Welcome back, Poker Fam. The past few days have delivered exactly the kind of action we live for - major tournament champions being crowned and late September Poker heating up across multiple platforms. After a brief pause, the WCOOP machine fired back up with a vengeance.

Also Today: We're breaking down the confirmed WSOP Paradise 2025 lineup including major poker stars, Mike Zulker's Poker Masters victory, and essential strategies on continuation betting that could immediately boost your win rate.

The week has been packed with major announcements and tournament victories that are setting up an incredible finish to 2025's Poker calendar.

1. WCOOP Action Resumes With Multiple Champions Crowned — The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker resumed on September 20th, with approximately 20 events crowning champions by September 21st. Elite PokerStars players added WCOOP titles to their impressive resumes, showcasing the incredible depth of talent in the world's largest online Poker series. Source: Poker News

2. RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans Kicks Off at Caesars — The RunGood Poker Series Grand Prix officially launched at Caesars New Orleans on September 25th with 17 ring events scheduled through October 5th. The $400 Series Kickoff with $100,000 guaranteed began the series, setting the stage for the $800 Main Event with $200,000 guaranteed starting October 3rd. Source: RunGood.com

3. Five Top Poker Pros Confirmed for WSOP Paradise 2025 — The WSOP announced five major Poker stars (including myself!) have confirmed their attendance at WSOP Paradise 2025. The December 4-18 series in the Bahamas features 15 bracelet events with buy-ins ranging from $2,500 to $250,000, highlighted by the record-breaking $60 million guaranteed Super Main Event. Source: WSOP.com

4. Phil Hellmuth and Jennifer Tilly to Headline Big Deal for One Drop — The One Drop Foundation announced that Poker legends Phil Hellmuth and Jennifer Tilly, along with Formula 1 stars, will headline the 2025 Big Deal for One Drop tournament at Resorts World Las Vegas on November 21st. The $5,300 charity event features a cash prize pool this year (unlike 2024's experiential prizes) while supporting clean water initiatives, with $1,000 from each buy-in going directly to the One Drop Foundation. Source: Poker.org

5. Mike Zulker Captures Poker Masters Event #2 for $157,000 — Mike Zulker delivered a wire-to-wire performance to win Poker Masters Event #2: $5,100 No-Limit Hold'em, earning $157,000 and his first PGT title. The victory propelled Zulker into 3rd place on the 2025 Poker Masters leaderboard and 15th overall on the annual PGT standings with over $1.1 million in earnings. Source: PGT.com

Let's talk about what separates the crushers from the fish in small stakes tournaments: knowing when to c-bet and when to check.

Most players fall into two camps - the "bet everything" crowd who fire with air on every flop, and the "scared money" players who check back pocket aces because they're afraid of getting raised. Both are bleeding chips.

The secret? In my book I mention that, It's not about your cards. It's about hand classes and range advantage.

Think of your hands in four simple categories:

Your default strategy should be: bet Class A and Class B, check Class C and Class D.

But here's where most players mess up - they don't adjust for board texture. On a dry A-7-2 rainbow board after you've raised UTG, you have massive range advantage. Fire away with almost everything because your opponent is folding 70% of their range.

On a wet 9-8-7 with two suits? Pump the brakes. Your opponent's calling range is loaded with made hands and draws that aren't folding. When you do bet these textures, size up to 60-75% pot to charge their draws properly.

The game-changer: bet sizing is a function of frequency. The more often you bet, the smaller you should go. The less often you bet, the bigger your sizing.

Stop overthinking it. Master this simple framework and watch your win rate climb while everyone else keeps making the same expensive mistakes.

If you're struggling with when to continuation bet or finding yourself in tough spots postflop because of poor c-betting decisions, this is exactly the kind of fundamental strategy we break down in The Poker Accelerator. These adjustments can transform your postflop profitability immediately.

This week’s clip is an oldie but goodie. It features Janson Mercier and Chris Money Maker in a high-stakes all-in battle. Jason with the pocket kings versus Chris’s ace-king suited The flop gives Money Maker a royal flush draw which he winds up hitting by the river!

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The past week have perfectly captured what makes late September so exciting in tournament Poker - multiple major series running simultaneously, champions being crowned daily, and the building anticipation for October's massive schedule. Whether you're grinding WCOOP events online or planning trips to live festivals, the action just keeps getting better. The depth of tournament options available to players right now is unprecedented, and we're just getting started with the fall tournament season.

Keep grinding, keep learning, and remember that every session is a chance to get better.

What's your biggest challenge with continuation betting - do you struggle more with betting too often with weak hands or checking too much with strong hands? Reply to this email and tell me. I read them all!

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