bet sizing check-raise exploit position ranges Marc Goone takes on an extreme challenge: playing an entire cash game session without looking at cards except on rivers, all-ins, or 50+ BB bets. This experiment demonstrates how reading opponents and making exploitative adjustments matters more than your own cards. Poker success comes from reading opponents, not your cards. Bet sizing reveals hand strength. Players are exploitable through patterns. Exploitative Strategy Masterclass: Opponent-first mindset: Successfully navigated multiple hands blind by focusing entirely on opponent betting patterns and tendencies rather than personal card strength Bet sizing tells: Demonstrated how small bets often indicate weakness or setting price with marginal hands, while large bets typically represent strong value or obvious bluffs Position exploitation: Maximized profit from late position by applying pressure to capped ranges when opponents show weakness through checking Multi-way caution: Showed disciplined checking in three and four-way pots, avoiding costly mistakes without hand information River decision-making: Used opponent tendencies to determine optimal bluff and value bet sizing, getting folds from better hands and calls from worse Check-raise tactics: Successfully deployed check-raises on dynamic boards to fold out continuation bets from weak ranges Inelastic range targeting: Identified when opponents were "price insensitive" with medium-strength hands and adjusted bet sizing to maximize value or fold equity
