Play Optimal PokerAndrew Brokos

Play Optimal Poker

Practical Game Theory for Every Poker Player

by Andrew Brokos · first published 2019

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  • csa · Jul 24, 2022 · Recommends

    …unknown ranges to villain’s range — it’s just your best guess. All that said, gto is a great mental exercise, and it has definitely improved my game. > What's a good resource for learning GTO play? Play optimal poker 1 and 2 by brokos. Good intro. Modern poker theory by Acevedo for a little more advanced stuff. Jonathon little has YT vids with some gto breakdown for hand analysis. He’s not a gto specialist, but…

    on “At 88, Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Is Still Bluffing. Or Is He?” ↗
  • jdm386 · Jan 19, 2022 · Recommends

    Modern Poker Theory as mentioned by the other reply is good. I'd also suggest Play Optimal Poker by Andrew Brokos. The former outlines a lot of strategy in the game and talks a little about game theory and its implications. The latter gives less direct poker advice but uses "toy games" that share…

    on “How A.I. Conquered Poker” ↗
  • waprin · Feb 22, 2024 · Recommends

    …players that I've attracted via my content marketing and I'm happy to answer followup strategy questions there. Some good books I'd recommend that are more modern: Modern Poker Theory by Michael Acevedo Play Optimal Poker by Andrew Brokos Grinder's Manual by Peter Clarke (pre-solver but basically the most exhaustive guide to every concept pre-solver) for Youtube channels, my own : https://www.youtube.com/@livepokertheory…

    on “An introduction to the theory and practice of poker (2020)” ↗

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