bet sizing EV exploit GTO value bet Advanced poker strategy focused on maximizing expected value against recreational players. Learn when to deviate from GTO, optimal sizing strategies, and psychological tactics to exploit fish. Covers pre-flop decisions, post-flop play, and value extraction techniques. Recreational players lose at 50-70bb/100 vs regs at 3bb/100. Being in pots with fish is 20x more important than perfect GTO play against regs. Fish Exploitation Masterclass: Recreational players are inelastic to sizing on dry boards - size up aggressively for maximum value extraction Fish enter "pressure cooker" mode when threatened with large bets, leading to emotional decision-making and overdefending Pre-flop range expansion against fish is crucial - hands like become profitable due to massive implied odds Leading turns after calling flop 3-bets triggers aggressive responses from recreational players who feel challenged Small pots don't activate fish psychology - you need to create tension and stress to maximize their mistakes Position becomes even more valuable against fish as you can control pot size and apply maximum pressure Understanding fish psychology is more profitable than perfect GTO play - they operate on emotion rather than logic
