3 Best Ways To Exploit Fish And Make More Money

Saulo Costa
21 Jun 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy

Learn how to properly exploit recreational poker players with three key strategies. Saulo Costa breaks down range construction, optimal bluffing frequencies, and calling patterns against fish. Discover why expanding ranges and aggressive barreling works against loose opponents who overfold.

Fish call 49% preflop vs 29% GTO. They overfold turns by 9% and rivers by significant margins, creating massive bluffing opportunities.

Crushing Recreational Players:

  • Fish defend 49% of hands preflop compared to 29% GTO range, creating wider exploitable ranges for analysis
  • Turn barreling with 95% of hands becomes profitable when fish overfold by 9% against delayed continuation bets
  • River bluffing with weak hands like 10x generates profit due to fish folding 60% when facing bets
  • Range expansion against loose opponents recovers small preflop losses through massive postflop edge
  • High-stakes players regularly turn marginal hands into bluffs against recreational players for maximum exploitation
  • Fish overbluff in certain spots with 43% bluff frequency, making light calldowns extremely profitable
  • Population data reveals specific bet sizing patterns where recreational players become most exploitable
About the Author
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Saulo Costa Professional poker player & coach

Saulo Costa is a professional poker player and respected coach with strong results in online games. He focuses on helping players build solid fundamentals and clear strategies, turning complex spots into simple decisions that lead to steady improvement and long-term success.

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