Composite Poker & The Theory of Thought

By Jack Rivers

Composite Poker and the Theory of Thought" by Jack Rivers is a comprehensive guide to mastering the art of online poker in today's competitive landscape. It focuses on helping players adopt a blended strategy, combining Game Theory Optimal (GTO) and exploitative play, to rise from micro to high stakes in online Multi-Table Tournaments (MTTs).

The book dives deep into the intricacies of GTO, helping readers understand its baselines, while teaching them how and when to deviate from the GTO framework to exploit opponents' weaknesses. With engaging, real-world examples and practical advice, Jack Rivers equips readers with the tools and knowledge they need to excel in the online poker world.

 

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jack Rivers
• Release date: Mar 23, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215148679

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COMPOSITE POKER & THE THEORY OF THOUGHT

A BLEND OF MODERN GTO AND EXPLOITATIVE STRATEGY THAT WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE ULTIMATE MTT POKER SUCCESS!

E-book Edition, 2023.

A  special thanks

to every player who outplayed me

and every maniac that’s ever sucked out on me.

If it wasn’t for you guys,

I wouldn't have become the obsessive student

of the game that I am today.

And more importantly,

I wouldn’t have known it was possible

to play the game I love and live a life

filled with

Love, Excitement & Financial security.

Thanks,

Jack.E.Rivers

PREFACE

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Welcome to the journey of mastering poker, whether you find yourself honing your skills within the bustling ambiance of a casino, the mysterious allure of a clandestine card room, or embracing the digital age as an aspiring online professional. Together, we'll navigate the path toward the exhilarating heights of the big leagues, transforming passion into prowess.

It’s not Modern Poker Theory by Michael Acevedo nor is it Super System by Doyle Brunson.

But it is a way to practically employ some aspects of GTO (Game Theory Optimal) theories while at the same time exploiting the mistakes of your opponents to win as much money and to cause as much pain as possible.

Sounds crude, doesn’t it?

But there’s a reason the same players always win.

Daniel Negreanu is a great example of this.

Love him or hate him, he’s an example of an athlete that’s stood the test of time. Over the last couple of decades, with the advent of solvers and AI and all of that, the games are much more solved than it ever has been. From the stoic German contingent to the ten-minute-tankers of Europe, the skill level at every stake has gotten much harder.

And Daniel knew he was getting crushed and had no hope against the soul-robbing robots of the new generation unless he adapted - which he did.

He studied like them, he thought like them, and he even started to look like them.

And then he exploited them.

And, it really is that easy.

This book is going to be short and sweet because I’m writing this not just for you but for me as well. I value my time and yours, and you’ve already bought the book or illegally downloaded a pdf of it so I might as well just get to the point.

PREFACE 2

THE SECRET PRO’S DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW 9

BANKROLL MANAGEMENT 9

THINK LIKE AN ATHLETE 12

HACKING LUCK! 14

VARIANCE ON THE OTHER HAND 15

COMPOSITE POKER 17

TOURNAMENT POKER 18

THE EBBS & FLOWS OF MTT POKER 19

MARK THE SPOTS 20

RANGES, HAND SELECTION, AND PRE-FLOP PLAY 21

HOW TO USE THE SIMPLIFIED CHARTS? 21

BASELINE RANGES - GTO 40BB - RAISE FIRST IN (RFI) 21

EARLY POSITIONS RFI ( UNDER THE GUN, +1, LO-JACK) 23

LATE POSITION RFI (HI-JACK, CUTOFF, BUTTON) 24

FACING A RAISE 25

DEFENDING A RAISE 31

FACING RAISES FROM THE BLIND 33

BLIND VS BLIND PLAY 34

BLIND VS NON BLIND SINGLE RAISED POTS 40

RUNNING DEEP IN MULTI-TABLE TOURNAMENTS 42

MAKING TOURNAMENT ADJUSTMENTS 44

THE THEORY OF THOUGHT & DEDUCTION 50

BOARD TEXTURES : 57

BETTING AND BET-SIZING: 58

TACKLING THE STREETS 59

THE FLOP 59

THE TURN 62

THE RIVER 63

ESSENTIAL POKER MATH 69

GLOSSARY OF POKER TERMS 71

SIMPLIFIED GTO CHARTS

100 BB - 5 BB 73

● 100 BB MTT GTO RAISE FIRST IN (RFI) 74

● 100 BB MTT GTO FACING (VS) RAISE FIRST IN (RFI) 75

● 100 BB MTT GTO SB RFI / LIMP 76

● 100 BB MTT GTO BB VS SB 77

● 75 BB MTT GTO RFI 78

● 75 BB MTT GTO FACING (VS) RFI 79

● 75 BB MTT GTO SB RFI 80

● 75 BB MTT GTO BB  VS SB RFI / LIMP 81

● 40 BB MTT GTO RFI -

BASELINE RANGES FOR COMPOSITE POKER 82

● 40 BB MTT GTO FACING (VS)  RFI -

BASELINE RANGES FOR COMPOSITE POKER 83

● 40 BB MTT GTO SB  RFI -

BASELINE RANGES FOR COMPOSITE POKER 84

● 40 BB MTT GTO BB VS SB -

BASELINE RANGES FOR COMPOSITE POKER 85

● 25 BB MTT GTO RFI 86

● 25 BB MTT GTO FACING (VS) RFI 87

● 25 BB MTT GTO SB RFI 88

● 25 BB MTT GTO BB VS SB 89

● 15 BB MTT GTO RFI 90

● 15 BB MTT GTO FACING (vs) RFI 91

● 15 BB MTT GTO SB RFI 92

● 15 BB MTT GTO BB VS SB RFI 93

● 10 BB MTT GTO PUSH / FOLD 94

● 7 BB MTT GTO PUSH / FOLD 95

● 5 BB MTT GTO PUSH / FOLD 96

Use this book as a guide, a foundation, or a baseline.

But don’t blindly follow it.

The concepts taught will teach you how to logically think and make your own decisions and create your own strategies.

Don’t be afraid to