If neither of us talks, we both get off with light sentences. In this hypothetical situation, the two of us are arrested for jointly committing a crime. Outside of poker, GTO is usually introduced with the ' prisoner's dilemma.' The prisoners' dilemma (source: Penn State University) Or Bruce Willis in any Bruce Willis movie. GTO - especially in the context of modern poker games - is largely about pursuing a strategy that makes it impossible for you to get pushed around. Since most of my time these days is spent building computer AIs that play strong poker, I'm often thinking about how computers look to GTO poker strategies for playing unexploitable poker. It is interesting to consider what this means to a poker player, as well as how this concept has become a dominant framework for looking at ideal poker strategy.
A game theory optimal solution to a game has precise mathematical definitions.