I Spent 1,000 Hours Studying Poker Solvers So You Don't Have To

Team 651
09 Sep 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy

Discover the biggest takeaways from 1000+ hours of solver study without doing the work yourself. Learn three critical exploits: folding more vs aggression, bluffing with small bets, and thin value betting in position. Understand where humans deviate from GTO and how to print money exploiting common leaks in real games.

Master three solver-backed exploits: overfold vs barrels, abuse small bet bluffing, and extract thin value in position vs passive opponents.

Essential Solver Exploits for Crushing Live Games:

  • Overfold to aggression profitably - Humans under-bluff dramatically compared to solvers, especially recreational players who only bluff once every six months
  • Small bet bluffing prints money - Players fold far too much to small sizings since they can't implement proper calling ranges with weak holdings
  • Turn check-raises rarely happen - Exploit this by thin value betting second pair and vulnerable top pairs in position without fear of getting raised off hands
  • Sizing matters for maximum exploitation - 22% pot bets force opponents into uncomfortable spots calling king-high and raising air, which they never do
  • Blockers don't save you from folds - Even with straight blockers like A-10, fold top pair vs triple barrels when facing under-bluffing villains
  • GTO requires impossible discipline - Solver strategies demand raising 87o and calling K2o that humans simply can't execute at the table
  • Position enables thin value extraction - Bet vulnerable pairs on turns in position since check-raise bluffs are nearly nonexistent below high stakes
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