Michael Acevedo Over the years, poker players around the world have been metaphorically traveling a yellow brick road paved with a myriad of poker strategy theories, seeking what may seem like magical solutions to solving the game of poker.
Along the way they’ve encountered many obstacles, strawman illusions to poker’s elusive major awards and monetary success. But with perseverance, courage, and heart, many have prevailed. The proof is in the astronomical results they’ve achieved. Poker savants such as Stephen Chidwick, Justin Bonomo, Fedor Holz, Ali Imsirovic, and Michael Addamo have banked millions, and the elusive key they’ve all discovered and put into practice is a GTO (Game Theory Optimal) approach to poker.
Even some of the OG superstars have jumped on the latest gold standard of poker theory. Daniel Negreanu studied GTO during his preparation for his high-stakes heads-up duels versus both Doug Polk and Phil Hellmuth. He may not have had the desired results at the time, but his understanding of the game soared to a different stratosphere.
“There is no question that I’m a better no-limit hold’em player today than I’ve ever been, by a wide margin,” declared Negreanu. “Not even close. I would smash the guy that won everything in 2004. Different era, but [he’d get] absolutely destroyed.”
That’s saying a lot. This is Daniel Negreanu we’re talking about, one of the most successful players in poker history.
Negreanu would go on to win two major tournaments in 2021, including the inaugural PokerGO Cup , while finishing third in the WSOP Player of the Year race. Negreanu has been open about his study in his vlog and recently shared some of his online play, holding up a book by Michael Acevedo . It’s a book that many consider to be the go-to GTO bible. Card Player sat down with Acevedo, the humble wizard behind the Modern Poker Theory , to get the inside track on understanding and applying GTO at the tables. The renowned poker theorist will also be a regular columnist for Card Player Magazine . You can find Acevedo’s first article in his Exploring Modern Poker Theory series here […]
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