The Hand That Changed Everything for Negreanu

Professional poker player Daniel Negreanu sitting at a poker table during the World Series of Poker, looking focused and wearing a GGPoker hat

Even poker legends have moments of reckoning. Discover the single, seven-word sentence from a younger rival that made Daniel “Kid Poker” Negreanu realize his world-class intuition was no longer enough. This is the story of how a master of the old school embraced the modern, mathematical world of Game Theory Optimal (GTO) poker to keep his edge.

What Defines Amateurs and Pros in Poker?

For a lot of people, poker starts as a hobby. Maybe you’ve just retired, maybe the kids are out of the house, or maybe you’ve finally found the time and bankroll to play more seriously. Suddenly, the idea of not just “playing” poker but actually getting really good at it feels within reach.

What Fedor Holz’s $5M Fold Actually Teaches

Podcast screen showing a Triton final table hand: big blind 9♦4♦ vs cutoff K♣2♣ on Q♠7♦3♦4♠3♣ with a 1,390,000 chip pot, host Jon Jaffe and guest Fedor Holz visible on the left.

ICM Strategy is not about heroics. It is structure. At the 200K Triton Invitational, Fedor Holz faces a river shove from Dan Smith and folds. The hand shows how ICM shapes river discipline, turn plans, and big blind defense.

Poker, Forecasting, and Controlled Addiction

In Episode 20 of the GTO LAB Podcast, Jonathan Jaffe talks with Nate Silver about poker thinking meeting decision frameworks. On the Edge frames the chat, but the focus stays poker first, from risk calibration and forecasting to practical tournament spots.

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