Fundamental Concepts of GTO

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Balanced Ranges: One of the core principles of GTO is maintaining balanced ranges. This means having a mix of strong hands, weak hands, and bluffs in your betting range. For example, if you're always betting with your strongest hands, opponents can easily fold to your bets. By mixing in bluffs and weaker hands, you keep your opponents guessing and unable to exploit your strategy.

Indifference Principle: The indifference principle in GTO ensures that your opponents are indifferent to their decisions because every option (calling, folding, or raising) has the same expected value. This principle forces your opponents to make mistakes since they cannot find a clear profitable move against your balanced strategy.

Optimal Bluffing Frequencies: GTO strategy requires players to bluff at specific frequencies to keep their opponents from easily identifying their strong and weak hands. By balancing your bluffs with value bets, you maintain an unpredictable approach that is difficult to counter.