Thomas Boivin

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Thomas Boivin is a Belgian tournament professional and GTO LAB coach known for his deep technical understanding of ICM, his accessible coaching style, and his willingness to break down the most complex final table spots into clear, executable frameworks.

Thomas is one of GTO LAB’s most active community coaches, regularly reviewing Discord member hand histories from low-stakes through high-stakes tournaments. His teaching topics include:

• ICM and final table strategy — how payout structures reshape preflop and postflop ranges, when to tighten with micro-stacks at the table, how to shift from survival to aggression as the big stack, and how to close out tournaments heads-up
• 3-bet defence under ICM pressure — how risk premium differentials dictate when to develop a 4-bet/fold game versus a wide flatting range, both in and out of position at bubble and final table stages
• Future Game Simulation (FGS) — how extreme ICM pressure changes ranges, when suited broadways play better as re-shoves, and how to use FGS to guide high-variance decisions under maximum pressure
• Covered vs covering stack dynamics — how covered stacks keep pots small and avoid thin value, while covering stacks apply pressure with bluff-heavy lines in ICM-loaded spots
• River bluffs under ICM pressure — balancing solver accuracy and real-world pressure, and how early decisions reshape final-bluff logic at bubble and final table stages
• Deepstack and multiway dynamics — the shift from linear to polar 3-betting ranges, betting for protection in multi-way pots, and how super-deep stack play changes preflop and postflop strategy
• Community hand reviews — detailed feedback on Discord member hands from low-stakes through high-stakes events, covering preflop sizing, BvB trapping, thin value decisions, and mental game recovery from tilt

Thomas brings the same precision to coaching that he applies at the table — technically rigorous, practically grounded, and built to help players make better decisions in the spots that decide tournaments.