Tournament Poker Project

Jon and Tain discuss playing micro low stakes, and how they plan to adjust their game to exploit their opponents.

Jon and Tain navigate an awkward (and speculative!) holding out of position against an aggressive villain, and what adjustments to make when their weak hand turns into a monster. They consider what actions are best to maximise value and keep villain in the hand for as long as possible, and what the most common tells are in these micro stakes MTTs. Follow the hand street by street here (no peaking...

Jon and Tain discuss a Texas No Limit Hold'em hand, and consider villains range. They look in more detail into condensed and polarised ranges, and how betting, calling and checking impacts on range types. They consider position, pot size, SPR to determine likely hand holdings and then consider the different moves they can make in response.

Jon and Tain continue on their journey to get good enough at poker to be able to compete in WSOP. At the time of recording, WSOP 2023 has started and they're enjoying the buzz. They analyse a hand, looking in more detail at ranges.

Welcome to our podcast! We are Jon and Tain from Essex in the UK, and in this episode we introduce the podcast and explain what it's all about! Join us on our learning journey to improve our Texas No Limit Hold'em pokers skills, and get good enough to build a bankroll and compete in the world series of poker in Vegas. Our goal is to have a real shot at cashing big, not just seat warming or...

Jon and Tain continue on their learning journey to poker greatness, and discuss a Texas No Limit Hold'em multi way pot. It's four handed and the main villain seems to play like he has an open ended straight draw. They consider pot odds vs win odds in decision making as well as relative hand strength, shared defence frequency and blockers.

Jon and Tain play TT out of position against a tight opponent on a very wet, static flop. To C or not to C? [-bet], that is the question. How does range Vs range change when the villain is a nit, but are only calling the open from late position? Does their call cap their range, or does it suit their nitty style? As always, this is a LEARNING podcast, The hosts are learning too! Don’t take the view...

Jon and Tain try their best to bluff catch, and discuss the merits of trying to see a showdown with a very light holding.

Jon and Tain get sticky from the big blind and discuss the best, and worst, ways to defend.

Jon and Tain explore a hand played from the button.

Jonno and Tain discuss playing micro low stakes, and how they plan to adjust their game to exploit their opponents.

In this first ever Episode of the Tournament Poker Project, Jonno and Tain start their journey towards the World Series of Poker with a discussion on pre-flop 4 betting