Author name: Jonathan Little

Once you understand position and stack depth, the next step is mastering preflop ranges. A range is simply the group of possible hands a player might have in a given situation. Every time you make […]

Tournament poker keeps evolving, and so should your strategy. That’s why Jonathan Little and the team have rebuilt the flagship MTT course from the ground up to create Tournament Masterclass 2.0. The new course is […]

We analyzed how to defend on Low-Card boards in position with a 100bb, and today we will review tournament scenarios with a 40bb stack. In this article, we will cover how about defending in position […]

In poker tournaments, postflop play demands accuracy in both sizing and range construction, especially in a 20bb MTT pot. Hero holds Q♠6♠ on a Q♥9♦5♣ board, facing a balanced, high-frequency betting strategy from the button. […]

We have already covered how to defend on High-Card boards in position with a 100bb, and today we will analyze tournament scenarios with a 40bb stack. In this article, we will cover how to play […]

Low connected boards often create deceptive situations. At first glance, a flop like 6♠5♥ 2♦ looks relatively safe, but solver outputs reveal just how narrow the margins can be. With 5♠5♦ in hand, Hero holds […]

We already covered how to defending in position on Ace-High boards with a 100bb stack, and today we will dive deeper into tournament scenarios with 40bb. In this article, we will analyze different board textures […]

In the relentless pursuit of poker excellence, it’s often not the flashy plays or dramatic bluffs that separate the long-term winners from the losers. More often, it’s the hidden leaks that slowly erode your winrate […]

We recently covered the strategy for defending BB on low-card boards with 100bb, and now we will discuss tournament scenarios. In this article, we will analyze examples of both dry and connected flops with a […]

3-bet pots in cash games are some of the most strategically rich situations because ranges are narrower, equities run closer, and postflop dynamics shift quickly. This spot matters because it shows how solver logic balances […]

We already covered the strategy for defending BB on ace-high boards with 100bb, and now we will see how to play with shorter stacks in tournaments. To build a comprehensive strategy for playing from the […]

Today, we will analyze a 50bb tournament spot where the low-jack opens with Q♠J♦ and faces a call from the big blind. This hand illustrates how solver logic evolves street by street on a dynamic […]

Defending many hands preflop from the BB will put you in many tough situations postflop, but this is exactly what you need to do to avoid being exploited. We already covered how to defend your […]

Types of poker games fall into three main categories: community card games like Texas Hold’em and Omaha, stud games like Seven-Card Stud and Razz, and draw games like Five-Card Draw and Badugi. Each category uses […]

We looked into c-betting on low-card boards in cash games with a full 100bb stack, so today we will dive deeper into tournament strategy for c-betting on connected low-card boards and look into 40bb and […]

Casino card games vary enormously in how much mathematical edge the house holds over you. The best casino card game for long-term winning potential is poker: you are playing other people, not the house, which […]

After covering c-betting on high-card boards with a full 100bb stack, we will analyze strategy for c-betting on connected high-card flops with shorter stacks. Today, we will look into 40bb and 20bb situations to see […]

When Brock Wilson walked away from his analyst job at Merrill Lynch in 2018, it wasn’t because he didn’t excel at it. In fact, he had what most would call a “dream setup” with a […]

You already know how to build your strategy for c-betting on ace-high boards with a full 100bb stack, so today we will dive deeper into a tournament environment. We will examine 40bb and 20bb situations […]

If you had told him at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials that the $5 game he played with teammates would be the start of Chris Brewer’s poker journey to a career in the game’s highest-stakes […]

We analyzed c-betting on low-card boards in cash games with a full 100bb stack, so today we will dive deeper into a tournament strategy and look at c-betting on dry low-card boards in 40bb and […]