The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast What Modern Poker Players Miss That Old Pros Knew · S7E15
Jul 22, 2025
Coach Weasel, a seasoned poker strategist and trainer, dives into the evolution of poker strategy, contrasting old-school intuition with today's GTO-driven methods. He highlights the importance of skills like player profiling, note-taking, and HUD use, which modern players often overlook. Weasel argues that relying solely on solvers can diminish real-world adaptability and intuition. He outlines five critical abilities for today’s players, advocating for a blend of both eras' skills to excel in the game.
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Solver Era Narrows Player Reference
- The solver era centers on GTO output and can become the sole reference for new players.
- That narrow focus risks neglecting fundamentals like profiling and intuition developed pre-solver.
HUDs Lost Prominence In Training
- HUDs used to be a primary edge for pros, guiding exploitative adjustments at each node.
- Modern training seldom focuses on HUD-driven decision-making anymore.
Stable Drill: Count Combos To Decide
- A poker stable taught students to count combos from preflop to river to decide bluffing or bluff-catching.
- That drill forced students to visualise opponent ranges, even though it often didn't yield precise answers.