Alex Theologis

Alex Theologis picks up where he left off in the previous installment where the focus is on how to play the river after check-raising the flop which can often be tricky and the pot is likely to be quite large.

Alex Theologis offers an extension to his previous 'So I Check-Raised the Flop, Now What' series. After the deep analysis of the turn play, we now expand the analysis through the river and discuss how narrowing the ranges on previous streets can dramatically impact the course of action on the river.

ICM is one of the most important skills for any successful tournament player. Yet, most players are stuck with superficial knowledge and therefore struggle to find the correct adjustments required in every stage of a tournament.

That's why we sat down with one of the world's best MTT players, Alex Theologis, who answered your ICM questions live on call.

He also covers all questions you had about his new ICM course, Practical ICM Mastery, that just got released on Run It Once.

We're wrapping up the Final Table section with a special surprise! High-stakes crusher and 2-time WSOP bracelet winner Jans Arends joins me to put all of the lessons into practice and have some deep discussions about the hands of this prestigious $10k final table.

We now move into the Mid Stage chapter. I’ll start by looking at max late registration - why it can make sense to do so, but also highlight the downsides of it.

How do we play from the blinds vs. raises? Let’s start by looking at spots with similar stack sizes featuring some of the best online MTT players in the world.

Welcome to the final chapter on Early Stage play. This time, I’ll revisit some of the scenarios we’ve already covered and look at what happens when our opponents fail to adjust and continue using chipEV strategies.

Now, I’ll dive deeper into stone bubble scenarios in big-field tournaments. Risk premiums become much more significant here, so I’ll show you how they affect your decisions and how to adjust your strategy accordingly.

We’re on to the bubble stage. In the next few chapters, I’ll break down how to approach the bubble as a short, mid, and big stack. In this video, I’ll focus specifically on big-field bubbles - tournaments with 200 or more players.

Holdem Resources Calculator will be one of the key tools we use inside the course. In this video, I walk you through the process of setting up hands, analyzing the output, and the most crucial features you'll need.

Next, I’ll look at tiny-field bubble situations, covering both near-bubble and stone-bubble spots in the same video since these scenarios apply to a much smaller player pool.

Now, I’ll look at spots with 16-10 players remaining and break down how different payout structures and stack sizes affect our risk premiums and, in turn, the strategies we should use.

We’ve reached the Final Table. This is where most of the ICM magic happens. Our decisions will be rewarded with the highest $EV, so this stage is especially important! We’ll start by looking at BvB situations at similar stack sizes.

Let's look at real hand examples from the stage of a tournament where late registration has closed and around 15-20% of the field remains.

Now, I’ll jump into three real hand examples and compare the chipEV strategy with how we should actually approach these spots.

At this stage of the tournament, strategy is still quite similar to chipEV, but there are already some important differences. I’ll walk you through a few early-stage tournament scenarios to show where those differences begin to appear.

Welcome to Practical ICM Mastery! Check out this brief introduction where I outline how this course will help you truly understand the nature of ICM, why I'm proud of its practical approach and what else you can expect from the lessons ahead.

Risk premium is one of the most important concepts in ICM and a key driver of our strategy. In this video, I’ll show you how understanding risk premium alongside stack sizes helps you recognize repeatable patterns and work out the right strategy across different situations.