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S06E08 - Poker Basic Strategy - Low Stakes Poker
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- Jun 1, 2025
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Summary
Much like the early steps to doing better at blackjack than everyone else using basic strategy, poker also has a basic strategy that will instantly improve nearly everyone’s game. From absolute beginner to even long time players. Get an episode of the Pod every single Sunday by becoming a fan of the pod. Or step up to full content training and private discord with me for only $25 And learn with me one-on-one when rare slots become available. PLUS: I’m not producing bonus content for free members as well. Pick your tier and sign up here: https://lowlimitcashgames.com Let’s break down the concept of **basic strategy** in poker and why it’s the foundation of becoming a winning player. What’s Basic Strategy? In games like blackjack, there’s a “basic strategy” that players memorize to minimize losses. For example, in blackjack, just by memorizing and following basic strategy can reduce your expected loss from 3-6% (if you’re just winging it) to 1% or less. Card counters take it even further by adjusting their play based on the cards left in the deck, allowing them to make smarter decisions and bet bigger when the odds are in their favor. By keeping count of the cards and knowing the composition of the remainder of the deck, this allows them to do things like modify the basic strategy when the count says you should stand on hands you would normally hit. Or split tens which you would normally never do. Or bet 3x or 5x or 9x your base bet. And if you happened to be at a table that accidentally flashed their down card 20% of the time you could massively deviate from basic strategy to crush even more. Poker has its own version of basic strategy, and it starts with preflop charts. These charts tell you which hands to play (and how to play them) based on your position at the table…