Otto Richard

Otto Richard is a professional poker player from France, currently ranked 8,489th in the world, with career earnings exceeding $391,618. He primarily competes in online tournaments and has achieved results on multiple poker platforms.

Richard’s poker career began online, where he has made several final tables in online series. He has won multiple small-stakes tournaments and recorded a top-five finish in a high buy-in event. In live tournaments, he has appeared at events such as the European Poker Tour (EPT), but his main achievements remain online.

Richard is known for his tight starting hand selection and solid postflop play. He excels at leveraging positional advantage and demonstrates patience in deep-stack phases. At the same time, he becomes highly aggressive around the bubble and near the money, effectively applying pressure on opponents.

• "French Online Regular": Earned this label for his long-term activity in high-stakes online games.
• Once became a hot topic on poker forums after a thrilling river suckout.
• Compared to live events, he prefers the multi-tabling capability and anonymity of online poker.

1. Position Awareness: Richard strictly selects his opening ranges based on position, showing that position is central to poker decision-making.
2. Patience: He avoids entering large pots unnecessarily in deep-stack phases, teaching us to steer clear of avoidable variance.
3. Bubble Strategy: Learning how he uses his chip advantage to squeeze opponents near the money is an advanced tournament skill.