Smart Poker Study Podcast

This is an excerpt from the audiobook; Day 2. The book is broken down into 28 days of study, and in this second day I discuss how to hand read the villain in a hand and give you a link to a video that demonstrates this. I then discuss an article I studied and share with you my notes on the article, and lastly I dive into my database to learn ways I can improve my game. I end the ...

What’s so important about hand reading? (2:30) Studying Showdowns (4:45) 1. Showdowns Give Us Further Player Type Insights (6:05) 2. Showdowns Help Us Understand Street by Street Actions (7:35) 3. Showdowns Aid in Understanding Bet Sizing (11:40) 4. Showdowns Confirm Our Opponent’s Understanding of Exploitive Plays (13:00) 5. Showdowns Help You Spot Tells (14:00) Challenge (16:00) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod158 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker ...

Q1: Post-flop Bet Sizing (2:20 Q2: Working to Increase Aggression (6:40) Q3: Total Implied Odds (14:55) Challenge (20:15) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod157 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out my YouTube Poker Training ...

Knowledge Seeking Questions (KSQ’s) (2:40) Great Questions for Pre-flop Hand Reading (4:40) Great Questions for Post-flop Hand Reading (10:20) 66 Days of Hand Reading (12:35) Challenge (13:15) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod156 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show ...

More Probes & Floats (2:40) The Check-raise (8:00) My Big Leak: Fold to Turn Bet (11:00) Don’t Be Overly Foldy (18:45) The Power of Suited Hands Post-flop (21:50) Challenge (23:50) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod155 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss ...

The 3 Advantages (2:30) Isolating Weak Players (6:30) Stealing Blinds in Cash Games (9:30) Recognizing 3bet Opportunities (13:40) More 3bets in LIVE MTT’s (16:50) Challenge (21:55) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod154 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on ...

Q1: Reservations About Creating Poker Videos (2:15) Q2: Understanding My Show Notes (5:50) Q3: Improving Turn Play (10:55) Challenge (14:45) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod153 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out my YouTube ...

A Growth Mindset vs a Fixed Mindset (3:05) ‘Mindset’ by Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. (4:15) Fixed Mindset Words: can’t, won’t, don’t, never (9:40) Learn from your mistakes (11:25) Fixed Mindset Within the Rest of Poker (15:25) Hand Reading Email from Ken (19:40) Challenge (12:20) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod152 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for ...

What is Flopzilla? (2:25) The 4 Benefits of Flopzilla for Hand Reading Practice (4:00) 1. Better Range Visualization (4:35) 2. Better Understanding of Range & Board Interaction (6:55) 3. Ability to See How Future Cards Affect Equities (12:15) 4. Improved Combo Counting Skills (14:55) Challenge (16:35) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod151 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly ...

Q1: Group Poker Studies (1:05) Q2: Small Pocket Pairs (4:15) Q3: Adjusting Your Pre-flop Ranges (9:20) Challenge (11:35) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod150 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out my YouTube Poker Training ...

HAND Read with this 4-step Process (2:05) History (3:25) Assign (4:15) Narrow (9:15) Destroy or Ditch (11:55) HAND Read Your Own Ranges (13:00) Challenge (13:40) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod149 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! ...

Q1: Not Paying People Off (1:05) Q2: Starting at 10NL (5:30) Q3: Rash Post-flop Decisions (10:50) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod148 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Weekly Boost for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel at ...

Making Successful Float Bets and Probe Bets (1:40) 4 Parts to Good Bluffing Strategy (2:40) 1. Naming Better Hands That Can Fold 2. Targeting Foldy Players 3. Considering the Opponent’s Range and Board Interaction 4. Being In Position Float Bet (4:35) Probe Bet (11:30) Studying Float/Probe Situations (15:40) Challenge (16:50) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod147 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign ...

What is the Donk Bet? (2:10) The 6 Elements of the Donk Bet (2:25) 1. The donk bet is often made by weak players 2. Donk bets purposely bloat the pot OOP 3. Know your opponent; likely to call, fold or raise 4. Ranges Matter 5. Donk sizing matters 6. MW pot donk leads are more likely strength Donk Bet Downsides (8:50) When to Donk Lead (10:10) Defending Against the Donk Bet (15:05) Donk Bet Research (18:00) Challenge (19:35) Show ...

What is the Check-raise? (3:00) The 7 Elements of the Check-Raise (4:20) 1. It looks very strong 2. You are choosing to bloat the pot 3. You know your intent; bluff or value 4. Ranges Matter 5. Images and Stats matter 6. The sizings involved matter 7. Good check-raise bluff spots are often bad double barrel bluff spots Making the Check-raise (9:10) Check-raising with 77 on AT5ss Check-raising with 77 on 875r Check-raising with KK on Q54ss Defending Against the ...

Observation HUD (2:35) HUD Stats in the Observation HUD: Note Editor Player Name # of Hands VPIP & PFR 3bet Preflop Fold to Steal PT4 Default Popups Better Note Taking (9:15) The Simple Truth (14:25) What’s the ONE thing I should study, such that by learning it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Challenge (19:30) The NUTTS (Notably Urgent Things To Study 21:10) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod144 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker ...

REDI System for Thinking Through a Hand (1:50) Expected Value (4:25) Pot Equity (15:00) Challenge (17:50) The NUTTS (Notably Urgent Things To Study 19:20) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod143 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Smart Poker Study Newsletter for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on ...

Visiting Las Vegas, Dates and Weather (1:30) SPS Meet-up (2:20) Cash Games (4:35) Colossus III (9:10) Lessons Learned (22:00) Plan for Next Year (25:15) Challenge (16:10) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod142 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Smart Poker Study Newsletter for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my ...

LIVE Poker Tournament Evernote Document (3:00) Challenge (16:10) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod141 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Smart Poker Study Newsletter for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out my YouTube Poker Training Channel at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/youtube Contact Smart Poker Study: Twitter ...

Implied Odds (1:35) The 20x Rule (3:25) Speculative Hands (4:25) Implied Odds Considerations (6:15) Post-flop Implied Odds (10:45) Challenge (15:00) Show Notes with more info, pics and links: http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/pod140 Hosted by Sky Matsuhashi, poker player, poker coach and poker author. Please visit my poker strategy website at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com and sign up for the Smart Poker Study Newsletter for weekly strategy, study and poker play tips. Discuss poker with like-minded players at http://www.smartpokerstudy.com/discuss Support my show on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/smartpokerstudy Check out ...