Never Fold If You Have These 3 Advantages

SmartPokerStudy
11 Aug 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy

Sky teaches how to identify and exploit three critical poker advantages: position, range, and skill. Using real hand examples, he demonstrates when to play aggressively based on how many advantages you hold, with a focus session method to improve decision-making.

Target three-advantage spots for maximum profitability. Two advantages are dangerous, one can still profit, zero should fold.

Strategic Advantage Framework

  • Position lets you act last post-flop with more information and betting control
  • Pre-flop raisers hold stronger ranges than callers on most board textures
  • Weak players show obvious bet sizing tells - small bets weak, big bets strong
  • Use tick sheet method to track advantages during play sessions
  • Three advantages = always play, two = highly consider, zero-one = fold
  • Continuation betting with range advantage wins pots through aggression
  • Target loose passive opponents who make frequent mistakes
About the Author
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SmartPokerStudy Poker Training Brand

SmartPokerStudy is run by Sky Matsuhashi, a coach who shares clear poker study tips through his podcast and site. He gives simple strategies and action steps for cash games, sit-and-gos, and MTTs, helping players improve each week with targeted, easy–to–use guidance.

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