lines with hands that you just never see in everyday games. The hand we’ll talk about today is no different. Our featured players are TaxHere and Jasamgale, two of the very best in the world for many years.…
Read More5 Things You Should Be Doing BvB (But Probably Aren’t)
In poker, particularly online, where blind-versus-blind (BVB) situations arise frequently, developing a strong BVB strategy is essential to maintaining a healthy win rate. In this article, I am going to break down five core strategies that you should implement to set yourself apart from the field. Let’s dive into it! Core Strategy #1 – 3-Betting…
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