Free Poker Training Every Week From Two Online Crushers Who Don't Always Agree. It's Tactical Tuesday.

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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With Almost 100 Episodes and Adding 1 More Every Week, Tactical Tuesday is Your Free Poker Training Home Base for In-Depth Strategy

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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

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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

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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:

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: GENERAL HAND BREAKDOWNS

Poker Training Sessions: General Hand Breakdowns

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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

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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 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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BLUFFING

Poker Training Sessions: Bluffing

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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

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Tactical Tuesday

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BLUFF CATCHING

Poker Training Sessions: Bluff Catching

Tactical Tuesday

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

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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?

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: VALUE BETTING

Poker Training Sessions: Value Betting

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: BET SIZING

Poker Training Sessions: Bet Sizing

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: RIVER BETTING & INDUCEMENT

Poker Training Sessions: River Betting & Inducement

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: DONK BETTING

Poker Training Sessions: Donk Betting

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: MINDSET & MENTAL TOUGHNESS

Poker Training Sessions: Mindset & Mental Toughness

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY OVERPAIRS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Overpairs

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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

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET ACES

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Aces

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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.

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET KINGS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Kings

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY ACE KING

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Ace King

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET QUEENS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Queens

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY KING QUEEN

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play King Queen

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY POCKET JACKS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Pocket Jacks

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: THREE BETTING

Poker Training Sessions: Three Betting

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: FOUR BETTING

Poker Training Sessions: Four Betting

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: CHECK-RAISES

Poker Training Sessions: Check-Raises

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY DRAWS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Draws

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HOW TO PLAY MULTIWAY POTS

Poker Training Sessions: How to Play Multiway Pots

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: SLOW PLAYING

Poker Training Sessions: Slow Playing

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: POSITIONAL AWARENESS

Poker Training Sessions: Positional Awareness

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: HERO FOLDS

Poker Training Sessions: Hero Folds

FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: LIVE POKER

Poker Training Sessions: Live Poker

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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

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FREE POKER TRAINING VIDEOS: POKER TELLS

Poker Training Sessions: Poker Tells

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