Quiz: Do you play like Fedor?
You’re in a $1k live tournament, playing against weaker players. How do you adjust your preflop strategy?
→ Select the worst adjustment
A) Open-raise more hands from late positions – Correct! Fedor exploits weak players by stealing more pots!A) Look for good spots to steadily build your stack with solid poker – Correct! Fedor applies calculated aggression, choosing great spots to exploit weak play!
B) Defend tighter from the blinds – Incorrect! C) Flat more hands vs opens – Incorrect! Fedor prefers aggressive adjustments, not passive play!
D) Increase 3-betting, especially from late position and the blinds – Correct! More 3-betting = more pressure!
Answer A:
Look for good spots to steadily build your stack with solid poker
Answer D:
More 3-betting = more pressure!
Weak players make postflop mistakes: Against weaker opponents, you generally want to play more hands, especially in position, so you can capitalize on their mistakes. Folding too much from the blinds means missing out on +EV spots.
Weak players often open too wide: Many weaker opponents have wide opening ranges, which means you can profitably defend more hands against them, rather than folding more.
Exploitative strategies focus on aggression: Instead of tightening up, Fedor often flats more in position, 3-bets more aggressively, and applies pressure postflop to punish their leaks.
In contrast, the correct adjustments (like B, C, and D) involve playing more hands, particularly in position, and increasing aggression to exploit weak tendencies—which is exactly what Fedor did against top competition.
