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Triton Jeju is around the corner and I always have mixed feelings about going over there. I know I’m about to diabolically destroy my sleep, put my physical health on hold, and blow up my adrenal system. It’ll take weeks to feel normal again. Even after the event I’ll still be dealing with emotional and physical fatigue… dopamine withdrawal included. Maybe we’re all a little sick for doing it. At this stage of my life, I don’t need to anymore. But there’s something about walking down that hallway, completely exhausted, knowing you have to pull every last mental and physical resource out of yourself to show up and close a final table. You sit down against some of the greatest talent the game has ever seen, and it’s on you. When it's all on the line do you still have what it takes? If you fuck it up, it’s yours to own. Me vs. Me. My non-poker friends often ask why I still do it. That’s the answer.

“Blocking flushes is the most overused excuse for hero-calling." "Half the time you’re just blocking the bluffs villain is supposed to have. Suit removal > vibes.” - Connor "FearTheRepear" Rash In his first coaching video River Blocker Heuristics and Exploit Overbets

@tombos21 If you do it 1 million times it doesn't matter what you do but if you have one shot at cashing out something reasonable. I would do what I just said.

@tombos21 Do what gambler2 does until/if you hit big and then do what gambler1 does until you fulfill the requirements to cash out.

Gambling puzzle: A casino matches your deposit as a bonus. They require you to wager 30x your deposit before you can withdraw the bonus. Gambler 1 wants to minimize their bust rate. So they play a low-variance game with 97% return to player (RTP). Gambler 2 wants to maximize their variance. So they play an extremely high-variance game with 97% RTP. Curiously, Gambler #2 has a MUCH higher expected value than #1, despite having the same RTP and a higher chance of busting. In fact, if the variance is high enough, gambler #2 can theoretically have a positive expected value, despite playing a losing game! How is this possible?

📺 NEW Podcast is out! 🇮🇹 @Mustacchione joins Jonathan Jaffe for a conversation on: • Heads-up experience = one of the most underrated edges in MTT poker • How early downswings shaped Mustapha’s approach to the game • Why most talented players quit right before variance swings back • How poker compares to professional sports Check it out here: youtu.be/Se7UyDrQmB0

"UTG v BB 50bb: solver basically halves the money it puts in on monotone flops (bet volume goes from 2.6 → 1.3). That’s a huge “chill out” signal." - Clemen Deng, new GTO LAB Coach in his first coaching video Monotone Flop Strategy in SRP

@mailbird Yes I got a reply after 27 days and the case was easily resolved.

@OrpTheTurk Hi there, thanks for your message and for your patience. The holiday season has been especially busy, and our support team has been handling a higher-than-usual volume of requests while doing their best to respond as quickly as possible. Thanks again!

We’re doing a small holiday thing. No new features. No urgency cosplay. Just the same Mailbird, slightly easier to say yes to this week.

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In POTD #172 I wrote about "bluffing linearly" on the river. A premium subscriber asked what I meant about that and I wrote a whole post POTD #177. Explaining the concept. "The concept behind bluffing linearly goes like this. On the river, if you have a bunch of hands with values from 1-100 where 100 is the nuts and 1 is the nut low, you start bluffing all your 1s, then your 2s, then your 3s, etc., until you hit the appropriate bluffing frequency. The reason for this is in part because if you have a 3, you want to make sure a 4 folds, but if you have a 5, you don’t care if a 4 folds, so you’d rather bluff with a 3 than a 5." The HH was a relatively simple one 2024 WSOP Paradise Event #9 WSOP Super Main Event Day 1A (5k/10k/10k) It folds to reg in the SB (500k) who raises to 45k, I (300k) have K♦️5♦️ in the BB and call. Flop (100k) A♣️8♣️4♦️: He bets 25k, I call. Turn (150k) Q♦️: He checks, I check. River (150k) 6♣️: He checks, I check and win with K5 high. I should have bluffed the river and as I do everyday I posted a video talking about the sims I ran for premium subscribers. That video is embedded below, I hope you enjoy it.

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Big news from the GTO LAB team. We have just rolled out our brand-new Strategy Postflop cEV Beta. It is now available to all Regular and Pro subscribers. This upgrade gives you a smoother, complete way to study postflop play. Your path to the high-stakes starts here.

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I would grab this 20% discount just before most efficient cEV postflop libraries are released!

This video was one of the most valuable coaching videos I have watched lately. Maybe not necessarily WP Dan but for sure Well-Studied Dan!

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