We asked Team LearnWPT to give us their best advice on how to prepare your poker game to stay in the zone all summer in Las Vegas:

❝ What advice would you give poker players when preparing for the WSOP and summer poker season in Las Vegas based on the time before the start of their first event? ❞

We’ve assembled their answers along with FREE videos, strategies, and tips that will have you playing at your peak if you have 30 days to prepare before playing your first World Series of Poker tournament. Get focused on making sure you are ready to crush starting hand 1 in Vegas with expert advice from Team LearnWPT's Tony Dunst, Michael Gagliano, Eric Lynch, and Johan Schultz-Pedersen. ⤵

➧ Tony Dunst:

❝ I think a month out is the ideal time to dial up your study and effort; you should feel ready and prepared approaching the tournament but not burned out on poker. The main three forms of studying are training videos, hand history reviews (while checking strategy in a solver), and playing against GTO trainers. Hand history reviews are great because you’ll be looking at your play during various stages of the tournament and in a variety of spots, but for training videos and trainer study, I think you should focus on the weak spots in your game. For example, I tend to play ICM situations too close to ChipEV out of habit, so when I have major tournaments coming up I focus more on ICM study so it’s fresh in my mind. Also, when working with GTO trainers I think you should mostly play as the aggressor and not the caller, because the players you’ll encounter in Vegas are much more passive than a trainer and will be under-bluffing. So practice spots where you’re the one three-betting or check-raising, and not the one calling against that kind of aggression; because if you call down humans like you should the trainer you’ll end up punting against people who never bluff in big spots. ❞

➧ Johan Schultz-Pedersen:

❝ I also recommend studying - whether that means reviewing preflop ranges, discussing strategy with friends, or watching training videos, it all helps. ❞

➧ Eric "Rizen" Lynch:

❝ This is the point where you really shouldn't be learning anything completely new, but just refining things you already know and really solidifying them in your mind. If you have access to play in tournaments (either online or live) that mimic the structures you're preparing for, then put the things you're studying into practice. If not, use tools like the WPT GTO trainer to mimic play so you can really reinforce concepts. ❞

➧ Michael "Gags30" Gagliano:

❝ It's time to plan your trip. Take a look at the schedules from all the casinos and pick what events you want to play. There is a LOT to play in Las Vegas during the summer, and so many choices in terms of venue, game type, buy-in level, satellites, cash... it can be very overwhelming. Players who do not spend time preparing and making an outline of a schedule for themselves can wind up spending their time in Vegas running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and more focused on what event might be next, rather than focusing on the cards they're being dealt and their strategy. Taking the time early to do your planning will pay off big time when you can just focus on playing your best. It's ok to give yourself some options in your schedule like "if I'm doing well I'll play tourney A, but if my trip is going poorly I'll play tourney B", but make sure you have some goals in mind and have looked at the schedules beforehand. Also, if you have the time, put in some reps at the table and continue working on your strategies that you've hopefully been studying for the past month. Take note of any weak points in your game and brush up on what you learned last month. ❞

➧ What To Focus On Now:

With 1 month remaining prior to the start of your first event it’s crucial to ensure that any critical leaks are plugged and start shifting focus to execution. These WPT GTO Trainer Solutions are ideal for developing mental muscle memory and quickly identifying leaks. Alternate your training sessions with the related Strategy Episodes:

➥ Test Your C-Betting Skills! Play 10 Solved WPT GTO Trainer Hands
Then Watch Episode 294: Advanced Continuation Betting

➥ Test Your 3-Betting Skills! Play 5 Solved GTO Hands
Then Watch Episode 465 as Tony Plays the Same Hands

➥ Episode 502: Tony's Live Reads and Tells [Watch Below]
➥ Episode 541: Tournament Series Prep With Chewy, Tony, & Johan

➧ Watch Now: Tony's Live Reads & Tells

In his installment on player tendencies, Tony breaks down his most frequently observed live poker tells and gives you key guidelines for how to respond when you encounter them.

Join now for just $5 your 1st month of Membership to watch all of the Strategy Episodes linked above and gain access to over 40 WPT GTO Trainer spots to play and train.

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