Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Are you isolation raising enough?

When should you raise to thin out the field, and when should you avoid it? Find out in this new video.

PokerStrategy.com coach W34z3l

Video type

No Limit

Coach:

w34z3l

Status:

Gold

Duration:

43 Minutes

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Join us today for another important theory lesson from the very popular w34z3l.

The topic of his new video is isolation raises. This is when we make a big raise to thin out the field and get to a heads-up pot, usually against a weaker player. 

In this lesson you will learn when to make an isolation raise, and when not to. 

He also goes into a lot of depth about what your isolation ranges should look like. He presents a default isolation range, as well as highlighting circumstances where we should increase or decrease that range. 

You will also get examples of when to make exploitative isolation raises, and much much more. 

This video is a very important lesson for when we are dealing with tight and passive opponents, as well as when we are faced with open limpers. 

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.