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Here I dive into the nitty-gritty of my new improved strategy. I spend an entire chapter on one vital topic: aggression – both using it, and facing it. If you wish, you can start reading …
One Year of Great Poker Results – Introduction
Welcome to my e-book, “One Year of Great Poker Results.” This document describes my journey to becoming a winning live $5/10 no-limit hold’em player. The entire e-book is over 9,000 words, so PokerCoaching is serializing …
One Year of Great Poker Results – Overview
In this chapter, I give an outline of the changes I’ve made over the past three years, and how they’ve helped me. If you wish, you can start reading at Chapter 1, or download the …
One Year of Great Poker Results – Aggression
Here I dive into the nitty-gritty of my new improved strategy. I spend an entire chapter on one vital topic: aggression – both using it, and facing it. If you wish, you can start reading …
Top 7 Live Poker Tells You Need to Know
While many modern players focus heavily on mastering betting frequencies and sizes on different board textures and mimicking poker solvers in other ways, old-school players were focused almost entirely on making reads, and finding tells …
Why You Should Avoid Slow Rolling in Poker
If you first encountered poker from movies like James Bond, there is a good chance that some of the things you saw on screen were wildly unethical but presented in a good light by the …
Jonathan Little Explains How To Play Pocket Queens
Pocket queens are always beautiful to look down at at the poker table, especially when the flop doesn’t provide any kings or aces. Even when you get to play them as an overpair, it’s still …
Bluffing in Poker – How to Pick the Right Spots
Getting dealt the best cards is the simplest way to win at poker, but with up to nine players at the table, holding the best hand is not always possible. For that reason, players must master …
How to Pick the Best Spots for Value Betting in Poker
The very best players in the game have a wide range of plays and skills at their disposal, but some come into play more often than others. Value betting is certainly at the very top …
Learn What Are Re-Entry Tournaments and How To Play Them
Building off the concept of rebuy events, re-entry poker tournaments have been around for quite a few years now, and it definitely looks like they are here to stay. The consensus among both recreational and …
How to Play Poker: Winning Strategy for Beginners
Get This FREE 19 Video Course from 2-time WPT Champion, Jonathan Little! Basic rules and hand rankings for new players. – Preflop strategy including when to raise, call and 3-bet. – How to play the flop, turn, and river – Learn when and how much to bet – Tips for tournament adjustments – Keys to bankroll management
Master your Poker Mindset: Embrace Strategy Over Emotion
Many online poker players find themselves riding an emotional roller coaster during a poker session, experiencing euphoria with every win and disappointment with every loss. However, to truly excel in the game of poker, it’s …
Why You Should Avoid Slow Rolling in Poker
If you first encountered poker from movies like James Bond, there is a good chance that some of the things you saw on screen were wildly unethical but presented in a good light by the …
Heed the Voice: Navigating Life at the Poker Tables
When the voice speaks, heed it. The opinionless voice. The quiet voice. The voice of inner wisdom. The voice that knows when it’s time to quit, or change seats, or add on, etc. The voice …
The First Time I Played Poker for Money
In 1972, the rock world was dizzy with euphoria after Led Zep IV came out, and I was dizzy from smoking pot for the first time, in the back seat of a parked car. The …
Cardplayer Lifestyle to host Mixed Game Festival VII in Las Vegas
In less than two weeks, Cardplayer Lifestyle and founder Robbie Strazynski will return to Resorts World in Las Vegas to host Mixed Game Festival VII. While PokerCoaching.com blog readers will be familiar with past Mixed …
Cardplayer Lifestyle to host Mixed Game Festival VII in Las Vegas
Bad Beats In Poker: Leave Negative Results Behind
This is the first of many articles that will draw from the PokerCoaching Discord server. If you haven’t spent any time there, I encourage you to come visit us. There are a lot of cool …
Short Stack Ninja Quiz
Are you a Short Stack Ninja? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! The BTN raises to 2bb and the SB folds. Should you call …
Quiz: Poker Math that Even Pro’s Get Wrong!
Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Math Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher! You are on the river and the pot is …
Quiz: How To Play Draws
Are you Ready to Test Your Poker Skills? See how you do in our latest quiz! If you get a 10/10, you are a crusher!
Quiz: Live Cash Game IQ
Do you have what it takes to crush live cash games? Try our quiz and see how well you exploit your opponents!
Quiz: Have You Mastered The Fundamentals
Do you understand the poker fundamentals like pot odds, counting combos, bet sizing, stack to pot ratios, minimum defense frequencies and more?
Poker Challenge: Prove Your Ability to Run Deep in Poker Tournaments
Poker tournaments are currently booming in the United States and around the world! Whether you are a grinder down in Texas or an online pro hailing from Europe, every month more tournament series are being …
Poker Challenge: Prove Your Ability to Run Deep in Poker Tournaments