In this class we will utilize our understanding of fundamentals/concept of a hand range and begin developing an "optimal" preflop strategy, focusing on adjustments to our opponents and game-type.

If anyone knows a place with a whiteboard - please e-mail me.

This class is no longer free. Half of the registration fee will go towards a tournament that I will organize for all the students at the end of June. Everyone can play, have fun, apply the things we have learned and win money in the process.  The remainder is meant to incentivize people to  show up.

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Classes will vary depending on preferences, level of interest, and most importantly, everyone's experience and understanding of the game. The latter is crucial and will ultimately determine which topics are covered. I am open to suggestions and will be happy to discuss any topic for No-limit, Limit, or Pot-Limit Omaha. E-mail me or message me what interests you the most and we'll go from there. Apart from topics that deal with psychology, off-the-table advice, and general approach to the game, classes will be a combination of theory (strategy) and practice via analysis of specific hands.

We can talk about literary anything that is on your mind or I can come prepared with concepts/hand examples and we'll take it from there. Below is a list of topics that we can use as a jumping-off point. If some of the concepts below seem strange - absolutely no worries. 

Above all - what we touch on is entirely up to you. We can spend the entire hour discussing a hand that you played and I am confident that we can learn a ton from that.

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MATH: hand combinations / probability and odds / fold equity and pot equity / expected value

TOURNAMENT STRATEGY (virtually everything listed below applies as well): stack sizes / bet-sizing / bubble play / gametheoretically optimal/unexploitative play

LIVE POKER: seat selection / tells / extracting information / table presence /

STRAT1: positional play / playing from the blinds / continuation bet / folding / reasons to bet

STRAT2: table image / adjusting to opponents / stack sizes / maximizing value versus weaker players / 3betting and playing in 3bet pots / squeeze / leading / check-raising / floating / raising / playing in unraised pots / double barreling / river play / bet-sizing / interpreting board textures / playing out of position / showdown value / non-showdown / importance of blockers / 

STRAT3: thinking outside the box/unorthodox play / aggression frequencies and triple barreling / exploitative and manipulative play / balance / over-betting / range estimation / playing/representing capped, naked and polarized range

STRAT4+MENTALITY: Independent hand analysis and strategy discussion / Mentality/Psychology / Dealing with variance / Table selection / Bankroll management / Online poker