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Seeking Balance · Friday · 1 hr 51 min

"Poker Doesn't Work Without Exploits" - Uri Peleg

Check Out The Seeking Balance App! https://jaredalderman.com/app Learn More About The Coaching Group: https://www.jaredalderman.com Upswing Lab 2.0 A structured No Limit Hold'em membership led by Uri! https://upswingpoker.com/the-poker-lab-coaching/ Poker Blueprint A simplified, five-principle approach for low-stakes cash and tournament players! https://upswingpoker.com/poker-blueprint/ Elite Cash Game Exploits, Learn to adjust to opponents' tendencies with practical preflop and post flop exploits. https://upswingpoker.com/elite-cash-game-exploits/ Guerrilla Poker Coaching: Application-based, small-group coaching. Structured sessions, hand reviews and a private community provide ongoing guidance. This is a coaching program, not a standalone self-study course (more high-end price). https://guerrilla-poker.com/ 👉 If you found this episode valuable, don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe to the newsletter at https://www.jaredalderman.com/ for more deep dives into poker, performance, and personal growth! 🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode. Timestamps: 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:57 — Maximizing Hidden Information & RNG-ing Bet Sizes 00:03:48 — Why the Poker Game Tree Is Too Huge to Memorize 00:08:17 — The "Invisible Chessboard" Analogy: GTO vs. Exploits 00:11:24 — Why Uri Doesn't Use RNG (The Myth of Balance) 00:14:12 — Decision Fatigue & Picking High-Impact Spots to Deviate 00:20:47 — Why Exploiting Low-Conviction Reads Costs Zero EV 00:24:07 — Flexing Pre-Flop Ranges from 8% to 28% 00:30:57 — The GTO Wizard Trap: Losing Sight of Basic Equity 00:35:35 — ICM Asymmetry & Multi-Way Table Ecosystems 00:42:27 — Ruse AI "Quantum Response" & Exploring Off-Tree Plays00:49:52 — Exploiting Weak Checks & Creating a Safe Learning Environment 01:02:32 — "How Much Is My Hand Worth?" (Understanding Weird Solver Raises) 01:10:42 — Pop Quiz: Finding 3-Bet Bluffs on K-8-3 Rainbow 01:18:17 — How Stefan11222 Put High-Stakes Pros in the Blender 01:23:32 — Beating NL2 to NL200 Playing Like a Simple Algorithm 01:29:02 — Why Medium-Strength Hands Always Get Screwed 01:36:37 — Punishing Face-Up Range Spliting & Cultural Table Norms 01:44:27 — Solver Kids vs. "Squid Game" Street Poker Environments 01:50:07 — Upswing Lab 2.0, Guerrilla Poker & Outro Contact Uri: 🌐 Website: https://guerrilla-poker.com/ 📸 Instagram: @uri_peleg_poker 🐦X: @UriPelegPoker ▶️YouTube: GuerrillaPoker Host: Jared Alderman Performance Coach 🌐 Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/ 📸 Instagram: @jared.alderman 🐦 X: @the_jaldermann

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Check Out The Seeking Balance App!

https://jaredalderman.com/app


Learn More About The Coaching Group:

https://www.jaredalderman.com


Upswing Lab 2.0 A structured No Limit Hold'em membership led by Uri!

https://upswingpoker.com/the-poker-lab-coaching/


Poker Blueprint A simplified, five-principle approach for low-stakes cash and tournament players!

https://upswingpoker.com/poker-blueprint/


Elite Cash Game Exploits, Learn to adjust to opponents' tendencies with practical preflop and post flop exploits.

https://upswingpoker.com/elite-cash-game-exploits/


Guerrilla Poker Coaching: Application-based, small-group coaching. Structured sessions, hand reviews and a private community provide ongoing guidance. This is a coaching program, not a standalone self-study course (more high-end price).

https://guerrilla-poker.com/


👉 If you found this episode valuable, don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe to the newsletter at https://www.jaredalderman.com/ for more deep dives into poker, performance, and personal growth!


🔔 Turn on notifications so you never miss a new episode.


Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro

00:00:57 — Maximizing Hidden Information & RNG-ing Bet Sizes

00:03:48 — Why the Poker Game Tree Is Too Huge to Memorize

00:08:17 — The "Invisible Chessboard" Analogy: GTO vs. Exploits

00:11:24 — Why Uri Doesn't Use RNG (The Myth of Balance)

00:14:12 — Decision Fatigue & Picking High-Impact Spots to Deviate

00:20:47 — Why Exploiting Low-Conviction Reads Costs Zero EV

00:24:07 — Flexing Pre-Flop Ranges from 8% to 28%

00:30:57 — The GTO Wizard Trap: Losing Sight of Basic Equity

00:35:35 — ICM Asymmetry & Multi-Way Table Ecosystems

00:42:27 — Ruse AI "Quantum Response" & Exploring Off-Tree Plays00:49:52 — Exploiting Weak Checks & Creating a Safe Learning Environment

01:02:32 — "How Much Is My Hand Worth?" (Understanding Weird Solver Raises)

01:10:42 — Pop Quiz: Finding 3-Bet Bluffs on K-8-3 Rainbow

01:18:17 — How Stefan11222 Put High-Stakes Pros in the Blender

01:23:32 — Beating NL2 to NL200 Playing Like a Simple Algorithm

01:29:02 — Why Medium-Strength Hands Always Get Screwed

01:36:37 — Punishing Face-Up Range Spliting & Cultural Table Norms

01:44:27 — Solver Kids vs. "Squid Game" Street Poker Environments

01:50:07 — Upswing Lab 2.0, Guerrilla Poker & Outro


Contact Uri:

🌐 Website: https://guerrilla-poker.com/

📸 Instagram: @uri_peleg_poker

🐦X: @UriPelegPoker

▶️YouTube: GuerrillaPoker


Host: Jared Alderman

Performance Coach

🌐 Website: https://www.jaredalderman.com/

📸 Instagram: @jared.alderman

🐦 X: @the_jaldermann