Posts Tagged ‘Live Poker’
Single Board Bomb Pots – The Complete NLH Strategy Guide
On this page What Is a Single-Board Bomb Pot? Where You’ll Find Them Why Bomb Pots Play Differently Flop Strategy: Small, Tight, and Linear Turn and River Strategy Shallow Stacks Change the Math Four Common Leaks The Takeaway What Is a Single-Board Bomb Pot? Quick definition A single-board bomb pot is a No-Limit Hold’em hand…
Read More3 Hidden River Mistakes That Are Costing You Money
The river is the street where the gap between what you see in GTO models and what happens in reality is the largest. GTO strategy is risk-neutral. You’re not. This is the core issue that drives most of your mistakes. In this article, I am going to break down 3 river mistakes you’re making and…
Read MoreWhy Garrett Adelstein’s “I’ve Got It” Speech Play Backfired
This hand comes from Garrett Adelstein’s book, Beneath the Cards, which was released today, September 1st! The memoir goes beyond the action to explore the triumphs, setbacks, missteps, and lessons that shaped his poker career. In the hand, Garrett’s reputation as one of poker’s most honorable players becomes a liability in a way he never…
Read MoreAces vs Kings, 500 Big Blinds Deep: Can Garrett Get Away?
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein has Kh Kc in a 4-bet pot; the flop comes 9-high, and there are no real draws to speak of. For most players, that’s all that needs to be said. The money is going in, and a cooler in a 1,000bb pot is inevitable. But…
Read MoreToo Weak to Call, Strong Enough to Raise: Garrett Adelstein’s $60K Bluff
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had already become one of the biggest winners on Hustler Casino Live when he played this epic hand in September 2022. He knew his pocket queens were no good on this river. Aaron Zhang had just overbet $15,000 on the river, and the board had run out…
Read MoreGarrett Adelstein Was Sure His Opponent Couldn’t Bluff. He Was Wrong.
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had already become one of the biggest winners on Live at the Bike when he played one of the most consequential hands of his career in March 2018. The game was $100/$200 with a $200 ante, and Garrett and regular opponent Art Papazyan were roughly…
Read MoreHow Garrett Adelstein Used a Weak Player to Bluff Patrik Antonius
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein had not played poker in more than a year when he sat down in a $100/$200/$400 game with a $200 ante in December 2023. Rather than ease back in, he immediately found himself in a massive pot against Patrik Antonius, a player he admired growing…
Read MoreGarrett vs Dwan: 4 Lessons From a High-Stakes Cash Game Hand
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Garrett Adelstein recently broke down a fascinating hand against Tom Dwan from a $200/$200/$400 ($200 big blind ante) cash game in 2021. Watch Garrett’s video on YouTube. The hand has all the ingredients you’d expect from these two creative and aggressive players. Garrett takes an unusual preflop…
Read MoreMystery Bounty Strategy: How to Attack Once the Bubble Bursts
A sigh of relief. A thrill of hope. Could this be the day? That’s how surviving a money bubble can feel. But the feeling is even more pronounced in Mystery Bounty knockout (MB or MBKO) tournaments. Because making ITM in a Mystery Bounty means a lot more than the min-cash you’re guaranteed. Eliminating just one…
Read MoreGarrett Adelstein Breaks Down His $390K Payback Hand Against Dylan Gang
By Duncan Smith · Online Cash Game Pro Some poker hands become memorable because of the money. Others stick around because of the players involved, the table dynamic, and whatever history happens to be sitting underneath the surface. This one has all of that. In February 2022, Garrett Adelstein and Dylan Gang played one of…
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 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…
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