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Sven Stok
Sven Stok looks at the BvB line of limping the SB, BB raises, and SB calls.
Sept. 27, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok discusses the important parts of leading in the BB using CEV to analyze the finer points.
Sept. 20, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok discusses squeezing and the keys for success in these situations that can often make or break your tournament.
Sept. 13, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok mixes up his dive into building your game plan for the most important situations for tournament poker with a special edition: extrapolating more EV from capped ranges.
He discusses the concept across a variety of nodes and shares his approach of balancing the max exploit mode with more sustainable adjustments.
Sept. 2, 2026 | 5 p.m.
In the previous installment, Sven explored playing the small blind against the big blind in a single raised pot. Today, we turn the table and discover the key takeaways to improve your game plan for the BB equivalent configurations of this node.
Aug. 26, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok takes a deep dive on playing the SB in single-raised pots which has a ton of nuance, opportunities for exploit, and plenty of valuable heuristics you'll walk away with from this video.
Aug. 20, 2026 | 5 p.m.
In this episode of his tournament blueprint Sven Stok explores how to best approach 3-bet pots in position as the defender which offers plenty of pitfalls, common mistakes, exploit opportunities and population tendencies to discuss.
Get ready to level up your understanding in this crucial node of the game tree from all angles.
Aug. 12, 2026 | 5 p.m.
In this episode of his tournament blueprint series, Sven Stok talks about the best path forward when defending the BB when OOP which is one of the most common nodes in the game.
You'll gather key takeaways for defending thresholds vs c-bets, how to continue vs double barrels, probing the turn when facing a check, playing check-raised pots, and even leading after having called a flop bet. Yes, all in this video!
Aug. 3, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Defending 3-bet pots when playing out of positions is one of the trickiest situations you'll face in almost every session.
In this fifth part of Sven's tournament blueprint, you'll learn about the many mistakes population will make against you in this node and how you can punish them both preflop and postflop. We'll dive into different player types and you'll understand how to counter the tendencies of your opponents by being one step ahead.
July 20, 2026 | 5 p.m.
In this episode of the tournament bluepringt series, Sven Stok delves into multiway pots offering his thoughts on why you shouldn't blindly follow preflop charts for multiway, before deep diving into the core mechanics that dictate postflop play.
July 8, 2026 | 5 p.m.
In the third episode of his tournament blueprint series, Sven Stok takes a deep dive into playing as the preflop aggressor as the out of position player which usually plays completely different compared to the most standard BTNvBB or EPvBB spots causing many players to misplay these nodes when getting flatted by an in position player.
Learn how to fix these mistakes and how to counter the most common deviations you'll find other opponents making in this part of the game.
June 24, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok dives into the second chapter of his tournament blueprint that you can follow if you'd like to quickly brush up your skills in the most important areas of MTTs.
In this episode, you'll learn to structure your strategy for single-raised pots versus the big blind. You'll walk away with crucial knowledge for all – flop, turn, and river – and will even receive a PDF that will help you maintain the overview of what's happening on different board textures.
May 4, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Sven Stok makes his Run It Once debut with a brand-new series that will provide you with a powerful blueprint for tournament study.
In this first episode, you'll learn about Sven's background before diving into one of the most overlooked parts of poker study: how to adjust your RFI ranges based on preflop and postflop mistakes your opponents are making. You might be surprised by the results.