The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan Little

Johnnie Vibes has pocket kings and faces a large overbet on the turn in this cash game at the Hideaway Poker Club in Texas. His opponent announces at the beginning of the hand that he wants to ‘make the vlog!’ Could this be a tell of a huge incoming bluff? When you have an overpair to the board it should mostly be a beautiful feeling. What about when you are facing an almost 2x pot shove on the tu...

The name of the game may always be Texas Hold’em, but how a profitable poker player approaches poker tournaments as opposed to cash games differs greatly. Today, I discuss the differences between tournaments and cash games, and share with you all that you need to know to decide which variation to specialize in. It wouldn’t make sense for a tournament poker player to study cash game preflop charts...

Phil Ivey is no stranger to the poker spotlight having amassed over an incredible $35,000,000 in live poker tournament winnings during his career. In this Weekly Poker Hand he faced off against another highly accomplished poker professional in Nick Petrangelo. They are battling in the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl which is the largest buy-in tournament that runs on a regular basis. With $5,000,0...

PokerCoaching.com coach Matt Affleck says “For every hour you spend at the poker table, you should spend an hour studying away from the table”. While putting time into your poker study can be effective, you won’t see the full benefit unless you know how to study poker effectively. To study poker effectively, you must utilize materials that engage you through active learning. For a lot of aspiring...

In this Weekly Poker Hand Rampage Poker finds himself battling against recent Super High Roller Bowl winner and high stakes tournament crusher Jake Schindler. Rampage Poker is taking a shot in a big poker tournament in the PokerGO Studio, Las Vegas as he finds himself also sat at a table with poker professionals Daniel ‘KidPoker’ Negreanu and Johan ‘YoH ViraL’ Guilbert. In this particular hand Ram...

Daniel ‘KidPoker’ Negreanu faces a very strange min bet on the river by Ali Imsirovic. In this video I discuss the poker strategy you should use when facing min-bets and how to counter them! Negreanu stands the hand by raising preflop with pocket eights and Ali Imsirovic defends the big blind. The hand plays out fairly straightforward from there until they both reach the river and then Ali decides...

There is no sweeter feeling in poker than to be dealt pocket aces when playing in a deep stacked cash game! This is exactly the situation that poker vlogger Lex O poker finds himself in playing at the Wynn Poker Room in Las Vegas. What makes this poker cash game hand even more exciting is that he faces a preflop 3bet from a villain who then decides to call his 4bet. There is already $1,000 (100 bi...

You can’t expect to flop the nuts every time. Often when you hit a straight or flush, it will come on the turn or the river. While it is easy to play a made hand, it is important to study how to navigate draws that have the potential of eventually “getting there”. Today, we will discuss draws, and how to properly play them in various spots. Whether flopping an open-ender with suited connectors or...

Hey everyone, check out the Ask Me Anything that Brad Wilson did for all of our Discord users which is avalaible above or on our podcast feed over at Spotify & iTunes! You will need to download iTunes to view it. Here is the iTunes link: iTunes AMA Here is the Spotify link: Spotify AMA PokerCoaching.com has grown and now offers top-level coaching from myself, Jonathan Jaffe, Matt Affleck, Fara...

MrBeast is no stranger to the spotlight having amassed an incredible 94,000,000 subscribers on YouTube. This time however he finds himself playing poker against one of the all-time greats – Phil ‘The Poker Brat’ Hellmuth. In this hand Phil Hellmuth wakes up with the hand that helped him win his first ever World Series Of Poker Bracelet back in 1989 when he won the WSOP Main Event! Will this...

Despite being poker’s best, Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth couldn’t have anticipated the action when they came face-to-face with YouTube and Twitch royalty. MrBeast, Ludwig, and Ninja, GOATs in their own right, made their way to the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles to not just challenge durrrr and the Poker Brat, but to also compete against fellow content creators. Six figure stacks, 7-2 offsuit all-in’s...

Despite being poker’s best, Tom Dwan and Phil Hellmuth couldn’t have anticipated the action when they came face-to-face with YouTube and Twitch royalty. MrBeast, Ludwig, and Ninja, GOATs in their own right, made their way to the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles to not just challenge durrrr and the Poker Brat, but to also compete against fellow content creators. Six figure stacks, 7-2 offsuit all-in’s...

Have you ever played in a game that has a $25,600 straddle on? No? Me neither! But this is exactly what happens when some of the most popular YouTubers and Twitch Streamers decide to battle it out at the poker tables on Hustler Casino Live! Alexandra Botez, MrBeast, Ninja, Slime, xQc, Ludwig, Phil Hellmuth, Tom Dwan & Alan Keating all played on the HCL live stream for almost 9 hours and stacks...

For nearly twenty years, the World Poker Tour has been an established and respected entity in the poker world. While poker tournaments continue to draw players, few have been able to replicate the prestige and history preserved by those hosted by the WPT. Poker players from all over the world consistently gather to compete for not just millions of dollars, but to add their names amongst some of th...

In this hand I channel my inner Phil Hellmuth and use his white magic in the World Series Of Poker Main Event! It’s always a great feeling being dealt pocket kings on the button in the WSOP Main Event. After I decide to raise preflop I face a 3bet from the small blind who had been playing very straight forward throughout the day. My spidey-senses were tingling and I decided to just call, which acc...

my toughest opponent yet: myself! Today, I complete hand quizzes featured on PokerCoaching.com, based on actual hands I have played in past poker tournaments and cash games. Will I find any new holes in my poker game? I guess you, myself, and Jonathan Little from the past will find out! Improving as a poker player requires finding weaknesses in your game and studying to correct them. Often fixing...

Jason Koon is one of the best tournament poker players in the world and this video is a rare treat that gives us an insight into how poker professionals process their decisions at the tables! After talking it through he makes an amazing soul read and ultimately makes the right decision! This poker hand comes from a final table at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas. Jason Koon is put to the test for h...

Love him or hate him, Phil Hellmuth aka The Poker Brat always provides entertainment at the poker table! In this hand from the Hustler Casino Live High Stakes Poker Cash Game he’s put in a tough spot by a recreational player! Phil Hellmuth is no stranger to battling in high stakes cash games on live poker streams and although he has a tough decision to make he is in his element as he starts talkin...

For poker players looking to increase their win-rate and become more profitable at the table, https://pokercoaching.com provides members with materials designed to not just instruct you but engage you. Our site features a team of over 15 professional coaches experienced in helping players achieve their goals. Whether a sit & go grinder or a cash game player looking to move up stakes, our site...

High Stakes Tournaments are a BATTLE! This hand that I played from a recent PokerGO Final Table shows exactly that. You have to be willing to fight hard for pots, apply pressure when needed, and really go for it when you’re the chip leader at a big final table! Players that treat the final table of a tournament just like other stages are making huge errors! This is because there are huge ICM...

Hey everyone, check out the Ask Me Anything that Tristan Wade did for all of our Discord users which is avalaible above or on our podcast feed over at Spotify & iTunes! You will need to download iTunes to view it. Here is the iTunes link: iTunes AMA Here is the Spotify link: Spotify AMA PokerCoaching.com has grown and now offers top-level coaching from myself, Jonathan Jaffe, Matt Affleck, Far...

While I often discuss poker strategy and content taking place in casinos and online, rarely do I cover where many of my students play poker the most: their very own homes! Today, I am going to cover what you need to know to dominate your home games and help you make a profit in any man cave. With the majority of home games being made up of recreational poker players, reviewing proper reads and ran...

I battled with PokerCoaching coach Justin Saliba in a high stakes poker tournament (and we were both bluffing!). Check out this hand history from the $10,000 Poker Masters event where I got into a bluffing war with one of my favorite poker coaches (and friends!), Justin ‘JustGTO’ Saliba! We analyze this spot in detail to provide you with helpful tips to improve your poker strategy, including: What...

Today we have an interesting hand from The Lodge where Doug Polk makes a huge all-in river bet in a high stakes live cash game! Texas poker is WILD and this hand is no different! Constant straddles, 3-bets, huge bluffs, and massive pots make these games extremely exciting… and profitable for great players like Doug Polk! When the straddle reaches $100 in this $5/$10 live cash game, Polk gets...

Hey everyone, check out the Ask Me Anything that Matt Affleck did for all of our Discord users which is avalaible on our podcast feed over at Spotify & iTunes! You will need to download iTunes to view it. Here is the iTunes link: iTunes AMA Here is the Spotify link: Spotify AMA PokerCoaching.com has grown and now offers top-level coaching from myself, Jonathan Jaffe, Matt Affleck, Faraz Jaka,...