Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Why blocker bets are the most important tool at low stakes

MartaiMrko thinks you can print money at the small stakes if you understand the theory and metagame behind blocker bets.





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Video type

Analysis

Coach:

MartaiMrko

Status:

Silver

Duration

100 minutes

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MartaiMrko is back with his series on climbing the cash game stakes, one at a time. Right now we are focussing on NL25. 

Blocker bets are, according to our coach, one of the most important tools in your arsenal at NL25. He believes you will improve your EV more by understanding blocker bets at this level than anything else. 

This video includes:

  • The theory behind blocker bets
  • How to play tough pots out of position
  • Using blocker bets to set the price for the river
  • Getting to showdown cheaply with good hands

This is the fourth video in the NL25 series, you can watch the first one here and his follow-up on 3-betting here. You can also watch his video on applying GTO strategies at NL25 here. This is also MartaiMrko's third Silver-level video. This series is over four hours long and we think is totally worth the Silver upgrade

In case you missed it, check out MartaiMrko's NL10 series

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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.