Tuesdays are the most tactical of days at Chasing Poker Greatness. Each week, Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai break down hands that they’ve played online recently, in a coach / student format, diving deep into strategy and alternate path exploration, to see where mistakes were made, opportunity was lost, accidents became happy, etc.
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On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dissect two hands where Jon decided to flat the button preflop. Jon explains both his logic for developing a flatting range and also his decision making postflop.
On this week’s episode, Jon rejoins Coach Brad to analyze two recent hands where Jon was dealt pocket queens.
Today’s episode of Tactical Tuesday features a special guest host: CPG Head Private Coach Shu. Coach Brad & Coach Shu break down a couple of hands played at $1k & $2k NL on the streets of Ignition where Coach Shu got a couple of gross runouts and faced a lot of heat. Tune in to see how it all shakes out.
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On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Jon played during a recent 2kNL shot take.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands posted in the Hand History section of Greatness Village. If you would like the chance to have one of your hands analyzed on Tactical Tuesday, join the Chasing Poker Greatness community here https://bit.ly/greatness-village!
Coach Brad and Jon review 500NL Play & Explain footage from Shu Sekito — a fellow villager and future CPG Associate Coach. Find out what they think about Shu’s river decisions in these two hands.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon use a popular poker solver called Pio to simulate a hand that Jon recently played online. The goal for this episode is not to learn the best way to play our hand in a GTO environment, but rather to learn how to adjust from GTO strategies when playing against an opponent who is likely to be either over
Usually we cover high frequency spots but today we’re going to break down two hands where regs took unexpected lines that confused Jon and forced him to figure things out on the fly.
Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan’s Hustler Casino Live debut last weekend provided viewers with plenty of huge pots and action. Join Coach Brad and Jon as they dive into two of the biggest pots played last week. In the first hand, Gal flops a pair and the nut flush draw vs. Matt Berkey’s over-pair. In the second, Tom Dwan rivers quads vs. Garrett Adelstein’s nut
For this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Jon played last week in Las Vegas during the 2021 World Series of Poker. Find out what happens as Jon gets put to the test for his entire stack in both hands.
This week’s episode features two hands from Coach Brad’s monthly cash game stream for Jonathan Little’s PokerCoaching.com Premium members.
Today’s episode of Tactical Tuesdayfeatures hand breakdowns of two hands posted in Greatness Village.
Hand #1 was submitted by Coach Thomas, the other resident coach in GV. Hand #2 was submitted by Charlie (Playing on the @The Lodge Live ), a GV member who regularly plays in the biggest streamed games in Texas.
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Last Thursday, during a live streamed cash game session, Coach Brad fired up a couple tables of 1kNL and was coincidently placed at a few of the same tables occupied by Jon. Unbeknownst to both student and coach, they battled each other in the anonymous games of Ignition, only realizing that they had played each other during a hand review session days later. Hit play
Coach Brad describes the five courses (including one that’s free!) that are currently being offered at Chasing Poker Greatness. Tune in to learn what sets CPG courses apart from every other piece of training content on the market and how these courses can take your game to the next level.
Coach Brad and Jon return for another round of hand breakdowns on this week’s Tactical Tuesday. In this episode you’ll hear about two hands Jon played recently at $5/$10 6-max cash. Both hands involve tricky monotone flops and both hands result in maximum pain for one of the players involved. Will Jon be the one dishing it out or will he be the one left
In today’s first segment Coach Brad and his student Jon share their opinions on whether or not they think the Doug Polk vs. Daniel Negreanu high stakes heads-up challenge was ultimately good for the game of poker.
After the jump they give their opinions on ways they think these challenges could be improved upon moving forward into the future.
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On this week’s Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and his student Jon take a look at a couple of hands posted in Greatness Village. The first hand features Coach Thomas choosing to take an unorthodox line from the big blind against the button at 500NL. In the second hand, a villager raises preflop, bets the flop and the turn with a combo draw and arrives at
Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a third round of Tactical Tuesday. If you’ve ever been curious about the types of discussions that occur during Coach Brad’s coaching sessions, this week’s episode will provide a close look at just that. Jon shows Coach Brad two hands that he played recently at $5/$10 NL on Ignition, with both hands including at least one street
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dive into two hands where Jon decided to check raise the flop.
Last week Coach Brad and Jon analyzed a couple hands where Jon had river sizing decisions with clear cut value hands. This week they will be doing the same thing, except this time with bluffs.
On this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon decide to switch up the format. Jon presents two hands where he fired a river bluff and Coach Brad has to guess which bluff got through and which one didn’t. If Brad guesses correctly, Jon pays $100 and vice versa if Brad guesses incorrectly. See if you can figure out which bluff got through
Jon takes a break from the online tables to play the juicy live cash games that always pop up during LAPC. Hand #1 is Coach Brad’s favorite: Jon attempting to turn a pair into a bluff. And hand #2 sees Jon’s trips with an ace kicker reduced to an unexciting bluff catcher. Tune in to catch the results of both hands!
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Jon played during a recent 2kNL shot take.
In this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two hands where Jon check raises the flop as a bluff and then makes a pair on the turn. Jon explains why he chose to play the two spots so differently.
Coach Brad and Jon break down a couple hands where Jon decided to bluff a 4-flush river. Tune in to find out what Coach Brad thinks about Jon’s decision to bluff and his bluff sizings.
Coach Brad reviews two 3bet pots Jon played during a recent session where Jon ended up 3betting two hands on opposite ends of the spectrum. In the first hand, Jon 3bets AK and in the second hand he 3bets J4 suited. Find out how he fared with the premium and the napkins.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze a 3bet pot and a 4bet pot that Jon recently played. Jon has a decision about whether to bluff the river in one hand and a decision about whether to go for thin value in another. Find out how these two river spots played out.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands from $5/$10 online where Jon decided to turn a pair (or pairs) into bluffs. Is it ever good to turn pairs into bluffs? If yes, what would be an appropriate situation? Press play to find out Coach Brad’s thoughts on these questions!
Unlike last week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, on this week’s episode Jon finds himself all-in on the river twice, but this time praying for a fold. Will Jon’s opponents find the fold button or will they send him packing?
You’ve gotten to the river with a hand that has to bluff in order to win the pot.
How do you go about deciding the best size with which to bluff? Should you go big, medium, or small? Should you use the same size in every situation?
Find out how Coach Brad thinks through river bluff sizing on today’s episode!
A few episodes ago I (Coach Brad) told Jon that I wasn’t a fan of some of his hands where he decided to turn pairs into bluffs (see the Tactical Tuesday that aired on August 10, 2021). Jon, as he usually does, took my advice to heart and has now decided to start bluffing with hands that make me EVEN MORE uncomfortable. Find out how
Coach Brad and his student Jon return for a second episode of “Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities.” Coach Brad kicks us off with a hand from $500NL Zone where he finds himself on the river with 9-high in a 3bet pot and only 15 seconds to make a decision. In the second half of the episode Jon shares a hand where he misclicks the turn and
On today’s show, Coach Brad and his student Jon will take a look at two hands that Jon recently played at $5/$10 6-max cash on Ignition. Jon tries to take advantage of a pair of spots on the turn that he believes are underbluffed by his player pool and more importantly are spots Jon believes his player pool perceives as underbluffed. Identifying and exploiting spots
Today’s episode features three epic hands from my favorite poker show of all-time, High Stakes Poker.
Tom Dwan pulls off one of the best bluffs of all time, Phil Galfond gets GOT by a recreational player, and Brad Booth pounds stacks of cash on the felt with four high vs. the GOAT Phil Ivey.
Today’s episode of Chasing Poker Greatness features one of the greatest to ever sit down at the green felt, Ike Haxton, getting a disgusting bluff through vs. Ryan Daut.
Hand #2 happened right before the COVID-19 pandemic at WPT Thunder Valley and involves Jake Schwartz and Tony Tran.
Today on Hero Bluff Week Thomas and I break down probably the most important bluff in poker’s history involving Chris Moneymaker and Sam Farha.
The other bluff we chose was a little bit more recent (it happened back in 2018) and involved a former WSOP champion trying to bully his way into another WSOP Main Event final table.
Today’s episode features two pots from the greatest player to ever sit down at the green felt.
Hand 1 is a classic pitting Phil Ivey against Tom “Durrr” Dwan on High Stakes Poker where a pot BALLOONS to over $600,000.
Hand 2 is just Phil Ivey doing Phil Ivey things in a classic hand you genuinely do not want to miss.
I’m convinced Live at the Bike was created just as a battleground for Andy and Garrett Adelstein to wage war against one another.
Kicking off “Hero Bluff Week” are two hands played by two of the best regulars in the nosiest of nose bleed cash games in the world.
Enjoy.
Today’s episode features two hands where Jon was put to a decision for his entire stack on the river. Tune in to hear Jon’s thought process and whether Coach Brad agrees with Jon’s decisions.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two river spots where Jon needed advice on how he played his hands. Tune in to see if Coach Brad agrees with Jon’s river logic.
Coach Brad and Jon review a couple hands from a recent high-stakes live stream that Brad played for PokerCoaching.com.
Jon takes a break from the online tables to play the juicy live cash games that always pop up during LAPC. Hand #1 is Coach Brad’s favorite: Jon attempting to turn a pair into a bluff. And hand #2 sees Jon’s trips with an ace kicker reduced to an unexciting bluff catcher. Tune in to catch the results of both hands!
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad reviews two hands where Jon found himself on the river twice with nothing but a bluff catcher. Find out whether Coach Brad thinks Jon should have called or folded!
This week’s theme is bet calling bluffcatchers on the river. On today’s episode you’ll hear Coach Brad and Jon verbalize their thoughts after betting a marginal hand for value on the river and getting put to the test for rest of their chips. Will Coach Brad and Jon be able to make the correct call or fold? Find out now on Tactical Tuesday!
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon review two 3bet pots from Jon’s recent 2kNL shot take where Jon arrives at the river with bluff catchers and has to decide whether to call off the rest of his stack.
Tactical Tuesday returns this week with a pair of hand breakdowns by Coach Brad and Jon. Our heroes both face overbets and find themselves with tricky river decisions despite having very strong hands. Find out what our heroes ended up doing in-game and whether their decisions are CPG approved.
Today’s episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features two recent hands Coach Thomas played on Ignition with a Queen Deuce and a Queen Trey. You’re going to hear straight from the horses mouth why Coach Thomas opted to put in three-bets with hands that don’t really have much business putting extra money into the pot and gain some valuable lessons as it relates to
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands where Jon made very strong hands and wasn’t sure whether he could get more value by calling and trapping or raising immediately.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from a recent $5/$10 session where Jon wasn’t sure whether his hands were good enough to bet the river for value. Would you have found a value bet with these hands? Leave your answer in the YouTube comments!
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at a hand where Jon decided to go for a thin raise on the river with the nut flush. Will Jon get punished for his greed?
Three weeks ago on Episode 47, Coach Brad and Jon discussed the thought process that goes into river bluff sizing. On today’s episode, they will go over the same situation except this time with value.
Tactical Tuesday returns this week with a breakdown of two AQ hands that Coach Brad played recently at 5/10NL on Ignition. Coach Brad gets to the river in both hands, yet finds himself with two very different decisions. Should he fire a bluff on the river in a 4bet pot with nothing but AQ high? Should he raise a river bet for value with top
On this week’s episode, Jon rejoins Coach Brad to analyze two recent hands where Jon was dealt pocket queens.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands where Jon made very strong hands and wasn’t sure whether he could get more value by calling and trapping or raising immediately.
Last week Coach Brad and Jon analyzed a couple hands where Jon had river sizing decisions with clear cut value hands. This week they will be doing the same thing, except this time with bluffs.
You’ve finally made a strong hand on the river, now the only question left is “what is the right amount to bet?” On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon examine two river spots from Jon’s database and discuss bet sizing options.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand where they bet a small size with a strong value hand in an attempt to induce a raise from villain. Tune in to find out which situations call for an induction bet and how Brad and Jon’s attempts worked out.
Coach Brad and Jon review a couple hands from a recent high-stakes live stream that Brad played for PokerCoaching.com.
Unlike last week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, on this week’s episode Jon finds himself all-in on the river twice, but this time praying for a fold. Will Jon’s opponents find the fold button or will they send him packing?
Coach Brad and Jon review 500NL Play & Explain footage from Shu Sekito — a fellow villager and future CPG Associate Coach. Find out what they think about Shu’s river decisions in these two hands.
Three weeks ago on Episode 47, Coach Brad and Jon discussed the thought process that goes into river bluff sizing. On today’s episode, they will go over the same situation except this time with value.
You’ve gotten to the river with a hand that has to bluff in order to win the pot.
How do you go about deciding the best size with which to bluff? Should you go big, medium, or small? Should you use the same size in every situation?
Find out how Coach Brad thinks through river bluff sizing on today’s episode!
This week’s episode is inspired by a recent tweet from Coach Brad regarding the large open sizes that are commonly used in low stakes live cash games. Why do players at $1/$2 regularly open to 7 or 8 big blinds? Is there a strategic reason to open so large? If 7x-8x is too large, what size should you be opening to? Coach Brad answers all
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two river spots where Jon needed advice on how he played his hands. Tune in to see if Coach Brad agrees with Jon’s river logic.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands where Jon made very strong hands and wasn’t sure whether he could get more value by calling and trapping or raising immediately.
This week’s episode features two (and a half) hands that Coach Brad himself played at 1knl on his monthly PokerCoaching.com live stream.
Last week Coach Brad and Jon analyzed a couple hands where Jon had river sizing decisions with clear cut value hands. This week they will be doing the same thing, except this time with bluffs.
You’ve finally made a strong hand on the river, now the only question left is “what is the right amount to bet?” On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon examine two river spots from Jon’s database and discuss bet sizing options.
On this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon decide to switch up the format. Jon presents two hands where he fired a river bluff and Coach Brad has to guess which bluff got through and which one didn’t. If Brad guesses correctly, Jon pays $100 and vice versa if Brad guesses incorrectly. See if you can figure out which bluff got through
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand where they bet a small size with a strong value hand in an attempt to induce a raise from villain. Tune in to find out which situations call for an induction bet and how Brad and Jon’s attempts worked out.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from a recent $5/$10 session where Jon wasn’t sure whether his hands were good enough to bet the river for value. Would you have found a value bet with these hands? Leave your answer in the YouTube comments!
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze a 3bet pot and a 4bet pot that Jon recently played. Jon has a decision about whether to bluff the river in one hand and a decision about whether to go for thin value in another. Find out how these two river spots played out.
In this episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL ($5-$10 online poker cash games) where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at a hand where Jon decided to go for a thin raise on the river with the nut flush. Will Jon get punished for his greed?
Tactical Tuesday returns this week with a breakdown of two AQ hands that Coach Brad played recently at 5/10NL on Ignition. Coach Brad gets to the river in both hands, yet finds himself with two very different decisions. Should he fire a bluff on the river in a 4bet pot with nothing but AQ high? Should he raise a river bet for value with top
On today’s episode of Chasing Poker Greatness Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down two hands (One good, one the opposite of good) where Thomas chose to raise with a bluff on the river. Who doesn’t love it when Terminator Thomas gets out of line?
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two hands from Brad’s recent PokerCoaching.com stream where he tried donking the turn.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands where Jon tried donking the flop. They try to answer two questions: 1. Is donking ever appropriate? and 2. What size should you donk and how should you proceed once your donk bet gets called?
Coach Brad finds a multiway flop donk bet on two separate occasions and gets raised BOTH times. On this week’s episode, find out how Coach Brad deals with this rare situation and why he decided to lead the flop in the first place.
On this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended “donk bet.” Will Jon’s bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a “donk bet” is the correct
On this week’s Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon will be providing an overview of the non-technical skills necessary to compete at a high level. These are the skills that CPG’s Elites work to improve on a daily basis and serve as the core blocks of the Elite program. For poker performance upgrades that create a more resilience mental game, this is the Tactical Tuesday
In today’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, Jon asks Coach Brad some of his favorite Chasing Poker Greatness questions, including:
– Who was the biggest influence in you becoming a poker professional? – What are the stories behind your least favorite & most favorite poker sessions? Coach Brad takes a trip down memory lane that covers missed flights, walking 6 miles to the post office
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and his student Jon discuss Jon’s perception of online poker before Jon began playing online in the summer of 2020 and how those perceptions have changed as Coach Brad has guided Jon up through the stakes. Find out how someone who was initially terrified of playing $200NL is now crushing $1000NL just 6 months later and what you can
In this week’s (Not So) Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Thomas tackle mindset and risk. What does it mean if you’re too risk averse or too risk inclined? How aggressive should you be with your bankroll? Can being too nitty actually hold back your progress? Coach Brad & Coach Thomas share their thoughts as well as some behind-the-scenes stories of their personal poker journeys.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon go over two hands where Jon gets dealt pocket kings. Tune in to learn how Coach Brad thinks Jon should have played them.
Who doesn’t love getting dealt aces?! In this weeks episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon break down 2 hands where Coach Brad was dealt pocket aces and faced the age old question: “To slow play or not to slow play?” Listen now to find out whether pocket aces turned Coach Brad into the crusher or the crushee.
On this week’s episode on Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Brad played where he decided to slow play pocket aces and pocket kings preflop. Coach Brad explains when and why he thinks its more profitable to slow play these monster pocket pairs rather than try to get all the money in before the flop.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down a couple hands from one of Jon’s recent $5/$10 online sessions. Jon’s first hand presents a tough multi-way situation on the flop where Jon has an overpair and the action goes bet and raise in front of him. If you’re a regular Tactical Tuesday listener then you’ll probably be able to guess Jon’s second hand
Tactical Tuesday goes back to its roots on this week’s episode with a pair of hand breakdowns brought to you by Coach Brad and his student Jon. The first hand comes from a recent $5/$10 session on Ignition where Jon faces an unexpected turn donk in a 3bet pot. The second hand is one posted in the hand history review section of Greatness Village by
Who doesn’t love getting dealt aces?! In this weeks episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon break down 2 hands where Coach Brad was dealt pocket aces and faced the age old question: “To slow play or not to slow play?” Listen now to find out whether pocket aces turned Coach Brad into the crusher or the crushee.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from a recent $5/$10 session where Jon wasn’t sure whether his hands were good enough to bet the river for value. Would you have found a value bet with these hands? Leave your answer in the YouTube comments!
On this week’s episode on Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Brad played where he decided to slow play pocket aces and pocket kings preflop. Coach Brad explains when and why he thinks its more profitable to slow play these monster pocket pairs rather than try to get all the money in before the flop.
Today’s episode of Tactical Tuesday features a special guest host: CPG Head Private Coach Shu. Coach Brad & Coach Shu break down a couple of hands played at $1k & $2k NL on the streets of Ignition where Coach Shu got a couple of gross runouts and faced a lot of heat. Tune in to see how it all shakes out.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon go over two hands where Jon gets dealt pocket kings. Tune in to learn how Coach Brad thinks Jon should have played them.
On this week’s episode on Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Brad played where he decided to slow play pocket aces and pocket kings preflop. Coach Brad explains when and why he thinks its more profitable to slow play these monster pocket pairs rather than try to get all the money in before the flop.
Coach Brad and Jon take a look at the biggest pot Jon won online last year, as well as the biggest pot he lost. The results of both hands aren’t shared until the very end of the episode, so after you’ve seen both hands, take your best guess as to which hand Jon won and which hand he lost. Leave your guesses in the YouTube
Coach Brad and Jon break down two 3bet pots that Jon recently played at 500 Zone.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from a recent $5/$10 session where Jon wasn’t sure whether his hands were good enough to bet the river for value. Would you have found a value bet with these hands? Leave your answer in the YouTube comments!
Coach Brad reviews two 3bet pots Jon played during a recent session where Jon ended up 3betting two hands on opposite ends of the spectrum. In the first hand, Jon 3bets AK and in the second hand he 3bets J4 suited. Find out how he fared with the premium and the napkins.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze a 3bet pot and a 4bet pot that Jon recently played. Jon has a decision about whether to bluff the river in one hand and a decision about whether to go for thin value in another. Find out how these two river spots played out.
In this episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL ($5-$10 online poker cash games) where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself.
Coach Brad and Jon analyze a couple of hands played by Joe, one of Coach Brad’s private coaching students. Joe recently played on a live streamed game at Texas Card House and found himself making some tough decisions with AK offsuit. Tune in to hear the discussion on everything from shot-taking strategy for live poker to one of the most reliable physical tells you will
Such a sexy name for this week Tactical Tuesday where Coach Brad and Coach Thomas’s CFP student Jon break down a pair of awkward pots where we find ourselves with AK high in big pots where we have the initiative. Hand #1 is played in a live setting vs. a strong and agressive European player and Hand #2 is played online vs. a “mega whale”.
On this week’s episode, Jon rejoins Coach Brad to analyze two recent hands where Jon was dealt pocket queens.
In this episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL ($5-$10 online poker cash games) where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself.
Coach Brad and Jon review 500NL Play & Explain footage from Shu Sekito — a fellow villager and future CPG Associate Coach. Find out what they think about Shu’s river decisions in these two hands.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down a couple hands from one of Jon’s recent $5/$10 online sessions. Jon’s first hand presents a tough multi-way situation on the flop where Jon has an overpair and the action goes bet and raise in front of him. If you’re a regular Tactical Tuesday listener then you’ll probably be able to guess Jon’s second hand
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two more hands where Jon had KQo and found himself in tough spots postflop. Don’t miss these two hands where over $4,000 finds its way into the pot both times!
On this week’s Tactical Tuesday, Jon brings in two triple barrel bluffs in 3bet pots with KQ offsuit. Find out whether Coach Brad thinks these were good spots to bluff or if he thinks Jon was doing his best to punt off a couple stacks.
On today’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon tackle one of poker’s oldest conundrums: playing pocket jacks. Tune in to find out how Brad and Jon handle playing the most hated pocket pair in poker!
Coach Brad and Jon break down two 3bet pots that Jon recently played at 500 Zone.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon take a look at one of the trickiest spots in no-limit cash: playing 3bet pots out of position vs. strong regulars.
Today’s episode of the Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features two recent hands Coach Thomas played on Ignition with a Queen Deuce and a Queen Trey. You’re going to hear straight from the horses mouth why Coach Thomas opted to put in three-bets with hands that don’t really have much business putting extra money into the pot and gain some valuable lessons as it relates to
On this week’s episode, Jon rejoins Coach Brad to analyze two recent hands where Jon was dealt pocket queens.
Today’s episode of Tactical Tuesday features a special guest host: CPG Head Private Coach Shu. Coach Brad & Coach Shu break down a couple of hands played at $1k & $2k NL on the streets of Ignition where Coach Shu got a couple of gross runouts and faced a lot of heat. Tune in to see how it all shakes out.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon each bring in a hand that starts with a light 4bet pre-flop and some deepstacked decisions post-flop. Coach Brad is faced with the question of how to get as much money in the pot as possible, while Jon contemplates whether he needs to put all the money in the middle just to have a chance at winning
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dive into two hands where Jon decided to check raise the flop.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dive into two hands where Jon decided to check raise the flop.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two tough spots where Jon’s opponents wager their entire stacks.
This week’s episode features two (and a half) hands that Coach Brad himself played at 1knl on his monthly PokerCoaching.com live stream.
Coach Brad reviews two 3bet pots Jon played during a recent session where Jon ended up 3betting two hands on opposite ends of the spectrum. In the first hand, Jon 3bets AK and in the second hand he 3bets J4 suited. Find out how he fared with the premium and the napkins.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands from $5/$10 online where Jon decided to turn a pair (or pairs) into bluffs. Is it ever good to turn pairs into bluffs? If yes, what would be an appropriate situation? Press play to find out Coach Brad’s thoughts on these questions!
This week’s theme is playing flopped combo draws when you are out of position. In today’s two hands, both Coach Brad and Jon check raise the flop with monster draws and both players face tricky turns where their hands did improve, just not in the way that they had hoped. Hit play to find out how Coach Brad and Jon decided to proceed!
On this week’s Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and his student Jon take a look at a couple of hands posted in Greatness Village. The first hand features Coach Thomas choosing to take an unorthodox line from the big blind against the button at 500NL. In the second hand, a villager raises preflop, bets the flop and the turn with a combo draw and arrives at
You’ve finally made a strong hand on the river, now the only question left is “what is the right amount to bet?” On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon examine two river spots from Jon’s database and discuss bet sizing options.
On today’s episode Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands where Jon 3bet squeezed preflop and both players behind decided to call. Tune in to learn how Brad and Jon think about these multiway squeezed situations.
Coach Brad finds a multiway flop donk bet on two separate occasions and gets raised BOTH times. On this week’s episode, find out how Coach Brad deals with this rare situation and why he decided to lead the flop in the first place.
On this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad is rejoined by his student Jon as they examine two more hands played by Jon at $5/$10 on Ignition. Coach Brad and Jon pick apart two spots where Jon tried the seldom recommended “donk bet.” Will Jon’s bets live up to their nickname or are there actually situations in which a “donk bet” is the correct
Today’s episode features Coach Brad and Coach Thomas breaking down two hands where the HERO is facing a Turn check/raise: Hand #1 is a live hand Coach Thomas played at the Commerce Casino. Hand #2 is an online poker hand Coach Thomas’ CFP student recently played at $200 NL. I hope dude’s parents don’t listen to today’s episode… it’s going to be brutal! There are
On this week’s episode on Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Brad played where he decided to slow play pocket aces and pocket kings preflop. Coach Brad explains when and why he thinks its more profitable to slow play these monster pocket pairs rather than try to get all the money in before the flop.
In this episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and Jon breakdown two hands from 1kNL ($5-$10 online poker cash games) where Jon has the nuts on the river and has to decide whether to check and set the trap or bet his hand himself.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dissect two hands where Jon decided to flat the button preflop. Jon explains both his logic for developing a flatting range and also his decision making postflop.
Today’s episode features Coach Brad and Coach Thomas breaking down two hands where the HERO is facing a Turn check/raise: Hand #1 is a live hand Coach Thomas played at the Commerce Casino. Hand #2 is an online poker hand Coach Thomas’ CFP student recently played at $200 NL. I hope dude’s parents don’t listen to today’s episode… it’s going to be brutal! There are
On this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon discuss two hands where Coach Brad decides to execute one of his least used plays: the hero fold. Listen in to hear Coach Brad’s reasoning for folding top pair/top kicker in a 3bet pot and an over-pair with the nut flush draw blind vs. blind. Could either of these massive folds be correct? Stick
On today’s show Coach Thomas and Coach Brad go deep on two $500 NL cash game hands they recently played on Ignition. As eluded to in the title, things don’t go super well in today’s hands but both coaches manage to find an exploitable decision on the river that saves them their stack. Enjoy.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon rewatch a recent HCL stream where current HCL commentator and Brad’s old friend, DGAF, makes his HCL debut.
Jon takes a break from the online tables to play the juicy live cash games that always pop up during LAPC. Hand #1 is Coach Brad’s favorite: Jon attempting to turn a pair into a bluff. And hand #2 sees Jon’s trips with an ace kicker reduced to an unexciting bluff catcher. Tune in to catch the results of both hands!
Today’s episode of Tactical Tuesdayfeatures hand breakdowns of two hands posted in Greatness Village. Hand #1 was submitted by Coach Thomas, the other resident coach in GV. Hand #2 was submitted by Charlie (Playing on the @The Lodge Live ), a GV member who regularly plays in the biggest streamed games in Texas. If you would also like one of your hands analyzed on Tactical
Coach Brad and Jon analyze a couple of hands played by Joe, one of Coach Brad’s private coaching students. Joe recently played on a live streamed game at Texas Card House and found himself making some tough decisions with AK offsuit. Tune in to hear the discussion on everything from shot-taking strategy for live poker to one of the most reliable physical tells you will
Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan’s Hustler Casino Live debut last weekend provided viewers with plenty of huge pots and action. Join Coach Brad and Jon as they dive into two of the biggest pots played last week. In the first hand, Gal flops a pair and the nut flush draw vs. Matt Berkey’s over-pair. In the second, Tom Dwan rivers quads vs. Garrett Adelstein’s nut
For this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Jon played last week in Las Vegas during the 2021 World Series of Poker. Find out what happens as Jon gets put to the test for his entire stack in both hands.
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands from the high stakes games on Live At The Bike! and Hustler Casino Live.
This week’s episode is inspired by a recent tweet from Coach Brad regarding the large open sizes that are commonly used in low stakes live cash games. Why do players at $1/$2 regularly open to 7 or 8 big blinds? Is there a strategic reason to open so large? If 7x-8x is too large, what size should you be opening to? Coach Brad answers all
We’re switching up the format for this week’s episode of Tactical Tuesday! Today you’ll hear Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands from the most recent episode of the legendary poker show High Stakes Poker. In these two hands Tom Dwan, Brynn Kenney, and Brandon Steven battle it out in a $500k pot and a $400k pot. If you have a PokerGo account and would
Coach Brad is rejoined by Jon this week as Jon provides a recap of his recent trip to Las Vegas to take some shots at the biggest no-limit games running on the strip.
On this week’s episode Coach Brad answers a handful of questions that his student Jon prepared in anticipation of his return to live cash.
In today’s episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad and his student Jon break down the differences between high stakes live cash games and low stakes live cash games. In the first half of the show they break down the strategic differences and in the back half they discuss the environmental differences.
The strategic differences they go into are:
– The role rake plays in your strategy: Drop
In today’s episode Coach Brad and Coach Thomas break down some memorable hands from Coach Brad’s high stakes live poker career. Hand #1 is a $7k pot played against an absolute crusher and Hand #2 is a $30k+ whopper played against a famous pop star. Enjoy.
Today’s episode features Coach Brad and Coach Thomas breaking down two hands where the HERO is facing a Turn check/raise: Hand #1 is a live hand Coach Thomas played at the Commerce Casino. Hand #2 is an online poker hand Coach Thomas’ CFP student recently played at $200 NL. I hope dude’s parents don’t listen to today’s episode… it’s going to be brutal! There are
The #2 episode of live poker tells . Learn about the hidden danger of showing your cards, an extremely common poker tell that you can implement into your game right away and why making tiny expressions matter even after you’ve mentally folded!
The #1 episode of live poker tells explaining. Learn about body language, breathing, face impressions in live poker games and benefit from it!
Coach Brad and Jon analyze a couple of hands played by Joe, one of Coach Brad’s private coaching students. Joe recently played on a live streamed game at Texas Card House and found himself making some tough decisions with AK offsuit. Tune in to hear the discussion on everything from shot-taking strategy for live poker to one of the most reliable physical tells you will
The #2 episode of live poker tells . Learn about the hidden danger of showing your cards, an extremely common poker tell that you can implement into your game right away and why making tiny expressions matter even after you’ve mentally folded!
The #1 episode of live poker tells explaining. Learn about body language, breathing, face impressions in live poker games and benefit from it!
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In order to qualify, you must have never had an online account on Ignition (USA), Bovada (USA), or Bodog Canada (Canada). You must also be located in the USA or Canada.
If you meet this criteria, go ahead and sign up to Ignition, Bovada, or Bodog Canada by clicking through the hyperlinks in this sentence and create your new account.
Then, make a distinctive deposit amount (i.e. $162.53) so that we can identify your deposit and verify you’ve created an account. Send an email to brad@chasingpokergreatness.com with this amount and the poker platform you chose.
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