MTT Home School is an all encompassing MTT prep course, designed to give you the tools you'll need to make deep runs and a chance to take home the gold bracelet!
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BY: Matt Berkey, Matt Hunt, Landon Tice, Jesse Sylvia, Russell Thomas, & “TheMadQueen”
Table of Contents
Part 1: ChipEV Range Construction & Fundamentals
Lecture 1: Mtt Theory
Lecture 2: Rfi + Responses
Lecture 3: Bb & Sb Defense Vs Rfi
Lecture 4: Calls & 3-bets From Ip
Lecture 5: Reshoves & Squeezes At Short Stacks
Lecture 6: Postflop Overview
Part 2: Bubble ICM & End Game
Lecture 1: Navigating Bubble Dynamics
Lecture 2: Post-bubble Environmental Adaptations
Lecture3: Icm Fundamentals & Final Two Tables
Lecture 4: Advanced Icm & Final Table
Lecture 5: 3-handed & Hu Fundamentals & Final Q&A
WEEK 1:
LECTURE 1: MTT THEORY (Tues. Sept 7th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Matt Hunt
● Structure Analysis
○ Inflection Points
○ Accumulation
○ Consolidation
○ Adjusting for short handed (big blind ante)
● Basic Principles
○ Objective of MTTs
○ Basic Strategy Concepts
○ Early/Mid/Late Game Objectives
● Expectation Setting & Mindset
LECTURE 2: RFI Ranges (Weds. Sept 8th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Matt Berkey
● Building RFI Ranges
○ By Stack Depth & Formation
● Analyzing Responses
○ Facing 3! From IP
○ Facing 3! From Blinds
● When to Expand/Contract RFI/Responses
○ Profile
○ ICM
○ Stack Dynamics
LECTURE 3: Blind Defense vs RFI (Fri. Sept 10th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Jesse Sylvia
● Overall Theory Behind Defending
● BB Defense
○ Calling Range at varying depths
○ 3! Range at varying depths
○ 3! Sizing at varying depths
● SB Defense
○ Calling Range at varying depths
○ 3! Range at varying depths
○ 3! Sizing at varying depths
LECTURE 4: Calls/3! IP (Sat. Sept 11th 3 pm EST)
Instructor: Matt Hunt
● Overall Theory Behind Defending
○ What Hand Classes Best Serve Calling Range/3! Ranges
○ Why Call vs 3!
● Calling Range
○ By Formation
○ By Depth
● 3! Range
○ By Formation
○ By Depth
○ Sizing
WEEK 2:
LECTURE 1: UTILIZING ALL-INS (Tues. Sept 14th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Russell Thomas
● Open Jams
○ Stack Depths
○ Positions
○ Calling Ranges
● Reshove Ranges
○ Squeezing
■ Stack Depth
■ Formation
■ Range Construction
○ Single Open
■ Formation
■ Stack Depth
■ Range Construction
● Defending vs 3! Jams
○ Calling Ranges
■ Risk/Reward
■ Range Construction
■ Formation/Depth
LECTURE 2: POSTFLOP (Weds. Sept 15th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Landon Tice
● C-bet Strategies (vs BB Defense)
○ What are the basic principles of c-betting?
○ Equity & Nut Advantage
○ Small vs large sizings
■ 1 BB Sizings
■ Big Bet Boards
○ Checking Heuristics
● C-bet Strategies (vs Button Defense)
○ What are the basic principles of c-betting?
○ Equity & Nut Advantage
○ Small vs large sizings
■ Range Checks?
■ 1 BB Sizings
■ Big Bet Boards
● Navigating Low SPR
○ Leveraging Stacks w/o Being All-In
○ 3E Sizings & Hand Classes that Utilize Them
○ When to Leave a Chip Behind
● BB Strategies
○ Developing x/r Strategies at Low SPRs
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LECTURE 3: BUBBLE DYNAMICS (Fri. Sept 17th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: Matt Hunt
● ICM Introduction
○ Impact based on stack distribution
○ Navigating as a short stack
○ Incentives as the big stack
● Inflection Points Leading Up To Bubble
○ 1% of field to go until bubble
○ Hand for Hand
● Accumulation vs Survival
LECTURE 4: Consolidation (Sat. Sept 18th 3 pm EST)
Instructor: Matt Berkey
● Navigating Risk
○ Stack Preservation vs Accumulation
■ Short Stack Opportunities
■ Big Stack Strategies
● Limping
○ Overarching Theory Behind Limps
○ Button Limping
○ EP Limping
○ Is there ever a time to limp MP?
WEEK 3:
LECTURE 1: END GAME (Weds. Sept 22nd 7 pm EST)
Instructor: TheMadQueen
● Final Two Tables
○ ICM Fundamentals
■ Incentives
■ Accumulation vs Survival
■ Laddering
■ Defending the BB
● When Covered vs When Covering Opponent
○ Dynamics of Note
■ Who are the short stacks at each table?
■ Who is ICM aware
■ Stack Distribution at your table
■ Lower Risk Spots to Open
■ High Risk Spots to Open
○ Short Handed Play
■ Big Blind Ante Impact Short Handed
■ Range Incentives According to ICM
LECTURE 2: FINAL TABLE (Fri. Sept 24th 7 pm EST)
Instructor: TheMadQueen
● Final Table ICM
○ Navigating Pay Jumps
■ Aligning Incentives with Payouts
○ ICM Defined
■ Incentives
■ Accumulation vs Survival
■ Laddering
■ Defending the BB
● When Covered vs When Covering Opponent
○ Dynamics of Note
■ Who are the short stacks & How short are they?
■ Who is ICM aware
■ Stack Distribution at your table
■ Lower Risk Spots to Open
■ High Risk Spots to Open
○ Short Handed Play
■ Big Blind Ante Impact Short Handed
■ Range Incentives According to ICM
LECTURE 3: CLOSING (Sat. Sept 25th 3 pm EST)
Instructor: TheMadQueen
● 3 Handed Play
○ ICM Impact
■ Gap between 3rd and 1st
■ Stack Disparity
■ Who is incentivized to take on risk?
■ Impact of Big Ante
○ Positional Strategies
■ Jamming/Rejamming
■ Limping
● Heads Up
○ Shifting to cEV Strategy
■ Impact of Large Ante-- Can’t fold buttons
○ Button Strategies
■ Limping
■ Raising
■ Shoving
○ BB Strategies
■ Checking
■ Raising
■ Shoving/Reshoving
● Q&A (w/Matt Hunt, Berkey, & Landon Tice joining)