The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast

Whether you play predominantly live or online, choosing the right room can have a profound impact on your poker career. Discover how to identify the poker room that is perfect for you, along with other tips on live and online room selection from coach w34z3l. *LINKS* The Truth About Live Poker: https://www.splitsuit.com/live-poker-cash-game-truths Game Selection Podcast (S6E5): https://redchippoker.com/game-selection-podcast/ Playing Poker In A Casino: https://redchippoker.com/playing-poker-in-a-casino/ Live Poker Game And Table Selection: https://redchippoker.com/live-poker-game-table-selection-podcast/ *JOIN US ON DISCORD* Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord  

Game selection What should you be considering when choosing the exact game to play in? This topic gets little attention and it can really boost your win-rate. This episode delves into everything from metrics for identifying good (profitable) games, to evaluating games in real time, and knowing when it is time to leave the table for a better spot. *LINKS* Beginner’s Guide To NLHE: https://redchippoker.com/beginners-guide-to-no-limit-holdem/ Playing Live Poker 101: https://redchippoker.com/playing-poker-in-a-casino/ SplitSuit’s Live Poker Vlog: https://www.splitsuit.com/1-2-live-cash-poker-vlog   *JOIN US ON DISCORD* Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord

Understanding and incorporating the Independent Chip Model (ICM) is critical for tournament success. From preflop push-fold ranges to stack preservation, ICM guides most late-stage MTT decisions. In this episode, we explore what ICM is and how you can use it to improve your tournament results. *LINKS* Final Table ICM Dynamics: https://redchippoker.com/final-table-dynamics-icm-podcast/ Poker Tournament Push-Fold Charts: https://redchippoker.com/poker-tournament-push-fold-charts/ Red Chip Poker GTO Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/   *JOIN US ON DISCORD* Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord  

We never know our opponent’s range down to the last combo, but we do need to be able to discuss and differentiate the structure of their ranges. Understanding range terminology will allow you to understand such discussions, while deepening your appreciation of this cornerstone of no-limit hold’em. Polarized, merged, condensed, and other types of ranges get a full explanation in this episode. *LINKS* Ranges 101: https://redchippoker.com/range-arrangement-podcast/ Understanding 3-Bet Ranges: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-ranges-reading Pseudo Balance Episode (S6E1): https://redchippoker.com/pseudo-balance-podcast/ How To Build Poker Ranges: https://www.splitsuit.com/how-to-build-poker-ranges-with-example *JOIN US ON DISCORD* Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord  

Your red line looks at all wins and losses in pots that did not go to showdown. Lengthy online discussions suggest some players have a borderline obsession with the slope of this line, and are searching for strategies that will modify it. This podcast episode explores the significance of the red line, how you can modify its slope, and whether you should bother. *LINKS* Perfect GTO Bluffs: https://www.splitsuit.com/perfect-gto-bluffing GTO Gems (Official Book Site): https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book Mixed Strategies 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hfW2dlhuDs&feature=youtu.be The Red Line And Poker Graphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=L51XKzeC1cKAJ7Rd&v=G20m7xMNARs&feature=youtu.be Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/  *JOIN US ON DISCORD* Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord  

In the debut episode of Season 6 of the Red Chip Poker podcast, coach w34z3l discusses the concept of “pseudo balance.” But what if your opponent strays far from GTO lines? Bluffing with a GTO frequency into someone who never folds, for example, is clearly an error. Enter pseudo balance. A partial but non-GTO form of balance perfect for practical play.  Optimizing Your Poker Mindset: https://redchippoker.com/optimize-your-mindset-for-poker-success/ Our New Poker Cheat Sheets: https://redchippoker.com/poker-cheat-sheets/ 6 Things I Wish Learned Sooner: https://youtu.be/s2eLEuq2Oxg Join Us For Season 7 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/ 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

Season 6 is coming to you in December! Plus, James shares some big announcements, including our upcoming drops so you can help us celebrate our 10-year anniversary. It's our party, but you get the gifts

You already know a strong poker mindset is crucial for long term success. But how the heck does melding the idea of mental game and hit point meters from video games work? Coach “w34z3l” shares his model for mindset by merging mental and HP to form a superb visualization for monitoring your poker brain. Enjoy! Optimizing Your Poker Mindset: https://redchippoker.com/optimize-your-mindset-for-poker-success/ Our New Poker Cheat Sheets: https://redchippoker.com/poker-cheat-sheets/ 6 Things I Wish Learned Sooner: https://youtu.be/s2eLEuq2Oxg Join Us For Season 6 in CORE/PRO: https://redchippoker.com/ 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

While you can look at poker rake as simply the price of doing business, it’s important to understand how this has changed over the years. Where do your rake dollars go? Why are sites limiting winning players? Where is the rake heading? And what the heck is going on in the business of poker? Coach “w34z3l” breaks it down discussing everything from ‘the good ‘ol days’ to the current competition between PokerStars and GG Poker. Enjoy! The Truth About Live Poker: https://www.splitsuit.com/live-poker-cash-game-truths Our New Poker Cheat Sheets: https://redchippoker.com/poker-cheat-sheets/ 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

You could be so much more productive, and both your on & off table poker time could be used more powerfully. So in this episode, coach “w34z3l” shares easy hacks to improve your productivity and become way more efficient. Instead of reading another listicle with 68 boring productivity tips, listen to this one podcast episode and start reclaiming more of your time. Enjoy! Effective Poker Study: https://youtu.be/maaDxqtQgT4 Your Weekly Poker Study Guide: https://www.splitsuit.com/ultimate-weekly-poker-study-guide Black Friday 2022 Discounts: https://redchippoker.com/black-friday-2022/ 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

Unfortunately, cheating still exists in online poker. But with a little knowledge of what to look for, you can better protect yourself when playing on your favorite site. In this episode, coach “w34z3l” breaks down the main ways people cheat in online poker - from collusion to RTA to superusers - with an understanding of how much these cost you. Online poker operators should be protecting their players more, but the first line of defense is always yourself. Enjoy! GTO Gems Book: https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book Black Friday 2022 Discounts: https://redchippoker.com/black-friday-2022/ 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

Does your live cash game preflop strategy need some updating? Are you using the right ranges, sizing your raises properly, and getting aggressive in the correct spots? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” shares his entire toolbox for live cash games that you can begin using today. Enjoy! The Preflop Poker Checklist: https://www.splitsuit.com/free-preflop-poker-checklist Using GTO Preflop Ranges: https://redchippoker.com/using-gto-solved-preflop-ranges-podcast/ Get Every Live Preflop Range In Our App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app 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

Even though GTO is all the rage, the highest winrates will always be captured with solid exploitative strategies when playing against humans. In this episode, coach “w34z3l” shares how you can derive exploits in today’s games. Enjoy! GTO vs Exploitative Poker: https://youtu.be/ock7nJOhsa4 Poker Exploits 101: https://redchippoker.com/exploitative-poker-101/ Enroll In 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

How well do you select your bet sizes in no-limit hold’em? Do you need a model for bet sizing with various hand strengths? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” shares his simplified bet size strategy so you can start using bigger (and smaller) bets in the correct places. Enjoy! Pot Geometry & Bet Sizes: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-bet-sizes-final-pot-size Upgrade To PRO To Watch The Full Bet Sizing Course: https://redchippoker.com/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 your hand reading skills leave something to be desired? Are you still struggling to put your opponent on a correct range of hands? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” shares seven hand reading principles that will help you assign better ranges, consider bet sizing tells, look at capped ranges, and more. Enjoy! Poker Ranges 101: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-ranges-reading Upgrade To A PRO Membership: https://redchippoker.com/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

Are you considering playing poker professionally and looking for some tips on making the transition successfully? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” breaks down the inner workings of going pro and handling everything from money to study time to the love of playing poker. If the idea of playing poker full-time is alluring, be sure to listen to this entire episode. Enjoy! Get The GTO Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app Going Pro (Complete Guide): https://redchippoker.com/should-i-become-a-poker-pro/ 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

Enjoy free chapters from the new poker book, GTO Poker Gems. The first chapter dives into the complexity of a pure GTO solution and why a game like NLHE (or even PLO) likely will NOT be truly solved in our lifetime. Comparisons between GTO and exploitative approaches get explored through the lens of simplified solved games while also breaking down when these comparisons simply fail. The next chapter looks at GTO bluffing and leverages the perfect polarization model to draw out some macro ideas about bluffs in modern poker. We also attempt to break the solver, which is maybe why we can’t have nice things. Get the full GTO Poker Gems book: https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book What are ranges in poker?: https://www.splitsuit.com/poker-ranges-reading Free pot odds poker calculator: https://www.splitsuit.com/free-pot-odds-poker-tool 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

You already know that solid players study poker - but do you know how to effectively study poker between sessions? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” breaks down how to actually put your study hours to use. Concepts include organization, walk-through examples of real hands & concepts, and detailed ideas on improving your own study time. Enjoy! Download the new GTO Poker Gems book: https://redchippoker.com/gto-gems-book Learning poker from scratch in 2022: https://www.splitsuit.com/learning-poker-for-new-players Join CORE and study the most comprehensive poker course ever created: 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

Do you know what your TRUE poker hourly winrate is? Which kind of player and winrate would you prefer to be and have? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” goes through a variety of possible poker winners to compare their actual hourlies and what really goes into their total earnings. Everything from winrates, to variance, to rakeback and bonuses gets discussed in this technical episode. Enjoy! Download the new GTO Poker Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app Live Poker Winrates: https://www.splitsuit.com/how-much-can-i-win-playing-live-poker Where Does Your Poker Winrate Come From?: https://redchippoker.com/your-poker-winrate-where-does-it-come-from-podcast/ 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

Should you be using solved preflop ranges that come from a GTO solver? In this episode, coach “w34z3l” reviews some of the GTO ranges you’ll find in our new app and explains how to think about solved ranges. Find out which of these preflop ranges are best to use, when to deviate from them, and the pros/cons of using non-exploitative hand charts. Enjoy! Download the new GTO Poker Ranges App: https://redchippoker.com/gto-ranges-app GTO vs. Exploitative Poker Ranges: https://youtu.be/B3fXlLLbabs Optional Preflop Hands: https://youtu.be/InaFzP5uNkg 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