How to Become an Apex Predator in Poker

Carrot Corner
12 Mar 2025
Intermediate
This material is for medium-skilled players
Strategy

This video explains the concept of "predator vs prey mentality" in poker. Pete Clarke encourages players to focus less on perfect GTO balance and more on exploiting opponents' tendencies. He demonstrates how excessive focus on your own range can prevent you from making profitable bluffs and value bets against weaker players.

The video emphasizes that winning poker requires an opponent-focused approach rather than obsessing over your own balanced ranges and strategy.

Hunting For Value:

  • Predator mentality focuses on opponents' ranges rather than your own balance
  • Prey mentality means being too worried about being exploited yourself
  • Bluffing is often more profitable than solver recommendations suggest
  • Over-focus on personal range construction limits exploitative opportunities
  • In most games, players are more under-bluffing than over-bluffing
  • Against recreational players, custom bet sizing often outperforms GTO sizing
  • Winning after rake requires aggressive exploitation of opponents' weaknesses
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