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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The Suicide King: Why the King of Hearts Stabs Himself
November 19, 2024 8 min

The Suicide King: Why the King of Hearts Stabs Himself

The Suicide King is the popular nickname for the King of Hearts, the only card in a standard 52-card deck where the depicted figure appears to be stabbing himself in the head with his own […]

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How to Play Gutshot Straight Draws in Poker (and Win More)
November 14, 2024 16 min

How to Play Gutshot Straight Draws in Poker (and Win More)

A gutshot straight draw in poker is an inside straight draw that needs one specific card rank to complete, giving you exactly four outs and roughly 8.5% equity on the flop. Despite being weaker than […]

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What Separates Winning Heads-Up Poker Players From the Rest
November 12, 2024 15 min

What Separates Winning Heads-Up Poker Players From the Rest

Heads-up poker is a two-player format where every hand carries more strategic weight than in any other form of the game, requiring wider ranges, constant aggression, and rapid adjustment to a single opponent. Unlike full-ring […]

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Cheating in Poker: How to Spot It and Protect Yourself
November 7, 2024 14 min

Cheating in Poker: How to Spot It and Protect Yourself

Cheating in poker is less common than the movies suggest, but it is real enough that every serious player should know what to watch for and how to respond when they see it. Poker today […]

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Mastering Preflop Tournament Fundamentals
November 5, 2024 10 min

Mastering Preflop Tournament Fundamentals

In tournament poker, mastering preflop tournament fundamentals is key to success. While postflop decisions often get more attention, your preflop choices set the stage for every hand, shaping your chances of going deep. This blog […]

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How to Beat Poker Home Games (7 Tips to Win More Often)
October 31, 2024 13 min

How to Beat Poker Home Games (7 Tips to Win More Often)

Poker home games reward a completely different strategy than casino or online play — the key is shifting from balanced GTO ranges to aggressive exploitation of opponents who call too much and fold too rarely. […]

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When To Use Donk Betting (and How to Exploit It)
October 29, 2024 12 min

When To Use Donk Betting (and How to Exploit It)

A donk bet in poker is when an out-of-position player leads with a bet into the preflop aggressor, instead of checking and allowing the aggressor to continue the action. The play gets its name from […]

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How to Pick a Poker Coach: 7 Things to Know Before You Pay
October 24, 2024 12 min

How to Pick a Poker Coach: 7 Things to Know Before You Pay

Picking the right poker coach is one of the highest-leverage decisions you can make in your poker development. Done well, coaching accelerates your results in a way that years of solo study cannot match. Done […]

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How to Learn Poker in 2026 (Step-by-Step Beginner’s Plan)
October 22, 2024 12 min

How to Learn Poker in 2026 (Step-by-Step Beginner’s Plan)

Poker is a game that takes a day to learn but a lifetime to master. This adage about poker could hardly be truer, as poker truly is a simple game at first sight but a […]

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PeakGTO Roadmap
October 22, 2024 2 min

PeakGTO Roadmap

Library DevelopmentPioSolver functionality for Turn & River Hotness, Equity Graphs, and Filters for hand strength & type.Analytics DevelopmentCreate an analytics experience that provides insight into areas of strength and weakness. Trainer DevelopmentAdd 6-max & HU into the trainer […]

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PEAKGTO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
October 18, 2024 6 min

PEAKGTO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where does the data come from in PeakGTO? All of the data is solved with the best solvers on the market by top professional poker players. Preflop data comes from Holdem Resource Calculator solves or […]

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Is Poker Gambling? (What the Evidence Says)
October 17, 2024 11 min

Is Poker Gambling? (What the Evidence Says)

Poker is gambling in the strictest sense: you are risking real money on uncertain outcomes, and short-term luck plays a significant role in any given session. But what makes poker fundamentally different from other gambling […]

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PeakGTO Poker ELO Rating Explained
October 16, 2024 5 min

PeakGTO Poker ELO Rating Explained

The PeakGTO Poker ELO rating system was designed to help players track their progress and get motivated to improve their gameplay, ultimately aiming to master the perfect GTO (Game Theory Optimal) strategy. This unique ELO-based […]

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What’s Your Poker ELO Quiz
October 15, 2024 4 min

What’s Your Poker ELO Quiz

Take this 20 question quiz to see your poker ELO score! You’re playing 40bb deep in an MTT and you raise from the LJ to 2.3bbs, only the BB calls. The board comes Ts6h4d and […]

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Poker Betting Rules Explained (How It Actually Works)
October 15, 2024 13 min

Poker Betting Rules Explained (How It Actually Works)

Every action in poker revolves around betting. It is how you build pots, represent hands, extract value, and protect your equity. Without a clear understanding of the betting rules, you are navigating the game blind. […]

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What Is a Missclick in Poker? (And How to Avoid Them)
October 10, 2024 7 min

What Is a Missclick in Poker? (And How to Avoid Them)

If you have spent any serious time playing online poker, you have probably made a missclick at some point. I know I have. Even the most focused players occasionally click the wrong button, especially when […]

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10 Poker Tournament Mistakes That Are Costing You Money
October 8, 2024 11 min

10 Poker Tournament Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

Texas Hold’em tournaments are the most exciting format in the game, and also the most unforgiving. I have coached thousands of tournament players over the years, and the same costly errors come up again and […]

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Poker Chip Colors: Standard Values (Cash & Tournaments)
October 3, 2024 9 min

Poker Chip Colors: Standard Values (Cash & Tournaments)

Poker chips come in standard colors that are recognized in casinos around the world. Whether you walk into a poker room in Las Vegas, a cardroom in Europe, or sit down at a friend’s home […]

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11 Cash Game Mistakes Quietly Killing Your Win Rate
October 1, 2024 12 min

11 Cash Game Mistakes Quietly Killing Your Win Rate

Cash game poker is the most unforgiving format in poker. Unlike tournaments, there is no rebuy period to absorb mistakes. Every bad decision costs you real money. In my experience coaching thousands of players, the […]

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Poker vs Texas Hold’em (What Most Players Get Wrong) 
September 26, 2024 9 min

Poker vs Texas Hold’em (What Most Players Get Wrong) 

Poker is the name of an entire family of card games. Texas Hold’em is one specific game within that family. The two terms are not synonyms, even though most recreational players use them as if […]

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How To Beat Spin and Go Poker (Start Winning More)
September 24, 2024 13 min

How To Beat Spin and Go Poker (Start Winning More)

Spin and Go poker tournaments are three-player hyper-turbo sit-and-gos with a randomly determined prize pool that can multiply your buy-in anywhere from 2x to thousands of times its value. I have studied this format extensively […]

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