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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.
Other poker training platforms lock this type of content behind a paywall; we probably should be also. We’ve never been accused of being great businesspeople, but our mismanagement is your +EV gain every Tuesday, as we will continue to deliver next level insight into higher stakes online cash game strategy, published both on the CPG YouTube channel and the CPG Podcast feed.
With Almost 100 Episodes and Adding 1 More Every Week, Tactical Tuesday is Your Free Poker Training Home Base for In-Depth Strategy

Tactical Tuesday Recent Poker Training Episodes:

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: No Limit, No Pair, No F’s Given. Bluff Catching with High Card in Texas Holdem
Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: No Limit, No Pair, No F’s Given. Bluff Catching with High Card in Texas Holdem Tactical Tuesday Episode 114 Join the Discussion About this Episode in the Greatness Village Online Poker Community (Free to Join)! This week’s episode is a masterclass in skepticism, as we join Jon amidst his online poker exploits for a pair of hands in which he’s faced with bets across multiple streets but fails to

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: How to Play Flush Draws & Turning Pairs into Bluffs (Again) (Online Poker)
For this week’s poker training, love is in the air, but definitely not the good kind. Welcome to the first episode of Toxic Tuesday, where we’ve staged an intervention of sorts to make Jon face the hard facts that his love affairs with turning pairs into bluffs and chasing every flush draw with a pulse is causing him to lose money and preventing him from finding true love in this game of poker.
All’s fair in

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Then vs. Now – Poker Bluffing Strategy Revisited for 2023 (Online Poker)
This week’s show format has been turned right on its head as we finally make good on Coach Brad’s previously broken promises — for which he still hasn’t apologized — to revisit some old hands from yesteryear, when Jon Chai was but a wee lad trying to scratch two big blinds together and find his way in this poker world.
Upon revisiting hands from all the way back in 2021 (a simpler time when Barbara Walters
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Each episode of Tactical Tuesday is roughly 20-40 minutes long, drilling down on a new poker topic every week:
Exploring a New Poker Theme Each Week, Tactical Tuesday Covers Difficult Spots with Insightful, Procedural Hand Breakdowns
Click to View Each Poker Training Section:
- general hand breakdown Training sessions
- Bluffing Strategy in No Limit Texas Holdem
- Bluff Catching Technique in No Limit Texas Holdem
- Value Betting Strategy In No Limit Texas Holdem
- bet sizing Training In No Limit Texas Holdem
- River Betting & Inducement Betting in No Limit Texas Holdem
- donk betting technique In No Limit Texas Holdem
- Poker Mindset & mental toughness
- How to Play Overpairs in No Limit Texas Holdem
- How To Play Pocket Aces In No Limit Texas Holdem
- How To play Pocket kings in no limit texas holdem
- How to play ace king In No Limit Texas Holdem
- How to play Pocket Queens in no limit texas Holdem
- How to play King Queen in no limit texas Holdem
- how to play pocket jacks In No Limit Texas Holdem
- three betting strategy In No Limit Texas Holdem
- four betting strategy In No Limit Texas Holdem
- Check-Raises In No Limit Texas Holdem
- how to play draws In No Limit Texas Holdem
- how to play multiway pots In No Limit Texas Holdem
- slow playing strategy In No Limit Texas Holdem
- positional awareness In No Limit Texas Holdem
- hero folds In No Limit Texas Holdem
- live no limit Texas holdem poker training
- poker tells in No Limit Texas Holdem
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: GENERAL HAND BREAKDOWNS
Poker Training Sessions: General Hand Breakdowns

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: That Time Jon Checked Back A Straight Flush
On this week’s episode, Jon goes back to the live streets and immediately gets into some interesting spots.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: The One With The Pot Odds Bet
In today’s episode Jon proposes a pot odds bet with Coach Brad where the loser will suffer future humiliation.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Taking Shots At 2kNL
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands that Jon played during a recent 2kNL shot take.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Hands From Greatness Village
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Using Pio To Learn How To Respond To Opponents That Under-Bluff
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Thinking on the Fly vs. Unexpected Lines
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Jon Gets Jammed On At The 2021 WSOP
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Coach Brad Plays $1kNL
This week’s episode features two hands from Coach Brad’s monthly cash game stream for Jonathan Little’s PokerCoaching.com Premium members.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Hands From Greatness Village
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Coach Brad vs. Jon: Episode 1
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Chasing Poker Greatness Course Offerings
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: The One Where Jon Gets Mossed On A Monotone Flop
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Was The Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk High Stakes Poker Challenge Good For The Game?
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.
Pros and Cons
– Grudge Matches are always fun.
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Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Poker Hands From Greatness Village
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Inside Look At A Mini Private Coaching Session
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BLUFFING
Poker Training Sessions: Bluffing

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: How to Play Flush Draws & Turning Pairs into Bluffs (Again) (Online Poker)
For this week’s poker training, love is in the air, but definitely not the good kind. Welcome to the first episode of Toxic Tuesday, where we’ve staged an intervention of sorts to make Jon face the hard facts that his love affairs with turning pairs into bluffs and chasing every flush draw with a pulse is causing him to lose money and preventing him from

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Then vs. Now – Poker Bluffing Strategy Revisited for 2023 (Online Poker)
This week’s show format has been turned right on its head as we finally make good on Coach Brad’s previously broken promises — for which he still hasn’t apologized — to revisit some old hands from yesteryear, when Jon Chai was but a wee lad trying to scratch two big blinds together and find his way in this poker world.
Upon revisiting hands from all the

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluffing It All In 4-Bet Pots
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two 4-bet pots where Jon decided to run bluffs once as the preflop caller and once as the preflop 4-bettor.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Coach Brad And Jon Make A Bet
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: What To Do When You Make A Pair While Bluffing
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluffing On 4-Flush Runouts
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Turning Pairs into Bluffs…Good or Bad?
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: All-In With NOTHING??
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?

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: So I Told Jon to Stop Turning Pairs into Bluffs…
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Unnatural Bluffing Spots Part Deux
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Finding Unnatural Bluffing Opportunities At Online $1K No Limit
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

Hero Bluff Week #5: High Stakes Poker
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.

Hero Bluff Week #4: World Poker Tour
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.

Hero Bluff Week #3: WSOP Champs
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.

Hero Bluff Week #2: The Phil Ivey Special
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.

Hero Bluff Week #1: Garrett vs. Andy
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BLUFF CATCHING
Poker Training Sessions: Bluff Catching

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: No Limit, No Pair, No F’s Given. Bluff Catching with High Card in Texas Holdem
Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: No Limit, No Pair, No F’s Given. Bluff Catching with High Card in Texas Holdem Tactical Tuesday Episode 114 Join the Discussion About this Episode in the Greatness Village Online Poker Community (Free to Join)! This week’s episode is a masterclass in skepticism, as we join Jon amidst his online poker exploits for a pair of hands in which

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluff Catching In Cash Game Poker: When Is Ace High Better Than An Overpair?
Our newest installment in the Tactical Tuesday free poker training series features CPG Founder and Coach Brad Wilson with co-host Jon Chai as they dive into yet another pair of online cash game poker hand breakdowns focusing this time on bluff catching spots against the all-too-common all in jam by adventurous villains. With upper range hands in both situations, should Jon ever find a fold?

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Poker Lessons in Hand Reading and Recognizing Opponent’s Range
As for this week’s free poker training video, Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai are back for 2023 with more online cash game poker hand breakdown content for your enjoyment and high level poker learning. Poker pro Jon Chai rings in the new year with two hands for review this week; each with unconventional action and of course inflated pots (it is Jon, after

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluffcatching On The River
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Jon Needs Help On the River
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: High Stakes Hand Review!
Coach Brad and Jon review a couple hands from a recent high-stakes live stream that Brad played for PokerCoaching.com.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluffing And Bluffcatching At The LA Poker Classic
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluff Catching On The River
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Bluffcatching For Stacks
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Tough River Spots At 2kNL
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 Free Poker Training Podcast: Online Cash Game Poker Strategy: Ridiculous Rivers
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: VALUE BETTING
Poker Training Sessions: Value Betting

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Playing Sets From The Big Blind
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two hands where Jon makes a set from the Big Blind and gets into a tricky spot.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Deciding Whether To Go For Thin River Value
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Going For Thin Value At 1kNL
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 Free Poker Training Video: Sizing Your Value Bets
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BET SIZING
Poker Training Sessions: Bet Sizing

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Overbets
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon discuss overbetting the river and go over two of Jon’s hands as examples.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Facing Unexpected Sizings
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands where Jon faced a surprising bet size that he didn’t know how to interpret.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Reading Into Turn Sizing
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two recent hands that Jon played at $5/$10 where Jon made an adjustment on the river based on his opponents sizing on the turn.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Should You Call Or Raise?
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Inducing Raises With Small Bet Sizes
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Which Size Should You Be Bluffing On The River?
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: What Size Should You Open To At Live $1/$2?
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: RIVER BETTING & INDUCEMENT
Poker Training Sessions: River Betting & Inducement

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Sizing Value Bets On The River
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon review two river spots where Jon had to decide which size to value bet.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Reviewing Coach Brad at 5/10 Online
This week’s episode features two (and a half) hands that Coach Brad himself played at 1knl on his monthly PokerCoaching.com live stream.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: How Much Should You Bet On the River (Round 2)?
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: How Much Should You Bet On the River?
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Ace Queen Offsuit Battles At $5-$10 Online
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Relentless River Raising
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?
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: DONK BETTING
Poker Training Sessions: Donk Betting

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Coach Brad Donks The Turn
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Should You Ever Donk The Flop?
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?

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Multiway Flop Leads With Coach Brad
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Multiway Postflop Donks In The $1k NL Cash Game Streets
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: MINDSET & MENTAL TOUGHNESS
Poker Training Sessions: Mindset & Mental Toughness

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Soft Skills That Will Help You Dominate On The Felt
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: (Not So) Tactical: Playing With Case Money & The Frozen 6 Mile Walk Of Shame
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Online Poker’s Perception vs. Reality
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: (Not So) Tactical: Mindset, Risk Aversion, & Mental Toughness
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY OVERPAIRS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Overpairs

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Hands From $5/$10 Online 6-Max Cash
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 Free Poker Training Podcast: Facing An Exotic Line With An Overpair & Maximizing Profit vs. Fishies
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET ACES
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Aces

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Aces!
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET KINGS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Kings

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Playing Four Straight Runouts
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Kings!
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY ACE KING
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Ace King

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: The Biggest Pots I Won And Lost Playing Online Poker In 2021
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Big Pots at 500 Zone
Coach Brad and Jon break down two 3bet pots that Jon recently played at 500 Zone.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Tough River Spots At 1kNL
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Playing AK When You Miss In Bloated Pots
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”.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET QUEENS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Queens

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Queens!
On this week’s episode, Jon rejoins Coach Brad to analyze two recent hands where Jon was dealt pocket queens.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY KING QUEEN
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play King Queen

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: River Decisions at 500NL
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: More KQo Hands From Jon’s Adventure Into 10/20NL Online
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!

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Jon Goes Crazy With KQ (Twice!)
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET JACKS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Jacks

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: How To Play Pocket Jacks
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!
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: THREE BETTING
Poker Training Sessions: Three Betting

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Value Betting In 3-Bet Pots
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two hands where Jon had to decide the best way to get value in a 3-bet pot.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video (LIVE): Jon’s Punishment
On this week’s episode, Jon is faced with completing his punishment for losing the “what should you do on the river game” vs Brad.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: 3 Bet Pots Out Of Position vs. Regs
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Getting Out Of Line & Breaking Hearts
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: FOUR BETTING
Poker Training Sessions: Four Betting

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Playing 4-Bet Pots as the Preflop Raiser | Cash Game Online Poker Strategy
This week’s free poker training video features Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai with more online cash game poker hand breakdowns focusing on 4-Bet Pots as both the PFR (Preflop Raiser) and the PFC (Preflop Caller). Jon puts himself into position to play for stacks, but as always, Coach Brad begs the question of whether the road taken leads to the most value. ***FREE

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Big Decisions in 4bet Pots
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon analyze two hands where Jon decided to put in a cold 4bet preflop and was playing for stacks by the river.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Bluffing It All In 4-Bet Pots
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon break down two 4-bet pots where Jon decided to run bluffs once as the preflop caller and once as the preflop 4-bettor.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Light 4bets At $5/$10 Online 6-Max Cash
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: CHECK-RAISES
Poker Training Sessions: Check-Raises

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Blind vs. Blind in Single Raised Pots & Trusting Your Poker Instincts
Our 6-max online cash game poker training series continues on Tactical Tuesday by examining strategy paths in blind vs. blind scenarios (some of the most common configurations in online poker) in single raised pots. Cash game poker pro Jon Chai submits two hands for review by Coach Brad Wilson; one in the small blind and one in the big blind.
One poker hand quickly changes from

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Check Raising The Flop
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon dive into two hands where Jon decided to check raise the flop.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY DRAWS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Draws

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Playing Suited Connectors in 3-Bet & 4-Bet Pots (Cash Game Online Poker)
This week’s journey into the realm of Tactical Tuesday poker training series sees CPG’s Coach Brad Wilson and co-host Jon Chai critique two cash game poker hands played by Jon, this time playing suited connectors in 3-Bet and 4-Bet pots. It wouldn’t be an episode of TT without jams on both hands, and sure enough we’re faced with exactly those decisions for the entirety of

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Big Pots With Suited Aces
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon breakdown a couple hands where Jon makes decisions for his entire stack with suited aces.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Jon Gets Jammed On
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon take a look at two tough spots where Jon’s opponents wager their entire stacks.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: $5/$10 NL Hand Review
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Playing Combo Draws
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!
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY MULTIWAY POTS
Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Multiway Pots

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Making Flushes Multiway
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon review two multiway spots where Jon makes a flush.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Playing Multiway Pots
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: SLOW PLAYING
Poker Training Sessions: Slow Playing

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: When Should You Slow Play Pocket Aces and Kings?
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: To Trap or Not to Trap?
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: POSITIONAL AWARENESS
Poker Training Sessions: Positional Awareness

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Flatting The Button
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Facing Check/Raises On The Turn
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
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HERO FOLDS
Poker Training Sessions: Hero Folds

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Hero Folds You Need But Don’t Deserve
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Ain’t No Fun When The Rabbit’s Got The Gun
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: LIVE POKER
Poker Training Sessions: Live Poker

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Checking Range As the Preflop Raiser & String Bet Debate? (Live Cash Poker)
On this week’s episode, Tactical Tuesday co-hosts Coach Brad Wilson and Jon Chai use two of Jon’s recent live cash poker hands to discuss the merits of checking your entire range when playing out of position as the preflop raiser.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Coach Brad Cashes for $57,000 + CPG Wolves Retreat Recap
On this week’s episode, Coach Brad and Jon recap last week’s Wolf Retreat to Cherokee, North Carolina where Coach Brad played the WSOPC Main Event and finished 7th. Afterwards, Brad and Jon go over two pivotal hands from Brad’s deep run.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: More Live Hands and Bomb Pots!
This week’s episode features two more live hands including a tough decision in a bomb pot.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Hustler Casino Live Hand History Review
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Hands From Greatness Village
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Monster Hands Collide on Hustler Casino Live
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Massive Coolers at High Stakes Live Cash
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: High Stakes Poker Season 8 Hand Breakdowns
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Jon’s Las Vegas High-Stakes Live Poker Trip Report
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Coach Brad Preps Jon For His Return To Live Poker
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.

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: The Differences Between High Stakes Live Cash Games And Low Stakes Live Cash Games
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

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Podcast: Live High Stakes (With A Pop Star Cameo)
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.
FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: POKER TELLS
Poker Training Sessions: Poker Tells

Tactical Tuesday Free Poker Training Video: Live Poker Tells and Playing AKo
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

Live Poker Tells You Must Learn: Common Poker Tells & Facial Expression Analysis
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!

Live Poker Tells You Must Learn: Body Language, Breathing, & Facial Impressions
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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