10 Tips to Master No-Limit Hold'em Preflop Strategy

Preflop strategy is the most important poker strategy! If you can master the fundamentals of preflop play, you can crush small stakes poker!

If you follow my top 10 tips, you will be on your way to CRUSHING $1/$2 Cash Games & Small Stakes Tournaments!

Preflop Tip #1: Think in Terms of Ranges
Preflop Tip #2: Learn How to Count Combos
Preflop Tip #3: Start with GTO Ranges
Preflop Tip #4: Use Great Bet Sizes
Preflop Tip #5: 3-Bet a Polarized Range from IP
Preflop Tip #6: 3-Bet a Linear Range from the SB
Preflop Tip #7: 3-Bet Optimal Ranges from the BB
Preflop Tip #8: CRUSH Limpers
Preflop Tip #9: Play Tight in Multi-Way Pots
Preflop Tip #10: Use Live Tells to Improve Your Preflop Strategy

[silentkaster]

We need the book on “How to play having a sandwich poker.” I won’t take the book’s advice, but just want to get an insight to that strategy. 😂😂

[OdysseusMcNobody]

Just saw this guy put earphones on his head to prove hes is live. I think he grinned then went back to the lesson plan. 99% of youtubers would've spent 2 minutes milking the joke. This guy has changed my life, dramatically. Im drinking freaking spinach right now cus of him. The Master class online with all its other resources can not only better you as a poker player but as an individual. To me this Fool, is the Greatest Poker Player of all time.

[FenKyros]

Hey Jonathan, just wanted to say thank you for all the content. I'm not someone who has ever played anything other than friendly cash games, but the information and math behind GTO is absolutely fascinating to me. Maybe ill give 1/2 or 1/3 a shot sometime this year after I continue learning

[jayvoncrunx]

Thanks for the free e-books! And thanks for steadily improving my game the last 6 months, I was doing pretty well vs amateurs, but now I feel armed to tackle many different situations and players

[_RPM_Fitness_]

Appreciate you Jonathan! Thanks for all you do!

[Mark-bhmb]

Thanks for the free books, you're the man

[davidtennant]

can't had a fantastic night with good dudes just shootin the breeze and playing a little poker and from just watching a genZ minute of your videos I became a small stakes champ, sadly the taxi home was dearer :P

[DeuceMS]

Thinking about going back for the weekly tourney at the closest card room next weekend. Gonna take 3 sandwiches this time. Haha Seriously, thanks for all the great content. Have 2 audio books of yours on Audible.

[LukeRadick]

I love that not many people watch your videos because I know most people I come up against aren’t going to be playing well 😅

[kevinlindstrom]

Regarding your opening, (small mistakes over time costs you lots of money) doesn't it also send the wrong message and/or positions you poorly for post flop action? (I am guessing you touch in this soon, but just thought I would post this as it occurred to me in the run of the video).

[sterlingcampbell]

to the section about the combos. i think if your quiz question asks "If you hold an A how many combos does that remove of the 16 total" then it would help take away some confusion. the question specifically says one A of the 3 above which implies a segregation of the math. So..Charlie Mcbride is correct in terms of the question asked. You are saying something different than what the slide reads.

[cajunkonection]

Regarding your step number one I often play against opponents who are clearly not thinking in terms of ranges in fact I've played at tables and mentioned ranges and had some opponents laugh out loud as if it was a ridiculous concept. Because of this I feel like play against those opponents in terms of ranges is over leveling in the sense that they just are not playing on that level. Thoughts?

[miketang]

always loved your content so i bought your how to master small stakes tournaments and cash games book. But felt a littlee mislead after realizing everything was based on generally 40bb stacks and mainly tournament play, though there were a few nuggets here and there quickly realized wasn’t much in there to help with 2/5 or 5/10 cash games or post flop play 100BB+ which was what I was aiming for :/ That said was a lot of useful information and liked to see how your brain works but maybe should’ve named it for tournaments or small stacks specifically

[backpacker]

Small preflop leaks can translate into LARGE postflop leaks. If you love K5 for example, and consistently call with it, you are going to get crushed by better Kings a LOT because you will have real difficulty folding when you hit a K and think you're good.

[aceofspades]

they should make a format of poker where the burnt cards are aslo on display

[garygillespie]

hi jon cool im following your thot process- man i was trying to be the worlds tightest- that means i should still call my 2 duks if i have at least 4 other callers etc- i keep coming in tenth percentile- u make me think about betting different i feel like i disagree with some things and i have questions- so now- as im trying to be worlds tightest i hear u talk about how i have to mix my 3 bets up because people will know how to play me- once again> i went to a lot of trouble to learn and then i dont get allowed by the abusive cops around me- my computer gets false fronted my internet dont work right- i get switched to a different table and its like- random anything what beats my hand- but- 7.5 times out of 10 i get to tenth percentile- i havent played in 10 years- i had the arrow chart memorized fair good- lately i have been watching u guys- i still need my way from before for review> the same book- i havent started reading i havent starting shuffling but- i just love listening to u think out loud- i need to bet better- my name is gari i have 35K kids they smart they keep showing up at final tables- so loosey eating a sandwich i want a big fat burrito with hot beans chek the tv chek the phone- something> on the internet poker games if u got to tenth percentile then a lot of the time the payout would be ten percent- like low> you'd get your money bak and that was all- i noticed on some of the live tournaments that they had a 15% payout- i keep being short stack at final table i need to be better on something probably betting

[TheDonkanator]

“ Look to the left “ ….. Super Game right there

[coreyp]

Love your content but why do so many of you give so much info for 6 handed games? A large majority of US players still cannot play online so we're generally going to be playing full tables.

[king_has_no_clothskul]

BECAUSE OF YOUNG FAMILY AND NYK, HE IS NOT ABLE TO PLAY MANY TOURNAMENTS IN VEGAS AND OTHER LIKE TRIDENT WHERE HE HAS TO TRAVEL. OTHERWISE HE WILL SEND EVERYBODY PACKING FOR SURE!! LAST TWO WINS WERE ABSOLUTE CLINIC!! SEEN HIM 3 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS AND HE HAS CRUSHED THEM ALL: 3, 2, 1 POSITIONS. MORE TO COME SOON!!

[marcoslugo]

Just Played 2 Days in Vegas Full of Niit and Tags; I couldn't make any Money. I did my best, I can assure I made good Raises Pre-Flop l.