Exploitative Poker
Strategy, Training Courses, Videos & More
Understanding exploitative poker is crucial to increasing your win rate. We’ll tell you what exploitative poker is and guide you towards both free resources and advanced training courses led by some of the best poker coaches in the world.
No matter where you are in your game, we have a path for you to continue your studies on exploitative poker.
But first let’s quickly define it: exploitative poker is a poker strategy in which you adjust your play to take advantage of weaknesses or predictable patterns in your opponents’ strategies. Instead of playing a balanced style aimed at being unexploitable, you deliberately deviate from GTO. View glossary definition
Training courses: exploitative poker
Lab 2.0
The best poker coach in the world has built your path to poker Mastery
Featured lessons
- Exploits As The Aggressor
- Exploits As The Defender (Attack Checks)
- Player Types And Exploits
- Playing vs Exploitable Players
- Uri Reviews Exploit King Ryan Fee (Parts 1–3)
Elite Cash Game Exploits
Become An Exploitative Machine. Identify Leaks & Destroy Your Opponents.
Featured lessons
- How Postflop Exploits Work
- The Issues with GTO in Multiway Spots
- Bet Size Hand Strength
- The Polarized C-Bet
- Play & Exploits (9 hours of NLH exploits from $1/$2 up to $25/$50)
Smash Live Cash Games
Learn both theory-backed strategies and exploitative tactics
Featured lessons
- Live Cash Preflop Mastersheet with 4,808 Unique Situations
- Postflop Exploits to Maximize Your Hourly in Live Cash
- Multiway Pots
- Coaching Brad Owen
- Play & Explains up to $200/400
Max Exploit Academy: full lesson preview
All lessons are available exclusively inside Lab 2.0
Articles: exploitative poker strategy
How to Exploit Maniac Poker Players
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How to Exploit Weak 3-Bettors (AKA Most Poker Players)
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How to Exploit Loose Poker Players Preflop
(Note: Video not loading? Click here to watch it on YouTube or read on for a written version.) The goal…
How to Adjust Your Strategy on Loose & Splashy Poker Tables
My local $1/$2 game is super loose and crazy. People call raises with all sorts of garbage hands and they…
Crush Live Poker Games With These 8 Battle-Tested Tactics
It is no secret that live poker games are far softer than online games. Most successful online players could switch…
GTO vs Exploitative Play: Which is the Better Strategy?
I think it’s time to talk about Game Theory Optimal (GTO) vs Exploitative play. This subject seems to confuse a…
Videos
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Quizzes
Put your skills to the test on these exploitative poker quizzes, then check out the dozens of quizzes in our archive