Publisher's Synopsis
Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker strategy has split the poker world. It has changed the way elite professionals think about the game but for most players it seems out of reach and difficult to grasp. There is a belief that the 'GTO Wizards' in poker are progressing at such a pace that regular players will never be able to catch up to them. This is not true. Anyone can take the lessons from modern solver technology and apply it to their own game.
GTO Poker Simplified dispels the myth that you need to be a genius to understand game theory in poker. It provides easily digestible and actionable changes you can make right now that will quickly bring your game up to speed in the modern era. This book takes the mystery out of GTO for good. It contains groundbreaking insights that many professional poker players are not aware of, including:
- How to play your range instead of your hand
- When blockers determine when to bluff or make huge hero calls
- How to construct unexploitable ranges
- The optimal bet sizing strategies, from small bets to overbets
- The way to choose the best bluffs and value bets
- How to adapt these strategies against recreational players or top professionals
Dara O'Kearney is a professional poker player, sponsored Unibet Pro and the co-host of The Chip Race Podcast. He is highly regarded as one of the best tournament grinders and poker coaches in the world, with a particular focus on modern solver technology. He is the co-author of Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy and Endgame Poker Strategy.
In this book an amateur player can take the modern poker theory of the super high rollers and apply it to their own game. It covers everything from preflop ranges, the flop/turn/river and more. It also delves into multiway pots, ICM, tournaments and cash games, mindset, bankroll, player populations and much more. This book covers everything you need to know to play optimal poker whatever stakes and level you are at.
"Dara is one of the best modern day poker teachers. GTO concepts can be overwhelming, but in this book he smooths them out nicely. Dara makes hard poker content easy to understand and digest. Another brilliant addition here to his poker book series." Kevin Martin - Poker Pro & Twitch Streamer.
