LVL4
Level 4 of 5
Advanced
Level 4 introduces the ideas that shape modern poker: balanced strategies, bet sizing theory, stack-to-pot ratio, 3-bet and multiway pots, blockers, big blind defence, multi-street planning, tournament equity and adjusting to the players in front of you. The goal is understanding, not memorising solver outputs.
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- 1
GTO Fundamentals: Balance, Indifference and MDF
What game theory optimal (GTO) poker really means: Nash equilibrium, balanced ranges, the indifference principle, minimum defence frequency and how solvers fit in. - 2
Bet Sizing Theory: Polarised, Merged and Geometric Bets
How to choose a bet size with a reason: range and nut advantage, polarised and merged ranges, overbets, block bets and geometric sizing to get stacks in by the river. - 3
Stack-to-Pot Ratio (SPR) and Commitment
What stack-to-pot ratio is, how to calculate it on the flop, and how SPR tells you which hands are strong enough to get all-in in single-raised, 3-bet and 4-bet pots. - 4
Playing 3-Bet Pots: Strategy at a Low SPR
3-bet pots are shallower and play faster. How ranges, SPR, c-bet sizes and commitment change after the flop — as the 3-bettor and as the caller. - 5
Blockers and Card Removal
How the cards in your hand change your opponent's range: counting blocked combos, choosing bluffs with blockers, value betting and preflop blockers. - 6
Check-Raising and Big Blind Defence
How to defend the big blind profitably against steals, which flops to check-raise, how to build a check-raise range with value hands and draws, and how to size it. - 7
Multi-Street Planning and Range Advantage
Plan the whole hand before you bet the flop: sort your range into hand classes, pick barrel cards in advance, avoid capping your range and adjust on each street. - 8
Multiway Pots: Playing Against Two or More Opponents
Why hands lose value multiway, how bluffs stop working, and simple rules for betting, sizing and pot control when three or more players see the flop. - 9
Hand Review: Ace-King in a 3-Bet Pot on a Low Board
A street-by-street review of ace-king in a 3-bet pot: why checking the flop was right, how to bet the turn and how thin to value bet the river. - 10
ICM and Final Tables: Tournament Equity Explained
Why tournament chips aren't worth their face value: how ICM turns stacks into prize equity, the bubble risk premium with worked numbers, and final-table strategy. - 11
Exploitative Adjustments: Beating Real Opponents
How to identify player types, read HUD stats like VPIP and PFR, exploit common low-stakes tendencies and adjust safely without being counter-exploited.
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