Run It Once MTT Learning Path 2025

Bankroll Management and Variance · Bankroll Matters · Handling Variance in MTTs · MTT Fundamentals 8: Game Selection, Variance and Volatility · Variance

ACR preflop ICM spots, early-stage preflop madness, beating the micros preflop adjustments, 3-betting mechanics, building and constructing adjustable preflop ranges (multi-part series on stack sizes), facing final-table 3-bets, studying calling rejams and shove-call ranges, MTT Fundamentals modules on raise-first-in construction and late-position stealing, mastering final-table preflop ranges, PIO factoring in ICM, preflop slowplays, shove/fold thresholds and the Ultimate Push/Fold Sheet, stack distribution, and training preflop ICM play in freezeouts

3-betting the button, Button vs BB at 20BB/30BB/40BB/60BB deep, a solver analysis of BTN vs BB at 15BB, drilling BTN vs CO 30BB deep, flatting the button hand review, how stack depth influences strategy (2-part), training MTT vs a solver, mastering flop play on ace-high boards, and Me vs Bot across all button positions

Aggregated reports on SB 3-bet vs CO defense at 50BB deep, blind-vs-blind postflop GTO vs node-locked study, BvB play in limped pots (including shallow stacks), drilling BvB small blind RFI, limping the small blind hand samples, MTT Fundamentals 6: Small Blind Play, playing 3-bet pots OOP as the small blind, and a 4-part series on developing a leading range from the SB

A very detailed look at BB vs Button super-short stacks, BB play postflop with low SPR, BB theory vs reality, using PIO to maintain BB ranges and frequencies, check-raise strategy from the big blind (including turn/river follow-ups), defending against steals in MTTs, drilling BvB iso and limped pots, MTT Fundamentals 5: Defending Your Big Blind, playing as the BB in 3-way pots, a 4-part series on playing the BB short-stacked, single-raised pots vs the big blind, and a solver lab on EP vs Big Blind at 15BB deep

40BB training sessions across CO, Lowjack and UTG opens, studies at 20BB from BTN/CO/MP/UTG, board texture and c-betting heuristics by position and stack depth, critical spots for EP vs Button at 40BB, checking OOP vs in-position flats, low-SPR c-betting, mastering flop play on ace-high boards, playing out of position at low/mid stakes, and the full theory-of-c-betting series across UTG/MP/CO/BTN matchups at 30BB

Bet sizing and ranges, a 2-part intro to bet sizing, Button vs BB big-bet focus, math for getting faster at SPR calculations, multiple river sizings deep analysis, overbetting in MTTs, practical PIO sizing foundations, a 2-part series on turn overbets (theory and practical examples), and a 3-part breakdown of which hands call for which bet size

Check-raising fundamentals, the big-blind check-raise strategy series, a 3-part study of flop check-raises on paired boards, how c-bet sizing impacts check-raise frequency, how stack depth affects check-raise frequency, PIO insights on check-raising in 3-bet pots, and responding to different player types’ check-raises

Donk-betting analysis using PIO, a 2-part study of leading flops, leading the turn with an equity nudge, leading turns generally, mastering flop play on low and paired boards while leading, and a 4-part series on developing a leading range from the small blind vs BTN and CO

Big-blind check-raise strategy on the turn and river, leading the turn with an equity nudge, single-raised pots vs the big blind turn probe, a spot-focus study of the turn after a flop c-bet, a 2-part series on turn overbets, turn barreling theory, and hand examples for turn c-bet range construction

A 2-part “7 Questions” classroom session, BB vs EP opens postflop play and exploits, flatted pots at 30BB (BTN vs LJ), navigating middling boards with PIO, a 2-part hand-review study session on postflop spots, how preflop ranges affect flop play, PIO insights on blocker-betting the river, IP-as-cold-caller exploits and theory, mastering flop play fundamentals, pro-vs-pro river play, river calls, a 2-part stack-sizes actions-and-opportunities series, taking the betting lead, and turn/river MTT play

A collection of crazy exploitative MTT hands, Bayesian hand reading, hand reading combined with bet sizing, a 2-part hand-reading fundamentals series, hands built around a suspicious-line theme, hero calls using exploitative logic, a 2-part guide on how to catch a bluff, maximizing EV against weak players, tips for river bluff-catching, and utilizing range advantages

Bluff value ratios, hero calls using exploitative logic, a 2-part guide on catching bluffs, improving on prior spot analysis, online hand review of bluffing lines, three-barrel bluff selection, three close bluff-catches, three questionable bluffs, tips for river bluff-catching, and the story of a three-barrel bluff at the WSOP Main Event

A deeper look into blockers, blocker fundamentals, high-stakes hand selection combining blockers, bluffs and exploitation, and utilizing blockers in No-Limit generally

3-bet pots at 100BB (BB vs MP), 3-betting fundamentals and mechanics, a 4-part 3-Bet Pots Lab series (40BB IP 3-bettor, 45BB linear ranges, a 75BB squeezed pot with an ace on the river, and 150BB polar ranges), exploiting the population preflop, four counter-intuitive flop strategies, building ranges and defending vs 3-bets in MTTs, facing final-table 3-bets, monotone boards, opponent-awareness strategy shifts, PIO analysis of 3-bet pots from every seat (flatter and 3-bettor, IP and OOP), a “Pursuit of Winrate” 4-part series (CO vs BB and Button vs Cutoff), polishing deep-stack 3-bet-pot play, small pairs in 3-bet pots, and Triton Monaco high-stakes 3-bet pots

4-bet pots at the PCA, 4-bet pot fundamentals, a first look at UTG vs BTN 4-bet pots, and 4-bet pots in late position in MTTs

ICM in PLO from a $5K 6-Max PLO MTT, a primer on ICM, bubble ICM investigation, exploring postflop ICM variables, how short stacks impact shoving ranges, a full “How to Study ICM” guide, a 2-part chip-mapping series, ICM and final-table ranges, ICM and metaphysics, ICM concepts and exploits explained, ICM games and hand intuition vs HRC, MTT Fundamentals 7: ICM Primer, playing on the bubble, preflop ICM simulations with varied stacks, PIO factoring in ICM, the principles of ICM, and tournament life theory

Advanced theory principles, finding the right equilibrium, a GTO-oriented approach, the 2021 GTO/Exploit Hybrid framework, a 2-part introduction to GTO, MTT Fundamentals 2: Basic Theory Concepts, not splitting your ranges, practical applications of GTO, solving the never-ending GTO-vs-exploit debate, and toy-game theory

A focus on exploits from $5K/$1K/$500 WSOP events, exploits and counter-exploits from a $10,000 GG final table, a collection of crazy exploitative MTT hands, an introduction to exploiting, beating the micros with general strategy, exploits at high stakes too, EPT Barcelona theory-and-exploits, the GTO/Exploit Hybrid framework, hero calls using exploitative logic, a 2-part “How I Exploit You” series on raising flops, ICM adjustments to weaker players, live exploits from a Moneymaker Tour hand review, maximizing EV against weak players, and drifting away from GTO in a real WSOP.com session

Daily cooldown bounty strategy, $530 Bounty Builder sessions, PKO differences between January and today, VPIP review for a $3,000 PKO, a lesson on PKOs, bounty builder live play, comparing freezeout vs PKO ranges (3-part series), ICM bounty investigations, Mystery Bounty live thoughts, PKO live review across the bubble/late stages/finale, preflop spots in PKO vs regular tournaments, a 3-part Progressive Knockouts series, and a full SCOOP $10K PKO final table arc (multiple parts, 2nd in chips, sustaining the chip lead)

3-way pots with deep stacks, a training session with “the Wizard,” analyzing spots with PioSolver inspired by a hand vs Isildur1, building and setting up your HUD in PT4, effective HUD use, ICMIZER hand-history review, ICM hands intuition vs HRC, a 4-part intro to PIO (effective use, exploitation and node-locking, scripting, and range-splitting limits), simple 3-way multiway spot learning, and using HoldemResources Calculator for MTTs

A 3-part $50K Poker Masters review, the 2023 WSOP Main Event (2 parts), questionable EPT Barcelona hands from a $25,000 High Roller, the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl — Negreanu vs Bonomo, the $1,000,000 One Drop final table, EPT Barcelona and Malta hand reviews, a feature table with Sam Greenwood at the PCA, high-stakes hands from the Bahamas and Prague, live lessons from the 2014 WSOP, a $50K final table debut, a 2-part PCA $100K “what I think they were thinking” series, a 3-part Poker After Dark $50K Winner Take All, PSC Barcelona and Prague hand reviews, a Venetian $5K Main Event hand review, and WPT Live/WSOP/WSOPE Berlin hand analysis

A $10K WSOP HUNL event (including a Renan Carlos match at 25-40BB and 30-50BB, and very deep play), a $400/$40-stack HU battle, a $1,500 Sunday Saver heads-up, a $2,500 WSOP Online HU battle, $5,000 Titan Series heads-up for the win, a $10,000 WSOP Heads-Up Championship (2 parts), heads-up training for MTTs (theory and practice), how to win the tournament in HU limped pots, HU single-raised pots, an MTT heads-up review, a SCOOP $25K heads-up hand review vs Doug Polk, a SCOOP $25K HU NLHE final table vs alimounda, SCOOP $530 Turbo Progressive (2 rounds), and a 3-part SCOOP HU NLHE MTT vs Ben Sulsky

Downswings fundamentals, a 3-part “Studying Through Downswings” series, the mental aspect of downswings, variance theory, and what to do in a downswing