A Life Raft With an Engine Let me begin with a confession. The first time I heard someone mention the Kelly Criterion at the poker table, I thought it was the name of a Scandinavian online reg. The phrase “Just use Kelly” was completely alien to me but I made
PLO is one of the only popular poker games that uses the pot-limit betting format. Other games like Hold’em and 6+ are played as no-limit games, letting you bet your entire stack at any point in the hand, but why doesn’t that work for Omaha? In this article, we’ll explore
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 for high-stakes players, blindly pursuing perfect GTO lines often produces
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
In a male-dominated game such as poker, the female players are often overlooked and undervalued compared to their male counterparts. You may have heard the phrase “in the poker game of life, women are the rake,” but we think it’s time to move past that misogynistic thinking and give female
Bad beats are a poker player’s worst nightmare, and those nightmares reach Freddy Krueger-esque levels when they happen at the biggest stage of all, the WSOP. Over the years, there have been some truly sickening bad beats at the World Series of Poker, and we’re here to relive them in
Not everyone who comes to Vegas during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) comes to win bracelets; there’s a thriving cash game scene over the summer, as dejected tournament players look to win back their money in the side games. To help you find the best places to play, we’ll
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
Like any sport, poker fans constantly debate who’s the “best player of all time.” One of the most common ways to settle this debate is by ranking players based on their WSOP bracelets. This was generally considered to be an argument-settler for years; after all, the WSOP is poker’s pinnacle
Momentum is a part of poker that’s often overlooked in the modern game. While most of the emphasis is on solver-studies and GTO play, the power of momentum is undervalued, particularly in large-field events like the WSOP. In this article, we’re going to break down how momentum works in WSOP
