Daniboy

Daniboy — Strategy Instructor Daniboy has spent 18 years in six-max No-Limit Hold'em cash games and still opens every session on the assumption that something is left to fix. That is not modesty written for a byline — it is the reason his strategy writing is worth reading. His speciality is solver work, and specifically the translation problem: a solver output is not a strategy until someone works out which of its lines a human can actually execute against the players in front of them. His articles take that route consistently — how to defend against a bet-check-bet line, how to play KQo from each position, how to take notes that change your winrate rather than just filling a file. Most of what he writes is aimed at players somewhere between competent and stuck: people who know the theory exists, have read some of it, and want to know which part of it will pay for itself this month. RakeRace has been part of his own route through the game, through its rakeback deals and the community around them, which is a reasonable summary of why he writes here rather than anywhere else. For him poker is less a card game than a habit of mind: planning, honest self-review, and reading other people generously enough to predict them. What he covers Six-max No-Limit Hold'em cash game strategy Solver work translated into usable exploits Defending and attacking specific betting lines Study method — note-taking, review habits, how to practise Experience Playing since 18 years in six-max No-Limit Hold'em cash games Stakes Mid stakes Speciality Poker solvers, and turning solver output into practical exploits Teaching Strategy articles aimed at making advanced concepts usable Role at RakeRace Strategy instructor The rest of the team Daniboy covers cash game theory alongside Zenderman, who teaches the same game from the table rather than the solver. Patr1ckz writes our tournament strategy and casino reviews, and Norbert Bárdos edits the site. The full team is on our team page.