POTD Week in Review March 30th to April 5th
Week #2 in the books
We’re two weeks and ten punts in and being newsletter impresario still feels new to me. I want to be transparent as possible and want everyone to understand exactly how this all works so I will be repeating myself a little as I get this operation off the ground. Am I repeating myself too much? Do you like the newsletter? Do you hate it? I want to make Punt of the Day the best version of itself, so all subscriber feedback, positive and negative is appreciated. Now it’s time to remind you of the different subscription tiers and benefits.
Unpaid - You get one free POTD per week and the Week in Review post.
Monthly/Yearly Subscribers - Get five punts a week when I’m not playing poker and up to seven punts a week when I am playing poker, the Week in Review post and the ability to comment on this Substack
Premium Subscribers - Will get access to the Punt of the Day Discord server, a Google Drive folder where I post sims I discussed in the newsletter, additional bonus sims, extra strategy analysis, AND you have a chance to submit your own hands to be analyzed by me in the blog.
Private Coaching - Anyone who pays for an hour of private coaching from me will be gifted a premium subscription for one year. At the bottom of this post I will link all the ways you can reach me.
Testimonials
“This blog is a must read for everyone who plays poker” - Poker Hall of Famer and POTD Subscriber Erik Seidel
“Sam is one of the best people to talk strategy and learn from in the game - go check this out” - Should be a Poker HOFer and current GPI #9 Mike Watson
"Sam would be on my short list of poker coaches I would recommend all things considered (most notably skill and price) If he's putting a product out there I'm confident it's gonna be good" - Too young to be a Poker HOFer and #5 on the all time money list Dan Smith
This Week’s Sims for Premium Subscribers
An HRC sim showing the preflop output discussed
Two Simple3Way sims, one showing the actual hand another showing a hand where the SB does get to lead with range
Three different PIO sims using alternative preflop ranges since I 2.7xed pre
A Simple3Way sim for the flop strategy and a heads up PIO sim starting on the turn exporting the Simple3Way ranges
A PIO ICM sim
Media
I was on The Grid talking about POTD and going further in depth on POTD #1 with Jen Shahade
I was on the Table 1 podcast talking to Art and Justin about how I got started in poker
I did not share this last week, but David Lappin wrote a glowing review of Punt of the Day at VegasSlotsOnline and it includes this very kind quote from former GPI #1 Steve O’Dwyer
“I think Sam’s new Substack blog is an innovative idea in the realm of educational poker content. Sam is the first person I seek out on tournament breaks when I want feedback on a hand that I’ve played. He’s got an incredible mind for poker and always does a great job explaining his thoughts in a way that a dumb guy like myself can understand.”
Thank you for reading, if you’d like to contact me, I can be reached via
Great post Sam.