Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Tight is Right

We get more advice this week in our Bankroll Challenge and our new members want you to share your own words of wisdom too!

The latest video from Bankroll Challenger krisrukov has a self-explanatory name - Tight is Right. 

He has switched focus from his previous videos (where he had a loose style) to talk about the importance of tight ranges preflop so you can play strongly postflop. In his own words:

I'm explaining that preflop you can play either way because the money is made postflop.

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Help the newbies!

This week we have also heard from some new members. kacsa1st had some very interesting hands he wanted advice on - can you help?

jeckedage had a nice win and did the exact right thing after - he wants to know if this was an upswing or if he played well - let him know now. 

One player who didn't need the same assurances after a $900+ winning week was jmackenzie - and just check out that graph

Finally, the winner of a status upgrade this week is......tara771!

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Top  of the week!
Rank Nickname
Profit Rang 9 samni $2,090
Hands Rang 9 tiltmonk 12,216
Bankroll increase Rang 9 justkyle88 1,385%

Overall results to date
Rank Nickname Hands/
MTTs
BR BR+
  $
BR+
  %
goal
Rang 9
77%
srna10 5140 1158 15 1% $1,500
Rang 9
61%
mantelo 14 9082 171 2% $15,000
Rang 9
56%
rhodriguez 1297 705 -67 -9% $1,250
Rang 9 vonki 781 0% $1,500
Rang 9 eatyourpeas 4589 6152 -33 -1% $12,000
Rang 9 la55i 2193 503 5 1% $1,000
Rang 9 pokerplayernumber1 445 0% $1,000
Rang 9 alleen86 6658 2272 -119 -5% $5,305
Rang 9 2reac 18345 0% $50,000
Rang 9 fernandocosta 5000 1709 130 8% $5,000
Rang 9 kacsa1st 1392 728 -19 -3% $2,530
Rang 9 tiltmonk 12216 692 83 14% $2,600
Rang 9 xdimax 2766 0% $11,000
Rang 9 tonypmm 100 983 204 26% $4,000
Rang 9 coreysteel 2436 0% $10,000
Rang 9 tara771 6657 226 26 13% $1,000
Rang 9 hesticus 0 222 0 0% $1,000
Rang 9 krisrukov 6949 220 53 32% $1,000
Rang 9 metalmonkey80 0 670 0 0% $3,250
Rang 9 advancedtn1984 0 620 0 0% $3,250
Rang 9 samni 1354 2090 284% $7,500
Rang 9 husky333 71 176 78 80% $1,000
Rang 9 nlgr1nd3r 176 0% $1,000
Rang 9 justkyle88 4493 175 163 1358% $1,000
Rang 9 artemace 1113 163 21 15% $1,000
Rang 9 dierich 145 0% $1,000
Rang 9 jeckedage 4694 138 103 294% $1,000
Rang 9 jmackenzie 6000 6200 950 18% $50,000
Rang 9 thazar 1235 0% $10,000
Rang 9 picknicker6 250 0% $2,500
Rang 9 aspbacken 285 0% $3,000
Rang 9 multibase 172 0% $2,000
Rang 9 wimnp 85 0% $1,000
Rang 9 wazzza16 74 0% $1,000
Rang 9 paulpkrward 71 0% $1,000
Rang 9 dkae2168 2503 83 -41 -33% $1,250
Rang 9 ettorek 2307 81 0 0% $1,250
Rang 9 xunderdogx 519 0% $10,000
Rang 9 mistersns 2273 355 5 1% $10,000
Rang 9 garynicol85 30 0% $1,000
Rang 9 altairsky 30 0% $1,234

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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.