Author name: Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little is a two-time WPT champion and WSOP bracelet winner with $9M+ in tournament earnings, and the founder of PokerCoaching.com. He helps players identify leaks and turn strategy into consistent results through a structured system.

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Defending the Big Blind on High-Card Boards in Tournaments
September 16, 2025 4 min

Defending the Big Blind on High-Card Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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Playing Q♠J♦ from LJ vs BB on a Dynamic Board (50bb MTT)
September 11, 2025 3 min

Playing Q♠J♦ from LJ vs BB on a Dynamic Board (50bb MTT)

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 […]

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Defending BB on Ace-High Boards in Tournaments
September 9, 2025 4 min

Defending BB on Ace-High Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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Types of Poker Games Ranked: Which One Is Right for You?
September 4, 2025 24 min

Types of Poker Games Ranked: Which One Is Right for You?

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 […]

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C-Betting On Connected Low-Card Boards in Tournaments
September 2, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Connected Low-Card Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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Casino Card Games (2026): Best and Worst Odds Ranked
August 28, 2025 11 min

Casino Card Games (2026): Best and Worst Odds Ranked

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 […]

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C-Betting on Connected High-Card Boards in Tournaments
August 26, 2025 3 min

C-Betting on Connected High-Card Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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Brock Wilson: From Wall Street to the World’s Toughest Poker Tables
August 21, 2025 6 min

Brock Wilson: From Wall Street to the World’s Toughest Poker Tables

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 […]

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C-Betting On Connected Ace-High Boards in Tournaments
August 19, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Connected Ace-High Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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Chris Brewer’s Poker Journey from Olympic Trials to the Top of the High Roller World
August 14, 2025 6 min

Chris Brewer’s Poker Journey from Olympic Trials to the Top of the High Roller World

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 […]

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C-Betting On Dry Low-Card Boards in Tournaments
August 12, 2025 3 min

C-Betting On Dry Low-Card Boards in Tournaments

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 […]

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C-Betting On Dry High-Card Boards in Tournaments
August 5, 2025 3 min

C-Betting On Dry High-Card Boards in Tournaments

We have discussed how to c-bet on high-card boards with a full 100bb stack, so today we’ll concentrate on analyzing 40bb and 20bb stack sizes in a tournament environment.  With PeakGTO at our disposable, we […]

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Top 7 Tips on How to Play Pocket Jacks
July 31, 2025 8 min

Top 7 Tips on How to Play Pocket Jacks

According to world-famous poker Vlogger Brad Owen, there is no right way on how to play pocket Jacks, and that tells you a lot about how tricky this particular poker hand can be. Of course, […]

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C-Betting On Dry Ace-High Boards in Tournaments
July 29, 2025 4 min

C-Betting On Dry Ace-High Boards in Tournaments

We already covered how to c-bet on ace-high boards with a full 100bb stack, so today we will dive deeper into a tournament environment and look into 40bb MTT dry ace-high board c-betting strategies. Additionally, […]

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How to Play Pocket Queens: Never Misplay QQ Again
July 24, 2025 15 min

How to Play Pocket Queens: Never Misplay QQ Again

Pocket queens, also known as the Ladies, are the third-best starting poker hand in No-Limit Hold’em: only pocket aces and pocket kings have you beat before the flop. I have reviewed thousands of student hands […]

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Picking a Proper C-Bet Sizing on Low-Card Boards
July 22, 2025 3 min

Picking a Proper C-Bet Sizing on Low-Card Boards

In our previous articles, we covered c-bet sizing for ace-high flops and high-card boards, so today we will dive into c-bet sizing on low-card board textures. In this article, we will analyze different flops and […]

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How to Play Pocket Kings: 7 Tips for Maximum Value
July 17, 2025 12 min

How to Play Pocket Kings: 7 Tips for Maximum Value

Pocket kings is the second-best hand in No-Limit Hold’em: only pocket aces has you beat before the flop. I have coached players on this hand for years, and the mistakes almost always come from one […]

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How to Play Pocket Aces: 5 Tips to Extract Maximum Value
July 10, 2025 11 min

How to Play Pocket Aces: 5 Tips to Extract Maximum Value

How to play pocket aces optimally is one of the first things I teach new students, because most players assume they are already doing it correctly. Pocket aces win money in the long run no […]

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Picking the Proper C-Bet Sizing on Ace-High Boards
July 8, 2025 3 min

Picking the Proper C-Bet Sizing on Ace-High Boards

Picking the proper bet sizing is not an easy task, so we will go over common scenarios for c-betting on ace-high boards to see when we should be c-betting big and when we should stick […]

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From the Net to the Nosebleeds: Justin Saliba’s Rise to Poker’s Elite
July 3, 2025 5 min

From the Net to the Nosebleeds: Justin Saliba’s Rise to Poker’s Elite

We’re thrilled to bring you the next installment of our new “Ask the Pro” series, where elite players share their paths, philosophies, and strategies at the poker’s elite. In this edition, we spotlight our own […]

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Defending vs. C-Bets on Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 
July 1, 2025 5 min

Defending vs. C-Bets on Low-Card Boards in 3-Bet Pots 

We already looked into defending vs. c-bets on ace-high boards and different variations of high-card flops calling a 3-bet. Today, we will analyze this situation for low-card boards. In this article, we will cover different […]

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