The Dangers Of Using Minimum Defense Frequency · S8E1

The Dangers Of Using Minimum Defense Frequency · S8E1

From The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast by Red Chip Poker

January 6, 2026 · 24 min · Season 8 · Episode 1

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of minimum defense frequency in poker and its implications for defense strategies.

In the season premiere of season 8, w34z3l breaks down the concept of minimum defense frequency, with an emphasis on how MDF can lead to inappropriate defense frequencies in certain spots. GTO solutions frequently involve defense frequencies that violate MDF, suggesting such lines allow us to be auto-exploited. And yet GTO solutions are generally understood as being unexploitable. This episode reconciles this apparent contradiction, and explains how you can construct practical defense frequencies in common situations. **RELATED LINKS** · Upgrade To PRO Now: https://redchippoker.com/pro-membership · The Exploitative Edge (Book): https://redchippoker.com/the-exploitative-edge - Exploitative Poker Strategies Beyond GTO: https://youtu.be/_Jx3YAf3y1E?si=WRvj4dotH5SPeogi - Defending Yourself Correctly In Poker: https://redchippoker.com/correct-poker-defense/ **JOIN US ON DISCORD** Join our free poker Discord today: https://redchippoker.com/discord

People in this episode

Host: w34z3l

Topics covered

  • minimum defense frequency
  • GTO solutions
  • poker strategy
  • defense frequencies
  • exploitative strategies

Keywords

  • minimum defense frequency
  • GTO
  • poker
  • defense strategies
  • exploitative poker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Red Chip Poker

Books & works: The Exploitative Edge, Defending Yourself Correctly In Poker

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