Chasing Poker Greatness
519 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 93 ratingsPro Poker Player Brad Wilson dives deep with World Class Cash Game Players (No limit hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Mixed Games), poker tournament Superstars (WSOP bracelet winners, WPT champions, Online Poker Crushers), legendary poker ambassadors (Norman Chad, Matt Savage), and poker mindset coaches (Elliot Roe, Nick Howard, Jared Tendler) in this strategic poker podcast.
There are greatness bombs aplenty whether you’re trying to improve at live or online No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, or rise up the mixed games ranks.
Guests include PokerCoaching’s Jonathan Little, Run It Once’s Phil Galfond, Jason Koon, JNandez, Nick Howard, Marle Cordeiro, Kristen Bicknell, Maria Konnikova, Kevin Rabichow, Smart Poker Study Sky Matsuhashi, Andrew “Luckychew” Lichtenberger, Thinking Poker Andrew Brokos, James “Splitsuit” Sweeney of The Official Red Chip Poker Podcast, Alex “Assassinato” Fitzgerald, The Poker Guys, Darren Elias, Phil Hellmuth, Fedor Holz, Tommy Angelo, PokerNews Sarah Herring, Twitch Streamers Matt & Jamie Staples, SolveForWhy’s Matt Berkey, JustHands Podcast Jack Laskey, Poker In the Ear's Joe Stapleton, The Chip Race Dara O' Kearney & David Lappin, and AnteUp Poker Podcast’s Scott Long.
Chasing Poker Greatness podcast features multiple new episodes each and every week.
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Episodes
When You Flop an Overpair and the Turn Wrecks Your Life
July 02, 2024 19:58 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBIn 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
June 25, 2024 13:25 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBToday'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
June 19, 2024 15:29 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBToday'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
June 11, 2024 19:41 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBToday'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
June 04, 2024 15:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIn 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
May 28, 2024 19:51 - 22 minutes - 21 MBToday'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
May 26, 2024 14:12 - 1 hour - 62 MBIn 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
May 21, 2024 19:19 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBToday'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
May 14, 2024 18:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBLearn 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
May 07, 2024 22:09 - 21 minutes - 20 MBLearn 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
April 30, 2024 16:54 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBIf 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
April 23, 2024 13:12 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBBoth 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
April 02, 2024 16:09 - 18 minutes - 17 MBToday 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
March 19, 2024 18:23 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBToday 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
March 12, 2024 16:50 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBIn 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
March 05, 2024 16:08 - 16 minutes - 29.5 MBIn 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
February 13, 2024 11:30 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBLearn 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
February 06, 2024 10:50 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBCPG 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]
January 30, 2024 16:09 - 29 minutes - 27 MBLast 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 NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fr...
Tactical Tuesday #159: it's small blind... VERSUS BIG BLIND!! (Facing Poker 3-Bets)
January 23, 2024 19:57 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBTHE 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 and they sure do act like it (through their aforementioned 3-Bet privilege). BUT IT'S TIME FO...
Tactical Tuesday #158: How To Use Equilab (How to Calculate Poker Equity)
January 16, 2024 04:28 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBWe'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 completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle ***LIVE CASH PR...
The 2024 New Year's Raiseolution! (HUGE $40k POKER GIVEAWAY) [Over 100 Prizes & Dozens of Winners]
January 12, 2024 15:58 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBGo to https://chasingpokergreatness.com/newyears to enter! What's your New Year's Raiseolution?? Chasing Poker Greatness has partnered with friends of the CPG Podcast to bring you a MASSIVE $40,000+ value giveaway just in time to make 2024 the year you resolve to raise up your winrate and crush it at the poker tables! Featuring POKER COURSES, COACHING, SOFTWARE, and more from: Chasing Poker Greatness, PLO Mastermind, Range Trainer Pro, Poker Headrush, Intuitive Tables, Dr. Tricia Cardner, ...
Tactical Tuesday #157: ALL or NOTHING! The Mechanics of Poker BLUFFING (Live Cash Poker)
January 09, 2024 16:49 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBJon'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://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle ***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thri...
Tactical Tuesday #156: CRUSH Your Next Online Cash Game! (Poker Strategy from the Button)
January 02, 2024 15:21 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBWe'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 poker world that Jon is his most winningest student when playing from the button. So we're in for...
Tactical Tuesday #155: How To Crush Multiway Pots In No Limit Texas Holdem!
December 12, 2023 14:22 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB"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 NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-...
Tactical Tuesday #154: The Number 1 Toughest Decision(s) in 3-Bet Pots (Online Cash Poker)
December 05, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBYes, 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 here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/p...
Tactical Tuesday #153: So You Flopped A Set... Now What?? (Fast Fold 500NL Poker)
November 28, 2023 14:47 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIt'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 a clear value hand, or surprisingly something resembling more of a bluffcatcher, depending on t...
Tactical Tuesday #152: Playing 3-Bet Pots in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (Online Cash Game Poker)
November 21, 2023 08:15 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBSo 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 Anonymous meetings, his problems in 3-bet pots are just as addictive. We've staged another in...
Tactical Tuesday #151: To Raise Or Not To Raise... That Is The Poker Question (Epic Value Strategy)
November 14, 2023 15:11 - 37 minutes - 34 MBSo 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 even "should" -- we raise? Are we always getting called by better? Do we blow the villain off of t...
Tactical Tuesday #150: The Poker Coach Becomes the Poker Student... Brad Back in the No Limit Streets
November 07, 2023 15:10 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBTryouts 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 lines made him... soft?? It's time to find out if he's still "got it". The poker turntables h...
Tactical Tuesday #149: Tales From The Cufoff! Bet Sizing in 3-Bet Pots with Value & Spooky Bluffs
October 31, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBWant 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 the harrowing online streets where the miserable demons reside, and he's bringing his forces...
Tactical Tuesday #148: More Tough River Spots at Higher Stakes Online Poker (No Limit Texas Holdem)
October 24, 2023 14:28 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWant 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 we need them? How to trap, how to defend? Good thing Jon Chai is out there throwing things at t...
Tactical Tuesday #147: Breaking Down Community Hands on the PokerCoaching.com YouTube Channel!
October 18, 2023 02:07 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBAs 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 Tactical Tuesday in which they reviewed hands submitted by PokerCoaching.com community members. It's an ...
Tactical Tuesday #146: How to Play Pocket Aces in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (The "Tricky" Way)
October 10, 2023 15:07 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWant 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 normally happens. Jon's decided to get TRICKY WIT IT and play them a bit unorthodox. Nothi...
Tactical Tuesday #145: A Preflop Poker Masterclass... Okay, It's Only 3 Hands But Still Pure Gold
October 03, 2023 13:31 - 28 minutes - 26 MBWant 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 confess this week by admitting that preflop decisions are the most important part of the game. Pr...
Tactical Tuesday #144: It's a Trap! How to Avoid Poker Traps & When to Spring Your Own (No Limit Texas Holdem)
September 26, 2023 15:23 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWant 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 trapper, they could themselves become the... trapee... is that a word? Let's find out on Tactic...
Tactical Tuesday #143: When To Play For Your Entire Stack in No Limit Texas Holdem (Must Have Spades)
September 19, 2023 17:49 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBWant 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 of the Oreo the cream sticks to? There's a lot of factors that determine whether or not you ...
Tactical Tuesday #142: Difficult Spots In 4-Bet Pots (How To Navigate Low Frequency, High Impact Situations In NL Texas Holdem Poker)
September 12, 2023 14:23 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBWhen 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. Welcome to Tactical Tuesday 142! ***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled...
Tactical Tuesday #141: Jon Goes Whale Hunting! When To Adjust Your Poker Strategy
September 05, 2023 15:21 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIt 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... everyone's range is widened... it's multiway madness as every captain steers their ship toward th...
Tactical Tuesday #140: Trapping With Pocket Aces & Kings (Guaranteed To Never Backfire*) *Not a Guarantee
August 29, 2023 14:18 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBAces 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 today, the random degenerate player pool of Ignition is only so happy to oblige. Coach Brad is al...
Tactical Tuesday #139: "What's The Best Way To Get All The Money In?" High SPR Value Betting in Poker
August 22, 2023 11:04 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBWe'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 not as easy as dialing it up to "all-in". Coach Brad is here to see what poker prodigy Jon Chai...
Tactical Tuesday #138 - The Bet/Fold & Raise/Fold Poker Instruction Manual (YMMV)
August 15, 2023 13:53 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBThe 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 and not chase good money after bad. But when exactly are these scenarios, and just because vil...
Tactical Tuesday #137: Equity Calculation in No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (They Did The Math)
August 08, 2023 14:33 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBOne 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 for Tactical Tuesday 137 and be sure to leave a review to help us fool the algorithms.
Tactical Tuesday #136: How To Play For Max Value When Out Of Position In No Limit Texas Holdem
August 01, 2023 04:43 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBPosition 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 -- we've received requests in Greatness Village to upload the full hand breakdown, and that re...
Tactical Tuesday #135: How to Play Multiway Pots vs. Fish in Poker (Rule 1: Don't Call Them Fish)
July 25, 2023 13:35 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTactical 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 has brought 3 hands this week, and they just so happen to be multiway pots against fish in ou...
How to Play Multiway Pots vs. Fish in Poker (Rule 1: Don't Call Them Fish): Tactical Tuesday 135
July 25, 2023 13:35 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBTactical 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 has brought 3 hands this week, and they just so happen to be multiway pots against fish in ou...
River Raise Sizing in Texas Holdem ("No Limit LITERALLY Means No Limit!"): Tactical Tuesday 134
July 18, 2023 14:30 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBJon 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 find the best retrospective path toward effective river raising. Join us for Tactical Tuesda...
Tactical Tuesday #134: River Raise Sizing in Texas Holdem ("No Limit LITERALLY Means No Limit!")
July 18, 2023 14:30 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBJon 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 find the best retrospective path toward effective river raising. Join us for Tactical Tuesda...
#133 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Small Pocket Pairs In Poker... Multiway (What Could Go Wrong?)
July 11, 2023 12:37 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBFresh 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 can start learning for free. Click this affiliate link and help out CPG at the same time: htt...
#132 Tactical Tuesday: How To Play Pocket Nines In No Limit Texas Holdem Poker (An Attempt Was Made)
July 04, 2023 14:52 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBMiddle 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 recovery from his flush draw addiction, he's decided to at least focus on things that are real and h...