The river really separates the pros from the amateurs. I don’t mean that pros tremble in fear of the river card while amateurs gleefully plan their latest bad beat. Quite the opposite, the river is probably the betting round where pro players generate the greatest edge over their amateur adversaries. Amateur players tend not to [...]

The river value min-raise is a play I use with some frequency. I most typically try it when I’m heads-up with position on the river, and I have a hand I was planning to bet for value if checked to. But instead of checking, my opponent bets. And, given the The River Value Min-Raise|459|3.95|USD|| way [...]

This week I’ve been reading The Mathematics of Poker by Bill Chen and Jerrod Ankenman. It’s quite a piece of work. The bulk of the book focuses on finding game theoretically optimal (GTO) solutions to simplified “toy” poker games. Blocking Bets and The Mathematics Of Poker|418|3.95|USD|| The purpose of these exercises is clearly twofold: To [...]