The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast

A Novel Poker Play: Shoving With A Capped Range · S8E18

When you see big bets over multiple streets from an opponent, what do you conclude? Most studied #poker players would assume they are facing a polarized range, and respon

Poker Study: The Formations That Matter Most · S8E17

Most #poker players acknowledge that the more you study the better your results become. However, other life commitments mean that, in practice, we have a limited amount o

Befuddling Your Opponents With Micro Bets · S8E16

Do you tend to use a limited number of bet sizes in your strategy? Such simplified approaches have value, but many #poker players are missing out on profitable spots by r

The Fundamentals Of Heads-Up Hold'em · S8E15

Many #poker players regard heads-up play as the purest form of the game. You are locked in a duel of wits with a single opponent, constantly trying to outmaneuver them an

Poker As A Business: Managing Time And Costs · S8E14

If you play #poker to make money, you have more to manage than your bankroll. To get better at the game, you need to study. That takes time and money. Serious students of

Grinding Poker In A Rec-Friendly Environment · S8E13

Online #poker is a very different beast to twenty years ago. Essentially all poker sites have taken the decision to clip the wings of the professional grinder, ostensibly

Realistic Expectations For Your Poker Decisions · S8E12

Any #poker session you play can be thought of as a series of decisions. The "correct" decision in any spot, such as whether to bet and how much, in principle has an objec

Poker Tips From LLMs: How Bad Are They? · S8E11

An increasing number of people rely on ChatGPT summaries to explain complex topics. Is this a good idea if you're looking for tactical and strategic information about #po

Live Poker Tells: Reading Your Opponents · S8E10

Hollywood promotes the notion that top players "read" their opponents from their body language, or their unique method of eating Oreo cookies. But do such live tells have

Surviving The Variance Of Live Poker · S8E9

The element of luck in #poker means that weak players can having winning sessions and strong ones can go on extended downswings. One can argue that this variance is neces

Does The Block Bet Have A Place In Modern Poker? · S8E8

The block bet is a play from the pre-solver era of #poker which many players view with suspicion. Making a small bet in the hope of avoiding a much larger one from an opp

Ranging Analysis: When It Is And Is Not Useful · S8E7

Much of modern #poker strategy revolves around the battle between poker ranges; our own and that of our opponent. But is ranging always the best approach to reaching a de

Resilience and Optimization: Winning Poker's Mental Game · S8E6

Do you equate the mental game of #poker with tilt avoidance? Then this episode of the podcast will be a huge eye-opener. Sure mental resilience is a critical part of pla

Maximizing Your Winrate Grinding Poker · S8E5

Maximizing your #poker hourly rate extends well beyond simply playing well. If playing online, for example, how many simultaneous tables gives you your best results? What

Mixing And Randomization In Modern Poker · S8E4

In the previous episode of the podcast, we discussed how GTO #poker requires mixing. Typical solutions returned by solvers include using multiple bet sizes in a given spo

GTO Poker: Busting Some Myths · S8E3

Have you heard high-stakes #poker players claiming that they play a GTO strategy? That is a myth that is quickly disproved; the general GTO solution to poker is currently

How EV Modeling Refines Your Poker Decisions · S8E2

Playing #poker well can be viewed as making the highest-EV decision at every opportunity. In some situations, such as facing an all-in, calculating EV is relatively trivi

The Dangers Of Using Minimum Defense Frequency · S8E1

In the season premiere of season 8, w34z3l breaks down the concept of minimum defense frequency, with an emphasis on how MDF can lead to inappropriate defense frequencies

6 Exploitative Strategies You Need To Use (FREE Audiobook Chapter)

Unlock the key pillars of exploitative poker strategy in this exclusive audiobook preview from The Exploitative Edge. In Chapter 4, you'll learn how to maximize profits a

Formation Is Like Position On Steroids · S7E18

Is your understanding of position in poker costing you EV? In this season 7 finale of the Red Chip Poker Podcast, you'll learn why thinking in terms of position alone i