Preflop Strategy

Position-by-position preflop decisions — opening ranges, 3-betting, and calling standards that drive your long-term win rate.

Lucas Jumalon Wins $10 Million at 2026 WSOP Main Event — Second-Youngest Champion in History

Lucas Jumalon, 22, from Spokane, Washington, won the 2026 WSOP Main Event, defeating 9,208 entrants to claim a $10 million prize and become the second-youngest champion in tournament history.

August 6, 2026

Run It Once PLO Training Review: Courses, GTO Trainer, and Membership Plans Explained

Run It Once offers the most comprehensive PLO training platform, combining Phil Galfond's expert video courses with the Vision GTO Trainer to sharpen your game at every skill level.

August 5, 2026

CoinPoker 3-Bet Club: Rakeback Tiers, Power Ups, and How to Join

CoinPoker's 3-Bet Club offers a 10–15% tiered Rewards Boost, six 12-hour Power Ups per month, a stats-based Action Multiplier, discounted MTT buy-ins, and exclusive cosmetics — all for a single monthly fee.

August 4, 2026

Moneymaker's WSOP Bubble Call: J-9 vs Pocket Aces Breakdown

How Chris Moneymaker reasoned through a controversial J♠9♠ river call against pocket aces on the 2026 WSOP Main Event bubble — and what it teaches about preflop reads, board texture, and range thinking.

July 31, 2026

GTO Wizard 2026 PLO Update: Heads-Up Solver, Nodelocking & Post-Flop ICM Explained

GTO Wizard's 2026 PLO update delivers a fully customizable heads-up solver, nodelocking for targeted exploitation, post-flop ICM for cash and tournaments, upgraded study/trainer tools, and a solver engine up to 6× faster.

July 28, 2026

9-High River Bluff Verified GTO in the $10,300 GGMillion Final: Schneider vs Neves Solver Breakdown

Solver analysis of every street in the 2026 $10,300 GGMillion final confirms that Schneider's 9-high river bluff against Neves was GTO-optimal — here's why the math works.

July 23, 2026

Why Blackwood Folded Pocket Kings Pre-Flop at the 2026 WSOP Main Event

Poker commentator Gary Blackwood's pre-flop pocket kings fold at the 2026 WSOP Main Event sparked intense debate. Explore the strategic reasoning behind the decision and the key lessons for every tournament player.

July 21, 2026

Button Open-Shove Strategy at 20 BB: Hand Selection & Opponent Adjustments

At 20 BB, the button opens 42.5% of hands — but knowing when to shove vs min-raise is what separates winners. Learn GTO-based hand selection and how to adjust against nits, calling stations, and maniacs.

July 20, 2026

How Ante Structure Handed Dvoress the Triton Golden Decade Title in One Hand

A single GTO-aligned cooler decided the Triton Golden Decade championship: learn how full big-blind antes, pot-size bets, and a river donk-jam flipped 13 million chips in seconds.

July 17, 2026

How to Raise With a Full House: Sizing Strategy and WSOP Breakdown

Master the full house raise in poker: learn the four key factors for when to raise, how to size your bet for maximum value, which mistakes to avoid, and what a real WSOP hand with Pedro Neves reveals about turning a boat into profit.

July 17, 2026

CoinPoker No-Limp PLO Explained: Pot-or-Fold, Rules and Strategy

CoinPoker's No-Limp Pot-Limit Omaha forces a pot-size raise or fold on the opening action. Here are the rules, where to find tables and stakes, and how to adjust your strategy.

July 16, 2026

22-Year-Old Lucas Jumalon Leads the 2026 WSOP Main Event Final Table Chasing $10 Million

Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old from Spokane, holds the chip lead at the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table with about a third of the chips. A look at his edge, the veteran field, and what the dynamics mean for the $10 million prize.

July 15, 2026

CoinPoker's No-Limp PLO: How Banning the Limp Reshapes Cash Games

CoinPoker's No-Limp Pot-Limit Omaha bans the passive preflop call, accelerating action and building bigger pots across all stakes. Rules, table options, and its place in CoinPoker's Omaha strategy.

July 14, 2026

GTO Breakdown: How Pocket Deuces Lost to Q♠10♠ at the WSOP Millionaire Maker

Step-by-step GTO analysis of the WSOP $1,500 Millionaire Maker hand where Gurevich’s pocket-deuce bluff was shut down by Fairchild’s decisive river raise with Q♠10♠.

July 13, 2026

Five Overlooked Poker Plays That Can Dominate Your 2026 Tournament

A 2026 tournament poker guide to five rarely used tactics from poker.org: overbetting, larger preflop raises, varied check-raises, frequent 3-bets, and strategic all-ins (including the ~40% shove). Use them to grow your stack and run deeper.

July 12, 2026