About this episode

This episode discusses how to manage time and costs associated with treating poker as a business.

If you play #poker to make money, you have more to manage than your bankroll. To get better at the game, you need to study. That takes time and money. Serious students of the game require poker software and training material. The purpose of this podcast episode is to outline how you manage the time and costs that are associated with treating poker like a business. How do you assess which software you really need? How do you determine the value of specific books and training courses? This episode will help you make thrifty decisions. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction: The Cost of Modern Poker 0:24 Training Sites & Subscriptions: What You Really Need 1:37 High-Ticket Courses: Are They Worth It? 4:00 The Evolution of Training Content Quality 6:02 Why Expensive Courses Are Overpriced 8:30 Poker Tracker Costs: Then vs Now 10:44 Hand2Note vs Alternatives: Smart Subscription Strategy 12:12 Table Management Tools 17:00 GTO Wizard & Presolve Ranges: The Truth About Pricing 19:17 How to Reduce Your GTO Tool Costs 20:30 Running Your Own Solves: The Free Alternative 21:00 Why Poker Solvers Are Overpriced 22:15 The Marketing Behind $1000 Solvers 25:00 Optimizing Your Monthly Poker Expenses 28:50…

People in this episode

Host: Red Chip Poker

Topics covered

• poker as a business
• managing costs
• time management
• poker training
• software evaluation
• cost optimization

Keywords

• poker
• bankroll management
• training material
• software costs
• GTO tools
• poker education
• cost-benefit analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Chip Poker

Products: Poker Tracker, Hand2Note, GTO Wizard, Presolve Ranges, poker software

Books & works: The Low-Stakes Poker Playbook, Poker Workbooks, Exploitative Strategies Beyond GTO

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