Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Preflop Powerup - The Complete Series

Our series on the complete preflop default strategy concludes with overcalling, squeezes and cold 4-betting.

PokerStrategy.com coach W34z3l

Video type

Theory

Coach:

w34z3l

Status:

Gold

Duration

43 minutes

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We welcome the return of our theory expert w34z3l with his next big series, where as always he focusses on one detailed aspect poker for you to master. 

Preflop Powerup concentrates on the most common scenarios preflop and gives you a solid default strategy for all of them. 

We think beginners and experts alike can benefit from this series, which is broken up into the following videos:

The final part in the series looks at some of the other big preflop decisions we will often face. How wide should we overcall? How wide should we squeeze? When should we cold 4-bet? How does our gameplan change in multi-way pots? All those questions and more are answered today. 

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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.