Theory Poker Strategy Lessons

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• GTO Versus Exploitative PokerA Game Theory Optimal Strategy Is One No Opponent Can Beat In The Long Run, And An Exploitative Strategy Deliberately Departs From It To Win More Against A Specific Opponent's Mistakes; Strong Players Learn The First As A Baseline And Use The Second In Practice.
• Mixed Strategies And FrequenciesA Mixed Strategy Plays The Same Hand In More Than One Way At Set Frequencies, So That Opponents Cannot Tell Which Action A Hand Will Take: In The Smarter.Poker Preflop Reference, For Example, A5s Is Opened From Under The Gun 52% Of The Time And Folded The Rest.
• Blockers: How Your Cards Change TheirsA Blocker Is A Card In Your Hand That Makes Certain Hands Impossible Or Less Likely For Your Opponent: Holding One Ace Cuts Your Opponent's Ace King Combinations From 16 To 12, Which Makes Some Bluffs And Calls Better Than They Look.

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