The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast

What happens when you lose your motivation as a poker player? Should you continue grinding, increase your studying, or take a long break from playing? In this episode, we discuss how to keep your motivation through long breakeven stretches, explain how your winrate (bb/100) can massively impact your variance, and how to protect yourself from “burnout”.  Become A PRO Member Today: https://redchippoker.com/membership The Poker Variance Calculator: https://www.primedope.com/poker-variance-calculator/ Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

Not totally sure what those poker graphs with red, blue, and green lines mean? In this episode, we explain everything you need to know about the red line, the blue line, stats like “My C all-in adj”, and more. Concepts include understanding graphs with higher red lines, “normal results”, and why the EV line should just be ignored. Take A Free Trial Of PokerTracker 4: https://www.splitsuit.com/visit/pokertracker 4 Question To Ask Before C-Betting: https://redchippoker.com/4-questions-before-c-betting/ Start The CORE Poker Course: https://redchippoker.com/launch-core/ Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

In a world full of GTO strategies and solvers, exploitative poker is still where the big winrates come from. James “SplitSuit” Sweeney answers some recent questions about exploitative strategies, including preflop vs. postflop approaches, focal points, moving up, and player pool analysis. Exploitative Poker 101: https://redchippoker.com/exploitative-poker-101/ Black Friday Special: https://redchippoker.com/blackfriday My New Live Poker VLOG: https://youtu.be/dPWfSFc5YRg Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

Your poker database is full of useful information - but are you using your stats and reports to get the most from your collection of hands? This episode delves into questions related to “vs. hero” stats, creating custom hud and report stats, and player pool analysis. Take a free trial of PokerTracker 4 PT4 Custom Stats Guide PT4 Stats Warehouse Red Chip Poker PRO Membership Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

Do you know when and how to properly defend against river bets? Folding too often can massively drag your winrate, and folding too rarely can make you a huge fish. So let’s discuss correct folding frequency, how things compare between GTO and exploitative approaches, and give some specific advice to online players with databases to pull from. For more postflop exploration, including river-specific situations, check out The Postflop Poker Workbook and start seeing the game from a more technical point of view. A few pages per day can go a long way toward simplifying your postflop strategy. Be sure to join our free Discord as well to post hands, ask questions, and join a community of players who love poker as much as you do: https://redchippoker.com/discord

What is GTO poker, what is exploitative poker, and when should you use each? This episode answers all of those questions and gives you the most well-rounded answer to this crucial topic. Seriously, even if you hate poker math, this episode will make sense! This episode features Ed Miller (yes, that Ed MIller) and one of his most popular PRO videos from Red Chip Poker. Ed breaks down when and where GTO styles work, when exploitative strategies perform better, and why you should care about either of these approaches. Think of this as a beginner to intermediate discussion on the concept.   ***THE GTO+ SOLVER BUNDLE*** Check out our new GTO+ Solver package and get the same solver that our coaches use along with a brand-new GTO+ coaching course plus every save file to save hours of tree building: https://redchippoker.com/gto-solver-bundle/   ***RELATED LINKS*** Upgrade To PRO And Watch Every Ed Miller Video: https://redchippoker.com/membership Join Our Poker Discord Server: https://redchippoker.com/discord Poker EV Math: https://www.splitsuit.com/simple-poker-expected-value-formula Exploitative Poker 101: https://redchippoker.com/poker-exploits-playbook/

What should you do when facing pot-sized c-bets on the flop? What line is best when you flop top pair on a wet flop? James answers some flop play questions recently asked on the Red Chip Poker Discord.  There is also a quick blitz of Q&A related to the new GTO+ Bundle at the end. If you’re interested in getting your solver, you can grab it here today: https://redchippoker.com/gto-solver-bundle/

Get answers to some of the most common questions that poker players have about GTO solvers. James “SplitSuit” Sweeney kicks off season 5 of the podcast with our new Q&A format to answer questions related to GTO, solvers, memorizing complex solutions, and getting started with game theory optimal play. This episode answers questions like “Is GTO useful for me if I play in games where my opponents aren’t even close to GTO?” and “how am I supposed to memorize such complex solutions from the solver?” Plus, you’ll get some great insights on setting up your own solves and how to focus your study time to positively impact your winrate quickly. ***THE NEW GTO+ SOLVER BUNDLE*** Check out our new GTO Plus Bundle and get the same solver that our coaches use along with a brand-new GTO+ training course and every save file so you can follow along with ease: https://redchippoker.com/gto-solver-bundle/

Chris and James continue the series on loose aggressive (LAG) play, they cover the plays you need to have in your repertoire. Everything from 3-betting light, isolation raises, squeezing, 4-betting light and more. Join the Red Chip Poker Discord: https://redchippoker.com/discord

James and Chris discuss talk about one of James' favorites, how to play loose aggressive poker (LAG). They go over the reasons you might want to play LAG, how and when to implement it and most importantly how to avoid going too far... Join the Red Chip Poker Discord: https://redchippoker.com/discord