I Played Poker With Only 5 Seconds to Make Every Decision

Hungry Horse
21 Nov 2025
Advanced
This material is for experienced players
Strategy
21 Nov 2025
Advanced
This material is for experienced players

Marc challenges himself to make every poker decision in 5 seconds or less, proving that a solid repeatable thought process matters more than thinking time. Through live hands, he demonstrates bet sizing, range analysis, and exploitative adjustments while under extreme time pressure.

Strong decision-making stems from repeatable systems, not more time. Practice your thought process until pressure becomes advantage.

Building a Winning System Under Pressure:

  • 5-Second Decision Challenge - Every pre-flop, flop, turn, and river decision made in 5 seconds or less to test system validity
  • Bet Sizing Based on Opponent Ranges - Sizing decisions depend on villain's capped ranges, not hero's hand strength
  • Out of Position Strategy - Checking out of position exploits recreational players who overstab and telegraph strength with sizing
  • Combo Draw Aggression - With significant equity, less fold equity needed - check-raising flush and straight draws profitably
  • Table Talk Pitfalls - Talking at the table can backfire, accidentally talking opponents into calls instead of folds
  • River Bluff Sizing - Small bluffs fold weak showdown value; large bluffs target stronger one-pair hands
  • Repeatable Thought Process - Decent decisions in 5 seconds beat perfect decisions in 5 minutes when you have a system
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