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Big Blind Defense - Holdem Resources Calculator vs. Simple Preflop Holdem

Gareth James is a tournament poker player, author, coach, content creator and streamer. He currently grinds the off-peak Sunday schedule over on Twitch and you can find his regular strategy content, for free, over on Youtube.

I’ll start this article off by saying I love Holdem Resources Calculator (HRC), I’ve used it for many years and regularly recommend it to my students.

However, recently I’ve seen some content from well-known, respected poker players, authors and streamers who seem to be suggesting that it can give you good opening ranges and responses to those ranges including good, solid BB defence strategies and I’m a bit concerned.