Chasing Poker Greatness
Pro poker player Brad Wilson hosts a strategic poker podcast featuring deep conversations with world-class cash game players, tournament superstars, and poker mindset coaches. The show covers No Limit Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, and mixed games, offering insights for both live and online players. Guests include renowned figures like Phil Galfond, Jason Koon, Jonathan Little, and Phil Hellmuth, sharing their expertise and experiences. Episodes aim to deliver actionable strategies and mental game advice to help listeners improve their poker performance.
Episodes
Jason Su: The Joy of Poker
Today's guest on Chasing Poker Greatness is the author of "Poker with Presence" and "The Joy of Poker" Jason Su.Jason's been a longtime friend of CPG and has established himself as the blackbelt of presence in the world of poker. His list of successful clients and students is incredibly impressive and his track record for helping folks Chasing Poker Greatness make the leap into high stakes is impe
How to Play Pocket Kings and Win Big Every Time!
Pocket Kings is one of the strongest starting hands in poker, but playing them well is key to maximizing your wins. Learn how to navigate pre-flop raises, handle tricky flops, and avoid common mistakes that could cost you the pot. Master the art of playing K-K with confidence in every situation!
Bluffing in Poker: When and How to Make It Work
Bluffing is an essential skill in poker, but how do you do it effectively without getting caught?In this video, we break down the key strategies to bluff successfully, including reading opponents, choosing the right spots, and knowing when to back off. Learn how to execute bluffs in cash games, tournaments, and online poker to maximize your edge at the table.
The Right Way to Play Ace-King in Poker
Ace-King is one of the most powerful hands in poker—but are you playing it the right way?In this episode, we break down the best strategies for maximizing value, avoiding common traps, and knowing when to go all-in or fold. Whether it’s suited or offsuit, learn how to dominate with Ace-King in both cash games and tournaments.
How to Play Pocket Aces Like a Pro: Maximize Wins and Avoid Mistakes
Learn the best strategies for playing pocket aces, the strongest starting hand in poker!Discover how to maximize value, avoid common mistakes, and dominate the table with this powerful hand. Whether you're playing online poker, live tournaments, or cash games, these tips will help you crush your opponents and boost your poker skills.
The Incredible Story of a Lawyer Turned Poker Pro with Big Wins: Stephen Baker
🃏 Discover the incredible journey of Stephen Baker, a former lawyer who turned his passion for poker into a successful career as a professional poker player and mental game coach.In this inspiring interview, Stephen shares how mindset coaching, hypnotherapy, and achieving flow states transformed his poker performance.Learn his strategies for emotional control, balance, and maintaining focus at hig
STOP Making Beginner Mistakes in Poker with Preflop Strategy!
Are you losing chips before the flop? It’s time to fix your preflop poker strategy!In this episode, we break down the biggest beginner poker mistakes made preflop and teach you how to avoid them. Whether you're struggling with starting hand selection, overplaying weak hands, or folding too often, these tips will help you build a solid foundation and crush the tables.Stop making costly errors and s
Top 4 Poker Tips Pros Know That You Don’t!
Discover the top 4 poker tips that professional players use to outplay their opponents.These simple yet powerful strategies can help you level up your game and avoid common mistakes.Don't miss out on the secrets to playing like a pro!
Top 4 Poker Tips That Will Change Your Game
Discover the top 4 poker tips shared by Brad Wilson and Jon Chai, designed to improve your strategy, decision-making, and overall poker skills. Whether you’re playing cash games, tournaments, or online poker, these expert tips can take your game to the next level!
How a Doctor Became a Poker Champion: Lara Eisenberg on Mindset, Sleep & Winning Big
In this interview, poker pro and doctor Lara Eisenberg dives into the strategies that helped her win nearly $1M in live poker tournaments, including a $480K score and a coveted WSOP bracelet.She shares insights on the power of sleep, the importance of trusting your instincts, and how to tap into your subconscious for better poker decisions. Learn how this unique approach gives her an edge at the p
Destroy Poker Tournaments with Alex Fitzgerald’s Expert Hacks!
🃏 Join poker pro Alex Fitzgerald as he unveils his expert hacks to crush poker tournaments like a seasoned pro. From mastering player tendencies to leveraging advanced strategies, this interview is packed with poker tips, tricks, and tactics to elevate your tournament game.Whether you're a beginner or an experienced grinder, these insights will help you outsmart your opponents, build your chip sta
Defending the BB vs. Big 'Ole Bets
Posting that 1 big blind per orbit really does add up over time. Defend that big blind inappropriately and it can have a devastating impact on your win rate.Tune in to today's episode for some tips on better defending that pesky blind bet.Enjoy.
Bluffcatching Multiway
Today's Tactical Tuesday features more multiway spots where our valient Hero is forced with a decision: To bluffcatch or not to bluffcatch?Enjoy the show.
Crushing Multiway Pots
Struggling with multiway pots? Learn the essential tips and strategies that the pros use to dominate crowded tables and maximize your winnings. Whether you’re facing two opponents or six, this guide will give you the edge to crush every multiway pot like a seasoned pro.
DGAF: Hosting Private Games, Lucky Lady Stream, & HCL
Join us for an exclusive interview with high-stakes poker pro DGAF as he shares his unconventional poker philosophy that flips the script on what it means to win. Dive into DGAF’s live poker world, from the tables of Lucky Lady Casino to private games, where playing “bad” can actually mean playing good. DGAF is a longtime friend of the CPG podcast so sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
The Fine Line Between Bluffcatchers & Value
Today's episode of Tactical Tuesday focuses on bluffcatching (with a little bit of valuebetting sprinkle in) when you call a threebet in position.This node is super common which makes it extremely vital that you consistently make high quality decisions.Tune in for an immediate upgrade to your in-game thought process.
Darius Bucinskas (EQPoker): High Stakes Online Crusher
In this exclusive interview, high-stakes cash game pro and poker coach Darius Bucinskas (EQPoker) shares his insights on the changing landscape of poker. Is the poker dream really dead? And why is trying to win becoming frowned upon? Dive deep into the current state of the game and find out what’s really happening in the world of professional poker.
Playing 3BP as the IP Preflop Caller
Today's core node is when you're in-position as the preflop caller in three-bet pots.This is a super high frequency scenario that has a dramatic impact on your overall winrate... So if you'd like to start making immediate upgrades, tune in to today's episode of Tactical Tuesday.
Bluffing in SRP (2BP) as the In Position Preflop Raiser
Today Coach Jon & Coach Brad and breaking down hands where the Hero hasn't flopped a pair and is in position as the preflop raiser in a single raised pot.Because making no pair is the easiest hand for you to make (Which is why it's worth the least), this will be an extremely common situation you'll find yourself in... Which means it's critically important that you have a sound strategy/thought
Bluffcatching without Bluffcatching
In today's episode Coach Brad and Coach Jon break down bluffcatching spots where you may wanna choose an option that isn't call or fold... Enjoy the show.
Value Maxing after Flopping Sets & Trips
If you think winning the max when you flop huge is straightforward, you would be very surprised when zooming out.The best players tend to win much, much more with their giant hands than average.In today's epside of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad & Coach Jon break down two hands in this very spot.And if you'd like to learn more about CPG's new database diagnostic tool, the CPG Strat Combine, visi
Jay Nguyen (JWIN): Quitting a $180k/Year Job to Become a Professional Poker Player
Today's episode of Chasing Poker Greatness features high stakes cash game pro, live stream regular, and vlogger Jay Nguyen (JWIN).I've known Jay for quite some time and his passion for the game is unmatched. A couple of years ago he quit his high paying job in tech to take a shot at being a professional poker player... something that, as a coach, I definitely wouldn't advise...And yet it has worke
Dealing with the Preflop Squeeze
Today Coach Brad & Coach Jon have an in-depth discussion on some squeeze spots recently played by the CPG Wolves. If you struggle facing squeezes preflop, this episode should be your jam.
Manipulating Villain's Perception of Hero's Range at $2KNL
Coach Brad and Coach Jon break down some tricky hands Coach Brad recently played at 6-max $10-$20 NL.Enjoy the show.
Check/Raising the River with Value
In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Jon break down a couple of spots where Jon decided to go for a tricky river check raise with value.Enjoy the show.
Value Maxing with Pocket Aces
This week Coach Brad & Coach Jon breakdown maxing value with pocket aces while playing high stakes online poker.Enjoy.
Maximizing Value with AK
It's always delightful when you put in lots of money preflop with Ace King and smash the flop, but are you consistently winning the max?In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad & Coach Jon go through their thought process in a couple of hands on winning the maximum in this very spot.Enjoy.
The Nightmare Continues
Today's episode is a continuation of last week's theme: You three-bet JJ, get called, flop an overpair, and the turn is a dreaded Ace.
When You Flop an Overpair and the Turn Wrecks Your Life
In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad & Coach Jon break down one of the trickiest spots you can encounter... you flop a really strong hand but then it gets demoted by a peskyTurn card.Tune in to hear what our coaches prescribe.
Welcome to River Overbet Valuetown
Today's episode of Tactical Tuesday comes with a focus on overbetting the River in an effort to maximize your value. Enjoy.
When to Bluff Small on the River
Today's Tactical Tuesday goes in-depth as to when Coach Brad & Coach Jon believe you ought to be using a small bluff size on the river as opposed to a much larger size.Enjoy.
Mechanics of River Overbet Bluffs
Today's much requestedTactical Tuesday is all about placing River overbet bluffs. If you've found yourself wondering when you should pull the trigger on running a big bluff, today's show is one you're not gonna wanna miss.
DISASTER! Flopping Huge & Being Forced to Navigate Draw Completing Turns/Rivers
In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad & Coach Jon break down hand histories where the Hero flops huge, only to see terrible, awful, no-good Turn & River cards.If this is a problem you've experienced in your poker journey, today's episode is just for you.
Navigating Postflop with Suited Aces
Today's world-class hand breakdowns will feature a bunch of suited aces in a bunch of different spots.It shall be a Tactical day indeed.
Jon Chai: Online Cash Savant & Wolves Associate Coach
In a long awaited episode on CPG, today's guest is none other than longtime Tactical Tuesday co-host, cash game professional, & Wolves assoicate coach Jon Chai.Follow along Jon's journey from humble beginnings during Covid to quickly racking up one of the highest winrates Coach Brad has ever seen in online high stakes cash games.Enjoy.
Playing Against Tilted Villains
Today's Tactical Tuesday will be all maximizing your edge vs. opponent's who are so angry they have steam coming out of their ears.Enjoy.
Whiffing the Flop With AK
Learn how the CPG Wolves navigate postflop after 3betting AK and then completely whiffing the flop. Tune in to hear how Coach Brad and Jon teach their CFP students the best way to play AK in this tricky situation.
Getting the Max With AK
Learn how the CPG Wolves win the max after 3betting AK preflop. Tune in to hear how Coach Brad and Jon teach their CFP students the best way to play AK after flopping big!
Value Maxing at $1k & $2k NL
If you aren't great at thin valuebetting, it will be exceptionally difficult to be a long-term winning poker player.In today's episode, Coach Brad & Coach Jon break down their thought process in some recently played hands where our Heroes went for value is spots nobody would fault you for missing.Enjoy the show.
Cold-Calling 3b's w/ Premiums
Both Coach Brad & Jon recently discovered they had both recently played premium hands a little funky preflop... by cold-calling 3b's.Tune in to see if their funkiness paid off or left them needing to reload.
Cracking the Donk Bet Code
Today Coach Brad & Coach Jon breakdown a bunch of hands where our Hero was bet into after raising preflop.If you regularly struggle with a coherent strategy when facing donk bets, this episode is one you don't wanna miss!
Ace High Hero Calling in a Massive $2,700 Pot
Today on Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad makes a pair of Ace High Hero calls for all the money, as well as hero folding with two pair.
Guess Villain's Hole Cards First and Win Coach Brad's Money
In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday, Coach Brad and Jon breakdown a couple of a hands Jon recently played on WSOP.com at $100 NL and give you a chance to join in the fun and games by attempting to guess what Villain had. The first folks to guess Villain's hole cards in hand 1 and hand 2 will win $50. Good luck!
Online Poker Mastery: Nailing a Gutshot after a Crafty Bluff
In today's episode of Tactical Tuesday Coach Brad returns to the online poker streets and finds himself bluffing all of his chips on the river with a busted combo draw while trying to max value after he drills a gutshot on the turn in the 3BP.Tune in to see how it goes.
How-To Play Against Splashy and Unpredictable Villains
Learn how Coach Brad adapts his strategy when facing an unpredictable Villain capable of putting all the money in at any time.
Tactical Tuesday 161: High Stakes ($10k Pot) Live Poker Hand Break Down
CPG Wolves Coaches Brad and Jon break down two live hands that Coach Jon played recently in Las Vegas.
Tactical Tuesday #160: 4-Bet Pots in Difficult Spots! (Early Position Poker Strategy) [Increase Your Winrate]
Last week the boys reviewed 4-Bet pots in a loose configuration (blind vs. blind), and now we're doing the same, but better! I think? It's 4-Bet pots in a TIGHT configuration, as Jon has submitted to the jury for consideration his early position 4-Bet hands to see if Coach Brad approves or disapproves of his life choices.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 160!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the
Tactical Tuesday #159: it's small blind... VERSUS BIG BLIND!! (Facing Poker 3-Bets)
THE CAPS ARE LOCKED FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE TACTICAL TUESDAY POKER YOUTUBE PROGRAM.Alright I can't handle it anymore; I'm going back to normal... and ya' know what else is pretty normal? Getting 3-Bet by the big blind when you decide to stick your poker nose out and open a pot from the small blind.Those dang big blind villains always think they have the positional advantage until the end of days a
Tactical Tuesday #158: How To Use Equilab (How to Calculate Poker Equity)
We're revisiting Equilab again on Tactical Tuesday to calculate the all-important share of equity when making decisions at the poker table. Join us to see how close poker pro Jon Chai's judgments are to optimal as the boys review some tough spots from the poker database on this week's installment. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 158!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course com
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Tactical Tuesday #157: ALL or NOTHING! The Mechanics of Poker BLUFFING (Live Cash Poker)
Jon's battling it out in the live cash game streets in sunny Las Vegas, and he's developed a love affair for Ace Queen lately (flopping a full house will do that) that's he's bringing to the Tactical Tuesday show for review with poker pro Coach Brad Wilson.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 157!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergrea
Tactical Tuesday #156: CRUSH Your Next Online Cash Game! (Poker Strategy from the Button)
We're all well aware of Jon Chai's flush draw addiction and thin value shenanigans. But what about maximizing positional advantage when playing from the button? Does he know when to set the trap when he's ahead, and apply enough pressure to take down the pot when he's behind?Poker coach and mentor Brad Wilson has high praise for Jon in today's poker strategy episode, in which he declares to the po
Tactical Tuesday #155: How To Crush Multiway Pots In No Limit Texas Holdem!
"One of the unconquered frontiers of No Limit Holdem" is probably the best way to describe multiway spots in online poker. Poker pro Jon Chai's words ring true, as we discover on this week's episode.Christmas comes early as we "present" 4 hands for your enjoyment. It's multiway madness in 2/5 fast fold online poker... Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 155!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NU
Tactical Tuesday #154: The Number 1 Toughest Decision(s) in 3-Bet Pots (Online Cash Poker)
Yes, the title of this week's Tactical Tuesday poker strategy show contains an intentional misnomer. And that is because, in all of poker's 3-bet pots, there is not a single "Number 1" toughest spot -- there are multiple spots that are equally tough, and many of them are frequent occurrences, as poker pro Jon Chai has arrived to tell us.Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 154!***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click
Tactical Tuesday #153: So You Flopped A Set... Now What?? (Fast Fold 500NL Poker)
It's easy to flop sets in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker when your name is Jon Chai. All you have to do is buy into a Fast Fold 500NL game and the virtual chips drop from the sky into your stack.None of the above is factually accurate, but in the rare instance that you do flop a set in No Limit Texas Holdem, the next two cards to come can have a pretty big impact on whether you find yourself holding
Tactical Tuesday #152: Playing 3-Bet Pots in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (Online Cash Game Poker)
So we've got a good starting hand preflop. Something like Ace Jack suited or the sexy Ace King suited. Worthy of a 3-bet, no doubt, but it's still not a pair. We play our hand the best we can, but what happens when a 3-bet pot becomes a 3-bet problem?The first step toward solving a problem is admitting you have one. While poker pro Jon Chai is still trying to make progress in his daily Flush Draws
Tactical Tuesday #151: To Raise Or Not To Raise... That Is The Poker Question (Epic Value Strategy)
So you're playing No Limit Texas Holdem and your "one time" finally happens. For the first time in the last 48 months of grinding, you flop a set. You've already booked an AirBnB during peak season in Valuetown.But then the turn and river come out, shifting those pesky equities and changing the nuts out on us when we were so cozy and warm on the flop. We have a good hand, but when -- and maybe eve
Tactical Tuesday #150: The Poker Coach Becomes the Poker Student... Brad Back in the No Limit Streets
Tryouts for the CPG Wolves CFP are OPEN for a limited time (a few more days)! Just listen to the episode for more details!Genghis Wilson has been on the sidelines for the past few years... scheming, teaching, plotting, planning, mentoring, philosophizing, and a few other mental activities aimed at cultivating the CPG Wolves team and building courses. But has this life of luxury away from the front
Tactical Tuesday #149: Tales From The Cufoff! Bet Sizing in 3-Bet Pots with Value & Spooky Bluffs
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!It's a special Halloween episode of Tactical Tuesday, for which Coach Brad has spent weeks developing the unofficial title of the episode... TALES FROM THE CUTOFF *spooky organ music*. These river spots are so scary that we don't even need any costumes or Halloween graphical overlays to this episode.Jon is putting in work again in
Tactical Tuesday #148: More Tough River Spots at Higher Stakes Online Poker (No Limit Texas Holdem)
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!They say most of your money is saved preflop. Or maybe we just made that up. But where is most of the money made? Well, naturally that's going to be in the spots where the pots are largest and the leverage is larger-est. We're talking about the old man river, friends. How do we get value when we want it? How do we get folds when w
Tactical Tuesday #147: Breaking Down Community Hands on the PokerCoaching.com YouTube Channel!
As you may have learned from our announcement in the CPG online community, Greatness Village (free to join at greatnessvillage.com!), Coach Brad & Jon Chai took the show on the digital road this week, all the way over to the PokerCoaching.com YouTube channel!In anticipation of the PokerCoaching.com 6-Max Cash course that Brad has contributed to, the boys were invited to do a livestreamed Tacti
Tactical Tuesday #146: How to Play Pocket Aces in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (The "Tricky" Way)
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Alright, now that we've gotten all of that boring, responsible, winrate-determining preflop nonsense out of the way last week, it's time to give the people what they want:I'm tallking about SEXY ACES, baby! Three times in one show! *RIC FLAIR WOOOOOO!.wav*But we didn't come here to "win a small pot" with pocket aces, which is what
Tactical Tuesday #145: A Preflop Poker Masterclass... Okay, It's Only 3 Hands But Still Pure Gold
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Normally each Tuesday, our poker boys focus on hands with a lot of postflop fireworks across all three streets, since those naturally make for the most interesting discussions on Tactical Tuesday. But all this time, they've basically been lying to you and your family about one simple rule of poker. And they're ready to finally con
Tactical Tuesday #144: It's a Trap! How to Avoid Poker Traps & When to Spring Your Own (No Limit Texas Holdem)
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!Sometimes poker is not as easy as just putting chips in the middle and hoping people call when you have a better hand. It's in these unique situations that we must get creative to get value. Enter: TRAP STRATEGY 2023 with Jon Chai.But there are two sides to the trap coin. One must always realize that for every time they are the tr
Tactical Tuesday #143: When To Play For Your Entire Stack in No Limit Texas Holdem (Must Have Spades)
Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!When deciding what area of poker study you should focus on, it's never a bad idea to prioritize the situations in which all of the money is at risk. And so poker pro Jon Chai has brought a measly 2 hands for the evaluation and hopefully... approval? of poker coach Brad Wilson.Do we just flip a coin? Go with our gut? See which side
Tactical Tuesday #142: Difficult Spots In 4-Bet Pots (How To Navigate Low Frequency, High Impact Situations In NL Texas Holdem Poker)
When something happens at such a low frequency, how are you supposed to get better at it when you don’t get many reps in the situation? The boys are back to illuminate the infrequent, yet crazy important world of 4-Bet Pots. It has a massive impact to your winrate, so listen up!Jon has brought 4 hands with or without incident (no spoilers) for Coach Brad to ridicule, applaud, and generally dissect
Tactical Tuesday #141: Jon Goes Whale Hunting! When To Adjust Your Poker Strategy
It doesn't happen often, but when it does, you best be ready for it with your sharpest harpoon in hand. We're talking about WHALE HUNTING. The kind of whale that cares more about killing their boredom than preserving their big blinds. They didn't sign on to fold, people, so let's give them 'em action!But what happens when a sea of Ahabs all spot the same whale? The natural order is disrupted... ev
Tactical Tuesday #140: Trapping With Pocket Aces & Kings (Guaranteed To Never Backfire*) *Not a Guarantee
Aces and Kings are pretty easy to play preflop... right? Just rip it in and hope villain has something to stack off with. But wait... what does villain do with their bluffs and light 3-bets then? Oh right, they just fold and you never get their stack.Jon's come a long way since pre-COVID and always 5-bet jamming Aces preflop, and he's added some pretty ingenious traps to his arsenal. As we see tod
Tactical Tuesday #139: "What's The Best Way To Get All The Money In?" High SPR Value Betting in Poker
We've done value betting episodes before, but his one is a bit different. This week we examine the spots where you have thick value on the river, but there's just one problem... the SPR is pretty high and it's difficult to see how you can pile it all in and get called.So what's the best way to get all the money in and get maximum value when you have nutted hands on the river? Spoiler alert: it's n
Tactical Tuesday #138 - The Bet/Fold & Raise/Fold Poker Instruction Manual (YMMV)
The pain train is right on schedule this week, as Jon digs... not very deep in the database to find a few hands that illuminate an important topic in poker: how to bet/fold and raise/fold.It's not a difficult concept to understand... you think you can take down the pot with a bet or a raise, but, if the villain should somehow not fall for our lies and shenanigans, you've got to know the jig is up
Tactical Tuesday #137: Equity Calculation in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (They Did The Math)
One of our more interesting and instructive episodes in recent memory pertained to equity calculation and range construction when facing all-ins. If you're a poker player struggling with the mathematical side of things, this episode is for you! To everyone else, don't worry -- if you're only here for degenerate flush draws and high card floats I'm sure we will be back to normal next week.Join us f
Tactical Tuesday #136: How To Play For Max Value When Out Of Position In No Limit Texas Holdem
Position is everything in Poker, also known by its full, formal name: No Limit Texas Hold Them. But when you're playing the game at a positional disadvantage, it can be hard to extract full value in spots where you have good hands. What hands should you check and trap? What situations call for an overbet to hope to get bluffcaught? These questions and more are explored on Tactical Tuesday 136!Also
Tactical Tuesday #135: How to Play Multiway Pots vs. Fish in Poker (Rule 1: Don't Call Them Fish)
Tactical Tuesday is cleaning up its "bad boy" image this week and we're trying to come up with newer, more respectful ways to refer to unstudied, instinctual poker players who are not as good at poker as Jon Chai.I said "trying" to come up with newer terms, correct? Because while we tried, we failed. They just do so many fishy things! There's no better way to describe it, so we're done trying.Jon
Tactical Tuesday #134: River Raise Sizing in Texas Holdem ("No Limit LITERALLY Means No Limit!")
Jon is back this week with hands from the poker database (4, which is always nice), and unsurprisingly, many of them contain river raises. While he would obviously love to jam all-in at all times, upon analysis, he does at least admit that there is a subtle art to choosing the right river sizing to get the desired result. Coach Brad is ready for the challenge of unraveling Jon's thought process to
#133 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Small Pocket Pairs In Poker... Multiway (What Could Go Wrong?)
Fresh off of playing large pots with pocket nines, Jon has learned the error of his ways and returns this week to play even larger pots with... pocket fours?? And... he's doing it mUlTiWaY?? AND!! IN LIVE BOMB POTS!!???Looks like we're going off the rails on this fours-ey train for Tactical Tuesday 133. Let's see how much money Jon... wins?As a reminder, we've partnered with GTO Wizard, where you
#132 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Pocket Nines In No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (An Attempt Was Made)
Middle pocket pairs are somewhat of an imperfect science in the never-frustrating game of No Limit Texas Holdem. Pocket Nines are specifically right on that borderline of a great starting hand preflop, but... how them nines look after all 5 community cards come out?Jon's back this week with just such situations for our collective poker study -- three of them, to be exact. While he's still in recov
#131 Tactical Tuesday: Flush Draw Fetish Confessions: How to Play Flush Draws and Avoid Rock Bottom
The first step toward solving a problem is admitting that you have one. We don't know when it got out of control, or why we didn't stage an intervention sooner, but Jon and his flush draw fetish have finally reached a breaking point. We've since taken away the keys to his Ignition (account) and forced him to seek help for this addiction. Please help us help Jon in Tactical Tuesday 131...As a remin
#130 Tactical Tuesday: The Big Slick Bible: How To (And How Not To) Play Ace King in Cash Game Poker
"Ace King is just a drawing hand" they said... but WTF does that even mean? And try telling that to a Fish.Jon is back this week, desperately pleading with Coach Brad to help him off the ledge as he finds himself playing for stacks with everyone's favorite Ace High hand. Should he have folded preflop? Should he call down when things go sideways? Are we supposed to answer a question with a question
#129 Tactical Tuesday: Tom Dwan vs. Doug Polk in the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game
In celebration of the launch of CPG's Live Cash Preflop Bootcamp, Tactical Tuesday is all about live cash poker this week... Decidedly high stakes live cash poker... for (in Dr. Evil's voice) one MILLION dollars.Hustler Casino Live played host to quite the hand recently, featuring live cash poker legends Tom Dwan and Doug Polk. Having played a little bit of live cash poker themselves, Coach Brad a
#128 Tactical Tuesday: Bluffcatching For Stacks in Online Cash Game Poker ("It DOES Matter!" - Brad)
We've finally found an offramp from value betting month here at Chasing Poker Greatness, but is it possible that Jon's only transitioning to bluffcatching mode because it's an even thinner way to battle for stacks in the online cash poker streets?With 3 hands to review, does Coach Brad go 3/3 in disagreeing with Jon's decisions to bluff catch for many online dollars? Let's catch around and find ou
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