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WPT GTO Trainer Hands of the Week: Raising The Chip Leader on The Button

The featured hands this week showcase correct play at a major final table with short stacks when you have a medium stack and you are in position against the chip leader.

Due to the presence of the short stack players along with the pay jumps at this final table, the big stack can exert ICM pressure on you. ICM Pressure occurs when you are highly incentivized to not bust out before the other players at the table with shorter stacks. Your preflop opening hand ranges should be significantly narrower due to this effect and a good player in the Big Blind will be defending much wider than they otherwise would be in a similar spot.