Exploitative Adjustments

When and how to deviate from GTO to maximise profit against specific players.

GTO is the unexploitable baseline. Exploitative play deviates from GTO to maximise profit against a specific opponent's known imbalances. The more extreme their leak, the larger your deviation should be.

Common leaks and exploitative counters

Leak: Folds too much to c-bets

→ Increase c-bet frequency. Use any two cards on dry boards.

Leak: Never bluffs rivers

→ Never call river bets without strong hands. Fold all bluff catchers.

Leak: Always continuation bets

→ Float the flop and take it away on turns with any backdoor equity.

Leak: Calls too wide preflop

→ Value bet thinner. Bluff less (they'll call those too).

Leak: Only 3-bets premiums

→ 4-bet frequently for value; never fold to a 3-bet without a premium.

Risk of exploiting: Deviating from GTO makes you exploitable in return. Only deviate when you're confident in the read and when the exploit is large enough to outweigh the risk.

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