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Poker Strategy Blog
Live cash-game strategy from Arch City Poker — exploitative adjustments, player-type reads, and hands broken down for serious No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha players.
How to Exploit Tight, Under-Bluffing Poker Players
Tight players fold too much and only bet when they have it. That makes them easy to steal from and easy to get away from. Here is the two-sided exploit.
Read →How to Play Against Maniacs at the Poker Table
A maniac bets and raises relentlessly with almost no regard for their hand. The counter is patience: widen your value range, stop bluffing, and let them pay you off.
Read →How to Beat LAG (Loose-Aggressive) Players in Live Poker
LAGs win pots by applying constant pressure and bluffing too much. The counter is not to fight fire with fire, but to let them bluff into your strong range.
Read →How to Play Against Loose-Passive Poker Players
Loose-passive players are the backbone of a good live game: they see too many flops, call too light, and rarely take the lead. Here is how to print against them.
Read →Exploitative Poker: How to Adjust to Every Player Type
The whole game of live low-stakes poker is figuring out how each opponent is wrong and doing the opposite. Here is the master framework, plus a guide for every common player type.
Read →How to Play Against Calling Stations in Live Poker
Calling stations are the most profitable player type in live cash games and the most misplayed. Here is the full exploit framework: value bet bigger, stop bluffing, size to their threshold, and fold when they get aggressive.
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