22 Nov 2025 Intermediate This material is for medium-skilled players 3-bet bluff catching equity mental game ranges tilt Professional poker coach Pete Clarke analyzes Jurgen's play, focusing on mental discipline after bad sessions, overvaluing medium-strength hands, and improving hand-reading skills. The video covers key spots where emotional control impacts decision quality. Mental discipline prevents tilt from impairing decision-making ability. Focus on relative versus absolute hand strength to avoid costly river mistakes. Critical Strategy Corrections: Set timers for sessions when mentally drained—commit to professional EV-maximizing decisions for 35-40 minutes minimum Evaluate hand strength based on equity versus opponent's range rather than absolute hand rankings Check medium-strength hands more often on dangerous runouts instead of forcing thin value bets Avoid triple barreling with showdown value hands like Ace-Queen in three-bet pots Hand-read opponent ranges before acting—identify when villains are polar versus merged Position dramatically impacts equity realization; hands perform worse out of position Slow-play against polar ranges where opponent holds either nuts or air to maximize bluff-catching
