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My mission is to help you become the player you want to be on your poker journey, one step at a time. This podcast will get you there with critical study & play strategies along with action steps that help you exploit your opponents, plug leaks and earn more profits.

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Profitable Poker Questions and Answers from the Poker Forge

I answer 3 questions from Poker Forge members about playing profitable poker.  We’re talking bankroll rules, Flopzilla for skill building and value betting. Profitable Poker Questions and Answers Today’s questions came directly from my monthly…

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The Best Texas Holdem Starting Poker Hands & Ranges

Set yourself up for success with the best starting poker hands and ranges for Texas Holdem. Every hand sees preflop action, and making smart choices here will lead to greater poker success.  In this article,…

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Poker and the Minimum Effective Dose | Podcast #87

The minimum effective dose is the smallest dose that will produce a desired outcome.  In this podcast series, I’m giving you the minimum effective dose strategies among 10 different themes you MUST learn to turn…

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Pirate Day Q&A: Bluffing with AK, Facing Raises and +EV Play #257

I answer questions about bluffing with AK, facing raises after cbet bluffing and developing a +EV intuition. Listen to Dread Pirate Sky as you follow along below… Q1: Bluffing on the Flop with AK (3:30)…

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Loose-Aggressive Tournament Players, Data Mining, Calling with Kings | Q&A #253

I answer questions about data mining, calling preflop with the best pocket pairs and facing loose-aggressive tournament poker players. Listen to the episode as you follow along below Question 1: Fighting Loose-Aggressive Tournament Players (2:50)…

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How to do Poker Hand Reading

Hand reading is the #1 skill in poker, and it’s well worth the time it takes to perfect your use of it both on- and off-the-felt. What is Hand Reading in Poker? Hand Reading (aka…

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Choose one of the Smart Poker Study Podcast collections below to learn critical strategies and useful action steps that boost your poker skills in the area you're most concerned with.

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Effective Studies

How to study with purpose to improve your skills and avoid information overload.

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Exploitative Poker

Learn to exploit every player with your Poker HUD and earn more pots & value.

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Poker’s #1 Skill: Hand Reading

I’ll help you learn this crucial skill so you can “read their souls” and dominate.

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